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University Academic Regulations
chiropractic medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatry, and law, will be awarded the appropriate baccalaureate degree upon the successful completion of 30 semester credit hours in professional school courses applicable to the OSU major. This option is available only to students who have completed all other degree requirements for the major, have taken at least the last 30 semester credit hours of work at OSU prior to transferring to a professional school (See Academic Regulation 7.2 Residence Credit Requirements), and have completed at least 60 semester credit hours at a baccalaureate degree granting institution (See Academic Regulation 4.4 Transfer Credit from Community Colleges). Credits from accredited professional schools that are part of baccalaureate degree-granting institutions will satisfy the 60 semester credit hour requirement. 7.4 Minimum Hours for Graduation Each degree program requires a specific minimum number of semester credit hours for graduation, as indicated in the Catalog. No degree program shall require fewer than 120 semester credit hours for graduation. By OSRHE policy, these 120 hours are exclusive of physical education activity courses (leisure activity courses.) No student shall be permitted to graduate having completed fewer total hours than the requirement specified for that degree. At least 40 hours of upper-division course work shall be required in every baccalaureate degree program. (By OSRHE policy, these 40 hours are exclusive of physical education activity courses.) A minimum of 30 hours is required in the major field. Of these 30 hours, at least 15 hours must be upper division. Hours of "S" or "U" earned in developmental courses may not count toward total hours. 7.5 Grade-Point Average for Graduation An overall (retention/graduation) grade-point average of 2.00 or higher is required for all courses in which a student has a recorded grade, excluding any courses repeated or reprieved and excluding developmental courses and physical education activity courses. (See Academic Regulation 6.13 Academic Forgiveness.) This is in addition to the 2.00 or higher grade-point average required by the department in the major or minor fields. 7.6 Payment of Graduation Fees Basic graduation cost is included in the records maintenance fee. 7.7 Requirements for Honors Degrees The individual colleges have specific requirements for degrees with honors. Students should consult the office of their academic dean for information. (See the "Honors College (p. 1672)" section of the Catalog.) 7.8 Graduation Application All degree candidates must submit a graduation application (online via Self Service) before or during their final semester to be eligible for graduation. Undergraduates must be classified as a senior before they can submit a graduation application, and graduate students must have filed an approved Graduate Clearance Form with the Graduate College before they are eligible to submit a graduation application. Students must submit their graduation application by November 1 for their name to appear in the fall commencement program, and by April 1 for spring and summer graduate names to appear in the spring commencement program. Students who will complete all degree requirements in the summer should file their graduation application for the summer term, but are invited to participate in the spring commencement ceremony.
Students whose graduation application has become inactive (due to not meeting degree requirements, changing a component of their degree program, or other factors) will be required to submit a new graduation application via Self Service. Graduation applications do not automatically roll to the next term if degree requirements are not met. Contact the Registrar’s Office if assistance is needed. 7.9 Presence at Commencement Exercises The University will hold Commencement exercises at the close of the fall semester and at the close of the spring semester. Students who plan to meet the graduation requirements at the close of the following summer session are invited and encouraged to participate in the Commencement exercises at the close of the previous spring semester. The University encourages all candidates for degrees to be present at the Commencement exercises. Attendance is not compulsory. 7.10 Graduation with Distinction Students who earn an OSU undergraduate degree can also earn a level of distinction based upon the final overall (retention/graduation) grade- point average. (See also Academic Regulation 6.4 Grade-point Average Calculations) The level of distinction added to the diploma and transcript is:
Overall (retention/graduation) grade-point average
Distinction
3.90 to 4.00 3.80 to 3.89 3.70 to 3.79
Summa cum laude Magna cum laude
Cum laude
This grade-point average calculation is two decimal places only, e.g., 3.69. In actuality, this GPA may be 3.69785 if additional digits were to be added. However, the value used to determine distinction is 3.69, which does not qualify for a level of distinction. 7.11 Professional Education Professional Education requires a minimum 2.50 GPA for admission to Professional Education, student teaching and graduation. This requirement is consistent with state standards for students who complete professional education programs and seek licensure in the state of Oklahoma.
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