GraduationRequirements
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a. Associate degree
. Aminimum of 21 semester credit hours in residency is
required. At least 12 of the 21 hoursmust be in Area F for the A.A. or A.S.
or inprogram requirementsother than electives for theA.A.S.
b. Baccalaureatedegree
: Aminimum of 30 semester credit hours in residence
at Clayton State University. At least 21 of the 30 must be upper division
hours counted toward program requirements other than free electives.
Individual programs of the University may specify additional residency
requirements.
Regents’ Courses andTesting
Clayton State University has been exempt from the Regents' Testing
Program. Therefore, theRegents' Test will no longer begiven, andRegents’ Test
skills courses areno longer offered.
General CertificateRequirements
To earn an academic certificate from Clayton State University, a student
must meet the following general requirements in addition to the curricular
requirements listed later in this catalogwith theprogram of study.
1. Grade Point Average
. Certificate graduates must have an Institutional
Grade Point Average of 2.00 or better in the courses counted toward
certificate requirements. A student must be in good academic standing at
the time of graduation. If ENGL 1101 is counted toward the certificate, the
graduatemust haveearned agradeof
C
or better (or
K
).
2. Residency
. At least one-half of the credit hours applied to the certificate
must be earned in residence at Clayton State University. Individual
programs may have additional restrictions. (See the Residency item of the
DegreeRequirements section for thedefinitionof residency.)
3. Graduation Ceremony.
Certificates are not awarded at the University’s
formal commencement program for degrees. Certificates are available for
pick up in the Registrar's Office six to eight weeks after the end of the
semester. Certificates not picked upwill bemailed to the current address on
file.
ConstitutionandHistoryRequirement
Georgia law requires that each candidate for a degree demonstrate a
knowledge of the history and constitution of the United States and Georgia.
These requirementsmay bemet by receiving a passing grade in certain courses,
or by passing the appropriate examination. The courses and the requirement(s)
each course satisfiesareas follows:
1. HIST 2111/2112 satisfies theGeorgia andUShistory requirement.
2. POLS1101 satisfies theGeorgiaandUSConstitution requirement.
3. HIST 3110 satisfies theGeorgiahistoryand theGeorgiaConstitution
requirement.
4. CITZ 1001 satisfiesGeorgiaandUS history, andGeorgia andUS
Constitution. CITZ1001 satisfies the legislative requirement only. This
