Graduation Requirements: RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION


NOTE: This document was generated from the 1995-1997 UIUC Programs of Study. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, but be advised that requirements may have changed since this book was published. Errors may have also been introduced in the conversion to a WWW document. Thus for items of importance, it might be wise to seek confirmation from either the paper version or a live human being.


First Bachelor's Degree

In addition to meeting specific course and scholastic requirements, each candidate for a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign must spend either the first three years earning not fewer than 90 semester hours or the last year (two semesters, or the equivalent) earning not fewer than 30 semester hours in residence at the Urbana-Champaign campus, uninterrupted by any work in another institution. Only those courses that are applicable toward the degree sought may be counted in satisfying the above minimum requirements. (Either three twelve-week terms or four eight-week sessions are the equivalent of two semesters).

Concurrent attendance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and another collegiate institution does not interrupt the residence requirement for graduation.

Credit earned through the Advanced Placement Program is included in the first 90 semester hours and is not considered as interrupting residence.

Credit allowed toward graduation for completion of courses of study offered by the religious foundations located in Urbana-Champaign is not counted as interrupting residence or counted toward satisfying minimum residence requirements for graduation.

Attendance at another institution under the Committee on Institutional Cooperation Program or participation in the University of Illinois foreign study programs or the Study Away from Campus Programs for which students are registered in Urbana-Champaign courses does not interrupt residence, and credits earned through these programs are counted as residence credit toward graduation, provided that within the last two years of study at least 30 semester hours have been earned in courses taken on the Urbana-Champaign campus.

Transfer students from community colleges must, after attaining junior standing, earn at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign or any other approved four-year institution at least 60 semester hours acceptable toward their degrees, in addition to meeting the usual residence requirement for degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Students transferring from the University of Illinois at Chicago to the Urbana-Champaign campus as candidates for degrees must satisfy the residence and academic requirements for graduation established for the curriculum entered on the Urbana-Champaign campus. Since the campuses do not have identical academic programs, a student who is contemplating a transfer should consult with the college into which he or she expects to transfer.

A student attending as "visitor only" is not considered a "student in residence."

A student who requests that the residence requirement for graduation be waived must submit a petition to the dean of his or her college, who will take action on the petition.

A student on drop status may not graduate until he or she has been reinstated by the dean of the student's college. A student who meets the conditions stated in the first paragraph of this section must notify the dean of his or her college of the student's intent to apply credit earned elsewhere toward the degree requirements and arrange to have a final official transcript from the other collegiate institution(s) attended sent to the Office of Admissions and Records.

Second Bachelor's Degree

A student who has received one bachelor's degree may, with college approval, be permitted to receive a second bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, provided that all specified requirements for both degrees are fully met and that the curriculum offered for the second degree includes at least the final 30 semester hours that are earned in residence at the Urbana-Champaign campus and not counted for the other degree.

The second bachelor's degree may be earned either concurrently with or subsequent to the first degree.

A candidate for a second bachelor's degree must meet the same residence requirements as for the first degree.

Only those courses that are acceptable toward the degree sought may be counted in satisfying the above minimum requirements. This includes the 30 additional hours required for the second degree.


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