General Education Requirements

— B.S. Degree

To qualify for a bachelor of science degree, students must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credits (exclusive of physical education) including the general education requirements, the required courses in the major field, and such additional courses as they may select with the assistance of their faculty advisors to meet the requirements of the major.

General Education Requirements

The General Education requirements for graduation in the bachelor of science degree programs are listed below. Specific guidance about the courses that are available to meet General Education requirements will be provided to students in advance of registration. Students are required to meet with their advisors in the selection of their courses.

Credits

A. HUMANITIES 18

B. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 16

The Caribbean: The Natural World (3 credits) is required by the Freshman Year Program for students matriculating at UVI with less than 24 credits.

College Algebra with Applications or Precalculus Algebra (4 credits) * A student exempted from College Algebra with Applications or Precalculus Algebra by a qualifying examination must take one semester of a more advanced mathematics course.

C. SOCIAL SCIENCES 12

The Caribbean: The Social Dimension (3 credits) is required by the Freshman Year Program for students matriculating at UVI with less than 24 credits.

D. PHYSICAL EDUCATION 0-2

Students are required to take 0.5 credit hour in Physical Education for every semester they are full-time students up to the required two credit hours. PLS 200 may also be used to meet this requirement.

E. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

F. COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT

SUMMARY

Humanities 18 credits

Mathematics and Science 16 credits

Social Sciences 12 credits

Physical Education 0-2 credits

TOTAL 46-48 credits

General Education Requirements - B.S. Degree

Other Requirements

Students must earn at least 30 of the last 36 credits at the University of the Virgin Islands. This particular requirement may be waived by the Chancellor only in cases where the student must complete the final year(s) of studies in another institution recognized by the University of the Virgin Islands. Course work more than ten years old must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine its appropriateness to the current University course requirements. Appeals should be directed to the Chancellor. In order to graduate, students must earn at least two times as many quality points as registered credits in all their courses as well as in the courses of their major.

Second Degree: This policy is currently under review.

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