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Undergraduate Scholastic Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree from The University of Texas Permian Basin a student must:

  1. Complete the total number of semester credit hours established for the chosen degree program. The minimum number is 120 semester credit hours with 48 at the upper level (more than 48 credit hours are required in some programs). The BA in Communication and BAAS requires only 42 upper level credit hours. The "upper level" refers to junior and senior level courses, or 3000 and 4000 numbered courses, respectively. The "lower level" refers to freshman and sophomore level courses, or 1000 and 2000 numbered courses, respectively.
  2. A minimum of 25% of the credits (i.e., minimum of 30 sch) used to meet degree requirements must be completed at UT Permian Basin of which at least 6 sch of the minimum must be upper level credits in each of the student's major fields (more in most curricula). No credit for course work in excess of 30 hours in courses with prefixes of ACCT, FINA, MNGT and MRKT will count toward a degree except for a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree awarded by the College of Business.
  3. Complete at least 24 semester credit hours in the major (more in most curricula), at least 18 of which must be upper level; at least six credits in the major must be taken at UT Permian Basin. Twenty-four of the last 30 semester credit hours earned toward the degree must be in residence. For a BBA in Accountancy, Finance, Management, or Marketing, at least 30 semester credit hours in upper level business course work must be taken at UT Permian Basin.
  4. Have earned all transfer credits at a regionally accredited college or university. Up to 15 semester credit hours of correspondence study normally will be accepted from accredited colleges or universities if appropriate to the curriculum. Only by petition to the Dean and on written approval of such a petition by the Dean may additional credits be considered for evaluation and acceptance. The College of Business accepts no advanced business credit by correspondence or from non-accredited institutions; however, if an accredited college or university has awarded credit for such study, U. T. Permian Basin will accept those credits on the same basis as course work completed at that institution.
  5. The student must have a "C" average or better and no "F" grades in any credits required for the degree; and must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher on course work completed at UT Permian Basin. Grades of "D" are subject to the following restrictions:
    1. A course in the student's major will not be counted unless the grade is "C" or higher.
    2. A course taken at UT Permain Basin in which a grade of "D" is assigned will be accepted as a non-major elective or towards general education or minor requirements only if offset with sufficient grades of "A" or "B" in respective non-major electives, Gen-Ed, or minor courses to provide a "C" average or better.
    3. Credit for transfer courses to UT Permian Basin, in which the grade is "D," will be accepted for non-major elective credit, but will not be accepted towards General Education requirements (unless the student is core complete), towards a minor, or towards a major.
  6. Complete the University's General Education Requirements.
  7. Complete six semester credit hours in American government (including Texas constitution) and six credit hours in American history.
  8. Complete a minor of at least 18 semester credit hours, 9 of which must be at the upper level, in one field or closely related fields (as in a "multidisciplinary" or "distributed" minor). No courses may be counted simultaneously toward the major and minor. A minor will be granted only if it is offered by UT Permian Basin and students may only declare a minor if their program requires it. The following programs do not require completion of a minor and students in these majors may not declare a minor:
    1. Bachelor of Business Administration
    2. Bachelor of Arts:
      1. Humanities
      2. Education
      3. Art (the all level teaching certification program only)
    3. Bachelor of Fine Arts
    4. Bachelor of Music
    5. Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
    6. Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
    7. Bachelor of Science in Engineering (all majors and tracks)
    8. Bachelor of Social Work
    9. Second bachelor's degree or concurrent second bachelor's degree
      Double majors
  9. Complete college, departmental and school requirements as appropriate.
  10. Initiate a degree check with the Registrar's Office during the first 12 class days of the semester of expected graduation. Students are strongly encouraged to submit a preliminary degree check the semester prior to the semester they expect to graduate. Degree check forms are available in the Office of the Registrar.

Government and History Requirement for Graduation

Texas law requires that all students who receive a bachelor's degree from a state-supported public institution must earn 6 semester credit hours in American government, including federal and Texas constitutions, and 6 semester credit hours of American history (3 semester credit hours in the history of Texas may be substituted for 3 semester credit hours of American history).