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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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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Academic Information

Undergraduate Degree Requirements