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Part II: The Baccalaureate Degree
 

A. General Requirements
The Baccalaureate degree is awarded when the curriculum prescribed by the College for one or more of the various degree programs has been satisfied. Although a minimum of 122 credits are required to graduate, there is no minimum number of credits which, once attained, will automatically allow a student to receive a Bachelor’s Degree. Candidates for graduation also must meet all of the following six requirements;

1) A minimum of 40 courses of three or more credits and 2 labs (science degrees vary according to major), which includes the successful completion of the Core Curriculum, and academic major requirements and electives.
2) a cumulative GPA of at least 2.000. (Science students must also have a minimum technical grade point average of at least 2.000), and
3) at least sixty-one credits must be earned at Villanova University, and
4) at least half of the Core Curriculum requirements must be fulfilled at Villanova University, and
5) at least half of the requirements for the major must be fulfilled at Villanova University, and
6) the final thirty credits of the degree program must be earned at Villanova University.

B. Degree Programs:
The College offers the following undergraduate degree programs:
Bachelor of Arts in:

Art History Humanities
Classical Studies Human Services
Communication Italian
Criminal Justice Philosophy
Economics Political Science
English Psychology
French Sociology
Geography Spanish
German Theology and Religious Studies
History

Bachelor of Arts, Honors Program

Associate of Arts

Bachelor of Science in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science, Comprehensive Science Program
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Education
Bachelor of Science, Honors Program
Bachelor of Science in Information Science
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in Physics

Associate of Science in Natural Science

C. Concentrations
In addition, interdisciplinary concentrations are available in:

Africana Studies Irish Studies
Arab and Islamic Studies Latin American Studies
Business Military Science (ROTC)
Cognitive Science Naval Science (ROTC)
East Asian Studies Peace and Justice
Environmental Studies Russian Area Studies
Ethics Women’s Studies
Teacher Certification-Secondary Writing and Rhetoric
Elementary Education (in conjunction with Rosemont College)

Minors in addition to most of the above are available in:
Arabic Japanese
Business Russian
Chinese Theater

See Part IV for detailed information on requirements for each of these degrees interdisciplinary Concentrations and Minors..

D. University Policy on Academic Integrity
Each student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is responsible for the completion and presentation of work which is the result of an individual effort. Academic integrity is at the heart of the values expressed in the University’s mission statement. A Villanova student agrees to accept this responsibility as a member of an academic community which was founded in the spirit of St. Augustine’s search for knowledge in an atmosphere of cooperation and trust. The intellectual health of this community depends on and draws nourishment from the integrity and mutual respect of each of its members. Academic integrity is vital, therefore, to any university community.

Students receive credit for doing their own work. Students who use someone else’s work or ideas without saying so, or who otherwise perform dishonestly in a course, violate a trust. Such dishonesty, manifested in cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, multiple submission of work, or assisting in or contributing to dishonesty, threatens the integrity not only of the individual student, but also of the university community as a whole. A complete statement on the University Code of Academic Integrity is presented in Appendix I of the Enchiridion.

Ordinarily, matters involving academic integrity in the classroom are handled by the faculty member in charge of the course. Whenever a faculty member believes a student has violated the Code of Academic Integrity, and when sufficient evidence warrants, that faculty member may assign a penalty which may range from a failure for the work in question to a failure for the course. The faculty member will notify the student, the faculty member’s chairperson and Dean, and the Dean of the student’s college concerning the action taken. A record will be maintained in the student’s file in the office of his or her Dean until the student graduates or otherwise severs all relationship with the University.

If the faculty member judges that a particularly egregious violation has occurred, the faculty member may file a written complaint according to the provisions of the University Academic Integrity Policy. The Academic Integrity Code Policy and Procedures are posted on the Academic Integrity Homepage at http://www.vpaa.villanova.edu/academicintegrity 

E. College Policy on Integrity
The College Of Liberal Arts and Science incorporates all elements of the University Code on Academic Integrity. We take particular note of item G. Other Forms of Dishonesty which states ”Acting dishonestly in an academic setting includes more than being honest in one’s academic assignments; students are expected to be honest in all dealings with the University.”

Misrepresenting one self or one’s circumstances to an instructor, a chairperson, an academic administrator or a dean in order to seek consideration for a waiver of policy or procedure will be a basis for implementing the procedures outlined in the University’s Code of Academic Integrity.

F. Dean’s List
At the end of the fall semester and at the end of the spring semester the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences officially recognizes its best students by including their names on the Dean’s List. Inclusion on the list is a tribute to a student’s hard work and superior academic performance. In an effort to retain the honor which is integral to membership on the list, the requirements for inclusion are justifiably rigorous.

In order to be named to the Dean’s List a full-time student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must maintain a minimum semester grade point average of 3.50. All students included on the list will receive a congratulatory letter from the Dean following the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters.

G. Graduation Honors
Graduation honors will be noted on the degrees of graduating students meeting the following requirements:
1) Summa cum laude - minimum cumulative GPA of 3.90
2) Magna cum laude - minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75
3) Cum laude - minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50

H. Medallion of Excellence
Each department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may nominate one graduating senior each year to receive a Medallion of Excellence. Generally, to be eligible for nomination, students must have earned a minimum of three fourths of their degree at Villanova in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50.

Each department has named its medallion either for a luminary from the past who has deeply affected the discipline or an outstanding person who helped to shape the course of study at Villanova University.

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