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=3.14.5 Standards for Awarding Baccalaureate Degree=

The baccalaureate degree is comprised of three separate parts: general education, specialized education, and elective elements. In a typical program, the three parts will be approximately equal in length, which means that about one-third of the student credit hours required for the degree will be devoted to each of the three parts or segments. In a traditional baccalaureate degree program, the part devoted to general education will predominate, whereas in a professional program, specialized courses will consume a larger share of the total hours required for the degree.

General Education Core
A. The of a basic general education core of a minimum of 40 semester credit hours shall include the following (Note: this 37 basic general education core is also required for the Arts and Science Associate degrees):**//Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education//****//130//**1. B. English Composition 6 hours [this is a hard and fast rule – if a student is short hours – please refer them to the First-Year Composition, Gittinger Hall, Room 211] C. U.S. History and U.S. Government 6 hours (see Section 3.14.7) [this is a hard and fast rule, however I know of no easy way to get one hour] D. Science 6 hours(One course must be a laboratory science) E. Humanities 6 hours(Chosen from nonperformance courses defined as humanities by the institution granting the degree) F. Mathematics 3 hours G. At least one course from the following areas: Psychology, social sciences, foreign languages, fine arts(art, music, drama) 3 hours H. Additional liberal arts and sciences courses as needed to meet the minimum total of 40 credit hours required in this policy.

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=Senior College Hours - No PE courses=

This is the rule that applies here: Page 131 []

Baccalaureate degrees shall be based upon a minimum of 60 hours, excluding physical education activity courses, at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution, 40 hours of which must be upper-division course work excluding physical education activity courses. Upper division courses should be taught at a level either sequentially above or conceptually higher than lower division courses.