Limits of Hours Acceptable Toward Graduation

Dickinson State University places limits on certain types of courses that may be used to fulfill graduation requirements for the Bachelor’s degree.

  1. Limit of 15 semester hours of Elective Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Grading. NOTE: S/U credits earned as a result of taking classes where a letter grade was not an option WILL NOT count towards the 15 credit maximum.
  2. Limit of 30 semester hours of Competency Based Credit-Earning Options.
  3. Limit of 10 semester hours of Armed Service free elective credit.
  4. Limit of 12 semester hours of Service Learning credit.
  5. Limit of 12 semester hours of internship
  6. Limit of eight credits of peer tutoring

(NOTE: All credit limitations that apply to the Bachelor’s degree shall apply to the Associate’s degree at one-half the credit hours.)