Graduation Requirements

General Graduation Requirements

Responsibility for meeting all graduation requirements rests with the student. In addition to the University's minimum general requirements listed below, colleges and/or departments may have additional graduation requirements as described in the colleges' information sections of the catalog. Minimum general requirements for graduation are:

1. Credit for at least 130 semester hours, distributed according to the General Education and departmental curriculum requirements specified in the catalog.

2. Credit for at least 30 semester hours earned at Montevallo after attaining senior classification (90 earned credit hours).

3. At least 50 percent of the courses in the major must be completed at the University of Montevallo.

4. Credit for at least 30 semester hours of 300- and/or 400-level study earned at Montevallo.

5. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 on all courses attempted as well as on all courses attempted in the major and minor fields.

6. No more than 30 semester hours of correspondence, Advanced Placement, College-Level Examination Program or military credit maybe applied toward a degree.

7. Although students with a financial obligation to the University maybe permitted to participate in commencement exercises, official transcripts will be withheld until all financial obligations are satisfied. Students must complete the required senior assessments in order to participate in commencement exercises.

8. Students must file a notification of intent to graduate in the Registrar's Office before the beginning of the last semester and preferably one year prior to the date in which the degree is to be conferred. This can be done by filling out a graduation card in the Records Office.

Specific Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts
In addition to the General Education curriculum, students seeking a B.A. degree must complete the second-year course sequence in French, German, Italian, Latin or Spanish. Special permission may be granted to complete the first-year course in two languages instead.

Bachelor of Science
Students seeking a B.S. degree must complete a total of 18 or more credit hours in mathematics and science.

Other Undergraduate Degrees
For information about the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, see the "College of Business" section of the catalog. For information about the Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees, see the "College of Fine Arts" section.
Students should consult their academic adviser or the assistant registrar for student academic services (Records Office) concerning substitutions or the applicability of transfer credit in satisfying General Education requirements. The provost must approve any waivers of a General Education requirement.

Second Bachelor's Degree
A second bachelor's degree may be conferred when all degree requirements of the second degree (including General Education requirements) are completed. Requirements for the second degree shall consist of at least 30 semester hours of credit beyond those required for the first degree. The two bachelor's degrees will not be granted at the same time. Students pursuing a second bachelor's degree must meet the General Education requirements in effect at the time of application for the second degree.

Teacher Certification Requirements
Students who intend to earn teacher certification should review requirements with their advisers during the freshman year. Information regarding teacher education programs is included in the College of Education section of the catalog and in the undergraduate Teacher Education Handbook.