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Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements (also available in pdf format) can be found in your catalog. Here are the requirements at a glance:
- 120 credit hours earned
- Must have a declared major
- 42 senior college hours (200 level or above)
- General Education requirements must be met by one of the following ways:
- Illinois State’s General Education Program
- Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) for transfer students
- Baccalaureate-oriented Associates degree (A.A. or A.S.)
- Global Studies course
- GPA – 2.0 or higher (some programs require a higher GPA)
- B.A/B.S. Requirements
- B.A. – Completion of a foreign language at the LAN 115 level
- B.S. – Extra Science, Math or Technology course beyond the General Education requirement
- College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement
- No Incompletes
- Residence requirement – unless otherwise specified in a program – 30 of the last 60 hours must be earned at Illinois State University
Baccalaureate Degrees
- B.A. - Bachelor of Arts
- B.S. - Bachelor of Science
- B.S. in Ed. - Bachelor of Science in Education
- B.S.N. - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- B.F.A. - Bachelor of Fine Arts
- B.M. - Bachelor of Music
- B.ME. - Bachelor of Music Education
- B.S.W. - Bachelor of Social Work
