Summary
of Graduation Requirements
Bulletin Used to
Determine Graduation Requirements
Residence Credit
Application for
Graduation
Conferring of Degrees
Two Degrees
Degree Program
for Pre-Professional Students
Requirements for
Short Course Certificates
Outstanding
Scholarship Recognition
Summary
of Graduation Requirements
Each
candidate for a baccalaureate degree shall:
1. Matriculate as a regular undergraduate student.
2. Fulfill the requirements prescribed on a degree.
3. Complete a major, or a major and a minor, or minors as
indicated on the chosen degree and authorized in
consultation with the departmental advisors.
4. File application for graduation with Undergraduate
Academic Services early in the enrollment period or semester
in which the student will complete 86 semester hours of
credit, but not later than the beginning of the semester or
session prior to the semester or session in which he or she
plans to graduate. Payment of a graduation fee is required.
5. Present 30 semester hours of credit earned at Central
Michigan University. Fifteen of the 30 hours must be taken
on campus. Ten of the last 30 semester hours of credit prior
to graduation must be taken at this university in on-campus
or off-campus courses.
Correspondence
credit, Advanced Placement credit, CLEP credit, and hours
earned by Credit by Examination may not be applied toward
any of these requirements.
6. Fulfill the General Education Requirements including
Univer- sity Program and Competency Requirements. Students
may not take more than two courses or seven hours for CR/NC
in the University Program. Students must earn a minimum
cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in University Program
courses in order to graduate.
7. Present a cumulative point average of 2.00 (C) or higher
and a point average of 2.00 (C) or higher in major(s) and
minor(s).
8. Present at least 40 semester hours in courses numbered
300 or above.
9. Present a minimum of 124 semester credit hours which may
include a maximum of six hours of physical education
activity. Sixty semester credit hours must be earned at an
accredited four-year degree-granting institution or from a
foreign university or college approved by the government or
the official regulating agency of the country in which the
university or college is located. None of these sixty hours
may include physical education activity courses. The Office
of Undergraduate Academic Services makes the decision
regarding the acceptability of transfer credits according to
the Transfer Credit Policy (p. 74). Appeals of the decisions
of the Office of Undergraduate Academic Services may be
filed with the Board of Appeals.
Candidates
for a teaching certificate must file an application to a
Teacher Education Program. Refer to Teacher Certification
section for details.
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Bulletin
Used to Determine Graduation
Requirements
Graduation
requirements for a baccalaureate degree are based on the
regulations and requirements printed in the Central Michigan
University Bulletin in effect at the time of a
student’s initial registration at a regionally accredited
two- or four-year college or university or from a foreign
university or college approved by the government or the
official regulating agency of the country in which the
college or university is located. A Bulletin published
after initial registration may be chosen by the student when
it is to his or her advantage. The time limitation on this
provision is that no student may graduate under the
requirements of a Bulletin published more than seven
calendar years prior to the date of graduation.
The
University Bulletin covers a 12-month period, July 1
through June 30. Courses, majors, minors, programs, and
degrees in this catalog are subject to change without notice
and may not be available in the future.
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Residence
Credit
Candidates
for a bachelor’s degree must earn at least 30 semester
hours of credit at this institution. Of these 30 hours, a
minimum of 15 semester hours must be earned on campus. The
remaining 15 hours may be taken in off-campus courses.
At
least 10 of the last 30 semester hours of credit prior to
graduation must be earned from this institution in on-campus
or off-campus courses.
Candidates
for a short course certificate must earn at least one-fourth
of the credits required on the program at this university.
Candidates
who already hold a bachelor’s degree and are seeking a
provisional certificate must earn at least 15 semester hours
of credit at this institution.
Correspondence
course credits, CLEP credit, and hours earned by Credit by
Examination may not be applied to meet any of the hours
required in residence.
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Application
for Graduation
Degrees
are not awarded automatically upon completion of scholastic
requirements. It is recommended undergraduate students file
an application for graduation in the office of Undergraduate
Academic Services, Warriner Hall 123 or the Student Service
Court, during the semester in which 86 semester hours of
credit are completed.
To
be assured of receiving an audit of remaining undergraduate
requirements prior to the beginning of your last semester, a
student must file this application no later than September
15 for May graduation, January 15 for August graduation, and
April 15 for December graduation.
The
application fee is $35.00. For additional information call
(989) 774-3504.
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Conferring
of Degrees
Candidates
completing requirements for a degree in December May or
August are expected to participate in the respective
commencement exercises. A student who, for sufficient
reason, is unable to participate in December, May or August
Commencement may petition to graduate in absentia, using a
card available in Undergraduate Academic Services. If the
petition is approved, the diploma and cover will be mailed
as soon as it is determined that all graduation requirements
have been satisfied. The diploma will be mailed to all other
students on the graduation list who satisfactorily complete
all graduation requirements.
A
student may apply for a second baccalaureate degree from
Central Michigan University if the degrees are different and
the pertaining criteria are met.
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Two
Degrees
To
earn two baccalaureate degrees from Central Michigan
University at the same time, a student must:
1.
Satisfy all requirements for each of the two degrees,
including graduation and degree requirements.
2. Present a minimum of 154 semester hours of acceptable
credit.
3. Present a minimum of 60 semester hours from Central
Michigan University, of which at least 30 hours must have
been earned on campus.
To
earn a second baccalaureate degree from Central Michigan
University after having earned the first degree, a student
must:
1.
Satisfy all requirements for the second degree, including
graduation and degree requirements.
2. Present a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit from
Central Michigan University beyond those required for the
first degree. The additional hours need not be taken after
completion of requirements for the first degree.
3. Present a minimum of 60 semester hours from Central
Michigan University, of which at least 30 hours must have
been earned on campus.
To
earn a second baccalaureate degree after earning the first
degree at another regionally accredited, four-year,
degree-granting institution or from a foreign university or
college approved by the government or the official
regulating agency of the country in which the university or
college is located, a student must:
1.
Satisfy all requirements for the second degree, including
graduation and degree requirements.
2. Present a minimum of 30 semester hours of additional
credit from Central Michigan University, of which at least
15 hours must have been earned on campus.
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Degree
Program for Pre-professional
Students
A
degree program for students on a combined pre-professional
program at Central Michigan University and an accredited
professional school has been approved as follows:
A
student who has pursued a pre-professional course at Central
Michigan University for a period of three years, and
completed a minimum of 94 semester hours of credit prior to
entering a professional school, and completed a B.A. or B.S.
degree, with a major and minor as authorized, will be
allowed to graduate from Central Michigan University by
submitting one year of satisfactory work consisting of not
less than 30 semester hours from a professional school
accredited by the North Central Association or by the
official accrediting agency for the professional school.
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Requirements
for Short
Course Certificates
The
candidate for a short course certificate shall:
(1)
Matriculate as a regular student; (2) present the credits
indicated for such certificate; (3) have satisfactorily
completed at least one-fourth of the credit required for the
certificate in residence on campus, (4) have earned five of
the last 15 hours of credit at this institution in on- or
off-campus courses, and (5) present a cumulative grade point
average of 2.00 or higher.
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Outstanding
Scholarship Recognition
The
university recognizes the importance of high scholarship and
seeks to stimulate and encourage students in high
achievement.
SEMESTER
RECOGNITION.
The Dean's List is published by the Dean of Students after
each semester naming students who have achieved a high
scholastic standing for that semester. To qualify for this
recognition a student must meet all of the following
conditions: (1) have registered for and completed 12 or more
letter-graded hours of CMU credit during the semester; and
(2) have earned a semester grade point average of 3.50 or
higher. The President's List honors those students, on the
Dean's List, who achieved the 4.00 semester grade point
average.
Graduation
with Honors. In
order to be graduated with honors a student must have, at
the beginning of his or her last required session, a total
cumulative point average at Central Michigan University as
indicated in the following table and must at that time have
completed 45 hours of residence of which 33 hours must be
letter-graded credit.
Point
Average
3.90-4.00
Summa Cum Laude
3.75-3.89
Magna Cum Laude
3.50-3.74 Cum Laude
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