{"id":4927,"date":"2009-09-14T22:14:23","date_gmt":"2009-09-14T22:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=4927"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:52:58","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/registrar\/graduation\/requirements","title":{"rendered":"Graduation Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Graduation requirements vary slightly depending on the your degree level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree\" name=\"Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree\"><\/a>Requirements for a baccalaureate degree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To graduate, you must meet University requirements; school, or campus requirements; and department or program requirements. This section contains only University requirements. 足彩app哪个是正规的 graduation requirements for particular programs at the UW Bothell campus are explained in the general catalog sections devoted to the academic programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Scholastic Standards Required\" name=\"Scholastic Standards Required\"><\/a>Scholastic standards required<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To be eligible for the baccalaureate degree, you must earn a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00 for all work done in residence at the University. 足彩app哪个是正规的 graduation grade-point average is computed when you have completed all work for the degree and includes only credits earned while in residence at the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To be eligible for graduation from the University, with the baccalaureate degree, a student must offer a minimum of 180 academic credits<\/strong> and satisfy all other specific requirements. 足彩app哪个是正规的 University of Washington Bothell has established minimum general education requirements for baccalaureate degrees. 足彩app哪个是正规的se minimum requirements are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Credits required<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English Composition &#8211; 5 credits (A grade of 2.0 is required)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional Writing &#8211; 10 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reasoning (RSN) &#8211; 5 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural Sciences (NSc) &#8211; 15 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts and Humanities (A&amp;H) &#8211; 15 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Sciences (SSc) &#8211; 15 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diversity- 3 credits (can overlap with general education requirements above)*\n\t\n\t\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>*Diversity Requirement- courses which focus on the sociocultural, political, and economic diversity of human experience and help students develop an understanding of the complexities of living in increasingly diverse and interconnected societies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each University of Washington Bothell program has established requirements that meet or exceed these minimum requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"High School Duplication\" name=\"High School Duplication\"><\/a>High school duplication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If, after your admission, you start over again in the foreign language you took for two or more years in high school and used for admission, the first college quarter is considered a duplication and you are not awarded college credit. 足彩app哪个是正规的 course and grade will appear on your college transcript, but will not count toward your credit total or your GPA. You will receive credit for all language courses from the second quarter on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even when the first quarter of the language is considered high school duplication, the course <i>is<\/i> counted in your credit total when tuition is assessed, and is also counted for the purposes of quarterly financial aid, veterans benefits, or a student visa. (Note, however, that it will not count toward the 36 credits per year required by financial aid.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Limitation on ROTC Credits\" name=\"Limitation on ROTC Credits\"><\/a>Limitation on ROTC credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Credits earned in first- and second-year military training courses cannot be counted in the basic 180 credits required for graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Limitations on physical education activity credits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No more than three physical education activity credits can apply toward a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Final-Year Residence Requirement\" name=\"Final-Year Residence Requirement\"><\/a>Final-year residence requirement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To be recommended for a first, or subsequent, baccalaureate degree, you must complete 45 of your final 60 credits as a matriculated student in residence at the campus of the University where the degree is being earned. 足彩app哪个是正规的 granting of exceptions to this rule is the responsibility of the school awarding the degree. If an exception is granted, you still must present a minimum of 45 credits taken in residence as a matriculated student to be awarded a University of Washington degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Catalog for Graduation Requirements\" name=\"Catalog for Graduation Requirements\"><\/a>Catalog for graduation requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, you graduate under the requirements of the current catalog. However, you may fulfill graduation requirements noted in the catalog in effect at the time you entered the school from which you are to graduate, provided that (1) not more than ten years have elapsed since you entered, and (2) the school agrees that you may graduate under the earlier requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you graduate more than 10 years after enrolling in the school, the current catalog must be used for graduation purposes. Exceptions to this rule cannot be made without official University approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Waiver of Graduation Requirements\" name=\"Waiver of Graduation Requirements\"><\/a>Waiver of graduation requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A request for waiver of Bothell campus or University graduation requirements must be petitioned to the school and the Office of the Registrar at the University of Washington Bothell. Petition forms are available at the program advising office and should be filed with the application for the degree or as soon as possible after the need arises. You should see your academic adviser to initiate a petition.  Petitions involving University requirements should be filed early in the quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An exemption from an all-University graduation requirement, that is granted by the Office of the Registrar, becomes void at the end of two calendar years from the date such exemption is granted, if all degree requirements have not been completed within that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Two Majors or Two Degrees\" name=\"Two Majors or Two Degrees\"><\/a>Two Majors or Two Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Second Baccalaureate Degree\" name=\"Second Baccalaureate Degree\"><\/a>Second Baccalaureate Degree<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A second baccalaureate degree may be granted, but you must earn a minimum of 45 credits beyond the number required for the first degree. 足彩app哪个是正规的se credits usually must be earned in residence, with the granting of exceptions to the residency rule being the responsibility of the college awarding the degree. You must achieve no less than a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the credits required for the second degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Degrees with Two Majors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are completing a baccalaureate degree with two majors at the University of Washington Bothell, both majors must be approved by the academic advisers of both schools or programs. Both majors appear on your transcript.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Two Baccalaureate Degrees Concurrently\" name=\"Two Baccalaureate Degrees Concurrently\"><\/a>Two Baccalaureate Degrees Concurrently<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Two baccalaureate degrees, associated with different majors at the University of Washington Bothell, may be granted at the same time. 足彩app哪个是正规的 total number of academic credits earned must reach a minimum of 45 credits in excess of the number required for the first baccalaureate degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Requirements for a Graduate Degree\" name=\"Requirements for a Graduate Degree\"><\/a>Requirements for a Graduate Degree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the responsibility of each master&#8217;s candidate to meet the following <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uw.edu\/current-students\/enrollment-through-graduation\/graduation-requirements\/\">Graduate School<\/a> minimum requirements<\/strong> (plus any additional requirements specified by the program in which the master&#8217;s degree is being earned). See the <a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uw.edu\/current-students\/enrollment-through-graduation\/graduation-requirements\/\">Graduate School<\/a> for information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">\u2191 Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduation requirements vary slightly depending on the your degree level. Requirements for a baccalaureate degree To graduate, you must meet University requirements; school, or campus requirements; and department or program requirements. 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