Utah Valley State College 2008-2009 Course Catalog - (Page 24) Graduation and General Education GrAduAtIon offIcE Room BA 114 801-863-8438 Utah Valley University offers the following degrees: Master of Education, Bachelor of Applied Technology; Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Fine Arts; Bachelor of Science; Associate in Science; Associate in Arts; Associate in Science in Business; Associate in Science in Nursing; Associate in Applied Science; Associate in Pre-Engineering; Diplomas, and Certificates are also offered. GEnErAL GrAduAtIon rEQuIrEmEntS Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the rules and regulations of both the College and their specific majors. Detailed information concerning graduation requirements is available in this catalog as part of department descriptions. Responsibility for satisfying all graduation requirements rests upon the student. Utah Valley University reserves the right to change graduation requirements at any time. The University confers degrees, diplomas or certificates upon students who meet both the General Education requirements of the University and the specific requirements of one of the academic departments. credit requirement A candidate for a Bachelor’s Degree must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours, 40 of which must be upper-division credits (level 3000 or above); an Associate Degree, a minimum of 60 semester hours; a diploma, a minimum of 50 semester hours; and a one-year certificate, a minimum of 30 semester hours. In addition to the appropriate number of credit hours, to be eligible for graduation a candidate must show satisfactory completion of appropriate program requirements. Please see the School of Education regarding credit requirements for the Master of Education degree. computer Literacy It is recommended students complete a computer literacy course before Graduation. The course should cover the areas of: Word Processing Applications; Spreadsheet Applications; Presentations Applications; and Database Applications. The recommended course is DGM 2010. A course (DGM 1010) is available that covers Basic Computer Concepts/Operating Systems and Basic Internet/E-mail Applications. All Woodbury School of Business Graduates are required to satisfy computer proficiency requirements. See your advisor for specific details. Grade point Average requirement A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C) is required for graduation. In some programs specific course grades below 2.0 will not be accepted for graduation (see individual program requirements). Graduation catalog requirement Candidates for graduation will be held to the requirements of the catalog under which they were admitted. Students have a maximum of 7 years to complete Bachelor Degree Programs and 5 years to complete all others. In the case of Bachelor’s degree programs, the seven year limit begins when a student is formally matriculated into the program. When students take longer than the given years to complete, they must choose from any one catalog published within the accepted period prior to their graduation. Programs that are no longer being offered may not be pursued by students who were not admitted or formally matriculated in that program during the accepted period of time. Students may not combine portions of different catalogs to fulfill graduation requirements. Once a catalog is selected, students must abide by all the graduation requirements specified within that catalog. Minors can only be sought if offered during that catalog year. Please see the School of Education regarding catalog year requirements for the Master of Education degree. Global Intercultural requirement Beginning Fall of 2008, a graduation requirement, the Global Intercultural Requirement, will be put in place for all students graduating with a Bachelor’s following 2008, or later, catalog requirements. The purpose of the Global/ 24 Catalog 2008–2009 Utah Valley University
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