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Degree Requirements
84 2001-2002 California State University, Fresno General Catalog
• Dual B.A. majors must include a mini-mum
of 24 units exclusive of the other
major, 12 of which must be upper-divi-sion.
• Dual B.S. majors must include a mini-mum
of 36 units exclusive of the other
major, 18 of which must be upper-divi-sion.
• Units may be double-counted for both
majors above 24 mutually exclusive units
(12 upper-division) in B.A. programs
and 36 units (18 upper-division) in B.S.
programs.
• Courses in General Education may be
used to fulfill secondary major require-ments.
• Students may not earn a special major as
a dual major.
Special Major for the
Bachelor of Arts Degree
The special major for a Bachelor of Arts
degree provides an opportunity for
students to engage in an individualized
course of study leading to a degree when
legitimate academic and professional
goals are not accommodated by standard
degree majors. The special major consists
of correlated studies in two or more
fields. It is not intended as a means of
bypassing normal graduation require-ments
or a means by which students may
graduate who fail to complete the degree
major in which they are enrolled. Also,
students may not earn a special major as
a dual major, and postbaccalaureate
students are not eligible to earn a special
major at the baccalaureate level.
The special major must be approved in
the Office of the Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs, with
approval based upon a case-by-case
justification. Candidates must have one
full year of academic work (at least 30
units) still to be completed to meet
minimum degree requirements. The
minimum requirement for the special
major is an approved program of 45
units at least 30 units of which must be
upper-division work. Units applied to
General Education requirements may
not be counted. Also, a maximum of 6
independent study units may be included
in the special major program. Any
exception to this limit must be approved
in writing by the provost and vice
president for academic affairs upon
written recommendation by the special
major adviser prior to registration for the
additional units.
Students requesting a special major must
obtain application forms from the Office
of Advising Services. On these forms
students must:
1. prepare a statement giving their reasons
for desiring a special major in terms of
academic and professional goals and why
these goals cannot be met through a
standard major
2. develop a specific list of courses which
would, in their opinions, lead to the
stated academic and professional goals
3. secure the signed approval from the Of-fice
of Advising Services, as well as from
the special major adviser and depart-ment
chair in the areas from which the
special major courses are drawn
Students must submit the foregoing
material to the Office of the Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs for
final approval.
Residence Requirements
The residence requirement for the
baccalaureate degree specifies that 30
units shall be earned in residence at the
campus granting the degree. Twenty-four
of these units shall be earned in
upper-division courses, 12 of the units
Baccalaureate
Degree Requirements
A student must complete the following
requirements in order to earn a Bachelor
of Arts or Science degree. Requirements
are described in detail in the latter part of
this section. Most students accumulate a
combination of units in the major,
General Education, and nondesignated
electives in order to fulfill the require-ments
of a baccalaureate degree. These
requirements are fulfilled when a student
successfully completes:
1. a minimum of 124 semester units (most
B.S. degree programs require 128 or
more units)
2. an academic major
3. General Education requirements
4. specific course/skill requirements:
a. English Composition (English 1 or
equivalent)
b. United States History (History 11 or
12)
c. United States and California Consti-tution
(Political Science 2 or 101)
d. Upper-division writing skills
5. a minimum of 30 residence units, of
which 24 must be upper-division, 12 in
the major, and 9 in General Education
6. a minimum of 40 upper-division units
7. a minimum of a C average for units in
the major, all California State Univer-sity,
Fresno units, and total units
To receive the degree, a student files an
application for graduation obtained from
the Office of Evaluations after paying the
graduation fee at the cashier’s window in
the Joyal Administration Building by one
of the published deadlines.
Dual (Concurrent)
Major Requirements
Undergraduate students may desire to
complete the requirements for more than
one major at the time of completion of
the baccalaureate degree (i.e., graduate
with a dual major). When students apply
for graduation, they must designate
which is the primary degree major.
Minimum requirements and exceptions
for dual majors are as follows:
Object Description
| Title | 2001-02 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2001-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Page 084 |
| Full Text Search | Degree Requirements 84 2001-2002 California State University, Fresno General Catalog • Dual B.A. majors must include a mini-mum of 24 units exclusive of the other major, 12 of which must be upper-divi-sion. • Dual B.S. majors must include a mini-mum of 36 units exclusive of the other major, 18 of which must be upper-divi-sion. • Units may be double-counted for both majors above 24 mutually exclusive units (12 upper-division) in B.A. programs and 36 units (18 upper-division) in B.S. programs. • Courses in General Education may be used to fulfill secondary major require-ments. • Students may not earn a special major as a dual major. Special Major for the Bachelor of Arts Degree The special major for a Bachelor of Arts degree provides an opportunity for students to engage in an individualized course of study leading to a degree when legitimate academic and professional goals are not accommodated by standard degree majors. The special major consists of correlated studies in two or more fields. It is not intended as a means of bypassing normal graduation require-ments or a means by which students may graduate who fail to complete the degree major in which they are enrolled. Also, students may not earn a special major as a dual major, and postbaccalaureate students are not eligible to earn a special major at the baccalaureate level. The special major must be approved in the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, with approval based upon a case-by-case justification. Candidates must have one full year of academic work (at least 30 units) still to be completed to meet minimum degree requirements. The minimum requirement for the special major is an approved program of 45 units at least 30 units of which must be upper-division work. Units applied to General Education requirements may not be counted. Also, a maximum of 6 independent study units may be included in the special major program. Any exception to this limit must be approved in writing by the provost and vice president for academic affairs upon written recommendation by the special major adviser prior to registration for the additional units. Students requesting a special major must obtain application forms from the Office of Advising Services. On these forms students must: 1. prepare a statement giving their reasons for desiring a special major in terms of academic and professional goals and why these goals cannot be met through a standard major 2. develop a specific list of courses which would, in their opinions, lead to the stated academic and professional goals 3. secure the signed approval from the Of-fice of Advising Services, as well as from the special major adviser and depart-ment chair in the areas from which the special major courses are drawn Students must submit the foregoing material to the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for final approval. Residence Requirements The residence requirement for the baccalaureate degree specifies that 30 units shall be earned in residence at the campus granting the degree. Twenty-four of these units shall be earned in upper-division courses, 12 of the units Baccalaureate Degree Requirements A student must complete the following requirements in order to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree. Requirements are described in detail in the latter part of this section. Most students accumulate a combination of units in the major, General Education, and nondesignated electives in order to fulfill the require-ments of a baccalaureate degree. These requirements are fulfilled when a student successfully completes: 1. a minimum of 124 semester units (most B.S. degree programs require 128 or more units) 2. an academic major 3. General Education requirements 4. specific course/skill requirements: a. English Composition (English 1 or equivalent) b. United States History (History 11 or 12) c. United States and California Consti-tution (Political Science 2 or 101) d. Upper-division writing skills 5. a minimum of 30 residence units, of which 24 must be upper-division, 12 in the major, and 9 in General Education 6. a minimum of 40 upper-division units 7. a minimum of a C average for units in the major, all California State Univer-sity, Fresno units, and total units To receive the degree, a student files an application for graduation obtained from the Office of Evaluations after paying the graduation fee at the cashier’s window in the Joyal Administration Building by one of the published deadlines. Dual (Concurrent) Major Requirements Undergraduate students may desire to complete the requirements for more than one major at the time of completion of the baccalaureate degree (i.e., graduate with a dual major). When students apply for graduation, they must designate which is the primary degree major. Minimum requirements and exceptions for dual majors are as follows: |
