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their cumulative does not equal or exceed 2.0. Suspended students are
not permitted to apply classes taken at another institution toward a
degree at ACU without prior written permission from their academic
dean or the directive of either the Suspension Appeals Committee or
the University Readmissions Committee.
Students who have been suspended for academic reasons may apply
for re-admission after being out of school for at least one long term. In
all cases of academic suspension, the University Re-admission
Committee will decide if the student should be re-admitted, and if so,
whether special conditions should be required for re-admission. When
students are re-admitted after suspension, they are placed on
probation for one semester and may not be eligible for some forms
of financial aid.
NOTE: Federal regulations governing student financial aid may
differ from ACU policy. A student may be eligible to attend ACU
on academic probation but be ineligible to receive federal, state or
institutional financial aid based upon a lack of satisfactory
academic progress (SAP). Consult the Student Financial Services
Office.
Degree Requirements
Student Responsibility
This catalog is designed to make planning and scheduling a degree
program as simple as possible. Each student at Abilene Christian
University should keep in mind, however, that he or she alone is
ultimately responsible for understanding and fulfilling all degree
requirements. Students are responsible for their own degree plans
and for the completion of all requirements for the degrees which
they seek.
Catalog Year
Each student will be assigned a catalog year, which indicates the set of
requirements the student must meet in order to graduate from ACU. A
student may use any catalog year that falls within the time the student
attended ACU, from the initial year of enrollment until the year of
graduation. However, a student may not use a catalog that is more than
six years old at the time of graduation. Thus, this catalog expires
in August 2015.
Note that each degree-seeking student must fulfill certain requirement
areas:
1. University Core requirements (including additional requirements
based on high school science and foreign language)
2. Degree Core requirements
3. Departmental Core or special requirements (if specified in the
catalog)
4. Major requirements (including supplements)
5. Electives (to achieve minimum upper level and total hour
requirements)
Admission to Major
1. Teacher Education majors should apply for admission to the
Teacher Education Program with the Department of Teacher
Education during the second semester of their sophomore year, or
near the end of their first semester at ACU if they are transfer
students. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.70 for
admission into this program.
2. Social work, nursing, communication disorders, and all
business majors must also apply for formal admission to upper-
level programs. (See department sections of this catalog.)
3. See the appropriate departmental section for information on
admission to a specific major.General Requirements for Associate Degree
1. The associate degree requires a minimum of 64 semester hours
applicable to that degree.
2. A cumulative grade point (GPA) of at least 2.0 on courses from
ACU is required.
3. A minimum of 32 semester hours applicable to the degree must
be completed at ACU.
4. Admitted students who have not earned at least two high school
units of the same foreign language and at least one high school
unit each of two different sciences such as biology, chemistry,
physics, environmental science, anatomy and physiology or any
of the approved sciences listed under Chapter 74 Curriculum
Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum and
Subchapter B, Graduate Requirements of the Texas Education
Agency, will have an admissions deficiency. A science subscore
of 27 or higher on the ACT will also satisfy the high school
science requirement. Admission deficiencies may be removed as
prescribed in the section on general education requirements.
5. Latin honors are not awarded for the Associate Degree.
6. Students must meet the specific course requirements for AA
degrees that ACU offers. Satisfactory completion of 64 hours
and the ACU University and Degree core requirements for a
major leading to a bachelor's degree are not sufficient to award
an AA degree.
General Requirements for Bachelor's Degrees
Graduation requirements include University General Education
requirements (made up of the University Core and the Degree Core),
major requirements (departmental requirements) and electives. To
determine the number of hours required for a given degree in any
major, add the University Core requirements, the Degree Core
requirements (BA, BBA, BFA, BM, BS, BSN), the major
requirements and electives, which may be adjusted to reach the
minimum number of hours required for the degree sought. The BAS
has its unique general education and other degree requirements.
1. All degrees from ACU require a minimum of at least 128
semester hours applicable to that degree. Teacher certification
and certain other degrees may require more. (See specific degree
requirements.)
2. Each degree requires a major of at least 30 hours in addition to
the University Core requirements and the Degree Core
requirements.
3. A minimum of 18 hours in the major field must be upper level
hours, and at least 9 of these upper level hours must be taken at
ACU.
4. The University Core requirement is 41 hours for all degrees other
than the BAS, BFA, BM, BSN, for teacher certification and
cooperative degrees.
5. The specific Degree Core (BA, BBA, BFA, BM, BS, BSN)
requirement will be from 15 to 27 hours (see the specific degree).
6. The maximum hours for a single major field is stated in the
guidelines for each degree.
7. No minor is required by the university. However, the major field
may require a minor or supporting courses outside the major.
Many departments offer minors of at least 18 hours, and a student
may elect to add a minor to any degree. Minors have specific
requirements (see the appropriate departmental section of this
catalog or the departmental advisor for approved minors).
8. Admitted students who have not earned at least two high school
units of the same foreign language and at least one high schoolunit each of two different sciences, biology, chemistry, physics,
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