Graduation Fee Due Dates 2024-2025

Graduation Requirements

To earn a degree from Reinhardt University, students must meet the following requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits with a Reinhardt cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or higher for the baccalaureate degree. For an associate degree, completion of a minimum of 60 semester credits with a Reinhardt cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or higher is required.
2. For the baccalaureate degree, at least 30 of the last 45 semester hours prior to graduation must be earned from Reinhardt University. At least 50% of upper level major required courses must be completed at Reinhardt University. Program-specific exceptions may apply.
3. For the associate degree, completion of the last 20 semester credits must be earned at Reinhardt University, immediately preceding graduation. At least 50% of major required courses must be completed at Reinhardt University. Program-specific exceptions may apply.
4. All candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities must present at least 42 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level for graduation. These courses may be taken to satisfy major, minor, general education, and/or elective requirements.
5. Satisfaction of general education requirements and major field requirements.
6. Completion of ENG 101 (Composition) with a grade of C or better, and one of the following: ENG 102 (Composition and Literature) or ENG 103 (Composition, Rhetoric, and Research) with a grade of C or better.
7. Demonstration of basic computer competency as defined by the respective major. 
8. Attainment of a grade of C or better in all courses required for the major. 
9. Submission of an application for graduation to the Office of the Registrar by the deadline specified in the Academic Calendar. 
10. Satisfaction of all financial and other obligations to the University and payment of a graduation fee. 
11. All baccalaureate graduates must take the ETS Proficiency Profile Exam in order to meet graduation requirements. 
12. Formal faculty approval for graduation.

Grades of P and NP are not calculated into a grade-point average. The hours are calculated for tuition, financial aid, and housing purposes.

Students majoring in education should see the criteria for completion of all Bachelor of Science in Education programs in this catalog.

A second major or a minor requires no minimum number of additional credit hours, only completion of any additional required courses. A course may be counted as meeting more than one requirement, except that a course required for a major or a minor may not also be counted as meeting a general education requirement unless no alternative exists.

A student who earns a first bachelor’s degree from Reinhardt University may also earn a second degree from Reinhardt in a different program by completing the required courses for that major. A minimum of 32 additional semester credit hours in residence is required. If the candidate has earned a first baccalaureate degree from another regionally accredited college or university, a second bachelor’s degree to be earned at Reinhardt requires a minimum of 32 semester credit hours in residence.