2011-2012 Catalog

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Degree Plan Information

1. MAJOR

   1. The major must be declared by the beginning of the junior year for advising purposes.
   2. A minimum of 24 semester hours is required for a major, of which at least 12 must be in advanced courses in the major subject.
   3. A double major requires that a degree plan be filed for each major.
2. 2. MINOR

   1. A minor consists of a minimum of 18 hours in a field other than the major, of which at least 6 hours must be advanced.
   2. Declaration of a minor by the student is optional in most degree programs but strongly recommended. There are restrictions on minors for the interdisciplinary degree programs (BAAS, BSLS, BSAS). If a minor is desired, it must be declared on the degree plan. Student may declare no more than two minors.
      
   3. Lists of possible minors for baccalaureate degrees are in the UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS section of the catalog. 
      
3. DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES needed as preparation for regular University requirements (DGS 100, RDG 100, ENGL 100, and MATH 100 and 101) cannot be applied as degree plan contents.
4. CREDIT HOUR REQUIREMENTS

   1. The minimum number of semester credit hours for a baccalaureate degree is 120.
   2. Unless recommended otherwise by the appropriate dean and approved by the provost, 45 hours of advanced (upper level) credit are required for all baccalaureate degrees.
5. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

   1. A student classified as a senior cannot take a freshman course that carries the same academic prefix description as the student’s first or second declared major field.
   2. A student may count toward the degree not more than 6 hours of Religious Studies credits.
   3. A student may count toward the degree not more than 6 hours of Physical Education credits.