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Bachelor’s Degree

NOTE: Candidates for graduation must review Dickinson State University’s assessment requirements.

  1. The student must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours of credit including 30 semester hours from Dickinson State University.
  2. The student must complete the Dickinson State University 39-43 semester hours of general education requirements for a baccalaureate degree.
  3. The student must earn a major of at least 32 semester hours of credit including 18 semester hours from Dickinson State University.
  4. The student must earn a minor if the student is graduating with a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree unless the major requires 56 or more credits. The minor must be a minimum of 21 semester hours, including 12 semester hours from Dickinson State University. A student cannot minor within their major field. A minor is not required if the student graduates with a double major. 
  5. Bachelor of Arts graduates complete a minimum of eight credit hours of foreign language study. The eight credit hours can be in one language or in multiple languages.
  6. The student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 as well as a GPA of 2.0 in the major field of study.

    NOTE: Some programs, such as education and nursing, accounting, and business administration require a higher GPA.

  7. The student must earn a minimum of 32 semester hours of upper level credit courses (300-400).

    NOTE: Lower level courses (100-200) which have been taken at another college (two-year or four-year) and for which credit was granted to meet a 300-400 major or minor requirement will not count towards meeting this upper level degree requirement.

  8. Submitting a formal application for graduation is required in order to be eligible to receive a Dickinson State University diploma. Students may only submit an application for graduation once they have a minimum of 80 semester hours of academic credit (Includes in progress credit) .
  9. Should a student complete the academic requirements of a degree program during one semester but not make formal application for graduation until a subsequent semester, the graduation date printed on the transcript will reflect the date on which the academic requirements were met.
  10. Participation in assessment activities as outlined by the student's major program(s) is required for graduation. Examples of these activities include exit exams, portfolio presentations, research projects, or recitals.

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.)

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