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Graduation Requirements


Students are required to complete a minimum of 128 semester hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on the following:

  • all work attempted,
  • all work attempted at Lambuth,
  • all requirements in the major, the minor, and the Lambuth core,
  • all requirements in the major and the minor taken at Lambuth.

The last sixty hours must be earned at a four-year college or university, and the last thirty-two semester hours (exclusive of any extra-institutional credit awarded by Lambuth) must be in residence at Lambuth.

Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts: successful completion of a second year sequence of a foreign language. International students seeking the Bachelor of Arts Degree may, through permission of the Academic Dean, satisfy this requirement by completing English 10A9 and 10B9, and the English sequence of the Lambuth Core Requirements.

The following majors must be completed with a Bachelor of Arts Degree: Communications, English, Foreign Language, History, International Studies, Music with Applied Music or Music Educational Studies Concentrations, Religion, Religion/Philosophy, Theatre, and Visual Art with Art History or Studio Art Concentration.

Bachelor of Business Administration: See these degree requirements in the School of Business and Economics section of the web page.

The following Business Administration concentrations must be completed with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree:
Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, International Business, Management,  and Marketing.

Bachelor of Music: See these degree requirements in the Music section under the "Schools" section of the web page.

The following Music concentrations must be completed with a Bachelor of Music Degree: Church Music, Music Education (Instrumental and Vocal), and Performance (Instruments, Organ, Piano, and Voice).

Bachelor of Science: Four credit hours in a laboratory science or mathematics beyond the basic Core Requirements.

Majors in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science/Studies, Exceptional Learning, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health and Human Performance, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Speech and Hearing Therapy, and Visual Art are offered under the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees.

Major
The majority of courses for the major must be taken at Lambuth, unless the student is admitted with a significant number of approved transferable hours toward the major, in which case the remaining hours must be taken at Lambuth. As a minimun, fifteen semester hours in the major must be 3000 or 4000 level courses with at least nine of these hours taken at Lambuth. The maximum number of credits for each major is sixty hours. A major normally consists of between thirty and sixty hours in one discipline. In general, a major can be defined as a primary field of study which has breadth and depth.

Area of Concentration
An area of concentration normally consists of 19 to 29 hours in a primary field of study. The Area of Concentration may be designed to intensify a specialty within a major.

Minor
The majority of courses for the minor must be taken at Lambuth, unless the student is admitted with a significant number of approved transferable hours toward the minor, in which case the remaining hours must be taken at Lambuth.  As a minimum, eighteen hours in one discipline, with at least six hours on the 3000 or 4000 level must be taken at Lambuth. Some disciplines specify courses in the minor; others do not.

Special Minor
A student may choose a Special Minor, which combines courses from two disciplines that focus upon a particular area of interest. Special minors require at least 24 credit hours, 12 credit hours in each of the disciplines. At least nine credit hours must be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level with at least three upper level hours per discipline. Specific guideline and permission forms are available in the Office of the Registrar.

Comprehensive Examination
All students must complete successfully a comprehensive examination or its equivalent in their major field of study and a comprehensive examination in the Lambuth Core prior to graduation.

Application for a Degree
Each candidate for a degree must apply for the degree by September 1 of the academic year of graduation. This date applies to candidates who plan to complete their degrees in May term or Summer term. December graduates must apply by January 3 of the year of graduation. Participation in graduation excercises is a requirement for a degree at Lambuth unless in absentia is granted by the Academic Dean.  Application is to be made in the Registrar's Offce. Students are required to pay the graduation fee whether participating in the graduation exercises or not.

Assessment of General Education
All juniors must take the Academic Profile, an examination over the general education core, with an acceptable score prior to registration for Senior Seminar.

Transfer Credit
Within the 128 semester hours required for graduation, Lambuth University requires a minimum of 60 semester hours of work at a four-year accredited institution. The last 32 hours must be earned at Lambuth University for a Lambuth degree. Lambuth students classified as a junior or senior may not receive credit for hours at two-year institutions. Transfer coursework must be equivalent to Lambuth coursework to receive comprable credit. All coursework taken at another institution may not transfer to Lambuth. Students enrolled at Lambuth must receive prior approval of any transfer coursework. The guidelines are available in the Office of the Registrar. Specific guidelines apply to transfer coursework.

Additional Degrees
Students wishing to earn a second bachelors degree at Lambuth may do so by earning at least 32 additional hours beyond that required for the first degree, and in the case of concurrent degrees, at least 32 additional hours and a minimum of 160 credit hours for both degrees, and by completing an additional major and fulfilling other requirements appropriate to that degree.

GRADING AND QUALITY POINTS
Grade
Explanation
Quality Points per
Credit Hours
A
Excellent
4
B
Good
3
C
Average
2
D
Poor
1
F
Failure
0
I
(A,B,C,D,F)
Incomplete
4,3,2,1,0
P-F
Pass/Fail
0
W
Withdrawn
0
AU
Audit
0
NG
No Grade, No Hours
Attempted or Earned
0

The grade of "I" is given only in exceptional cases. The "I" issued with a letter grade (ID) indicating the grade earned if the work is not completed by the time set by the instructor but no later than the sixth week of the next regular semester. All "I" grades must have appropriate approval. A change of grade from "I" to a letter grade must be approved by the Academic Dean after the six week deadline. A grade change can only be executed as a result of calculation error.  It is initiated by the instructor of record and approved by the School Head and Academic Dean.

Juniors and seniors may take one course each term on a Pass/Fail basis, not to exceed four courses. This option is to be declared at registration. Changes thereafter must be approved by the Academic Dean. These courses, for which graduation credit may be earned, must be electives outside the major, minor and Lambuth core requirements and require the instructor's permission. (Veterans see Veterans Education Benefits.)

Permission to audit (AU) a course is given by the instructor if space is available. Course requirements for audit must be agreed upon by the instructor and the student. Audit courses do not count toward computation of full-time status.

Grade Point Average (GPA) is determined by dividing the number of quality points earned by the number of credit hours attempted. Instructors, with the permission of the Academic Dean, may inform students that their final grade will be an F in any course at any time. Courses so affected may not be dropped after the drop period. In 1993, pluses and minuses were aproved to be added to the existing grading system but without numerical value. Grade grievances are reviewed by the Student/Faculty Academic Affairs Committee. A student has one year to grieve a course grade.

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