Residency Requirements in Bachelor’s Programs
At least 30 credits included in the degree must be UAGC credits. Credits earned through Prior Learning Assessment are not included in the 30-credit calculation. Students are not required to complete their final course toward degree completion at the University of Arizona Global Campus.
Progression Requirements for Bachelor’s Programs
To ensure a framework for success, and to make certain students have built the necessary skills to recognize the complex subject matter inherent in major coursework, Bachelor degree-seeking students are eligible to be enrolled in upper-division coursework to meet their degree requirements once the following Global Campus Foundations requirements are met. Students must successfully meet:
- Information, Research, and Inquiry (3 credits); and
- Written Communication (6 credits)
Once students meet the above requirements and successfully earn at least 30 credits, they will be allowed to take 300 or 400 level courses, as long as they are taken in the prescribed order and meet all prerequisite requirements.
Bachelor’s Program Course Sequencing
All bachelor’s program students are required to successfully complete GEN 101 Developing Skills and Strategies for Success, as their first course. Unsuccessful completion of that course will result in the rescheduling of the course and revision of future course schedule. A minimum grade of C- is required to successfully complete the course. GEN 101 cannot be replaced or waived by credit in transfer, unless a student provides proof of one of the following prior to initial program enrollment:
- 30 credits of transfer credits that are transferable to the student’s chosen degree program;
- A previously earned Bachelor’s degree at UAGC, or from an approved accredited institution;
- A Bachelor’s degree from a country other than the United States that has been evaluated by an approved evaluation service, and accepted by UAGC as equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in the United States; or
- Earned three (3) credits or more at UAGC with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Students who have not previously completed the coursework applicable to the University of Arizona Global Campus Global Campus Foundations requirements, and have not fulfilled the Bachelor’s progression requirements, will generally be enrolled in the Global Campus Foundations course sequence or in specific Global Campus Foundations courses required for degree completion and then progress into their appropriate major course sequence. Students who do not wish to take any or all of the Global Campus Foundations course sequence through the University of Arizona Global Campus must generally fulfill the Bachelor’s progression requirements and contact their Academic Advisor to request a schedule change in order to begin major coursework.
Students may request changes to course registration by contacting their Admission Specialist, or Academic Advisor and should include any appropriate supporting documentation. It is the student’s responsibility to inform their Admission Specialist and Academic Advisor of potential equivalent transfer courses and to provide appropriate supporting documentation prior to each course start date.
Global Campus Foundations Course Sequence
The following Global Campus Foundations course sequence is the standard for at UAGC. Courses may be substituted to satisfy specific Global Campus Foundations requirements. Bachelor students who transfer in with less than 30 transferable credits will be scheduled to take GEN 104 as their 2nd course following GEN 101. GEN 104 will satisfy 3 credits of elective requirements.
- *GEN 101 Developing Skills and Strategies for Success (3 credits)
- **GEN 102 Digital Fluency for Life and the Workplace (3 credits)
- ENG 121 English Composition I (3 credits)
- GEN 103 Information Literacy (3 credits)
- ENG 122 English Composition II (3 credits) Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG 121 or equivalent
- COM 200 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
- PHI 103 Informal Logic (3 credits)
- INS 200 Ways of Knowing: Interdisciplinary Humanities (3 credits)
- SSC 101 Introduction to Social Science (3 credits)
- POL 202 The American Republic: Principles, Ideals, Institutions, and Society (3 credits)
- SCI 205 Introduction to Environmental Sustainability (3 credits)
- MAT 222 Intermediate Algebra (3 credits)
*GEN 101 is scheduled as the first course in the sequence and will satisfy 3 credits of elective requirements, it is not a Global Campus Foundations requirement.
**Students in the following programs will take TEC 100 Computer Literacy instead: Bachelor of Arts in Business Information Systems, Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science in Cyber Data Security Technology, Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Technology and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.
Graduation Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees
To be eligible for a Bachelor’s degree, a student must successfully accomplish the following:
- Completion of a minimum of 120 total credits; including:
- A minimum of 30 credits completed at the University as a matriculated student (residency requirement); and
- A minimum of 30 credits of upper-division coursework, including 18 credits of upper-division coursework in the chosen major (upper-division requirement).
- Completion of the Global Campus Foundations requirements;
- Completion of all required major, emphasis, and specialization course requirements;
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all coursework attempted at the University; and
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 is required for all major coursework taken at the University of Arizona Global Campus in the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing majors.
Note: The date of degree conferral recorded on the student’s transcript and diploma will reflect the date the student completes all academic degree requirements. However, release of diplomas and verifications for degrees awarded are contingent upon submission of the Petition to Graduate form, payment of the graduation fee, and payment of any outstanding balances with the University.
Programs will be noted on the transcript as shown on the program heading. Programs with transfer concentrations, Emphases or specializations are also noted on the transcript.