Graduation Requirements

CUNY Baccalaureate Students must complete a graduation audit with their Academic Advisor when they have earned between 90 and 100 credits and have an approved area of concentration form (or forms, if applicable) on file. They are not eligible to graduate without a graduation audit. They should not file for graduation with their home college.

Credit Requirements

• Minimum total credits: 120 (Some students will need more than 120 credits to meet AOC, LAS, and Core requirements)
• Minimum Liberal Arts and Science: at least 60 LAS credits (minimum for BS) or 90 LAS credits (minimum for BA)
• Minimum of 8 courses/24 credits of intermediate and advanced level coursework for single AOC, or 6 courses/18 credits for each of your dual AOCs. Individual requirements are based on approved AOC form(s)
• Minimum of 30 residency credits (credits of coursework taken in CUNY, excluding life experience and credit by exam, while you were in the CUNY BA/BS Program)

Credit Restrictions

• Non-Classroom Credit: Max 30 cr. from credit by exam, life experience (max 15 cr.)
• Community College Credit: Max 60 cr. from community college courses

GPA Requirements

• Overall GPA is at least 2.50 (unless admitted provisionally)
• AOC GPA(s) is (are) at least 2.50

Other

• Pass the CPE
• Students cannot graduate with open grades (IP, INC, etc.)