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Academic Degree ProgramsBachelor of Science/Bachelor of Public Administration/Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Science in Education/Bachelor of Science in NursingPark University grants the Bachelor ofScience, Bachelor of Public Administration,Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor ofScience in Nursing and the Bachelor of MusicDegree upon completion of the followingrequirements:1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semesterhours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA. TheBachelor of Public Administration requiresa GPA of 2.5.2. A departmental major as specified by thedepartment (A minor is optional).3. Completion of at least 45 hours of upperdivision (300 or 400 level) college coursework.4. Completion of residency requirement, 30hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D)college hours at Park University. At least 15of these 30 hours must be in the major core.5. Completion of the 37 hour LiberalEducation requirement as listed below:Core Courses:EN 105 First Year Writing Seminar I.....3 cr.EN 106 First Year Writing Seminar II...3 cr.MA 120 Basic Concepts of StatisticsORMA 135 College Algebra.......................3 cr.ORAny higher-level math courseCA 103 Public SpeakingORTH 105 Oral Communication..............3 cr.ORCA 105 Intro to Human CommunicationCS 140 Introduction to Computers......3 cr.(May be satisfied by higher levelcourse or departmental equivalent)Science course with a lab..........................4 cr.Liberal Education ElectivesAt least 6 hours LE designated SocialScience courses........................................6 cr.At least 6 hours LE designated Arts &Humanities courses..................................6 cr.At least 3 hours LE designatedNatural & Physical Science(except computer science) courses............3 cr.LE 300 Seminar in Integrative &Interdisciplinary Thinking.......3 cr.6. Completion of LE 100 First-Year Seminar(all first-time freshmen.)7. Passing the Writing Competency Test ( WCT).Note: English 105 and 106 and the WCTmust be completed not later than thesemester in which the student acquires 60credit hours. For transfer students with 60hours or more, these requirements, includingthe WCT must be completed during theirfirst two semesters or their first three terms atthe University. An administration fee iscollected at the time the student registers.Further information about the WCT isavailable at www.park.edu/support andsearch “Test preparation.”8. EN 306 Professional Writing inthe Discipline..........................3 cr.9. Majors must be declared prior toaccumulating 60 hours of work. For transferstudents with more than 60 hours, majorsmust be declared at the time of admission orduring the first enrolled semester/termthereafter.10. Presentation of an application forgraduation by established deadlines duringthe semester/term prior to the student’sgraduation.109