Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

COMPLETING A DEGREE
Degree Requirements
No fewer than 45 semester hours must be
earned at Radford University to be eligible for
graduation. Thirty of the last 39 hours of credit
required for the degree must be completed in
residency. In addition, 50 percent of the semester
hours required for a major or minor (as defined by
the department) must be taken at Radford University
and no more than six (6) credit hours of
Independent Study coursework can be used toward
graduation requirements.
Students in the Virginia Western Community
College partnership programs must complete
25 percent of the semester hours at Radford University.
The total number of grade points earned by
students, both overall and in their major field,
must be at least twice the total semester hours
of credit attempted, both overall and in their
major at Radford. Students in teaching, nursing
and certain other fields must earn a higher grade
point average. Specific requirements for each
major are listed under the appropriate department
sections of this catalog. As a minimum,
120 semester hours are required for graduation.
Fulfilling More Than One Requirement with
the Same Credit/Course
1. Courses used to fulfill Core Curriculum requirements
can also be used to fulfill major
and/or minor requirements, but not the B.A.
requirement.
2. Courses used to fulfill the B.S. requirement
can also be used for minor requirements, but
not Core Curriculum or major requirements.
3. Courses used to fulfill major requirements
can also be used to fulfill minor requirements,
unless otherwise specified by the department.
(See p. 68 for definitions of major,
minors, concentrations and options.)
4. Courses used to fulfill major or minor requirements
cannot be used to fulfill concentrations
or option requirements within Interdisciplinary
Studies.
5. Students who are fulfilling the requirements
for B.S. degrees in two different majors
(i.e., pursuing a double major) must fulfill
the B.S. requirements for each. However, if
the student successfully completes common
course(s) that meet the B.S. requirements
for each major, he/she will fulfill the B.S. requirements
for both majors simultaneously.
Completing a Second Bachelor’s
Degree – Previous RU Graduate
Please refer to p. 18 of this catalog.
Completing a Second Bachelor’s
Degree – Transfer Student
Please refer to p. 17 of this catalog.
GRADUATION POLICY
A currently enrolled full-time student may
meet the graduation requirements listed in the
Radford University Undergraduate Catalog in
effect at the time of the student’s initial enrollment
at Radford, or the individual may select to
meet the requirements in any subsequent catalog
published between enrollment and graduation,
as long as the catalog is no more than five years
old. A student may not follow requirements for
graduation listed in a catalog in effect prior to
the student’s enrollment at Radford.
A regularly enrolled part-time student may
complete the graduation requirements in effect
when the student enrolled at Radford, or the student
may complete requirements listed in any
subsequent catalog, as long as the catalog is
no more than seven years old when the student
graduates.
Whichever option is chosen, it is highly
recommended that students maintain continuous
enrollment at Radford to avoid jeopardizing
their preferred catalog year. Academic departments
reserve the right to determine the requirements
for graduation for students who change
majors following their enrollment at Radford
University. (See below.)
Any course work in the major more than 10
years old at the time of matriculation may be reviewed
by the chair of the department in which
the student is housed, and the chair may require
the student to take more current courses in lieu
of those previously taken.
Students so affected may request an opportunity
to demonstrate currency in the area(s)
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