Graduation Requirements

University Graduation Requirements

  1. Earn a minimum of 120 hours.
  2. Complete a minimum of 60 hours at four-year institutions.
  3. Complete a minimum of 30 hours at 300-400 level.
  4. Complete a minimum of 30 hours in residence at UNC Asheville.
  5. Achieve a minimum Overall gpa of 2.0 and Major gpa of 2.0.
  6. Complete all Core Curriculum requirements of the catalog in effect upon admission.
  7. Complete the Senior-Year Seminar course (SYS 478). Note: this requirement is waived for post-bac student receiving a second degree.
  8. Complete all major requirements of the catalog in effect on the date the major is declared.
  9. Complete at least one-half of the major at UNC Asheville; two-thirds of the major if a post-baccalaureate student receiving a second degree.
  10. Submit an application for graduation by the appropriate deadline.
    • For May graduation, the application is due December 1; for Summer graduation, the application is due April 15; for December graduation, the application is due September 1.
    • A late application fee of $100 is charged if the application is submitted after the published deadline.

Minors, which are optional, are only awarded at the completion of degree requirements. Required hours for a minor vary according to departments. All minors require a minimum C (2.0) average on all work attempted at UNC Asheville. One-half of the hours required for a minor must be completed at UNC Asheville. All minors require that a minimum of 6 semester hours of 300-400 level courses be completed at UNC Asheville.