Degree and Graduation Requirements

Degree Requirements

No degree shall be conferred unless the candidate has:

• Completed at least 48 credit hours at Maria College and earned a cumulative quality point average of at least 2.0.
• Completed all course requirements for the program in which he or she is matriculated with at least an overall 2.0 quality point average.
• Completed at least 60 college credits through both courses at Maria and transfer credit.

Graduation Requirements

A candidate for graduation with the degree of Bachelor in Science must fulfill the following requirements:

• Application for graduation by the end of the fourth week of the semester in which the student expects to complete matriculation requirements.
• Payment of the $60 graduation fee.
• The fulfillment of any special requirements that may have been imposed at the time of his or her matriculation.
• The payment of all College bills and the return of all College property in satisfactory condition.
• Attendance at commencement rehearsal and ceremony, unless officially excused by the Academic Dean.

Exceptions to the degree and graduation requirements are made only by the Academic Dean, but in no event can any exception be made to the total degree hours or minimum quality point average required.