Approved by the President
3/25/19
Effective for all undergraduate students beginning with the catalog requirements of Fall 2019.
Policy Contact
Office of the Provost
(607) 436-2517
provost@oneonta.edu
Category
Academic Policies
Title of Policy
Upper-Division Credit Requirement
Policy Statement
A student must successfully complete at least 45 semester hours in upper-division courses to be eligible for a bachelor’s degree.
Rationale
The SUNY standard for upper-division coursework for a bachelor’s degree is a minimum of 45 s.h. Student learning in bachelor’s degree programs should entail progression in the rigor and depth of learning correlating to successively higher levels of study in coursework.
Applicability of the Policy
This policy applies to all SUNY Oneonta undergraduate students.
Policy Elaboration
All courses, institutional and transfer, identified as upper-division apply toward this degree requirement.
Definition
Any course at the 3000 level or higher is an upper-division course.
Procedures
Degree Works and the SUNY Oneonta Catalog will be updated to reflect the change in credit requirements.
Related Documents/Policies
Course Numbering System
SUNY Policy on Minimum Credit Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees (1976)