Requirements
for a Second Baccalaureate Degree
A student with a bachelor's degree may receive a second
baccalaureate degree if it is a different degree or a different major.
In such a case, all the requirements for the second degree and major
as stated in the catalog which the student is entitled to follow must
be met. In any case, a minimum of 31 hours in residence beyond requirements
for the first degree must be completed.
Meeting requirements for a second major does not qualify a student
to receive a second degree. See an explanation of second majors.
Simultaneous Degrees
A student may receive two degrees at the same time if the
requirements for both degrees are met. A minimum of 31 hours in residence
beyond the requirements for the first degree must be completed (e.g.
if the first degree requires 122 semester hours, a total of 153 hours
must be completed).
Honors for Second Degree Recipients and Transfer Students
To maintain equity with students who have attended all four
years at UNCG and who may have a semester GPA that would qualify them
for honors, the following policy is in place: Any second degree candidate
or degree candidate who transferred to UNCG from another institution
is eligible for graduation with honors who, at the end of the final
year, has completed toward the degree (in the case of second degree
students, toward the second degree) at least 45 hours of work in residence
at UNCG and has earned the requisite grade point average.
Dual Registration as Undergraduate and Graduate
Undergraduate students at UNCG who plan to undertake graduate
study at UNCG, and who lack no more than 12 semester hours of work
to fulfill all requirements for the bachelor's degree, may enroll
in The Graduate School. Total graduate credit obtained in this dual
status may not exceed 12 semester hours. Students must apply for admission
to a graduate program before requests for dual registration can be
approved, but do not have to be formally admitted until the end of
the semester in which credit is earned. For dual registration status,
the approval of the Dean of The Graduate School, the Director of Student
Academic Services, and the student's major advisor are required.
Students should be advised that approval for dual registration does
not guarantee nor constitute acceptance into any graduate program.
