200

Degree & Graduation Requirements

201

Requirements for Certificates

201.1

To be eligible to receive a certificate in an approved program, a student shall satisfactorily complete the requirements for the certificate program with a cumulative index of 2.00 and shall have an academic status of good standing.

201.2

Students matriculated in an associate program that also satisfy requirements of the corresponding certificate program must apply, or the student can be recommended by the student's academic department.

201.3

To receive an approved certificate, at least 50 percent of the credit hours (not including challenge credit) must be earned at this college.

202

Requirements for AAS, AS, AA, and AOS Degrees

202.1

To be eligible to receive the degree of Associate in Applied Science, a student shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 60 credit hours with a cumulative index of 2.0, shall have passed COMP 1503 or received a transfer credit equivalent, and shall have an academic status of good standing. At least 20 credit hours shall be in the fields of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In addition, all students earning an AAS Degree shall achieve competency in the following two skill areas: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. The method by which this competency shall be achieved will be specified by the department. 

A. Students matriculating prior to the fall 2023 semester shall achieve competency in at least 5 of the following 10 knowledge areas ( as prescribed by the student's academic department): Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Western Civilization, American History, Other World Civilizations, The Arts, Foreign Language, and Basic Communication. Student matriculating in program 530 (Nursing) shall achieve competency in at least 3.5 of the following 10 knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Western Civilization, American History, Other World Civilizations, The Arts, Foreign Language, and/or Basic Communication.

B. Students matriculating during the fall 2023 semester and thereafter shall at a minimum achieve competency in the 4 specifically required knowledge and skill areas: Communication (written and oral), Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. At least 20 credit hours shall be completed from general education approved courses.

202.2

To be eligible to receive the degree of Associate in Science, a student shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 60 credit hours with a cumulative index of 2.0, shall have passed COMP 1503 or received a transfer credit equivalent, and shall have an academic status of good standing. At least 30 credit hours shall be completed in the fields of Liberal Arts and Sciences and at least 30 credit hours shall be completed from general education approved courses. In addition, all students earning an AS Degree shall achieve competency in the following two skill areas: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. The method by which this competency shall be achieved will be specified by the academic department.

A. Student matriculating prior to fall 2023 semester shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Basic Communication (written and oral) and Mathematics. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 5 of the following 8 general education areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Western Civilization, American History, Other World Civilizations, The Arts, and/or Foreign Language.

B. Students matriculating during the fall 2023 semester and thereafter shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Communication (written and oral), Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 3 of the following 6 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, US History & Civic Engagement, World History & Global Awareness, and/or World Language.

202.3

To be eligible to receive the degree of Associate in Arts, a student shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 60 credit hours with a cumulative index of 2.0, shall have passed COMP 1503 or received a transfer credit equivalent, and shall have an academic status of good standing. At least 45 credit hours shall be completed in the fields of Liberal Arts and Sciences and at least 30 credit hours shall be completed from general education approved courses. In addition, all students earning an AA Degree shall achieve competency in the following two skill areas: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. The method by which this competency shall be achieved will be specified by the academic department.

A. Students matriculating prior to the fall 2023 semester shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Communication (written and oral) and Mathematics. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 5 of the following 8 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Western Civilization, American History, Other World Civilizations, The Arts, and/or Foreign Language.

B. Students matriculating during the fall 2023 semester and thereafter shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Communication (written and oral), Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 3 of the following 6 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, US History & Civic Engagement, World History & Global Awareness, and/or World Languages.

202.4

To be eligible to receive the degree of Associate in Occupational Studies, a student shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 60 credit hours with a cumulative index of 2.0, and shall have an academic status of good standing.

A. Students matriculating during the fall 2023 semester and thereafter shall meet the 4 general education knowledge areas of Communication (written and oral), Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning, and Natural Sciences/Scientific Reasoning as infused or embedded coursework. In addition, all students earning an AOS Degree shall achieve competency  in the following two skill areas: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. The method by which this competency shall be achieved will be specified by the academic department.

202.5

Students matriculated in a bachelor's program that also satisfy the requirements of the corresponding associate program must apply, or the student can be recommended by their academic department.

202.6

Students admitted to, and matriculated in, the associate degree, and subsequently moved to the corresponding bachelor's degree, can be awarded the associates degree at the point at which they satisfy the degree requirements. Degree will be earned after review by department and notification to the student.

202.7

To receive a degree, at least 30 credit hours (not including challenge credit) must be earned at this college.

203

Requirements for BS, BTech, BBA and BArch Degrees

203.1

To be eligible to receive the degree of Bachelor of Science, a student shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 120 credit hours with a cumulative index of at least 2.0, shall have passed COMP 1503 or received a transfer credit equivalent, and have an academic status of good standing. At least 60 credit hours shall be completed in the fields of Liberal Arts and Sciences and at least 30 credit hours shall be competed from general education approved courses. In addition, all students earning a BS Degree shall achieve competency in the following two skill areas: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. The method by which this competency shall be achieved will be specified by the academic department.

A. Students matriculating prior to the fall 2023 semester shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Basic Communication (written and oral) and Mathematics. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 5 of the following 8 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Western Civilization, The Arts, and/or Foreign Language.

B. Students matriculating during the fall 2023 semester and thereafter shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Communication (written and oral), Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 3 of the following 6 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, US History & Civic Engagement, World History & Global Awareness, and/or World Languages.

203.2

To be eligible to receive the degree of Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor of Business Administration, a student shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 120 credit hours with a cumulative index of at least 2.0, shall have passed COMP 1503 or received a transfer credit equivalent, and shall have an academic status of good standing. At least 30 credit hours shall be completed in the fields of Liberal Arts and Sciences and at least 30 credit hours shall be completed from general education approved courses. In addition, all students earning an BT or BBA Degree shall achieve competency in the following two skill areas: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. The method by which this competency shall be achieved will be specified by the academic department.

A. Students matriculating prior to the fall 2023 semester shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Basic Communication (written and oral) and Mathematics. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 5 of the following 8 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Western Civilization, American History, Other World Civilizations, The Arts, and/or Foreign Language.

B. Students matriculating during the fall 2023 semester and thereafter shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge ares of Communication (written and oral), Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 3 of the following 6 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, US History & Civic Engagement, World History & Global Awareness, and/or World Languages.

203.3

To be eligible to receive the degree of Bachelor of Architecture, a student shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 150 credit hours with a cumulative index of at least 2.0, shall have passed COMP 1503 or received a transfer credit equivalent, and have an academic status of good standing. At least 38 credit hours shall be completed in the fields of Liberal Arts and Sciences and at least 30 credit hours shall be completed from general education approved courses. In addition, all students earning an BArch Degree shall achieve competency in the following two skill areas: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. The method by which this competency shall be achieved will be specified by the academic department.

A. Students matriculating prior to the fall 2023 semester shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Basic Communication (written and oral) and Mathematics. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 5 of the 8 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Western Civilization, America History, Other World Civilizations, The Arts, and/or Foreign Language.

B. Students matriculating during the fall 2023 semester and thereafter shall achieve competency in the general education knowledge areas of Communication (written and oral), Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. In addition, competency shall be achieved from at least 3 of the following 6 general education knowledge areas (as prescribed by the student's academic department): Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, US History & Civic Engagement, World History & Global Awareness, and/or World Languages.

203.4

To receive a degree, 45 upper-division credit hours (not including challenge credit) are required, of which 30 (not including challenge credit) must be earned at this college.

204

Graduation Requirements

204.1

A student shall satisfy the requirements for the certificate or degree effective when they were admitted to the college. Students who have been readmitted, declared a second major, or processed a program change must meet the requirements of the certificate or degree effective at that time. Upon request and approve by the department chair, a student may follow requirements of a more recent catalog term. 

204.2

To be eligible to receive an approved certificate or degree, a student must complete and submit to the registrar a Degree Application Form by the date established by the registrar, or the student can be recommended by their academic department.

204.3

A degree will only be granted within a seven (7)-year period after the student has left the college.

205

Earning an Associate's Degree After Being Unsuccessful in a Bachelor's Degree

205.1

A student wishing to complete their associate's degree after earning upper level credits toward a bachelor degree may apply for graduation from the associate's degree if the academic standing in the semester they complete the course(s) for the associate's degree is good standing and the CGPA is at least 2.0 in that semester.

205.2

A student wishing to complete their associate's degree after earning upper level credits toward a bachelor degree and CGPA is below a 2.0 in the semester that the associate's degree is completed, an alternate process may be used. In order to use the alternate process, the student must petition the Records Office in writing to have his/her associate degree GPA calculated by hand using all lower level courses, along with any upper level required courses, in the associate's degree program requirements. Associate's degree completion will be satisfied and standing will be waived for the purpose of degree completion if the hand-calculated GPA is above 2.0.

206

Requirements for Earning Two Degrees

206.1

In order for a student to receive two associate degrees, the student must have earned a minimum of 90 credit hours at Alfred State College or transferred in 30 credit hours but earned a minimum of 60 credit hours at Alfred State College (not including challenge credit). The two associate programs must differ by a minimum of 30 credit hours.

206.2

In order for a student to receive two baccalaureate degrees, the student must have earned a minimum of 150 credit hours or transferred in 90 credit hours but earned a minimum of 60 upper-division credit hours (not including challenge credit). The two baccalaureate programs must differ by a minimum of 30 credit hours

206.3

A baccalaureate-level student may receive an associate degree in a related program or an associate-level student may receive a certificate in a related approved program, provided that the student applied for both degrees prior to the completion of the baccalaureate or associate degree respectively.

207

Minors

207.1

To be eligible to receive a baccalaureate degree with a minor, a student shall have completed the required credit hours in their major, and a student shall have completed the minimum of 15 credit hours and at least 4 courses in the minor. All courses in the minor may be used for the major.

207.2

To be eligible to receive a baccalaureate degree with a minor, a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all of the minor courses must be attained.

207.3

To be eligible to receive a baccalaureate degree with a minor, a minimum of one course (3 credit hours) must be completed at this college.

207.4

A student must meet the program requirements of the minor effective when the minor declaration request form is submitted. Upon request and approval by the department chair of the minor, a student may follow the requirements for a more recent term.

207.5

To receive two or more minors, a student shall have completed at least 12 credits for each minor that were not used in either the major or other declared minor(s). 

207.6

A student must declare the minor(s) no later than the last instructional day of the semester in which they will earn their degree.