2005-06 Greenville College Catalog

Academic Information

Bachelor's Degree Requirements

To complete a bachelor's degree at Greenville College, students must complete all of the following requirements:

• 126 total credits. These credits will consist of courses fulfilling major and general education requirements as well as electives.
• All of the requirements for an academic major. At least eight credits in the major must be upper division.
• The general education requirements appropriate for that degree. These vary slightly by type of degree. They are listed in the section entitled "General Education."
• At least 32 upper-division credits. Upper-division credits are those numbered 300 and above.
• The residency requirement. Students must either complete three-fourths of the total credits required for graduation at Greenville College or must complete 40 of the last 60 credits at GC. In addition, at least half of all major and/or minor course requirements must be completed at GC.

Students must also achieve the following grade point average requirements in order to graduate:

• An overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.00 on all work taken while enrolled at Greenville College.
• At least a 2.00 GPA on work within the chosen major (teacher education majors must have a 2.75).

A minor is not required for graduation, but students may elect to complete one or more. Students must meet residency and GPA requirements for minor coursework. If minors are offered by a department, the requirements are listed after the major requirements in the “Majors & Minors” section of the Catalog.

Students occasionally wish to earn more than one degree (e.g. both a B.A. and B.S.). In order to earn two degrees, the following requirements must be met:

1. All of the regular requirements for the degree must be met.
2. The major for the second degree must be from a different department or the requirements for the second major must be substantially different and lead to a different degree.
3. At least 16 credits must be earned beyond the minimum 126 credits to receive a second degree (for a total of at least 142 credits).

Note that earning multiple degrees is not the same thing as having multiple majors. Students having multiple majors in programs that lead to a single degree (e.g. bachelor of arts ) would not receive multiple degrees. For example, a student majoring in both English and religion would not be earning two degrees, as both of those majors lead to a B.A. The only time that multiple majors can lead to multiple degrees is when all three criteria above are met. The earning of multiple degrees, therefore, is based on different (and generally more extensive) requirements than those that lead to the completion of multiple majors.

Some examples:

• A student wishes to earn a B.A. with a major in psychology and a B.S. with a major in management. The student must complete at least 142 total hours, 126 hours minimally required to receive one of the degrees plus an additional 16 hours. If the student earned fewer than 142 total credits, he or she would not receive both degrees, though both majors would be noted on the transcript.
• A student wishes to earn a B.S. degree with a major in accounting and a B.A. degree with a major in management. If the total credit hours are sufficient (126 + 16), and the requirements for both majors have been fulfilled, the student can receive both degrees.
• A student wishes to earn both a B.A. degree and a B.S. degree with a major in management. This is not acceptable, because the degrees are not in different majors.
• A student wishes to triple major in mathematics, biology, and chemistry. The student would still earn only a single degree, even if that student earned 142 or more hours, because all three degree programs lead to a single degree, B.A.

Last updated: August 2, 2005