Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
The requirements for a bachelor’s degree are as follows:
- Successful completion of a minimum of 120 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. The greater of 18 credit hours or 40 percent of the courses required for the major, minor, or certificate must be taken within the Lindenwood 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, minor, emphasis, or track, with at least 40 percent of the credits earned for the major, minor, emphasis, or track 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 of a total of 30 credit hours in residence at Lindenwood University, with the successful completion of the last 24 credits leading to a degree being taken within the Lindenwood University system.
- 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).
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 a university seminar course in their first semester at the university.