The College offers two baccalaureate degrees, each based on the completion of four years of study in the liberal arts. These differ in emphasis. The Bachelor of Arts degree stresses language, literature and the arts. The Bachelor of Science degree stresses mathematics and the natural sciences.
TOTAL HOURS AND ACCUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE REQUIRED
Completion of the baccalaureate degree requires 124 semester hours of college work with an accumulative grade-point average of 2.000 (“C”).
TRANSFER STUDENT GRADE POINT AVERAGE
Students transferring to Hillsdale must earn an accumulative grade-point average of 2.000 (“C”) in all work taken at Hillsdale.
MAXIMUM HOURS IN ONE DISCIPLINE
Not more than 48 hours may be presented from any one discipline for the purpose of satisfying the 124-hour graduation requirement.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COURSE LIMITS
No more than four of the 124 hours required for graduation are to be taken in physical education activity courses. SSD 180, Physical Wellness Dynamics, is not counted toward this limit.
ENGLISH LITERACY
A satisfactory command of English must be consistently demonstrated.
GRADUATION RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
It is required that the senior year be completed in residence on the Hillsdale campus or in an approved, Hillsdale study-abroad or off-campus program. However, a student may transfer up to six semester hours of work toward meeting the residency requirement without making special appeal. To transfer more than six hours of work, the student must obtain the approval of the Educational Policies Committee. The senior year may be taken in specified professional schools.