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2018-2020 Catalog > Academic Policies and Procedures > Baccalaureate Degrees > Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

1. Completion of at least 124 semester units with a grade point average of 2.0 (C average) for all university work undertaken at Mount Saint Mary’s University. A minimum of 45 semester units must be in upper division work.
2. Completion of a major, as designated by the major department.
3. Completion of a MSMU Capstone course. As a requirement to graduate from MSMU, all students must take a 1-3 unit capstone course, either from their major or from a LACE Capstone offering. Please refer to the major course offerings or consult with your department chair for options.
4. Satisfaction of the senior residence requirement. Residence is defined as 30 of the last 39 units before graduation must be taken at Mount Saint Mary’s University. A minimum of 12 upper division units must be in the student's major and earned in regular course work at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
5. Completion of Mount Saint Mary’s University General Education Curriculum.
6. Must file a graduation application in the Registrar’s Office by the published deadline at the start of the term prior to the term of projected completion. (See academic calendar for published deadline.)

In order to participate in commencement exercises students must be registered for all courses needed to complete degree and university requirements. If a student is granted permission to enroll in a course prior to graduation at an institution other than Mount Saint Mary’s University, the official transcript must be received by June 30 for a spring graduation date.

All courses used to fulfill General Education requirements must be passed with a grade of C- or above, with the exception of ENG 1A and ENG 1B, which must be completed with a grade of C or better and ENG 5H with a grade of B or better.

The general rule at MSMU is that students are governed by the catalog under which they enter the University. In cases when subsequent catalogs have small changes in major/minor or general education requirements, which are in the student’s favor, they may be substituted at the option of the student with the approval of the department chair, and in addition, Deans in case of general education. 

In some special circumstances a student may choose to adopt a future catalog but this can be done only once during the student’s undergraduate years at MSMU. When students move to a subsequent catalog, the policy dictates that they will be held to all requirements of this catalog, including major, minor, and general education. A catalog-change form is available at the Registrar’s office. It is strongly recommended that catalog changes be made by the end of a student’s junior year. Changes in University policies and procedures apply to all students regardless of their Catalog year.