Degree & Certificate Requirements

A student is responsible for fulfilling all Associate Degree, Certificate of Achievement, or Workplace Certificate requirements.

1. A GPA of 2.0 or higher is required to graduate from all academic programs.
2. All academic program coursework must be completed prior to the conferral of an Associate Degree, Certificate of Achievement, or Workplace Certificate.
3. For an Associate Degree, a minimum of 15 college credits must be completed in residency at BC3, and a maximum of 45 credits may be accepted in transfer towards individual academic program requirements.
4. For a Certificate of Achievement a minimum of 15 college credits must be completed in residency at BC3.
5. For a Workplace Certificate, a minimum of one-half of the credit requirement must be completed in residency at BC3.
6. For a second major, a student will be required to complete a minimum of an additional fifteen (15) credit hours for an Associate Degree and nine (9) credit hours for a Certificate of Achievement or a Workplace Certificate. Student must submit a Second Major Form to the Records and Registration Office.
7. To be eligible for graduation honors, a student must have successfully completed thirty (30) semester hours at BC3.

Certificate of Achievement programs must have a minimum of 30 credits, 24 credits for a career specialty, 3 credits in Workplace Communications (ENGL 110) or College Writing (ENGL 101), and 3 credits in the general education core requirements. Programs with external accreditation requirements or government mandates may vary from these guidelines.

Workplace Certificate programs must have a minimum of 12 credits. Workplace Certificate programs that require 22 or more credits must include 3 credits in Workplace Communications (ENGL 110) or College Writing (ENGL 101) and 3 credits in an additional general education core. Programs with external accreditation requirements or government mandates may vary from these guidelines.