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* Students matriculated before 2002 may substitute BIO 346 for BIO 360 ** Students matriculated before 2002 may substitute BIO 421 for BIO 460 Graduation Requirements - All B.S. Degrees 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 I. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS A FRESHMAN DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR 0-1 B. HUMANITIES 18 C. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 16 SCI 100* The Natural World: The Caribbean * 3 College Algebra with Applications or Precalculus Algebra ** 4 D. SOCIAL SCIENCES 9-12 SSC 100* An Introduction to the Social Sciences: A Caribbean Focus 3 * Requirement of the Freshman Year Program for all students matriculating into the university with fewer than 24 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. II. SUMMARY Freshman Development Seminar 0-1 Humanities 18 Mathematics and Science 16 Social Sciences 12 TOTAL 46-47 credits III. Other Requirements 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. 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. Additionally, students must successfully pass the following examinations: 1) English proficiency examination (EPE) 2) Computer Literacy Examination (CLE) While no Humanities courses are specifically mentioned, ENG201 is a pre-requisite for the EPE (unless special permission is obtained from the Chancellor), and ENG120 is a pre- requisite for ENG201. So plan to take ENG 120 and ENG201 to fulfill part of the Humanities requirements. We interpret this to mean SSC100 and three other 3 credit courses in the social sciences. See list of social sciences in the FAQ.