Undergraduate Degree Conferral Requirements

Undergraduate Associate and Bachelor Degree

The Registrar's Office will review a student's degree conferral status when the student is nearing the completion of their undergraduate associate degree or bachelor's degree academics requirements. For most bachelor's degree students, this will be when the student enrolls in their Capstone course; which by design is meant to be taken as the last or next to last course. If the student's bachelor's degree program does not have a Capstone course, and for all undergraduate associate degree students, this will be a comparable course that is the last or next to last course. 

A mandatory, non-refundable Final Academic Requirements Evaluation Fee will be assessed to all bachelor's degree students when they enroll in their Capstone course, or if a Capstone course does not exist, the comparable last or next to last course. The fee is not assessed for undergraduate associate degree students.

Degrees are conferred only after evaluation and approval by the Registrar's Office. The following general requirements must be met in order to be evaluated by the Registrar's Office:

1. Complete at least 90 quarter credit hours of course work for an associate’s degree and 180 quarter credit hours of course work for a bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
2. Complete the minimum number of quarter credit hours in residence at Strayer University (associate's degrees: 27.0 quarter credit hours; bachelor's degrees: 54.0 quarter credit hours; BSN degree: 45.0 quarter credit hours).
3. Meet specified academic requirements, including the quarter credit hour and course requirements for each “Area” within the degree program. Final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements lies with the student.
4. Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or higher in all courses in the student’s major. Also, students must receive a grade of C or higher in ENG 090, ENG 115, ENG 215, ENG 315, and MAT 104.
5. Complete with a C (2.0) or higher in all courses in the student's minor.
6. Students completing the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program must also have an active, unencumbered RN license.

Undergraduate Certificate and Diploma

The Registrar's Office will review a student's certificate or diploma degree conferral status when the student is nearing the completion of their academic requirements. For most certificate and diploma students, this will be when they enroll in their last or next to last course.

The Final Academic Requirements Evaluation Fee is not assessed for undergraduate certificate and diploma degree students.

Certificates and diplomas are conferred only after evaluation and approval by the Registrar's Office. The following general requirements must be met in order to be evaluated by the Registrar's Office:

1. Complete a minimum of 27 quarter credit hours of course work for the certificate program or 54 quarter credit hours of course work for the diploma program.
2. Complete the minimum number of quarter credit hours in residence at Strayer University (certificate: 22.5 quarter credit hours; diploma: 31.5 quarter credit hours).
3. Complete the program with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
4. Meet specified academic requirements, including the quarter credit hour and course requirements for each “Area” within the program. Final responsibility for meeting requirements lies with the student.
5. Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or higher all courses in the program subject area. Students must also receive a grade of C or higher in ENG 090, ENG 115, ENG 215, ENG 315, and MAT 104.