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Additional Requirements for Bachelor's Degree
  1. Completion of:
    1. a major or approved program in which at least 50 percent of the required upper-division credit hours in the major field are completed at the University of St. Thomas (exceptions: 9 credit hours of upper-division hours at the University for Legal Studies; no requirement for General Studies or Liberal Arts);
    2. at least 36 credit hours of upper-division credit (3000-4000 course numbers);
    3. at least 126 hours of quality credit (GPA 2.0);
    4. the final 36 credit hours in residence at the University.
  2. Transfer students entering with 60 credit hours or more must attempt the mathematics requirement within their first year of attendance at the University. All other students, transfer and nontransfer, must attempt the mathematics requirement within their first 60 credit hours (including transfer hours).
  3. Students seeking a bachelor’s degree will ordinarily follow the degree requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of their first matriculation into the University, or they may follow the requirements of any subsequent catalog in effect during their continued enrollment. Students who leave the University for more than 25 consecutive months and subsequently reenroll, must follow the degree requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of their reenrollment, or they may follow the requirements of any subsequent catalog in effect during their continued enrollment. Ordinarily, a student must follow all the requirements of the catalog chosen. Exceptions may arise if program requirements must be revised to implement new educational standards recommended or required by federal or state agencies, professional societies or the University’s faculty.
  4. Students must file for graduation  according to the following schedule:
    1. by October 1 for December and February graduation,
    2. by March 1 for May and July/August graduation.
  5. All financial obligations to the University must be satisfied before the University issues a diploma or an official transcript to a student.
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