1. Students must successfully complete a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with an earned grade point average of 2.0000 for all hours attempted and included in the GPA computation.
2. Students must successfully complete a minimum of 45 semester credit hours outside the department in which they are enrolled as a major. The Department of Social Science is considered a multi discipline department and students with majors in those disciplines must complete 45 semester hours outside their discipline. The College of Technology is considered one department and students majoring in the College of Technology must complete 45 semester hours outside of that college.
3. Students must have a grade point average of 2.0000 for all major and minor credit hours attempted; all Bachelor of Science in Education (secondary) students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5000 in major credit hours; All Bachelor of Science in Education (early/late childhood and early childhood unified birth through third grade licensure) students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0000 in major credit hours. Department of Art undergraduate degree programs require a 3.0000 in art courses and grades of B or better in upper level art courses.
4. A minimum of 45 semester hours of credit must be earned in upper division courses (numbered 300 to 799).
Upper division credit may be earned only through a four year institution.
5. A minimum of 30 semester hours of credit must be earned in residence (courses taken from Pittsburg State University) with a grade point average of 2.0000 for all resident hours attempted. These minimum resident hours must include eight semester hours of credit in the major department.
6. A two-year college transfer student must complete a minimum of sixty credit hours at an accredited four-year university or college.
7. A maximum of six semester hours of credit completed at another college or university may be applied on the last thirty hours prior to graduation.
8. Freshman English--Students must earn credit in 6 hours of English Composition/Research Writing (ENGL 101 and ENGL 190 or 299) with a grade of C or above.
9. Speech Communication--A student must earn credit in a course in basic speech communication.
10. Upon attaining 85 semester hours of credit (including current enrollment), the student must apply in writing for an official degree check, with the Degree Checking Office in the Office of the Registrar. Following the record analysis, the student will be provided with an outline of specific requirements which must be met before a degree can be granted. A copy of this official degree check is sent to the student's advisor.
11. Degrees are issued only at the close of each semester and summer session.
12. A student must complete the degree requirements of the most recent Pittsburg State University catalog in effect at the time of the student's first matriculation at any college or university provided that the catalog has not expired. A student may also select any subsequent catalog provided that the catalog has not expired.
This 2007-2009 University Catalog will expire at the end of 2013 summer session for students who take their first college course fall semester 2007 or before. Those students who take their first college course after fall 2007 will have six years to complete their degree under the 2007-2009 University Catalog.
13. Minors must be selected from a different department than the major. (It is understood that, in the Department of Engineering Technology, technology minors can be earned in areas of study different from the major).
14. Additional minors or majors will not be awarded or posted to a transcript after a baccalaureate degree has been granted unless a second baccalaureate degree is earned.
15. A second baccalaureate degree may be granted in a major area other than that in which the first baccalaureate degree was granted provided the student has met all requirements for the second baccalaureate degree, including not less than thirty semester hours of Pittsburg State University credit with a minimum grade point average of 2.0000 after the first degree was granted.
Students seeking a second baccalaureate degree will not be required to meet general education requirements, except English Composition/Research Writing and Speech Communication requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to file for a degree audit with the Degree Checking Office as soon as they determine they will seek a second baccalaureate degree.
16. All students must successfully complete the Degree Specific Assessment Program prior to graduation.
17. Students must successfully complete the Writing To Learn requirement. See Writing To Learn.
18. All international students from countries in which English is not their language of instruction must submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of 520 paper based/190 computer based or above.
The successful completion of the highest level of the Pittsburg State University Intensive English Program (Academic Preparation Course) is the equivalent of a 520/190 TOEFL score and can be substituted for the TOEFL requirement. |
