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The Importance and Responsibility of Course Selection

A student is responsible for meeting all requirements for graduation and must be in good standing. Faculty advisers may assist in planning majors, but the final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements rests with each student.

Course Substitutions

Any deviations from the major-specified courses must be documented in the Registrar's Office by an "Approval Form for Course Substitution/Equivalency" or other official document. To avoid scheduling difficulty and future graduation problems, the student should obtain appropriate signatures and submit the form prior to registering for the substitute course at Penn College or at any other institution. This form is available in each academic school office.

Degree-Specific Graduation Requirements

To successfully earn a degree/certificate from Penn College, students are expected to satisfy the degree-specific requirements* as denoted in this table:

Unfulfilled Credit Requirements (bachelor/associate/certificate majors only)

A student who has not earned all of the credits required at the end of the final semester may, with prior approval of the Chief Academic Officer (or designee), take courses from another accredited college/institution to fulfill requirements for a bachelor's degree, associate's degree, or certificate. Credit limits apply as follows: 16 credits for a bachelor's degree and 8 credits for an associate's degree or certificate. Such work must be completed within two years after the last semester in which the student attended classes at Penn College. After two years, the student must re-enroll. Only grades of 'C' (2.0) or better are acceptable for such transfer credit. (Grades for transfer credits are not included in the student's graduation grade-point average.)

Graduating with Multiple Degrees or Out of Major

A student can be enrolled in only one major. The student can, however, petition to graduate with an alternate degree or with additional degrees, providing that he/she has satisfied the requirements of those degrees.

Graduating with Minors

A baccalaureate student may earn up to two minors that will be printed on the diploma. The following requirements apply:

• A student must complete 12 of the 18 required credits at Penn College.
• Twelve of the 18 required credits must be taken at the 200 level or higher.
• A student may not enroll in a minor within the same (associate/baccalaureate) discipline as the declared major.
• A minor can be declared no later than registration for the student's final semester. A student may not re-enroll after graduating with a B.S. degree to earn a minor.
• All course work applied to a minor must be completed with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or higher; pass/fail courses cannot be applied toward a minor.

Approved academic minors are listed in the College Catalog on the Bachelor's Degrees & Minors page. Each is discipline-specific, but may contain interdisciplinary courses.