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requirements for baccalaureate degree

Though appropriate UNCP faculty and staff make every effort to ensure that students register for the courses required by their chosen degree program, the ultimate responsibility for meeting graduation requirements is with the individual student! Each candidate for graduation must meet all of the following requirements:

  • Have a minimum of 120 to 128 semester hours of course work in accordance with specific degree requirements excluding ENG 104, MAT 104, EDN 104
  • Have successfully completed the General Education Program
  • Earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in both English composition courses, ENG 105 and ENG106;
  • Have successfully completed a program for an academic major;
  • Have a minimum overall cumulative quality point average of 2.0 and have a minimum cumulative quality point average of 2.0 in all work attempted at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke;
  • Have a minimum overall cumulative quality point average of 2.0 in the major field of study;
  • Complete a minimum of 9 semester hours above the General Education Program level in the major field of study at UNC Pembroke if the student transferred here;
  • Be registered during the academic year in which the student's graduation occurs;
  • Complete the last 25 percent of course work in residence at UNC Pembroke;
  • Count no more than 3 semester hours of activity courses toward the credit hours required for graduation. Activity courses are defined as having: no regularly scheduled class meeting time, no well-defined instructional format, and no graded (A, B, C, D) work required. Excluded from this definition are FRS 100 (Freshman Seminar), the 2 physical education courses required for General Education, and supervised internship courses
  • Count no more than 24 semester hours of correspondence and/or extension credit (with no more than 12 hours of correspondence credit from regionally accredited institutions toward a degree, provided that such correspondence credit is approved by the Office of the Registrar and will not be applied to satisfy specifically stated course requirements in major programs.) (NOTE: Any student needing to take correspondence work after admission to study at UNC Pembroke may be permitted to do so only after obtaining formal approval from the students's academic advisor, from the Office of Academic Affairs, and from the Office of the Registrar.)
  • Meet the requirements of one catalog which were current at the time the student entered this institution or a subsequent catalog. Students will not be allowed to meet some of the requirements of one catalog and some of the requirements of another catalog
  • Meet the requirements of the catalog in effect at time of readmission or those of a subsequent catalog if attendance is interrupted for more than one semester
  • Have recommendation of the faulty
  • Make application for the degree by October 1st for the following spring or summer commencement and March 1st for the following winter commencement when earned hours reach 75 (end of first semester of junior year)
    • Complete (including all required signatures) a Degree Application Form
    • Pay a non refundable graduation fee of $40.00 by the required date or an additional $25.00 late filing fee will be charged
    • If a candidate fails to qualify by the time of commencement, but does qualify at a later time, the student must submit another application and a $25.00 fee
    • If the candidate fails to meet this requirement as specified, the student must wait until the next commencement to receive his or her degree
  • Satisfy all financial obligations to the University

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