Degree Requirements for GPS Undergraduate Programs

Associate Degrees (AA, AAS)

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 60 semester hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.

Please note that the GPA requirements (both major and cumulative) of the student's program may be higher than the minimum stated here; consult program-specific sections of this Catalog for information.

General Education Requirements

Students must complete the following requirements of the GPS General Education Core:

  • 36 credit hours that include:
  1. 15 credit hours in Arts and Humanities

    (Minimum of 3 credit hours in an English composition course with a research writing component; minimum of 3 credit hours in Bible/Theology)

  2. 15 credit hours in Natural and Social Sciences, and Mathematics

    (Minimum of 3 credit hours in Mathematics; minimum of 3 credit hours in Social Science; and minimum of 3 credit hours in Natural Science with laboratory)

  3. 6 credit hours in Liberal Arts electives

Baccalaureate Degrees (BA, BS, BSN, BSW)

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.

Please note that the GPA requirements (both major and cumulative) of the student's program may exceed the minimum stated here; consult program-specific sections of this Catalog for information.

General Education Requirements

Students must complete the following requirements of the GPS General Education Core:

  • 39 credit hours that include:
  1. 15 credit hours in Arts and Humanities

    (Minimum of 3 credit hours in an English composition course with a research writing component; minimum of 3 credit hours in Bible/Theology)

  2. 15 credit hours in Natural and Social Sciences, and Mathematics

    (Minimum of 3 credit hours in Mathematics; minimum of 3 credit hours in Social Science; and minimum of 3 credit hours in Natural Science with laboratory)

  3. 9 credit hours in Liberal Arts electives