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A degree candidate should carefully study the requirements
for that degree as well as the special requirements for graduation
found in this catalog. Careful attention to these requirements will
enable the student to avoid doing unnecessary work.
Students are responsible to see that graduation
requirements are met.
Bachelor’s degree requirements are listed
below.
1. Meet all admission and proficiency requirements.
2. Complete at least 128 semester hours (not including
proficiency), 32 hours of which must be of upper-division
work (3000–4000 level-courses).
3. Maintain an overall cumulative GPA of not less than 2.0.
4. Maintain a GPA in the major of not less than 2.0.
5. Establish minimum residency of one year (32 semester
hours, normally the senior year).
6. Complete the general education requirements.
7. Complete the specific course and professional
requirements for the desired major. At least one-third of the
course requirements within a major must be taken from
Cedarville University.
8. Pass ENG-1400 Composition.
9. Satisfy the appropriate global awareness requirement.
10. Participate in the University testing and assessment
program when asked.
11. Complete an application for graduation.
Specific curricular requirements are outlined in each
departmental section of the catalog.
Requirements for a Second Degree
If a student has a baccalaureate degree from Cedarville
University and desires to earn a second degree, the student must:
1. Meet all the admission requirements.
2. Have fulfilled each of the general education courses in
biblical education.
3. Earn a minimum of 160 credits (32 credits beyond the 128
minimum required for a first baccalaureate degree). At
least 22 of the credits earned after 128 must be taken at
Cedarville University.
4. Earn at least 43 credits in upper-division courses (3000–
4000 level courses).
5. Fulfill the requirements of a designated major of the second
baccalaureate degree. Any appropriate course work from
the first degree may be applied toward the second degree.
6. Earn at least a 2.0 GPA in the major.
7. Participate in the University testing and assessment
program when asked.
8. Complete an application for graduation.
If a student has a baccalaureate degree from another institution
and desires to earn a second degree, the student must:
1. Have earned the first baccalaureate degree from a
regionally accredited institution of higher education or from
an institution specifically approved by Cedarville University.
2. Meet all the admission and proficiency requirements.
3. Earn at least 32 credits from Cedarville University, including
at least 22 credits of upper-division courses (3000–4000
level courses).
4. Fulfill the equivalent of the Cedarville University general
education requirements.
5. Fulfill the requirements of a designated major for the
second baccalaureate degree.
6. Earn at least a 2.0 GPA in the major.
7. Participate in the University testing and assessment
program when asked.
8. Complete an application for graduation.
Graduation
All students must realize that it is their responsibility to check
on their progress toward meeting all requirements for graduation.
They are urged to plan the class schedule for both semesters of
the senior year at early registration time at the end of the junior
year. This plan should be approved by the faculty advisor and
checked to see that when it is completed all degree requirements
will have been met.
To participate in the May commencement ceremony,
students must submit applications for graduation by
February 1 of the year they plan to graduate.
This includes
May, August, and December graduates.
IMPORTANT
The catalog in use when a student first enrolls governs that
student’s graduation requirements, unless that catalog is
more
than
10 years old or that student has left and then re-enrolled
more than one year later.
Consequently, that catalog should be
retained and used as a guide in case changes are made in the
course or graduation requirements during the time the student is
enrolled. A student may select a subsequent catalog if the student
wishes; however, all requirements from that catalog must be
completed.
Early Commencement
Students who cannot complete their graduation requirements
before the end of the spring semester of their senior year, but who
can complete them during the following summer or fall semesters,
must apply to participate in commencement before degree
requirements are met. Students who have more than 18 semester
hours to complete after the spring semester must obtain approval
from the Office of the Registrar to participate in commencement.
Information concerning eligibility for August or December
graduation and early commencement is available in the Office of
the Registrar.
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Academic Information
Undergraduate Degree Requirements