Graduation Requirements
Approved by: University Curriculum and Policies Committee
History: Revised Spring 2016
Related Policies: General Major Requirements | General Minor Requirements
Related Forms, Procedures and References: Undergraduate Catalog | Intent to Graduate or Complete Certificate form (located on the Office of the Registrar forms page)
For Questions Contact: Office of the Registrar | 651.690.6531
Associate Degree Programs
To be eligible to graduate from an associate degree program, students must fulfill the following graduation requirements:
- Completion of all program requirements within seven years of admittance to St. Catherine University
- Completion of liberal arts and sciences core requirements
- Completion of the residency requirement of 30 semester credits in residence
- Completion of all professional courses within five years of beginning the sequence
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
- Completion of an Intent to Graduate form
Certificates
- Completion of certificate requirements
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
Baccalaureate Degree Programs in the College for Women
Candidates for a B.A. or B.S. degree must fulfill the following graduation requirements:
- A minimum of 130 semester credits including:
- completion of the liberal arts and sciences core requirements for either the B.A. or B.S. degree, as appropriate to the major;
- acceptance into and completion of the requirements for an approved major
- Completion of the residency requirement of 48 of the last 64 semester credits in residence (applies to students seeking their first or second bachelor's degree)
- Completion of a minimum of 36 upper-division (3XXX or 4XXX-level) credits
- Completion of an Intent to Graduate form
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
Baccalaureate Degree Programs in the College for Adults
Candidates for a B.A., B.S. or B.S.N. degree must fulfill the following graduation requirements:
- A minimum of 120 semester credits including:
- completion of the liberal arts and sciences core requirements for either the B.A., B.S. or B.S.N. degree, as appropriate to the major;
- acceptance into and completion of the requirements for an approved major
- Completion of the residency requirement of 48 of the last 64 semester credits in residence1 (applies to students seeking their first or second bachelor's degree)
- Completion of a minimum of 36 upper-division (3XXX or 4XXX-level) credits
- Completion of an Intent to Graduate form
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
1 | Candidates for a B.S.N. degree enrolled in the RN-BSN Degree Completion section are required to complete a minimum of 30 semester credits in residence. This requirement is reduced to 26 semester credits for RN-BSN students who have completed a previous baccalaureate degree. |
Baccalaureate Degree Programs in the College for Women - Students Enrolling or Re-Enrolling Fall 2021 or Later
Candidates for a B.A. or B.S. degree must fulfill the following graduation requirements:
- A minimum of 128 semester credits including:
- completion of the liberal arts and sciences core requirements for either the B.A. or B.S. degree, as appropriate to the major;
- acceptance into and completion of the requirements for an approved major
- Completion of the residency requirement of 48 semester credits in residence (applies to students seeking their first or second bachelor's degree)
- Completion of a minimum of 36 upper-division (3XXX or 4XXX-level) credits
- Completion of an Intent to Graduate form
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
Baccalaureate Degree Programs in the College for Adults - Students Enrolling or Re-Enrolling Fall 2021 or Later
Candidates for a B.A., B.S., or B.S.N. degree must fulfill the following graduation requirements:
- A minimum of 120 semester credits including:
- completion of the liberal arts and sciences core requirements for either the B.A., B.S., or B.S.N. degree, as appropriate to the major;
- acceptance into and completion of the requirements for an approved major
- Completion of the residency requirement of 48 semester credits in residence1 (applies to students seeking their first or second bachelor's degree)
- Completion of a minimum of 36 upper-division (3XXX or 4XXX-level) credits
- Completion of an Intent to Graduate form
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
1 | Candidates for a B.S.N. degree enrolled in the RN-BSN Degree Completion section are required to complete a minimum of 30 semester credits in residence. This requirement is reduced to 26 semester credits for RN-BSN students who have completed a previous baccalaureate degree. |