University-Wide Degree Requirements

Common Bulletin Statement Regarding General Education

Effective Fall Semester 2004, each institution in the State University and Community College System of Tennessee share a common lower division general education core curriculum of forty-one (41) semester hours for baccalaureate degrees and the Associate of Science degrees. Lower division means 1000 and 2000 level courses. The courses comprising the general education curriculum are contained within the following subject categories.

APSU Recommended Courses for General Education Core

Academic Regulations for Degree Completion

1. Application for Degree and Commencement: Formal online application for the degree must be filed with the Office of the Registrar no later than the date published in the University Calendar. Applications for the degree will be accepted only from students who have earned a minimum overall 2.00 GPA. Candidates may participate in the commencement held at the end of the semester in which the requirements for the degree are completed. The applicant’s intent to participate in commencement must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar when applying for the degree by the published deadline.
2. Degree Evaluation: A preliminary review of coursework at APSU and any evaluated transfer work in preparation for graduation is available to all students via OneStop at onestop.apsu.edu.
3. Records Complete: All grades, undergraduate and graduate level, of “Incomplete”, “In-progress” and “not recorded” must be removed.  All evaluation of transfer of credits made, and all correspondence and extension courses finished by the end of the semester/term in which the candidate expects to receive the degree.
4. Earning a Second Major/Concentration Under Same Degree Earned at Austin Peay: A second undergraduate major to be received under the degree already awarded may be earned by meeting all of the requirements for that major/concentration as shown in the current edition of the Bulletin at the time of admission to the program.  The second major will be added to the transcript as a notation; a second diploma will not be issued.
5. Earning Two Majors Under Different Degrees Simultaneously: Students who pursue double majors under different degree programs must comply with one of the following:
   1. Before graduation, the student must complete a minimum of 150 hours of which 60 must be earned in courses numbered 3000 - 4999. Two degrees will be awarded.
   2. The student may elect to change one major to a minor. One degree will be awarded.

Academic Regulations for Completing a Second Degree

Students who hold a bachelors degree from APSU or any other regionally accredited college or university may subsequently earn a second bachelors degree from APSU if the following requirements are met:

1. Hold an earned baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution or the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree from a foreign university as certified by an educational credential agency, including the History requirement as specified in the General Education core;
2. Indicate second degree on the Application for Admission Form submitted online to the Office of Admissions or submitted online through AP OneStop;
3. Submit all transcripts from previously attended regionally accredited institutions; coursework that applies to the second degree must be reviewed; majors with additional admission requirements may require a review of the entire transcript; 
4. Academic Advising. After reviewing the Degree Evaluation online at onestop@apsu.edu, the student will arrange an appointment with an academic advisor in the department of the major;
5. Complete an additional 30 hours APSU credit; 24 of these hours must be earned in courses numbered 3000-4999;
6. Complete, without exception, the requirements for the major and minor appropriate to the new degree (this requirement may be met by the major and minor of the curriculum for the first degree if appropriate to the second degree);
7. Transfer no more than 24 semester hours credit earned at other institutions after the last term in residence. Exceptions: SOCAD-4; residency limit of 25 percent of total degree requirements that may be completed at any point in the baccalaureate degree (click here ); Preprofessional programs (click here ).
8. Earn at least a 2.00 inclusive GPA on all coursework attempted in meeting the requirements for the second degree (Effective Summer 2015 and after, any coursework transferred to APSU, regardless of when it was earned, will not be included in the overall GPA calculation.  It will also not be included in the major or minor calculation); and
9. Advisor in AP OneStop a Major/Minor Substitution Request for particular courses that have been approved by the academic department and received all appropriate approvals..

Requirements for Degrees in Absentia

A student may plan to complete three years of college coursework before transferring to a professional school, and be a candidate for the bachelor’s degree at APSU after the successful completion of the first year’s coursework in the professional school, provided that the following is completed:

1. The candidate must submit a Degree in Absentia Plan to the Department Chair and receive approval.
2. During the first year of enrollment in a professional program, the candidate must earn 120 or more credit hours when combined with professional school credits to satisfy APSU graduation requirements.
3. Candidates needing clinical internship credit register at APSU for a minimum of 15 hours of internship for those hospital programs generating 36 hours or less of credit applicable toward the degree in absentia (enrollment for these units shall be approved by the APSU clinical education coordinator).
4. The candidate must satisfy APSU GPA requirements and APSU departmental program requirements.  It is strongly recommended to review the APSU Undergraduate Bulletin for major and/or minor requirements to completely understand those unique requirements.
5. The candidate must complete a program of study at APSU that must include (a) the General Education core requirements for a degree, in addition to (b) an approved major, (c) at least 24 semester hours earned in courses within the major numbered 3000 or above, and (d) at least 30 APSU semester hours credit.
6. The professional school must be part of a regionally accredited institution.
7. The candidate files an application for degree by the deadline as published in the APSU Academic Calendar.