Residency Requirements in Bachelor’s Programs
At least 30 credits included in the degree must be UAGC credits. Credits earned through Prior Learning Assessment are not included in the 30-credit calculation. Students are not required to complete their final course toward degree completion at the University of Arizona Global Campus.
Progression Requirements for Bachelor’s Programs
To ensure a framework for success, and to make certain students have built the necessary skills to recognize the complex subject matter inherent in major coursework, Bachelor degree-seeking students are eligible to be enrolled in upper-division coursework to meet their degree requirements once the following requirements are met. Students must successfully meet:
- The General Education Information Literacy Competency; and
- The Written Communication Competencies I & II.
Once students meet the above requirements and successfully earn at least 30 credits, they will be allowed to take 300 or 400 level courses, as long as they are taken in the prescribed order and meet all prerequisite requirements.
Bachelor’s Program Course Sequencing
All bachelor’s program students are required to successfully complete GEN 101 Developing Skills & Strategies for Success, as their first course. Unsuccessful completion of that course will result in the rescheduling of the course and revision of future course schedule. A minimum grade of C- is required to successfully complete the course. GEN 101 cannot be replaced or waived by credit in transfer, unless a student provides proof of one of the following prior to initial program enrollment:
- 90 credits of lower-division transfer credits that are applicable to the student’s chosen degree program;
- A previously earned Bachelor’s degree at UAGC, or from an approved accredited institution;
- A Bachelor’s degree from a country other than the United States that has been evaluated by an approved evaluation service, and accepted by UAGC as equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in the United States; or
- Earned three (3) credits or more at UAGC with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Students who have not previously completed the coursework applicable to the University of Arizona Global Campus General Education requirements, and have not fulfilled the Bachelor’s progression requirements, will generally be enrolled in the General Education course sequence or in specific General Education courses required for degree completion and then progress into their appropriate major course sequence. Students who do not wish to take any or all of the General Education course sequence through the University of Arizona Global Campus must generally fulfill the Bachelor’s progression requirements and contact their Academic Advisor to request a schedule change in order to begin major coursework.
Students may request changes to course registration by contacting their Admission Specialist, or Academic Advisor and should include any appropriate supporting documentation. It is the student’s responsibility to inform their Admission Specialist and Academic Advisor of potential equivalent transfer courses and to provide appropriate supporting documentation prior to each course start date.
General Education Course Sequence
The following General Education course sequence is the standard for at UAGC. Courses may be substituted to satisfy specific General Education requirements. Bachelor students who transfer in with less than 30 transferrable credits will be scheduled to take GEN 104 as their 2nd course following GEN 101. GEN 104 will satisfy 3 credits of elective requirements.
- GEN 101 Developing Skills & Strategies for Success (3 credits)
- *GEN 102 Digital Fluency for Life & the Workplace (3 credits)
- GEN 103 Information Literacy (3 credits)
- ENG 121 English Composition I (3 credits)
- ENG 225 Introduction to Film (3 credits)
- PHI 103 Informal Logic (3 credits)
- PHI 208 Ethics & Moral Reasoning (3 credits)
- ENG 122 English Composition II (3 credits) Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG 121 or equivalent with a grade of “C-” or better
- COM 200 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
- HIS 206 United States History II (3 credits)
- SSC 101 Introduction to Social Science (3 credits)
- SCI 207 Our Dependence upon the Environment (4 credits)
- MAT 222 Intermediate Algebra (3 credits)
- GEN 499 General Education Capstone (3 credits) Capstone prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 75 credits
*Students in the following programs will take TEC 100 Computer Literacy instead: Bachelor of Arts in Business Information Systems, Bachelor of Science in Cyber Data Security Technology, Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Technology and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.
Graduation Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees
To be eligible for a Bachelor’s degree, a student must successfully accomplish the following:
- Completion of a minimum of 120 total credits; including:
- A minimum of 30 credits completed at the University as a matriculated student (residency requirement); and
- A minimum of 30 credits of upper-division coursework, including 18 credits of upper-division coursework in the chosen major (upper-division requirement).
- Completion of the General Education competency requirements, including core competencies;
- Completion of all required major, emphasis, and specialization course requirements;
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all coursework attempted at the University; and
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 is required for all major coursework taken at the University of Arizona Global Campus in the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing majors.
Note: The date of degree conferral recorded on the student’s transcript and diploma will reflect the date the student completes all academic degree requirements. However, release of diplomas and verifications for degrees awarded are contingent upon submission of the Petition to Graduate form, payment of the graduation fee, and payment of any outstanding balances with the University.
Programs will be noted on the transcript as shown on the program heading. Programs with transfer concentrations, Emphases or specializations are also noted on the transcript.