Degree Requirements
Second Bachelor's Degree Requirements
Only students who meet the following academic standards will be eligible to pursue a second degree outside the School of Education:
- Certified into the School of Education.
- Be admitted to a second degree granting school at IUB before applying for a concurrent second degree through the School of Education.
- Have earned at least a 2.50 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).
- Have earned at least a 2.50 GPA in the content/major of the education degree and the required GPA in the content/major of the proposed second degree. Be in good academic standing according to School of Education policy.
Certain degree combinations are prohibited:
- A student may not pursue a major and minor in the same discipline or a major in the second degree that is substantially the same as the major or concentration of the education degree (i.e., Social Studies with history as the primary subject and History through the College of Arts and Sciences.)
- A student may not simultaneously pursue degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels or enter graduate status while pursuing a second undergraduate degree (exception: B.S. / M.S.Ed. in Secondary Education).
All second degree requirements must be successfully completed:
- A student must complete all general education and major requirements for both majors to earn a second degree.
- SoE residency requirements for the second degree will be considered to be fulfilled by the following:
- Students with a requirement term of Summer 2017 or later must earn at least 36 education credit hours and 18 credit hours in the major of the second degree on the IUB campus.
- The student must complete at least 27 unique credit hours in the major of the second degree.
- The requirement term for a second degree will be the student’s IUB matriculation date.
- A student must submit a separate graduation application for each degree he/she is pursuing.
- A student must graduate with both/all undergraduate degrees simultaneously.
