Second Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degrees

Students who already have a bachelor’s degree from another institution or from the University of Saint Mary may earn a second bachelor’s degree upon completion of the following requirements:

• Completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours beyond the first bachelor’s degree and not included in another earned degree; at least 30 of these hours must be from the University of Saint Mary; 24 of the final 30 hours must be from the University of Saint Mary
• Completion of major requirements, including at least 12 credit hours of upper-level coursework
• General education requirements are considered to be met with the exception of 3 credits of theology (not applicable to University of Saint Mary second bachelor’s degrees)
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 overall and 2.00 in all upper-level major coursework unless specified otherwise in program requirements
• Settlement of all accounts with the University
• Participation in program evaluation activities as required
• Settlement of all holds placed on the student record including, but not limited to, Financial Aid Exit Counseling, Return of Equipment, Account Hold, Transcript Hold, and Registrar’s Hold
• NOTE: The same degree from the University of Saint Mary may not be awarded twice