APPLICATION FOR A DEGREE – SECOND BACHELOR’S DEGREE

Effective: August 15, 2024

Purpose: To identify the requirements and steps necessary to apply for a second bachelor’s degree upon program completion.

Scope: This policy applies to all University students seeking a bachelor’s degree campus wide.

Responsible Office: Academic Affairs

Policy Statement: A student may earn the same degree from the University more than once, provided that each degree has a different major. The student who wishes to earn a second bachelor’s degree must make an application in Degree Analysis.

• A minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of upper division, resident credit must be earned at the University. These thirty (30) hours are considered to be beyond the hours required for the first bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum grade point average of 2.0 must be maintained for the additional work required for the second bachelor’s degree. This 2.0 is required in all work completed elsewhere as well as all work completed at the University. A higher grade point average may be required in some programs.
• A maximum of four (4) hours of physical activity credit in both the first and subsequent bachelor’s degrees may be counted toward requirements for these degrees. Exceptions to this maximum are allowed if the physical activity credits are a required part of a major, minor, or teaching field.
• A student pursuing a second bachelor’s degree from the University must satisfy the competency requirements (writing, mathematics, reading) as prescribed by the University and/or school/college offering the major or teaching field, if they are not already satisfied in the first bachelor’s degree.
• To earn the second bachelor’s degree, a student must have completed all program requirements as prescribed by the University, the academic school/college, and the academic unit of the major or teaching field. The general education program completed for the first bachelor’s degree will satisfy the general education program for the second bachelor’s degree. However, if the second bachelor’s degree has unique general education requirements not met by the first degree, the student would need to complete them.

For students holding a bachelor’s degree not conferred by the University, the Director of General Education will evaluate the student’s transcript after the student has submitted a formal application and has had a transcript evaluation performed by Registration. The Director of General Education will determine if the general education courses taken for the earlier degree meet the overall content, level, and nature of the University’s General Education Program for the second degree.

In the event the transcript does not indicate that these criteria for general education have been met, the Director of General Education will specify courses that must be completed to satisfy the General Education Program for the second bachelor’s degree. In addition, if the second bachelor’s degree also has unique general education requirements not met while pursuing the first degree, the student would need to complete them.

Definitions: All words and phrases shall be interpreted utilizing their plain meanings unless otherwise defined in another University or Board of Regents policy or by statute or regulation.

Procedures: All procedures linked and related to the policies above shall have the full force and effect of policy if said procedures have first been properly approved by the University’s administrator in charge of Academic Affairs.

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