Previous Policies for Supplemental Studies
- Each A.B., B.S., or B.G.S. student may complete one or more supplemental studies program.
- Each student who wishes to complete a supplemental studies program must develop a plan in consultation with a program advisor.
- After developing a plan with the student, the program or department advisor has the supplemental studies program entered on the student's record.
- An individually designed supplemental studies program is not allowed.
- Students may not elect courses included in a supplemental studies program using the pass/fail grading option.
- A department or program may include Experiential or Directed Reading/Independent Study courses that are graded on a Credit/No Credit (C/NC) basis in a supplemental studies program, but all other courses in the supplemental studies program must be taken for a grade.
- No course may be shared between the requirements of two supplemental studies program, between a major and a supplemental studies program, or between a minor and a supplemental studies program.
- One course may be shared between the B.G.S. upper level credits requirement and a supplemental studies program.
- Advanced Placement credits may not be used to meet the requirements of a supplemental studies program.
- A student must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in the supplemental studies program.
- Courses elected to meet the requirements of a supplemental studies program also may be part of the student's area distribution plan.
- Courses that are part of a supplemental studies program may also meet the Language Requirement, the Upper-Level Writing Requirement, the Race & Ethnicity Requirement, or the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement.
- Students may not complete a supplemental studies program after graduation, and a supplemental studies program may not be converted to an academic minor after graduation.
