Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree

The responsibility for meeting all degree requirements rests with the student. Academic advisement given by General Advisors and Faculty Advisors is intended to assist students in meeting this responsibility.

1. Completion of a minimum of 122* credit hours with a minimum cumulative index of 2.0 and a minimum index of 2.0 in the major. The minimum number of credit hours, the minimum cumulative index, and the minimum major index may differ in some programs.
2. 32 of the 122 credit hours required for the bachelor’s degree must be completed in residence.
3. Fulfillment of all requirements stipulated in the major program.
4. Two credits are required in Lifetime Fitness and Wellness (L12). A maximum of four credits can apply toward a degree.
5. The Further Disciplinary Study requirement is satisfied by completing a second Liberal Education course, outside the major, that is approved for one of the required learning objectives (L02-L11).
6. Writing Intensive Requirement: Each student must successfully complete at least one writing-intensive course designated as such by his/her major. (Prerequisite: ENG 105 Expository Writing, Oral Communication, and Research Techniques, or transferred equivalent.) This requirement must be completed at The College of Saint Rose.
7. Diversity Degree Requirement: Each student must successfully complete at least one three-credit Liberal Education, major or elective course designated to satisfy the diversity course requirement.

*The exception would be for students in dual degree programs (i.e., combined bachelor’s/master’s programs) who meet the content requirements of both degrees within their dual degree curricula.