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58 Southeastern Oklahoma State University
* See page 116 for information on Teacher Education/
General Education crossover courses. Contact your
major advisor for complete details.
** See General Education Program Requirements for
more details.
General Education Program Requirements
1. A student must have a 2.00 retention/graduation
GPA in all general education coursework completed.
2. A student must have a 2.00 retention/graduation
GPA in all general education coursework completed
at Southeastern.
3. Students must successfully complete either CIS
1003 or BIM 1553 (or their equivalent at another
institution of higher education), or earn advanced
standing credit in either course by passing a
computer proficiency test offered by the Department
of Chemistry, Computer, and Physical Sciences
or Department of Management and Marketing at
Southeastern. One year of computer science in high
school will no longer satisfy the computer proficiency
requirement at Southeastern.
4. A student must complete English Composition
I (ENG 1113), the Math requirement, and the
Computer Proficiency requirement in his/her first 30
hours of college coursework at Southeastern.
5. A student must complete ENG 1213 and COMM
1233 or COMM 2213 within the first 45 hours of
coursework at Southeastern.
6. Some programs/majors require specific general
education courses. Refer to the program
requirements as listed in the department information
for additional guidance.
7. A maximum of ten semester hours of credit used
in meeting the requirements in the major field may
be used to satisfy the requirements in general
education.
8. A maximum of three semester hours of credit used
in meet ing the requirements in the minor field may
be used to satisfy the requirements in general
education.
Field of Specialization/Major Requirements
All students must complete one of following Field of
Specialization options in addition to the General Education
requirements to be eligible for a baccalaureate degree:
1. One major program and one minor program,
2. One major-minor program, or
3. A double major program
For Education Programs, students must complete the
requirements as outlined in the department including a minimum
of 50% of upper-division credit plus 33 semester hours of
Professional Education courses as listed on page 117.
Refer to the following section on “Program Policies” for
more information on major requirements.
Upper-Division Course Requirements
A minimum of forty (40) semester hours of the total hours
required for graduation must be completed in upper-level
courses (3000-4000) excluding physical education activity
courses. Lower-level courses transferred from other institutions
that have been equated to Southeastern upper-level courses
will still be counted as lower level.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement
Each type of baccalaureate degree program requires
a minimum amount of liberal arts and sciences courses as
indicated below:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)........................80 semester hours
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)..................55 semester hours
Bachelor of (Specialty)........................40 semester hours
Senior Institution (4-Year School) Credit
A minimum of sixty (60) semester hours counting toward
the degree program excluding physical education activity
courses must be completed at a senior-level (baccalaureate
granting) institution.
Junior College (2-Year School) Credit
A maximum of sixty-four (64) semester hours completed
at accredited two-year junior/community colleges (including no
more than four (4) hours of physical education activity courses)
may be counted toward the completion of a baccalaureate degree.
Students may complete additional 2-year college credit
above the 64 hours to fulfill lower-level curriculum requirements;
however, a minimum of 60 semester hours (excluding physical
education activity courses) must be completed at a four-year
institution. All credit completed at regionally accredited institutions
will be recorded on the Southeastern transcript.
Residence Requirements
A student completing a baccalaureate degree program at
Southeastern must meet the following residence requirements
excluding physical education activity courses:
1. Complete a minimum of thirty weeks and thirty
semester hours of formal course work in residence
at Southeastern.
2. Complete at least fifteen of the final thirty semester
hours applied toward degree requirements or at
least fifty percent of the semester hours required in
the major field in residence at Southeastern.
3. Complete at least two courses in each major field
and one course in each minor field which are
used to meet degree requirements in residence at
Southeastern.
4. Programs