Total Credits Required for Graduation

To be eligible for graduation, a student must have at least 124 credits, a 2.00 cumulative G.P.A. and must have satisfactorily completed the tutorial and a departmental, interdepartmental, or independent major. The following criteria apply:

Credit Limits

The maximum credits that can be included in the 124 credits are listed below:

  • 48 credits in any one department (For the purposes of this requirement, Chinese and Japanese credits are to be considered as belonging to separate departments.)
  • 92 credits in any one division
  • 8 practica credits with no more than 4 credits in Physical Education 100 or 101
    Practica credits include: Chinese 211, Japanese 211, Music 101, Physical Education 100, 101, Theatre 100, 205
  • 16 credits in performance
    Performance credits include: Music 120, 122, 220, 221, 420, and Theatre 104, 204
  • 6 credits in Music 101, 120, 122, 220, 221, and 420 in any one semester
  • 12 credits of independent study work (Plus-2, 297, 299, 397, 399, and 499) in one department for students who matriculated after July 2006. For students who matriculated prior to July 2006, the limit is 10 credits.
  • 8 credits of internship study
  • 16 credits of “D” grades

Other Limits

No credit with a grade below “C” may count toward the satisfaction of any requirement for a major or an interdisciplinary concentration. (This includes all extra-departmental and cognate courses.) “C-” is considered a grade below “C.”