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Amount and Quality of Work

In addition to graduation requirements listed in the university section of this bulletin, students in the College of Professional Studies must comply with the following graduation requirements:

1. Students must earn a minimum of 126 credit hours, including University Core of Common Studies (UCCS) requirements, college curriculum requirements, a minimum of 30 credit hours in a major, as defined by degree requirements offered through the college and an optional minor of at least 18 credit hours. (Note: Depending on the major/minor selected, credit hours required for graduation may be greater than 126.)
2. Students must earn a minimum of a 2.000 cumulative GPA in their Marquette work.
3. A minimum of 45 Marquette credits are required to earn a Marquette undergraduate degree.
4. A minimum of 36 credit hours of upper-division course work must be completed for a degree. Thirty-two of the 36 upper-division credits hours must be completed at Marquette University.
5. A minimum 15 credits in the major and at least 9 credits in the minor, if declared, normally must be completed at Marquette University.
6. A grade of C or higher normally must be earned in each of a student’s major courses, as well as in the minor, if a minor is declared.
7. Students may present credits but not grade points from another institution toward graduation requirements.
8. It is the candidate’s responsibility to meet all university academic, financial and administrative requirements and procedures as outlined in this bulletin.
9. The final 30 credits must be completed at Marquette University.
10. A student in the College of Professional Studies who is not enrolled in Marquette courses for a total of one academic year (either two consecutive terms, five consecutive modules or any combination of terms and modules which total one academic year) or longer, must meet the graduation requirements which apply at the time of readmission.