Degree Requirements Listing

The College offers two degrees: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. The general education requirements of the degrees are identical. Students are responsible for making sure that they have fulfilled all degree requirements prior to their intended graduation date. The Bachelor of Arts degree is awarded under all major programs. Students majoring in any program in the Division of Science and Mathematics may elect to receive either the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. There are exceptions to this rule. Students majoring in Engineering Studies will receive a Bachelor of Arts and students majoring in Economics and Finance may elect to receive either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. Students majoring in the interdisciplinary program environmental studies receive the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Degree Requirements

2.000 or higher cumulative grade point average.
Presentation of 110 credit hours successfully completed, subject to the following conditions:

No more than 42 credit hours in any one discipline.
A minimum of 54 credit hours taken at Centre, including 23 of the last 30 hours applied toward the degree.

3. Completion of specified general education requirements as follows:

A. Communication:

* Doctrina Lux Mentis Requirement:

DLM 110	The Craft of Writing	3
	AND
DLM 120	The Art of Speaking	3

* Second Language Requirement:

	One or two second language courses depending upon placement at entrance.	3 - 8
Total Credit Hours:		3-8

* Mathematics Requirement:

	One mathematics course.	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

* Writing Requirement:

	Approval from Committee on Student Writing
	OR
ENG 170	Topics in Writing	3

** A grade of C- or higher is required for ENG 170.

B. Exploration:

Two courses from each of the following three divisions:

* Arts & Humanities Division Requirement:

Students must take two courses that are approved exploration courses in the Arts & Humanities Division and they must be from two different disciplines.

Arts and Humanities Division courses are denoted on the course schedule with the tag "E1".

* Social Studies Division Requirement:

Students must take two courses that are approved exploration courses in the Social Studies Division and they must be from two different disciplines.

Social Studies Division courses are denoted on the course schedule with the tag "E2".

* Science & Mathematics Division Requirement:

Students must take two courses that are approved exploration courses in the Science & Mathematics Division and they must be from two different disciplines, including one four-credit hour course with a lab.

Science and Mathematics Division courses are denoted on the course schedule with the tag "E3".

Each academic year, Centre College offers a wide variety of courses that are approved to count for each general education requirement and it can change each term.

A comprehensive list of courses that have been approved to count for the general education requirements can be located on the Registrar's Office webpage here: https://centrenet.centre.edu/ICS/Academic/Registrars_Office/Calendar.jnz

C. Connection:

* Experiential Learning Requirement (two courses from two of the five areas listed below for a minimum of 4 credits):

Arts Engagement:

One course designated as Arts Engagement (courses vary each year).

** Arts Engagement courses are denoted with the letter A on course schedule. Three terms of a single music ensemble (MUS 183/184/191/193/194/195/196) must be taken for one A tag. Although some courses count toward both Exploration and Arts Engagement, students may only get credit for one of these two requirements from one course.

Global Engagement:

One course abroad designated as Global Engagement (courses vary each year).

** Global Engagement courses are denoted with the letter G on course schedule. Credit-bearing courses abroad on non-Centre programs transferred to Centre may fulfill this requirement.

Community-Based Learning:

One course designated as Community-Based Learning (courses vary each year).

** Community-Based Learning courses are denoted with the letter C on course schedule. Although some courses count toward both Exploration and Community-Based Learning, students may only get credit for one of these two requirements from one course.

Mentored Research:

One course designated as Mentored Research (courses vary each year).

** Mentored Research courses are denoted with the letter R on course schedule.

Internships:

One course designated as INT 400.

* Sustainability Requirement:

One course designated as Sustainability (courses vary each year).

** Sustainability courses are denoted with the letter S on the course schedule. A course designated as an Exploration course may also fulfill the Sustainability requirement.

* Difference and Equity Requirement:

One course designated as Difference, Equity, and Inclusion (courses vary each year).

** Difference and Equity courses are denoted with the letter D on the course schedule. A course designated as an Exploration course can also fulfill the Difference and Equity requirement.

D. Capstone:

* Doctrina Lux Mentis III Requirement:

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

4. Completion of a major program.

5. Submission of formal application for the degree.

6. Approval of the Faculty and of the Board of Trustees.

Notes:

Additional courses may be added to the list of courses fulfilling specific general education requirements. All courses listed as counting toward a specific requirement are valid for that academic year.
No course may be used to fulfill more than one general education requirement, except in the case of the Difference and Equity or Sustainability requirements. One course that fulfills the Exploration course requirement can fulfill either the Difference and Equity or the Sustainability requirement. Additionally, in certain cases DLM 310 may also count for the Global Engagement requirement.
The College’s general education requirements normally should be completed by the end of the sophomore year, except for the Experiential Learning, Sustainability, Difference and Equity, or DLM III requirements.