Academic Policies
will be allowed to participate in Commencement. Students needing three or more courses for meeting graduation requirements by the end of the spring semester will not be allowed to participate in Commencement activities for that year.
degree, students must either be enrolled in an associate degree program or declare their major upon earning 48 credits. A student who has exceeded 48 credits and who wishes to apply for an associate degree must file a written appeal with the Provost.
Graduation Requirements
Degrees Awarded
The requirements for successful completion of a baccalaureate degree include:
A student may be awarded only one degree at any Commencement.
• 128 credits in a program of study,
Second Degrees
including 48 in the general core;
• a minimum GPA of 2.0 (C); some majors may have higher minimum GPA requirements; and
• a minimum of 64 graded credits earned at Southern Vermont College, with the exception of the BSN completer degree. Students who plan to earn a baccalaureate degree must declare their major prior to the completion of 48 credits. Students must declare a minor no later than the completion of 64 credits. The requirements for successful completion of an associate degree include:
Individuals wishing to pursue new career options or prepare for graduate school may earn a second degree at Southern Vermont College. The requirements are:
• the original baccalaureate or associate degree is from an accredited institution;
• the second baccalaureate or associate degree must be in a major different from the first one;
• at least 32 additional credits must be completed at Southern Vermont College toward the new degree, of which at least 16 must be in the new major; and
• 64 credits in a program of study, in- • Southern Vermont College core and cluding 24 credits in the general core;
• a minimum GPA of 2.0 (C); some majors may have higher minimum cumulative GPA requirements; and
• a minimum of 32 graded credits earned at Southern Vermont College.
major requirements must be fulfilled either by transfer of previous credits or with Southern Vermont College courses. If a student holds a B.A. or B.S. from an accredited, four-year institution, the student can transfer his/her completed core requirements from that institution to satisfy the core re-
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