2012-2014 UndergraduateCatalog.pdf - Greenville College

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Academic Information
Bachelor’s Degrees Offered
Greenville College offers three undergraduate degrees:
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.)
Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
To earn a bachelor’s degree at Greenville College, the following requirements must be met:
• Complete a minimum of 126 credits. These credits consist of courses fulfilling general
education, and major requirements, and may include electives as well. Depending upon
the choice of major, students may graduate with more than 126 credits.
• Complete the general education requirements. Requirements vary slightly depending
for the degree being sought. Majors determine the degree requirements students must
complete in order to graduate. For example, students majoring in psychology complete
the bachelor of arts degree requirements, whereas students majoring in digital media
complete the bachelor of science degree requirements. Some majors allow students the
ability to choose which degree they will earn. When available, this option is listed with the
descriptions of specific majors in the “Majors & Minors” section of the Catalog (starting
on p. 57).
• Complete the requirements for an academic major. At least eight credits in the major must
be upper division. See specific majors for the number of credits required.
• Complete a minimum of 38 2 upper division credits. Upper division credits are those
numbered 300 and above.
• Fulfill the residency requirement. Students must either complete three-fourths of the total
credits required for graduation or must complete 40 of the last 60 credits at Greenville
College. In addition, at least half of all major and/or minor course requirements must be
completed at Greenville College.
• Earn a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.00. Whereas all
coursework taken while enrolled at Greenville College is included in the cumulative GPA,
transfer and off-campus semester coursework is not calculated into the cumulative GPA.
• Earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 within the student’s chosen major. (Teacher education
majors must have a minimum major GPA of 2.75.) The minimum GPA is also required
for students opting to complete a minor.
Earning Two Degrees Simultaneously
Students occasionally wish to graduate with more than one degree (e.g. both a B.A. and B.S.). In
order to graduate with two degrees at the same time, the following requirements must be met:
1. All of the regular requirements for the degrees must be met
2. The major for the second degree must be from a different department or the
requirements for the second major must be substantially different and lead to a
different degree.
3. At least 16 credits must be earned beyond the minimum 126 credits to receive a
second degree (for a total of at least 142 credits).
Note that earning multiple degrees is not the same thing as having multiple majors. Students
having multiple majors in programs that lead to a single degree (e.g. bachelor of arts) would not
receive multiple degrees. For example, a student majoring in both English and religion would not
be earning two degrees, as both of those majors lead to a B.A. The only time that multiple majors
can lead to multiple degrees is when all three criteria above are met. The earning of multiple
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division credits.