Undergraduate Graduation Requirements

Eastern offers the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of General Studies, and Associate in Science.

Fifteen (15) credits of an associate degree must be taken at Eastern. Thirty (30) credits of a baccalaureate degree must be taken at Eastern, with at least 15 credits of the major completed at Eastern.

To graduate with a Bachelor's Degree from Eastern, students must meet the following criteria:

1. Accumulate an overall grade point average of at least 2.0.
2. Complete the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum.
3. Fulfill the requirements for an academic major.
4. Fulfill all levels of the University writing requirements.
5. Complete at least 60 credits in courses at the 200 level or above, of which at least 30 credits must be on the 300 or 400 level.
6. Fulfill the institutional requirement.
7. Earn a minimum of 120 credits.
8. Fulfill the Foreign Language Requirement, unless met upon admission.

The responsibility of fulfilling graduation requirements rests with the student. Because the Eastern curriculum is dynamic and constantly evolving, requirements may change over time. However, students must meet all requirements of the catalog which is in force at the time of matriculation in a degree program.

For those students whose matriculation is interrupted, the standards of the catalog for the semester of readmission are in effect.