Academic Advising
in the College of Arts & Science
Requirements for Graduation
Bachelor's Degree
For the bachelor's degree, the basic requirements for graduation include:
- Fulfillment of the Miami Plan
- 36 semester hours of Foundation Courses
- 9 semester hours of Thematic Sequence
- 3 semester hours of Capstone Experience
- 80-86 semester hours of Field
(major/minor courses, divisional requirements, electives) - 128 semester hours total
- Of the total 128 semester hours, at least 32 must be from Miami University (any campus), including 12 of the final 20 hours required for the bachelor's degree.
- At least a 2.0 cumulative GPA
- If you are enrolled in one of the professional arrangement programs, in which you transfer to another university after three years, you must earn 96 Miami hours in the College of Arts and Science or 64 hours in the Richard T. Farmer School of Business. In all cases, 32 of your last 40 hours must be from Miami.
- Applying for graduation whether or not you plan to attend the ceremony.
Application for Graduation
To graduate, whether or not you plan to attend the ceremony, you must submit an application and pay a fee. If you earn more than one degree, you must pay a graduation fee for each. A graduation application is sent to you at the end of your junior year. (You can also get an application from the Commencement Office.) After you return your application to the Commencement Office, your account will be assessed the appropriate fee, and you will be billed by the Bursar's office. (Application fees for doctoral degrees cannot be billed.)
You are encouraged to apply for graduation at least a semester in advance. This way, routine checks can be made in time to inform you of any problems in meeting your degree requirements.
Applications must be received no later than 10 working days before commencement. After that date, applications will be deferred to the following commencement.
If you apply for graduation and then do not qualify for the degree, you must pay a re-application fee and notify the Commencement Office of the date you intend to finish your requirements. All deadlines applicable to first-time applications apply to re-applications.