34 <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>College</strong>Registration, with approval also needed from the Financial Aid Officer, the Veteran’s Officer, the Athletic Director, the AcademicAdvisor, and the Dean of Students. Final approval must be granted by the Student Admission and Retention Committee a minimumof one term prior to the student’s term of graduation.To qualify, a student must have completed a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester credit hours at WSC (following themost recent term(s) for which the student desires academic amnesty), within which; (1) all hours attempted are counted, (2) onlysequential terms are used, (3) a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA has been earned. Transfer students to WSC may not declareacademic amnesty for any term(s) completed at any other institution of higher education.In declaring academic amnesty, all courses, credit hours, grades, and grade points, taken during the identified academicamnesty term(s), including any courses successfully completed, will be removed from the cumulative GPA and undergraduatedegree requirements. The academic amnesty term(s) listing course work and grades received shall remain on the student’spermanent official WSC record with an academic amnesty notation. A revised cumulative GPA will be calculated and listed on therecord, excluding the term(s) in which academic amnesty was declared.Any academic amnesty initiated by the student resulting in action taken by WSC shall be final. Academic amnesty may beapplied for and received by a student only one time.Effective date of the WSC Academic Amnesty policy is May, 1993.Graduation RequirementsIt is the student’s responsibility to understand and fulfill all requirements of his or her academic program.Institutional Requirements1. Students need to apply for graduation through the Office of Records & Registration one semester prior to their intendedgraduation date. Failure to comply may extend their intended graduation date one additional semester.2. A minimum of “C” in English 102, Composition Skills, is required of all students for graduation. A grade of “C-” is notsufficient.3. A minimum of 125 semester hours of credit must be earned, of which at least 40 hours must be in upper level courses numbered300 or above. It may take more than 125 hours to complete some degree programs.4. A minimum of 30 hours of credit must be earned at WSC.5. A maximum of 66 semester hours of academic credit may be accepted from all previously attended community colleges.6. At least 24 of the final 30 hours must be earned through WSC, unless approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.Students in the cooperative program with Northeast Community <strong>College</strong> will be exempt from this requirement, except that 24of the last 30 hours of upper level credit must be taken at WSC.7. Achievement of minimum grade-point requirements is required. Students preparing to teach must earn a 2.5 overall GPA, a 2.5average in field or subject endorsements, and a 2.5 average in the professional education requirements. Students not preparingto teach must earn a 2.0 overall GPA and a 2.0 GPA in their major area unless higher requirements are listed in their major.8. Graduation is conditional, contingent upon completion of all college requirements. See the WSC Student Handbook for details.Degree RequirementsBachelor of Arts1. Completion of Institutional Requirements listed above.2. Completion of the General Education Requirements.3. Completion of at least five hours of study in one foreign language at (or above) the intermediate (200) college level.4. Completion of at least one of the following: a major and minor, two majors, a comprehensive major (minimum 48 hours),one field endorsement, or two* subject endorsements. The combination of a major and a minor, or two majors, or 2 subjectendorsements must provide the student with at least 48 hours of unduplicated course work to meet graduation requirements.*Students may graduate with a single subject endorsement in English.Bachelor of Science1. Completion of the Institutional Requirements listed above.2. Completion of the General Education Requirements.3. Completion of at least one of the following: a major and minor, two majors, comprehensive major (minimum 48 hours),one field endorsement, or two* subject endorsements. The combination of a major and a minor, or two majors, or 2 subjectendorsements must provide the student with at least 48 hours of unduplicated course work to meet graduation requirements.*Students may graduate with a single subject endorsement in English.Effective with the 1993-94 catalog WSC will no longer offer the BAE, BFAE, or BSE degrees. Students completing ateacher education program will have that indicated on their transcript in the title of the major. Admission to Teacher Educationand completion of the Professional Education Requirements are necessary for students in teacher education programs, includinggraduate students working on initial endorsements/certification.NOTE: WSC program requirements may vary from <strong>State</strong> of Nebraska Teacher Certification Licensing Requirements. It is theresponsibility of the student to insure that all certification requirements are met. Contact the WSC Professional Education ServicesOffice directly.
Undergraduate Programs 35Second Undergraduate DegreeA student may not earn more than one Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree from WSC. Students wishing to pursuean additional undergraduate program may do so as defined below:Second DegreeWhen the first Baccalaureate degree is earned from an institution other than WSC the student must:Complete a minimum of 30 additional hours at WSC, at least 15 of which is in the major and 15 of which is upper level.Satisfy all current major/endorsement requirements.When the first baccalaureate degree is earned from WSC the student must:Earn the second (different) degree in a different major.Complete an additional 30 hours at WSC, at least 15 of which is in the major and 15 of which is upper level.Satisfy all current major/endorsement requirements.Second Major/EndorsementTo complete an additional program (excluding special endorsements) under a degree already awarded, the student must:Complete a minimum of 15 additional credits at WSC, as approved by the appropriate Dean.Complete all required courses within the major/endorsement.Satisfy all other requirements for that major/endorsement.For students who have completed the BA or BS degree from WSC within two years immediately prior to completing theadditional endorsement, the additional endorsement may be earned with the completion of student teaching requirements only,provided all other endorsement requirements are satisfied.When an additional major/endorsement is completed, a notation to that effect will be placed on the official transcript by theOffice of Records & Registration. No change will be made in the original diploma and the student will not be eligible to participatein commencement. (Note: no financial aid is available unless a student is seeking a second degree or certificate.)Simultaneous Majors/EndorsementsA student may apply for and receive multiple majors/endorsements within the same degree in the same term, beyond theminimum major/minor/endorsement combination required for graduation. In this instance, the following criteria must be met:Complete a minimum of 15 additional credits for each additional major/endorsement (excluding special endorsements), asapproved by the appropriate Dean.Satisfy all other degree requirements for that major/endorsement.MinorsMinors must be completed in conjunction with a major or endorsement. A minor must include a minimum of 12 hoursunduplicated by the student’s major(s) and minor(s) if applicable.All completed degrees, majors, endorsements, and minors will be posted to the official transcript.Commencement CeremoniesCommencement ceremonies are held each academic year in December and May.All graduating students are expected to attend commencement, which is ceremonial in nature. Diplomas will not be issueduntil completion of all degree requirements has been verified. Generally diplomas are mailed within six weeks after the end of theterm of degree completion.Summer graduates with no more than six credit hours of coursework and/or an internship, fieldwork, or Co-op remaining tocomplete their degree during the summer are eligible to participate in May commencement ceremonies.TranscriptsOfficial transcripts may be obtained in the Office of Records and Registration. Transcripts must be ordered in person orin writing with the student’s signature. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Transcripts will not be issued if any BusinessServices Office holds are in place. Unofficial transcripts may be accessed through WebCat Online with the student’s ID and PINRural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP)The Rural Health Opportunities Program, or RHOP, is a cooperative program between <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>College</strong> (WSC) andthe University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). The purpose of the program is to recruit and educate traditional studentsfrom rural Nebraska who will return to practice in rural communities in the state. Candidates for the RHOP program apply intheir senior year of high school and begin their education the following fall semester at WSC. The Rural Health OpportunitiesProgram currently has options in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, clinical laboratory science, and dental hygiene. Medicine andDentistry participants must earn a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree at WSC before transferring to UNMC <strong>College</strong>s of Medicineand Dentistry, respectively.Admission to the RHOP Program1. Participants in this program will be selected by a committee of faculty members from WSC and UNMC.2. Participants in this program must maintain a specified minimum GPA to be “in good standing” and remain in the program.