St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit

General Information
its according to the following requirements:
• For transfer students, no more than 60
semester credits from two year institutions
may count toward the 120 semester credits
required for the degree. Exceptions may be
approved by the Board of Studies on an individual
basis. The final 30 semester credits or
45 of the last 60 semester credits are to be
earned at St. Ambrose.
•No more than 42 semester credits earned in
any one department may be counted toward
the 120 semester credits required for the degree
(except for the following majors: 43
credits in chemistry; 44 credits in art; 54
credits in communication, criminal justice,
economics and business administration, languages
and theatre; 55 credits in physical
education; 57 credits in elementary education;
and 60 credits in computer science and
mathematics.)
Note on requirements for the following eight
undergraduate degrees: The requirement to
demonstrate proficiency in Information Literacy
Skills described in requirement 3, and the
Writing Intensive requirement described in
requirement 10 of the preceding Bachelor of Arts
degree section also are required for the Bachelor
of Arts in Special Studies, Bachelor of Science,
Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of
Science in Industrial Engineering, Bachelor of
Business Administration, Bachelor of Elected
Studies, and Bachelor of Applied Management
Technology.
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
In order to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree
from St. Ambrose University with 120 semester
credits, students need to:
1. Complete a major in Biology, Chemistry,
Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or
Psychology. Courses in the major department
and in other departments required for the
major may also be used to meet general degree
requirements where applicable.
2. Complete requirements two through eleven as
stated in the Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements
in this section of the catalog.
Bachelor of Music Education Degree
Requirements
In order to earn a Bachelor of Music Education
Degree from St. Ambrose University with 136
semester credits, students need to:
1. Complete the requirements for a Bachelor of
Music Education Degree as described in the
Music Department section. Courses in the
major and in other departments required for
the major also may be used to meet general
degree requirements where applicable.
2. Complete requirements two through eleven as
stated in the Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements
in this section of the catalog.
Bachelor of Arts in Special Studies Degree
Requirements
St. Ambrose offers registered nurses and allied
health professionals a program leading to a
Bachelor of Arts in Special Studies.
Registered nurses who have completed an
Associate Degree in Nursing or a two-year hospital
nursing program may receive 60 semester
credit hours and need to complete 60 semester
credits to obtain the Bachelor of Arts in Special
Studies. Additional hours beyond the 60 credits
for nursing studies (up to a maximum of 90 credit
hours) may be obtained from college courses
taken after completion of nursing studies,
through completion of CLEP exams, or for certain
non-collegiate programs recognized by the
American Council on Education.
Registered nurses who have completed threeyear
hospital diploma programs may receive 90
hours of credit and need to complete 30 semester
credits for the 120 hours required for the
Bachelor of Arts in Special Studies.
Allied health professionals (licensed practical
nurse, respiratory therapist, radiology technician,
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