A minimum of 120 hours are required for degree completion. Requirements for degree completion include three components:
1. Core Curriculum Requirements: 48-63 hours – FIND OUT MORE
2. Major Requirements: 36 hours maximum required in a single department unless otherwise listed. In addition, several departments require supplementary courses in related fields.
3. Options for remaining hours:
a. Certificate Program (hours range from 18 to 30)
b. Minor (hours range from 15 to 21)
c. Double Major
d. Related elective hours approved in consultation with an advisor to assist the student in reaching the minimum of 120 hours required for graduation.
Additional general requirements:
1. To be admitted into a degree program, a student is required to:
a. have at least a 2.00 cumulative average;
b. have satisfied any prerequisite(s) for upper-division courses in the major;
c. return a completed application for the major to the Academic Dean’s office. The application and the student’s record are then submitted to the Major Department and upon acceptance, a departmental mentor is assigned.
2. To be admitted into a certificate program or minor a student is required to:
a. have at least a 2.00 cumulative average;
b. have satisfied any prerequisite(s) required for upper-division courses in the minor or certificate program;
c. complete an application for the certificate program or minor in the Academic Dean’s office and be accepted.
To be certified for graduation, a student is required to:
1. have at least a 2.00 cumulative average, a 2.00 average in the major and a 2.00 average in the certificate program, minor, or related elective hours.
2. complete his or her final 30 hours at Saint Louis University. Of the 30 residency hours required, especially for transfer students, a minimum of 9 hours of work must be taken within the Major department. Also, a minimum of 6 hours of work must be taken at Saint Louis University within the remaining hours component of the degree.
3. enroll in a Senior Inquiry, if required by the major department.
4. enroll in the departmental 495 Senior Residency course (for 0 hours) during the semester in which he or she intends to graduate;
5. complete a degree application in the Office of the Registrar within the first two weeks of the semester in which he or she intends to graduate.
