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Graduation Requirements

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:

* All exceptions to graduation requirements must be approved by the Chief Academic Officer or designee.
 

Unfulfilled Credit Requirements (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, take two courses (eight credits maximum) from another accredited college/institution to fulfill requirements for an associate' 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, out of Major, or with Minors

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.

A baccalaureate student may earn up to two minors that will be printed on the diploma. A student may not receive a minor except during the semester in which he/she completes the major. A student may not enroll in a minor within the same (associate/baccalaureate) discipline. A minor can be declared no later than the time the student registers for the final semester. 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.

More information on scheduling and graduation requirements is available on the Registrar’s Web site.

 

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