The Bachelor’s Degree

The bachelor’s degree is awarded to students meeting the following requirements (or their equivalent in transferred credits in the case of transfer students):

• complete all course requirements with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
• earn a minimum of 120 credits by completing
  • all Liberal Arts Core and university requirements;
  • all requirements imposed by the school in which the student is enrolled and that are different from Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements; and
  • all major requirements.

NOTE: The following courses do not count toward a degree or fulfill any graduation requirements: EN 090 Introduction to College Reading, MA 019W Quantitative Reasoning Workshop, MA 029W Quantitative Reasoning Workshop for Statistics, MA 094 Quantitative Reasoning, and MA 095 Intermediate Algebra.

In order to participate in Commencement ceremonies, a student must be receiving a degree during the spring or upcoming summer semester or have received a degree within the last academic year. Students expected to receive a degree in the upcoming summer semester must meet additional ceremony participation eligibility requirements. Students may only participate in one Commencement ceremony.