Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
The requirements for a bachelor’s degree are as follows:
- Successful completion of a minimum of 128 credit hours (not including preparatory coursework, numbered 01000-09999), at least 42 of which must be earned in upper division courses numbered 30000 or above.
- Successful completion of the requirements for one of the undergraduate majors offered by the University, at least 50 percent of which must be taken within the Lindenwood University system.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for all courses taken within the Lindenwood University system, as well as a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for all courses satisfying the student’s major, concentration, emphasis, or minor, with at least 50 percent of the credits earned for the major, concentration, emphasis, or minor being earned within the Lindenwood University system. Overall cumulative GPA is a continuous representation of grades received for all courses taken within the Lindenwood University system.
- Successful completion within the Lindenwood University system of the last 36 credits leading to a degree.
- Successful completion of all general education (GE) course requirements for a bachelor’s degree, including grades of C or higher in ENG 15000/EPP 15000 and ENG 17000 (whether taken at Lindenwood or accepted in transfer).
- Successful completion of the Writing Proficiency Assessment or ENG 21000 Writing Proficiency Lab.
Notes In addition to the requirements listed above, traditional undergraduate students who are first-time freshmen or transfer students with fewer than 24 credit hours of transferable credit who have not successfully completed a freshmen seminar course must enroll in and complete LUL 10100 or LUL 10101 Freshman Experience in their first semester at the University. Online freshman must complete LUL 11000 during their first semester of enrollment.