Baccalaureate Degree
A. Residence: The following minimum requirements must be met in residence at Missouri Southern:
(1) 30 hours completed with Missouri Southern.
(2) one-half of the credit both required for the major and in the major department. Courses required for the major but not offered in the major department are not included.
(3) one-half of the upper division credit both required for the major and in the major department.
B. Credit Hours: At least 120 semester hours of college credit applicable to a Baccalaureate degree are required for graduation.
C. Grade Point Average (GPA): The following minimum cumulative GPAs are required for most Baccalaureate degrees. Some degree programs have higher GPA requirements, verify with the department offering the degree program. The GPA excludes not applicable to Baccalaureate degree (NABD) courses.
(1) a 2.0 GPA for all credit hours attempted;
(2) a 2.0 GPA for all the courses required for the major, both inside and outside the major department;
(3) a 2.0 GPA for all courses, required and elective, taken in the major department.
D. Upper Division Hours: A minimum of 39 semester hours of courses numbered 300-499 must be completed. Transfer courses will be granted lower or upper division attributes based on how the course was originally taken.
E. Modern Language: All students expecting to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree must successfully complete 10-12 hours of the same modern language prefix. Ten credit hours for Asian languages (Chinese or Japanese); twelve credit hours for French or Spanish.
F. Writing: Students will complete the writing goals established by the faculty in their selected major. Students graduating with the Bachelor of General Studies degree or the Bachelor of Applied Science degree will be required to complete one course beyond English 101 and 102 from the list of approved courses with a significant writing component.
G. General Education Curriculum Requirements: Missouri Southern has a General Education requirement curriculum program that contributes toward the development of the whole person, as an individual and as a member of society. Transfer students should refer to the Transfer Student section of the catalog regarding the General Education requirements.
