Undergraduate Degree Conferral Requirements

Undergraduate Associate and Bachelor's Degree

A student's degree conferral status will be reviewed 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, and for all undergraduate associate degree students, this will be a comparable course that is the last or next-to-last course.

A mandatory, nonrefundable 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 does not exist, the comparable last or next-to-last course. The fee is not assessed for undergraduate associate degree students.

Degrees are conferred at the end of each term and only after evaluation and approval of all program requirements. The following general requirements must be met in order to be evaluated for conferral:

1. Complete at least 90 quarter credit hours of course work for an associate degree and 180 quarter credit hours of course work for a bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
2. Complete the minimum number of quarter credit hours in residence at Strayer University (associate degrees: 27.0 quarter credit hours within the program; bachelor's degrees: 54.0 quarter credit hours within the program).
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, or P, in all courses in the student’s major and concentration. Also, students must receive a grade of C or higher in ENG 090, ENG 115 or ENG 116, ENG 201 or ENG 215, ENG 315, and MAT 104 or MAT 110, as applicable, regardless of whether the student is taking the course to satisfy a core program requirement or an elective.
5. Complete with a C (2.0) or higher, or P, all courses in the student's minor.

Undergraduate Certificate and Diploma

Students' certificate or diploma conferral status will be reviewed 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 at the end of each term and only after evaluation and approval of all program requirements. The following general requirements must be met in order to be evaluated for conferral:

1. Complete 22.5 quarter credit hours of course work for a five-course certificate program, 13.5 quarter credit hours of course work for a three-course certificate program, and 54 quarter credit hours of course work for the diploma program.

2. Complete the minimum number of quarter credit hours in residence at Strayer (five-course certificate: 18.0 quarter credit hours; three-course certificate: 9.0 quarter credit hours; diploma: 31.5 quarter credit hours).

3. Complete the program with a minimum GPA 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, or P, all courses in the program subject area. Students must also receive a grade of C or higher, or P, in ENG 090, ENG 115 or ENG 116, ENG 201 or ENG 215, ENG 315, and MAT 104 or MAT 110.