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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:
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Credit for at
least 130 semester hours, distributed
according to the General Education and
departmental curriculum requirements
specified in the catalog.
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Credit for at
least 30 semester hours earned at Montevallo
after attaining senior classification (90
earned credit hours).
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At least 50
percent of the courses in the major must be
completed at the University of Montevallo.
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Credit for at
least 30 semester hours of 300- and/or
400-level study earned at Montevallo.
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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.
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No more than
30 semester hours of correspondence,
Advanced Placement, College-Level
Examination Program or military credit maybe
applied toward a degree.
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Although
students with a financial obligation to the
University may be 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.
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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 Registrar's
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 (Registrar's 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.
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