Undergraduate Bulletin 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, AAMU, 2012-2013 ~ 40 ~
Graduation with Honors
AAMU awards graduation honors for high academic achievers based on their cumulative grade point averages. The schedule below
outlines the guidelines for those awards.
Award Cumulative GPA Minimum Credit Hours at AAMU
Cum Laude 3.0 – 3.49 30
Magna Cum Laude 3.5 – 3.79 30
Summa Cum Laude 3.8 or above 95
A student must have completed at least three (3) years in residence at AAMU in order to be eligible to receive the “Summa Cum
Laude” award. Students with fewer than three (3) years at AAMU who have demonstrated superior achievement will be honored
“Cum Laude” or “Magna Cum Laude.”
Double Major, Primary/Secondary Major, Second Degrees
DOUBLE MAJOR
A double major is the awarding of one degree with two majors from two different colleges. While on the transcript both majors will be
mentioned, on the diploma only one major will be mentioned. Requirements/criteria are:
1. The student must, before completing the junior year, declare the two majors he/she intends to complete on the appropriate
form available from the Registrar’s Office.
2. The student must complete all course requirements for the major degree in both departments with no overlapping courses.
3. The student must have two advisors, one from each department in which they propose to study.
4. The student must have the approval of both departments and the college of the major that will be listed on the diploma.
PRIMARY/SECONDARY MAJOR
A primary/secondary major is the awarding of one degree with two majors from the same college. While on the transcript both majors
will be mentioned, on the diploma only the primary major will be mentioned. Requirements/criteria are:
1. Some overlap of courses between majors is allowed.
2. It is not required for the student to seek a second advisor for the secondary major but it is encouraged to do so.
SECOND DEGREE
A second degree is the awarding of a second degree after having been awarded the first degree in a previous semester. A student who
has received one baccalaureate degree may receive a second one from another college (or from the same college) upon:
1. Receiving approval and recommendation of the faculty.
2. Fulfilling general education requirements in effect at the time of admission for the second degree.
3. Meeting all requirements for both degrees
4. Presenting for the second degree at least 25% of required program credit hours in addition to those presented for the first
degree. This 25% minimum must include coursework in:
o Major field (15 SCH minimum)
o College core and courses in support of the major at the 3xx-4xx level (24 SCH minimum)
o General education (6 SCH minimum)
5. Complying with all the same grade point requirements and residency requirements as other students.
The previous coursework to be used for the second degree must be current (within the statute of limitations) when the second degree is
received.
Courses taken toward one degree may count toward fulfilling parallel requirements in the other, but the total credits in the two degree
programs must be at least 150 semester hours.
Students who earned their first degree from another institution must meet requirements for a new major as specified by the major
department and must earn a minimum of 25% required program hours in residence at AAMU following the date of the first degree.
Student may elect to pursue and to receive the two degrees simultaneously, if college and departmental requirements can be met
simultaneously.
Units included in a second baccalaureate program may not be applied to a graduate degree.