Additional Bachelor's Degree Information

The Bachelor's Degree Major. Students may choose an established departmental or interdepartmental major, or they may design a major of their own with faculty advisement and approval. A major consists of not less than 40 semester hours of which at least 24 must be upper division. No more than 16 semester hours may be required beyond this as prerequisites. Regional campus students must select a structured major and can only choose from those offered at a particular site. A concentration in a major is available in selected departments. A concentration requires a student to complete between 12 and 20 upper division semester hours, none of which may be used to fulfill requirements in other concentrations or majors. Available concentrations are listed in the Programs section of this catalog. Concentrations are noted on the transcript. Students formally declare their majors at the time they apply for graduation.

No course--whether a prerequisite, core requirement, elective, or culminating requirement-- can be applied toward a major unless a grade of C- or better was received. A course in which CRD was received cannot be applied to the major. Most seniors are required to pass a set of comprehensive examinations in their major(s) and/or complete a senior project/seminar.

Bachelor's Degree Double Majors. ULV permits students to pursue a double major, but does not encourage them to do so. The minimum requirements for graduation with two bachelor's degree majors are as follows:

  1. Completion of all the requirements in both majors.
  2. In cases where there is no duplication of major requirements, completion of a minimum of 80 semester hours in the two fields (40 semester hours in each major), of which 48 semester hours (24 semester hours in each) must be at the upperdivision level.
  3. In cases where there are overlapping upper-division major requirements (not including supportive requirements), completion of additional upper-division electives in the fields equal to the number of overlapped courses.

Second Bachelor's Degree. A student already holding a bachelor's degree may earn an additional bachelor's degree by satisfying the requirements of that degree in residence, general education, and upper-division course work. To satisfy the residency requirement for the second bachelor's degree, a student must complete a minimum of 32 additional semester hours at ULV of which 16 must be upper division. The major, general education, and upper-division requirements in effect at the time of matriculation for the second bachelor's degree must also be completed, but courses taken for the first degree may be applied to the second.

Bachelor's Degree Minors. Students may declare a minor in a second field upon the approval of the minor field department if the student has completed 20 semester hours of upperdivision work in the minor field or if the student has completed 24 semester hours in the field of which 16 are upper division. Individual departments may require specific courses and/or additional work for the minor as specified in the Undergraduate Programs section of this catalog. Courses declared as part of the major (not including supportive requirements) cannot be applied toward the minor. No course can be applied toward a minor unless a grade of C- or better was received. A course in which CRD was received cannot be applied to a minor.

Major Requirements--Undergraduate Programs. During the student's junior year (for a central campus student) or during the third term prior to graduation (for a Regional Campus student), he/she must submit an Application for Graduation and graduation fee to Student Accounts or to the Regional Campus.