Associate Degree Requirements

The associate degree requires students to:

1. Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of prescribed and elective college credit. See the academic programs section of this catalog for the specific requirements of your program. A prescribed program is not required for the Associate of University Studies.
2. Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on all work at the University.
3. Complete at least 16 credit hours at Morehead State University, including one semester preceding graduation. Correspondence courses do not satisfy this requirement.
4. Complete the three-credit-hour FYS 101: First Year Seminar course during the first academic year if the student begins as a freshman or transfers to MSU with less than 24 credit hours.
5. For students with 24 or more transfer credit hours, the FYS 101 requirement is waived but the student must complete an additional course in SBS I or SBS II to meet general education requirements.
6. Complete 15 credit hours of general education requirements as follows: