To qualify for an associate of science 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 science 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                                                                                                        9

B.  MATHEMATICS AND/OR SCIENCE                                                              12

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

C.  SOCIAL SCIENCES                                                                                             6

              The Caribbean: The Social Dimension (3 credits) is required by the Freshman
                Year Program 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).

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

G.  COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT

               SUMMARY
                Humanities                                                                                        9 credits
                Mathematics and/or Science                                                            12 credits
                Social Sciences                                                                                 6 credits
                Physical Education                                                                         0-2 credits
                                                                            TOTAL                         27-29 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.

 Students enrolling in the bachelor of arts degree programs may select as a major field of study one of the following: