Degree
Requirements—Undergraduate
Undergraduate Degree Requirements
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Minimum Requirements |
Associate Degree |
Bachelor's Degree |
|
Catalog Year |
Year first enrolled and/or
changed major |
Year first enrolled and/or
changed major |
|
Degree Credits |
60 |
120 |
|
Average Semester Course Load |
15 |
15 |
|
Major Credits Minimum |
Varies |
36 |
|
Comprehensive Major |
N/A |
54 |
|
Minor Minimum (if applicable) |
N/A |
18 |
|
Transfer Credit Applicable |
30
per subject area |
30 per
subject area |
|
Residency Credits |
30 |
30 |
|
Minimum Grade Point Average |
Cumulative
2.0 |
Cumulative
2.0 & in major/minor |
|
Minimum Grades–English (En 101 & En 102) |
C-
(En 102, D-) |
C- |
|
Minimum Grades–Liberal Arts
Core |
D- |
D-
(unless prerequisite to major) |
|
Minimum Grades–Bible Core |
D- |
D-
(100/200-level) C-
(300/400-level) |
|
Minimum Grades–Major |
D- |
C- |
|
Minimum Grades–Minor |
N/A |
C- |
|
Second Degree |
24 credits beyond first associate,
and all requirements for second degree must be met |
30 credits beyond first
bachelor’s, and all requirements for second degree must be met |
|
BJU Core* |
BJU requires every student
to meet certain requirements based upon the degree. |
|
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School Requirement |
Academic schools set
specific course requirements that may fulfill the BJU Core. |
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Major |
The academic program a student
wishes to pursue has course requirements and/or checkpoints. Majors may also
have additional department-specific requirements. |
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Minor |
N/A |
A specified area of academic
concentration that requires fewer courses than a major |
|
Concentration/Emphasis |
N/A |
A specified area of academic
concentration that requires fewer courses than a minor |
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Elective |
An elective is a course that
is chosen by the student that is not specifically required by a program but
does count toward the degree total. |
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Substitution |
A substitution to fulfill a
requirement is made if a student has taken a similar course, experiences a
scheduling conflict and/or must take a different course. Substitutions are
generally within the same subject area and must be approved by the academic dean
and registrar when a student has taken a similar course. |
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*BJU Core Courses:
Once enrolled at BJU, Bible courses and specific core courses must be completed
through BJU for students to get our biblical worldview philosophy. Students will not receive approval to take
these courses at another institution:
Bible/Theology, philosophy, Abnormal Psychology
or the following specific core courses:
En 101, En 102, En 103, Hi 101, Sc 200, SSE 200, FA 101, Com 101 and Ph
200.