To qualify for an associate of arts degree, students must successfully complete a minimum of 62 credits (exclusive of physical education) including the general education  requirements,  the required courses in the major field, and such additional courses as they may select with the assistance of their faculty advisors to meet the requirements of the major.

General Education Requirements

The General Education requirements for graduation in the associate of arts degree programs are listed below.   Specific guidance about the courses that are available to meet General Education requirements will be provided to students in advance of registration.  Students are required to meet with their advisors in the selection of their courses.

                                                                                                                                    Credits
A.  HUMANITIES                                                                                                          15

B.  MATHEMATICS AND/OR SCIENCE                                                                    6-8

                  The Caribbean: The Natural World (3 credits) is required by the FYP
                    for students matriculating at UVI with less than 24 credits.

C.  SOCIAL SCIENCES                                                                                                  9

                  The Caribbean: The Social Dimension (3 credits) is required by the FYP
                    for students matriculating at UVI with less than 24 credits.
                    Two  courses  in any of the following subjects: economics, geograpy,
                    history, political science, psychology, or sociology (including
                    anthropology).
                    Occupational program director may substitute 2 to 4 credits of business
                    law as a portion of requirement.

D.  PHYSICAL EDUCATION                                                                                         0-2

                    Students are required to take 0.5 credit hour in Physical Education
                    for every semester they are full-time students up to the required
                    two credit hours.  PLS 200 may also be used to meet this requirement.

E.  ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

F.  COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT

                   SUMMARY

                    Humanities                                                                                                    15 credits
                    Mathematics and/or Science                                                                        6-8  credits
                    Social Sciences                                                                                               9 credits
                    Physical Education                                                                                       0-2 credits

                    TOTAL                                                                                                  30-34 credits

Other Requirements

Students must earn at least 30 of the last 36 credits at the University of the Virgin Islands.  Course work more than ten years old must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine its appropriateness to the current University course requirements.   In order to graduate, students must earn at least two times as many quality points as registered credits in all their courses as well as in the courses of their major.