Graduation Requirements General Education Requirements General Informatio • Program requirements: Curriculum and requirements for an institutional certificate are described in the academic department listings. Honors at Graduation Candidates for graduation may receive honors in relation to their academic achievement in all their registered work. Students who qualify for honors based on their cumulative grade point average (GPA) will have the appropriate designation indicated on their transcripts and diplomas. • Bachelor's Degree Honors Summa Cum Laude - GPA of 3.90 or higher. Magna Cum Laude - GPA of 3.80 or higher. Cum Laude - GPA of 3.60 or higher. • Associate's Degree Honors High Honors - GPA of 3.85 or higher. Honors - GPA of 3.60 or higher. Additional honors awarded at graduation are described the Honors Program section. Changes in Graduation Requirements Students must select a specific catalog and follow the graduation requirements listed therein. It is recommended that students select the catalog published during the year they declare their program of study within the following limitations. • Bachelor's degree candidates must choose graduation requirements from a catalog published within the six- year period prior to their graduation. • Associate's degree candidates must choose requirements from a catalog published within the three-year period prior to their graduation. • Regardless of the catalog used, general education courses must be so designated at the time they are completed, and they will retain that designation. Health and physical education core requirements are no longer required of any student. It is recommended that students work closely with advisors in their major and minor departments to be aware of any recent changes that may affect their program completion. Requests for Waiver of Requirements If there are reasonable grounds students should contact the Graduation Office for information about the waiver procedure. Completed Degrees Once a bachelor's degree has been awarded, a student cannot change factors related to that degree. Courses cannot be repeated to improve the GPA, and majors or minors cannot be added. If a student continues to earn a second bachelor's degree or a master's degree, GPA calculations begin again. Once an associate's degree as been completed the degree title and program name cannot be altered. If a student continues to earn a bachelor's degree the grades earned toward the associate's degree will be used in calculating the bachelor's degree GPA. Courses which were taken as part of the associate's degree can be repeated to improve the bachelor's degree GPA. Academic renewal cannot be applied to the associate's degree courses once the degree has been completed. Second Bachelor's Degree A student may qualify for admission to a second bachelor's degree following the completion of a first bachelor's degree at an accredited institution. Application forms for a second degree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Graduation Office. To qualify for a second degree, a student must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours in residence at WSU with a GPA of at least 2.00. The 45 hours must be in addition to and separate from whatever requirements may have been completed for the first bachelor's degree. Military credit, special examination, and committee awarded credit does not qualify for resident hours. Students whose first baccalaureate degree did not include a course which satisfies the Utah State Senate Bill requirement must satisfy that requirement in their second bachelor's degree program. General Education requirements, having been satisfied for the first degree will not need to be reevaluated. GENERAL EDUCATION AND CORE REQUIREMENTS 26 WSU CORE REQUIREMENTS All candidates for bachelor degrees or associate degrees must include in the credits required for graduation the following: • English Competency Requirement • The state requirements in American history, government, and Economics* (commonly referred to as the Senate Bill requirement) • Math competency requirement * Associate degree candidates are exempt from satisfying the state requirement in American History, Government, and Economics. English competency requirement: All candidates for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Arts degrees, must complete the eight-hour, sequential college writing series English EN111 and EN112 with a grade of C (2.0) or better. As an alternative, students may receive credit for English EN111 and EN112 through Advanced Placement or CLEP credits. Students with an ACT test score in English of 17 or above may register for English EN111, College Writing. Students with ACT test scores of 16 or lower will be placed in English ND096; those with scores between 10-16 are eligible to take a placement test to determine whether their placement will be in English ND096 or English EN111. The eight hour English EN111 and EN112 requirement must be met by the time the student has accrued 90 credit hours at Weber State. Students transferring over 90 credit hours must fulfill this requirement within two quarters of enrolling at Weber State. The state requirement in American history, government, and economics (Senate Bill) may be satisfied by any of the following: • Completing one of the following courses: Econ SS/SB274, Hist SS/SB170 or Polsci SS/SB110. (These courses may also be applied to general education requirements.) • Presenting evidence of successful completion of a comparable course in American History at another educational institution. • Presenting a satisfactory score in the Advanced Placement (AP) American History exam. • Presenting passing scores in both the CLEP American History I and American History II exams. • Successful completion of a special examination administered before the end of the second week of each academic quarter by the Department of History. Note: This option is not available for those seeking a major or minor in History. Mathematics competency requirement: All candidates for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Arts degrees will be expected to achieve a level of education in mathematics that will enable him/her to confidently analyze, discuss, and use quantitative information. The student should develop a reasonable level of facility in mathematical problem-solving and understand connections between mathematics and other disciplines that will provide an adequate base for lifelong learning. To demonstrate achievement of these goals, each student must fulfill the requirements in at least one of the tracks listed below. These requirements must be satisfied within the first 90 credit hours of enrolling at WSU. Departments may specify which track a student must satisfy for a particular major or minor. The ACT track, Math 105 Track, and Contemporary Mathematics Track apply to all degrees given at WSU. TRACK 1 - ACT TRACK Passing the ACT with a score of 19 or higher on the mathematics portion of the exam (new exam or corrected score on the old exam). If the WSU entry level minimum score or the ACT increases, the WSU exit level score for the ACT will increase to correlate with the entry level minimum. The ACT can be taken no more than three times. TRACK 2 - MATH 105 (ALGEBRA TRACK) Completing the prerequisite(s) plus Math 105 (5 credit hours) with a grade of 2.0 or higher or a grade of 2.0 or higher in any mathematics course that has Math 105 as a prerequisite. TRACK 3 - CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS. 103 AND 104 Completing the prerequisite(s) plus Math 103 (3 credit hours) and Math 104 (3 credit hours) with a grade of 2.0 or higher. Note: Track 2 - Math 105 - and Track 3 - Contemporary Mathematics, 103 and 104 • each have the following prerequisite(s): 1. ACT mathematics score of 17 and one year high school algebra, OR 2. Math ND096 with a grade of 2.0 or higher. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS A minimum number of credit hours in general education courses is required of all students who receive a bachelor degree from Weber State. Candidates for an Student Services Interdisc. Programs Applied Science & Technology Arts& Humanities Business i Economics Education Health Profession! 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