1. Bachelor's Degree Regulations

Degree Requirements

Core Curriculum

Core Curriculm(Domains)

Minors

Transferring Courses

Enrollment in Graduate Courses

Graduation

2. College of Business

3. College of Education and Human Development

4. College of Engineering

5. College of Liberal and Fine Arts

6. College of Public Policy

7. College of Sciences

8. Honors College

9. School of Architecture

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Overall Requirements

In order to receive a bachelor's degree from UTSA, a student must meet these minimum requirements:

1. Complete a minimum of 120 semester credit hours, at least 39 of which must be upper-division level.
2. Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements outlined in this chapter.
3. Complete the major and support work requirements and the free elective requirements for the desired degree. Free electives refer to any semester credit hours accepted by UTSA in transfer or awarded by UTSA that, for degree purposes, are not applied to Core Curriculum, major, minor, or support work requirements. The only restrictions placed upon courses used as free electives are as follows:
a. that a specific number of free elective credits must be at the upper-division level for some degree programs
b. that a maximum of 6 semester credit hours of physical activities courses can be applied to the free electives allowed for any UTSA degree program
c. that a maximum of 9 semester credit hours of military science can be applied to the free electives allowed for any UTSA degree program.
4. Meet all requirements for a degree as put forth by the Texas State Education Code, including the following:
a. All students must complete 6 semester credit hours of American or Texas history.
b. All students must complete 6 semester credit hours of government or political science, including the Constitution of the United States and constitutions of states, with special emphasis on Texas.
5. Meet the minimum UTSA residence requirements.
6. Achieve an overall 2.0 grade point average in all work attempted at UTSA and a 2.0 grade point average in all work included in the major.
7. Be in good academic standing at UTSA.
8. Apply formally for the degree before the deadline in the Office of the Registrar and pay the required fee. Top

Minimum UTSA Residence Requirements

The following minimum UTSA residence requirements are in accordance with requirements established for all institutions in The University of Texas System and are requirements for all bachelor's degrees:

1. A minimum of 25 percent of the total number of semester credit hours required for a bachelor's degree must be completed at UTSA before a degree can be conferred.
2. Twenty-four of the last 30 semester credit hours applied to the degree program must be completed in residence, with the exception that among University of Texas System components, a student may, with the approval of the appropriate dean, transfer additional coursework to the program at the degree-granting institution.
3. Of the minimum 39 upper-division semester credit hours required in all degree programs, 18 must be earned in UTSA courses.
4. At least 6 semester credit hours of upper-division coursework in the major must be completed at UTSA. Additional hours in the major sequence may be required under individual UTSA degree plans. Top