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Graduation Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees

Graduation Requirements for a Major or Minor
Bachelor of Business Administration Graduation Requirements
Transfer Courses
Associate in Arts Degree
Specialization - 16 credits

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Baccalaureate degrees from Concordia University, St. Paul, carry the following general requirements. Students will:

1. Complete the 48 credits of general education requirements distributed according to the "Framework for Learning" goals and competencies.
2. Complete 128 credits applicable to graduation.
3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or above.
4. Complete approved courses. Submit a petition for substitutions to approved majors or minors as needed.
5. Complete all assessment activities and outcomes exams required for general education and major.
6. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences or Students in the College of Education meet with the registrar at least two weeks before registering for the final semester. Students in the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies communicate with an academic advisor on a continuing basis.
7. Be approved as a candidate for a degree by the faculty, upon the registrar's recommendation.

Graduation Requirements for a Major or Minor

All students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete the following requirements in addition to the university requirements listed above and the specific requirements for each major, minor, or program.

1. Complete one major or two minors and courses prerequisite to the major or minor if applicable. A cumulative grade point average of 2.50 is required in the major or two minors. Two or more majors, minors, or emphases can be requested in related areas, with a maximum of three courses, or one-fourth of the total credits, whichever is higher, in common. An exception may be granted for multiple teaching licenses.
2. Complete 32 credits in residence of which 20 are to be completed in the senior year.
3. Complete at least 50% of a major, minor, or emphasis in residence unless approved by the appropriate department(s).
4. After accumulating 48 credits, complete an application for major or minor for approval by an advisor, department chair and director of student academic advising. Junior or senior transfer students complete the application for major or minor the first semester on campus.

Teacher Education Requirements are listed in the College of Education special requirements section.

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree

Bachelor of Business Administration Graduation Requirements

Admission to all business majors:

1. Complete all freshman/sophomore required business and prerequisite courses.
2. Earn no more than 8 credits of D/F grades in the freshman/sophomore required business and prerequisite courses. All D/F credits from all prior enrollments in courses that a student repeats are counted as D/F credits for the purposes of admission to the majors in the BBA program. Accounting and Finance majors also earn B, C or C, B in ACC201 and ACC202.

All students seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration degree must complete the following requirements:

1. Complete 128 credits applicable to graduation within 8 years of entering Concordia. The 128 credits must consist of general education, basic business core, major and elective courses and all necessary prerequisites.
2. Complete all upper-level (300- and 400-level) basic business core courses and all major courses in residence.
3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or above in the major.
4. Complete a BBA program plan for approval by the advisor and department chair when the student declares his or her major.
5. Complete the Major Field Test in Business.

Transfer Courses

If a student has earned the grade of D in a course that is part of the BBA basic business core and has taken that course at a school other than Concordia, this course will not substitute for a course that is part of the business core. A student may earn transfer credit for a lower-level (100- or 200-level) course that is part of the business core only if the student took the course at an accredited, baccalaureate institution.

Associate in Arts Degree

Students may obtain the Associate in Arts degree by completing the following curricular requirements plus electives, for a total of 64 credits. A minimum of 24 credits must be earned at Concordia. In addition, students must:

1. Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00.
2. Complete all general education requirements except the Integrative category.
3. Complete all assessment activities and outcome exams required for general education.
4. Select, if desired, an area of emphasis to complete the total number of credits required for graduation.

Associate in Arts program is designed for cohort groups of para-educators in collaboration between the College of Education and school districts is in the process of final approval.

Specialization - 16 credits

As part of the Associate in Arts degree program, a student may select, with the advisor's approval, an area of specialization. The academic department and the director of academic advising approve the listing of courses.

Individualized Programs for Transfer

Students planning to transfer to another institution after one or two years without the Associate in Arts degree may follow basically the general education course requirements. These may be adjusted to meet students' needs and program objectives.

One- and two-year programs for transfer purposes into terminal programs, (architecture, forestry, pharmacy, accounting, nursing, home economics, etc.), may be designed individually by students with the assistance of their advisors and director of student academic advising. Students should consult the terminal institution for its program requirements before selecting courses.