1. At least one year of residence or the equivalent is required for the comple- tion of a degree program. A minimum of 25 percent of credit semester hours must be completed at Delta State University. In addition, the successful can- didate for an undergraduate degree must have earned a quality-point aver- age of 2.0 which must include a minimum of 2.0 quality-point average on all courses attempted at Delta State University and on all courses in the major. Some degree programs have higher grade requirements.
2. Two bachelor degrees are not granted students until they have met the re- quirements for the second degree and have earned a minimum of twenty- four semester hours in addition to the requirements for the first degree. 3. Candidate for graduation shall make application at least two semesters in
advance, and such candidates must be approved at the beginning of the semester in which graduation is expected.
4. Candidates must have completed all courses required for graduation at least one week prior to the date of graduation or been enrolled in residence in all courses necessary for the completion of degree requirements during the semester in which graduation is proposed. Several majors require a grade of C or better in each course in their major/field of concentration. These are identified under the appropriate divisions or departments. (See major requirements beginning on catalog page 116).
5. Candidates for degrees must pass either ENG 300 (the Writing Proficiency Examination) or ENG 301 or the CAAP Writing Essay Examination. Teacher Education candidates who pass the Praxis PPST/C-PPST Writing Exam meet the University’s writing proficiency requirement. Students who are enrolled in the first semester of their junior year should take ENG 300 (the Writing Proficiency Examination) administered by the Division of Languages and Literature. Students whose performance on the Writing Proficiency Examination is below reasonable standards must enroll in ENG 301. Students who receive a grade of NC (no credit) on the exam may not take it
again; however, appeals for reconsideration may be made through the University Writing Proficiency Examination Appeals Committee. Candidates for the Bachelor of Social Work degree who enroll in ENG 301 must earn at least the grade of “C”. Students with an earned degree from an accredited four-year college or university are exempted from the Writing Proficiency requirement.
6. Before any student may be approved as a candidate for graduation at the end of a designated semester, such student must have earned prior to the begin- ning of this semester an average of C in scholastic grades in the major field and must maintain this average during the final semester. A student may repeat a course for the purpose of improving a previous grade earned but such repetition must be approved by the chair of the department in the field in which the student is majoring and by the dean of the appropriate college or school. The last grade in the repeated course is the final grade.
7. The successful candidate for a bachelor’s degree must have earned in resi- dence 24 of the last 30 hours. This regulation does not apply to students in medical technology, premedical, and predental curricula.
8. Students preparing to teach in the high school should choose, under the guidance and direction of the departments concerned, their fields of teach- ing. Students meeting requirements in a second teaching field must take at least six semester hours in that field at Delta State University.
9. A student who transfers to Delta State University should note that in the cur- ricula for the high school teacher a minimum of nine hours in a teaching field must be earned at Delta State University.
10. A student who transfers to Delta State University should note that for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Bachelor of Science degree, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and the Bachelor of Science in General Studies degree, a minimum of nine hours in a major and six hours in a minor must be earned at Delta State; for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, a mini- mum of nine hours in the area of concentration must be earned at Delta State University. For the Bachelor of Social Work degree, the second and third methods courses and the two field experience courses must be com- pleted at Delta State University. For the Bachelor of Science in Nursing de- gree, all Level III courses (15 hours) in the nursing major must be completed at Delta State University. The last half of the total hours applied toward grad- uation must be earned at a senior college. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the college or school dean.
11. A minor may not be taken in the same field as the major for the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Bachelor of Science degree, or the Bachelor of Science in General Studies.
12. Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Education degree may not offer more than thirty-two semester hours in education without approval of the dean of the appropriate college or school.
13. A maximum of thirty hours of non-traditional credit is accepted from ap- proved institutions. Twenty-four hours of the thirty hours of non-traditional credit may be taken by independent study through correspondence and ap- plied toward a bachelor’s degree. However, no more than six hours of inde- pendent study can be taken during the last thirty hours. Students taking inde- pendent study courses for credit toward a degree at Delta State University
must meet the regular admission requirements of the University. Admission to independent study does not constitute admission to Delta State Universi- ty. Furthermore, any correspondence work taken after a student has entered Delta State University must be approved by the student’s advisor and the dean of the appropriate college or school.
14. Courses are divided into lower level, numbered 100 and 200, and upper level, numbered 300 and 400. Candidates for a degree must offer at least forty hours in courses numbered 300 or above; these courses must have been completed at a senior college.
15. The date of the bulletin by which requirements are checked may not be more than five editions earlier than the date of the issuance of the degree (including the current edition), and a student may not check by a bulletin dated earlier than the time of entrance into a university or college.