To qualify for a bachelor of science degree, students must successfully complete a minimum of 120 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 bachelor 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                                                                                                               18

B.  MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE                                                                             16

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

                  College Algebra with Applications or Precalculus Algebra (4 credits)*

                    * A student exempted from College Algebra with Applications or Precalculus
                    Algebra by a qualifying examination must take one semester of a more advanced
                    mathematics course.

C.  SOCIAL SCIENCES                                                                                                 12

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

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                                                                                                18 credits
                    Mathematics and Science                                                                          16 credits
                    Social Sciences                                                                                         12 credits
                    Physical Education                                                                                   0-2 credits

                  TOTAL                                                                                               46-48 credits

Other Requirements

Students must earn at least 30 of the last 36 credits at the University of the Virgin Islands.  This particular requirement may be waived by the Chancellor only in cases where the student must complete the final year(s) of studies in another institution recognized by 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.  Appeals should be directed to the Chancellor.  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.

Second Degree:  This policy is currently under review.