Minimum University Requirements (2nd Bachelor’s Degree)

Total credits beyond those applied toward the first bachelor’s degree: 30
Grade Point Average: 2.0 GPA
Credits of upper-division courses (3000 or above): 18
Candidates for a 2nd bachelor’s degree who did not satisfy the General Education, Breadth American Institutions (BAI) requirement in the first bachelor’s degree, must satisfy this requirement before receiving the 2nd bachelor’s degree.

Additional Information

Degree-seeking students take a minimum of 13 SHS courses: 12 required courses and at least one 3-credit Options course.
Degree-seeking students must also meet the Breadth American Institutions (BAI) requirement.
SHS-required courses should be taken in the sequence listed.
All required courses are typically taught online every semester.
Options online course availability varies by semester.
Students may take more Options courses based on their educational interests and career plans.
Students cannot take prerequisites concurrently with courses that require them.
All required and Options SHS courses must be taken for a letter grade (not Pass/D+, D, F).
A minimum grade of C is required for all SHS courses and prerequisites.
SHS students are allowed a total of three SHS course repeats.
SHS students must have an overall GPA of 3.0 in order to register for the next semester. See SHS policies for failure to meet GPA requirements.
Students may waive up to six credits of approved undergraduate SHS courses, equivalent to USU SHS courses.

Major Requirements

The USU second bachelor’s degree program consists of 13 online SHS courses. The entire program may be completed during three semesters but can be completed over a longer period if desired. All courses in the second bachelor’s program are taken online. Students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in order to continue in the program. Students who fall below the 3.0 GPA at the end of any semester will be placed on probation and allowed to take only three repeats or additional SHS courses to get their GPA back to 3.0 or higher. SHS students are allowed a TOTAL of three SHS course repeats.

A minimum grade of C is required in all SHS courses required to graduate in the SHS major. C grades should be rare so a minimum GPA of 3.0 can be maintained over this short program of study.

With permission, students may have up to 2 approved, equivalent SHS courses waived. These courses must have been completed as part of a CAA-ASHA accredited program. In order to use these courses to replace equivalent courses within USU’s program, students should contact their advisor.

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