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Academic Policies and Procedures
Students may declare up to three minors although students are not required to complete a minor.
Students must achieve at least a 2.000 GPA in each minor.
Application for Graduation and Commencement
Degrees are awarded in May, August, and December; there is one commencement ceremony in May. An
application for graduation and commencement must be filed with the registrar prior to completion of all
degree requirements. The following is the College policy for participation in the commencement ceremony:
• Students who will complete all graduation requirements by the May commencement are eligible
to participate in the May commencement ceremony.
• Students who have 15 or fewer credits remaining and who will complete all graduation requirements
by the following August must seek approval from the vice president for academic affairs to
participate in the May commencement ceremony. Approval to participate will be granted if it is
apparent that the student will complete all graduation requirements by the following August.
• Education students who have completed all other graduation requirements by either May or August
and who will be student teaching (certification requirement) during the following fall semester,
must seek approval from the vice president for academic affairs to participate in the May commencement
ceremony. Approval to participate will be granted if it is apparent that the student will
complete all graduation requirements by the following August except student teaching which will
be completed by the following December.
Second Bachelor's Degree
A student who wishes to attain a second undergraduate degree after receiving a B.S. degree from Saint
Mary’s University or a baccalaureate degree from another college must apply to and be accepted by
the Office of Admission, and complete a program of study in the undergraduate college that includes:
• A minimum of 32 credits;
• A major program in a distinctly different field from the initial degree;
• A minimum of 12 credits in the major field;
• The completion of the core curriculum requirements in effect at the time of admission as a candidate
for a second degree; and
• A minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA and a minimum 2.000 department and major field GPA in courses
taken for the second degree.
There is no upper division course credit requirement. A student who has completed the necessary degree
requirements must complete the application for graduation and commencement available from the
registrar’s office. After a final audit of requirements by the registrar, the second degree will be awarded
to the student at the end of the semester.
Additional Major or Minor After Degree Completion
B.A. graduates of Saint Mary's University who wish to complete a minor or an additional major may do
so by submitting a plan of study to the director of academic advising and receiving approval from the
department chair. When the requirements are satisfied, the student completes the appropriate form
available from the registrar’s office. The student’s transcript is updated to indicate the additional major
or minor; an additional degree is not granted.
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