Requirements For The Associate Of Arts/Science Degrees
(Accelerated Programs)
Park University confers the associate’s degree at selected locations when a candidate has satisfied the following
conditions:
- Presentation of a minimum of sixty (60) earned credit hours.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.0 for Park University courses.
- Satisfaction of all requirements for a major as outlined in this catalog.
- Completion of 15 earned (A, B, C, D) Park University credit hours in residence. At least nine of these credits must be in
the major core.
- Proficiency in the use of the English language which can be demonstrated by the successful completion of one of the
following:
- Park University courses EN 105 Writing Strategies and Concepts and EN 106 Writing Purposes and Research or equivalent
courses from a regionally accredited institution.
- CLEP General Examination #1 composition and the completion of EN 106 Writing Purposes and Research or an equivalent course.
- Proficiency in the use of mathematics which can be demonstrated by the successful completion of one of the following:
- MA 105 Introduction to College Mathematics or MA 106 Introduction to Business Mathematics or MA 131 College Algebra or an
equivalent course from a regionally accredited institution.
- CLEP General Examination #5 Mathematics.
- Completion of the general education requirements which can be satisfied by completing 15 credit hours outside the division
of the major, with a minimum of six (6) credit hours in the areas of humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.
- Presentation of an application for diploma not less than 60 days prior to projected completion.
NOTE: Courses are coded in this catalog as Humanities (H), Natural Science (NS), and Social Sciences (SS) respectively. Credits in
English composition (EN 105 and EN 106) cannot be applied toward the humanities general education requirement.
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