Emory & Henry: Academic catalog

The college
The academic program
-Major and minor or area of concentration
-Electives
-General education requirements
-Requirements for graduation
-Departments and divisions of the college
-B.A. and B.S. degrees
-Fields of study
-Pre-medical studies, allied health professions, athletic training
-Pre-law preparation
-Preparation for church vocations
-Library and information and technology services
-The academic calendar
-Summer school
-Special study opportunities
Course offerings
Academic policies
Campus life
Admissions
Financial aid
Costs
Graduate studies

Requirements for graduation

Faculty advisors and the Academic Affairs Office assist students in planning a course of study which will fulfill the requirements for graduation; however, the ultimate responsibility for fulfillment of requirements lies with the individual student. Each student signs a graduation contract in the Office of the Registrar two semesters before anticipated graduation. This includes a request that a diploma be ordered in the name indicated on the contract. Should the student be unable to use this diploma, either by reason of change of name through marriage or by delay in completing degree requirements, an additional charge will be made to cover costs of a new diploma. The following are college-wide requirements for graduation:

Completion of 116 semester hours for the B.A. degree or 124 semester hours for the B.S. degree. (Some programs have specific requirements necessitating the completion of more than 116 or 124 semester hours.)
Achievement of cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, based on a 4.0 scale. Also, a GPA of 2.0 must be achieved in the major and in the minor or the contextual and support area at Emory & Henry. Students in teacher preparation programs must achieve a GPA of 2.5 overall, and 2.5 in the major and the contextual and support area at Emory & Henry. If a course is repeated, only the higher grade is used in computing the GPA.
Completion of general education requirements, including the proficiency require- ments, core requirements, and distribution requirements listed above.
Completion of an approved major, and either a minor or a contextual and support area.
Attendance at Lyceum programs. All students who are enrolled in a degree program are required to participate in the college Lyceum program as described in a following section of this catalog.
Fulfillment of a minimum residency requirement of the final 33 semester hours at Emory & Henry, half of the required courses in the major, half of the required courses inthe minor or the contextual and support area, one Ethical Studies course, and one Global Studies course. Exceptions will be made for students in cooperative programs.
Payment of all college charges, including graduation fee during final semester of enrollment; freedom from disciplinary impositions; and attendance at Commence- ment exercises.

Students may return to the college to complete or add to their academic programs. Students who return within ten years of their first enrollment may complete the graduation requirements listed in the catalog under which they entered, provided that the requirements for the major are approved by the appropriate department. Students who return ten or more years after their first enrollment must complete the graduation requirements of the current catalog.

A student with a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university other than Emory & Henry College may enroll at Emory & Henry to complete a second degree by satisfying the course requirements for the chosen major, plus one Ethical Inquiry and one Global Studies course. A minimum of thirty semester hours must be earned at Emory & Henry College. No more than one-half of the semester hours in the major may be accepted as transfer credits, and no transfer credit may be substituted for the Ethical Inquiry or Global Studies requirement.

Emory & Henry College
P.O. Box 947
Emory, Virginia
24327-0947
276.944.4121