WSU Degree and General Education Requirements GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - ALL DEGREES 1. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 for all WSU work. No more than 20 credit hours of "D" grade may be applied toward graduation. A college or department may reject any or all "D" grade work toward major or minor requirements. 2. Graduation credit hours must be earned after students have matriculated. Credit hours earned prior to matriculation must be approved by the Graduation Office. 3. All financial obligations to the university must be cleared. Requirements for Master's Degrees WSU offers graduate programs leading to a Master of Education Degree in Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.), a Master's Degree in Professional Accountancy (MPAcc), a Master's Degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.), and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice (M.S.C.J.). Information concerning admission to these programs is located within the Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education, the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics, and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences sections of this catalog. Students should contact the Teacher Education Department at 801-626- 6278, the School of Accountancy at 801-626-6897, the M.B.A. Program at 801-626-7545, or the Criminal Justice Department at 801-626-6146 for application forms and additional information. Requirements for Bachelor's Degrees 1. A minimum of 120 credit hours. 2. A minimum of 40 upper-division credit hours (courses numbered 3000 and above). 3. A minimum of 30 hours in residency. 4. At least a 2.0 (C) WSU grade point average (GPA). 5. Completion of WSU general education, diversity, major and minor requirements. 6. One of the following bachelor's degrees must be specified and the WSU general education, major and minor requirements completed. Some departments may specify completion of specific general education courses. Bachelor of Arts (BA) Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) This degree may be earned only by Visual Arts majors; see the Visual Arts Department section for the application process. Bachelor of Music (BM) Bachelor of Music Education (BME) These degrees may only be earned by Music majors; contact the Department of Performing Arts for more information. Bachelor of Science (BS) Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) See the Bachelor of Integrated Studies section of this catalog for information about program requirements and the application process. Foreign Language Requirement The Bachelor of Arts degree must include a foreign language or ASL (American Sign Language) requirement which may be met by one of the following: a. Documentation of a proficiency level of "Intermediate Low" or better through an examination administered by the WSU Foreign Language Department or through an examination by a recognized testing agency. b. Completion of WSU foreign language course 2020 with a grade of "C" or higher, or comparable transfer credit. c. Completion of any upper-division WSU foreign language course with a grade of "C" or higher, or comparable transfer credit. d. Students for whom English is a second language may meet the BA foreign language requirement by: - verifying their proficiency in their (non-English) native language in cooperation with the Foreign Language Department and - verifying their proficiency in English as a Second language by passing the ESL Special Examination. e. Documentation of a minimum proficiency level in American Sign Language through an examination administered by the American Sign Language/Interpreting Program at Salt Lake Community College. The signer must produce and maintain American Sign Language with "continuity and precision." f. Completion of WSU American Sign Language course 2020 with a grade of "C" or higher, or comparable transfer credit. The Bachelor of Music degree, Bachelor of Music Education degree and Bachelor of Arts in Music degree include a foreign language requirement for two languages, chosen from French, German, or Italian, with a minimum of one semester of each, or demonstrated proficiency via the Department of Foreign Languages examination. A total of two years of foreign language is required. This requirement may be satisfied by the following: a. A student may take one year each of two of the three listed languages. It is not necessary to achieve 2000 level proficiency in either. b. A student may take any combination of the three languages provided a total of two years of study is completed. It is not necessary to achieve 2000 level proficiency in any of the three. c. A student entering the university with a foreign language skill which is sufficient to pass the Foreign Language Department's proficiency examination in a language other than one of the three listed above needs only one semester each of two of the three languages. d. A student entering the university with a foreign language skill which is sufficient to pass the Foreign Language Department's proficiency examination in one of the three listed languages needs only one semester of one of the remaining two languages. Scientific Inquiry (SI) Requirement The Bachelor of Science degree must include two or more courses totaling a minimum of six (6) credit hours over and above general education requirements that emphasize scientific inquiry through either experimental, analytical or statistical methods. These courses will address the formulation of hypotheses, the collection of data and the empirical testing of theories through analytical or laboratory inquiry, or will address quantitative methods (taught at a level that requires quantitative literacy). Weber State University 2003-2004 CATALOG