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5 . Liberal Arts a . Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Business Administration , Bachelor of Science , Bachelor of Science in Nursing , Bachelor of Social Work , and Bachelor of Applied Science students with fewer than 16 transfer credits at the time they first enroll at Siena Heights University are required to complete the entire 32 credit hours of Liberal Arts requirements . b . Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Business Administration , Bachelor of Science , Bachelor of Science in Nursing , Bachelor of Social Work , and Bachelor of Applied Science students with 16-23 transfer credits at the time they first enroll at Siena Heights University are required to complete 31 credit hours of Liberal Arts requirements . c . Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Business Administration , Bachelor of Science , Bachelor of Science in Nursing , Bachelor of Social Work , and Bachelor of Applied Science students with 24-55 transfer credits at the time they first enroll at Siena Heights University are required to complete 28 credit hours of Liberal Arts requirements . d . Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Business Administration , Bachelor of Science , Bachelor of Science in Nursing , Bachelor of Social Work , and Bachelor of Applied Science students with 56-87 transfer credits at the time they first enroll at Siena Heights University are required to complete 18-19 credit hours of Liberal Arts requirements . e . Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Business Administration , Bachelor of Science , Bachelor of Science in Nursing , Bachelor of Social Work , and Bachelor of Applied Science students with 88 + transfer credits at the time they first enroll at Siena Heights University are required to complete 15-16 credit hours of Liberal Arts requirements . f . Bachelor of Fine Arts students are required to complete 19-20 credit hours of Liberal Arts requirements . g . Associate of Arts , Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science students are required to complete 13-14 credit hours of Liberal Arts requirements . h . Students may double count Liberal Arts courses in their majors and minors and other program requirements . i . Students may transfer in all Liberal Arts requirements for the baccalaureate degree except LAS 141 Diversity in Community , LAS 241 Inquiry and Truth , LAS 301 Adult Learner , LAS 341 Contemplation and Action , LAS 401 Senior Seminar : Integrated Experience and LAS 441 Justice and Peace . For the College of Professional Studies , students transferring in 60 or more credit hours must complete a philosophy or religious studies course in residence , and also complete LAS301 and LAS401 in residence with a grade of ‘ C ’ or better . j . Transfer courses taken on a quarter system ( 10-week minimum ) that meet other Siena Heights criteria can meet Siena Heights University ' s Liberal Arts requirement . k . Courses taken at Siena Heights University on the 8-week cycle also satisfy the Liberal
Arts requirement . l . Courses designated in the University catalog as fulfilling Liberal Arts requirements and completed satisfactorily for credit ( CR or letter grade ) will fulfill Liberal Arts requirements . m . Credit earned by means of CLEP , Advanced Placement , Military Service ( ACE approved ), and Prior Learning Petition will fulfill Liberal Arts requirements providing that such credit has been designated by the appropriate department chairperson or program director as fulfilling Liberal Arts requirements .
6 . Major Requirements and Restrictions a . All students must complete all the requirements for an academic major . b . All majors require a minimum of 30 credit hours with a 2.00 (" C ") grade point average .
Some programs require a higher grade point average . See program requirements . c . Students must complete at least three courses in their major at Siena Heights University . Some majors require more ( see major requirements ). These courses must be approved by the program director in the major field . This requirement does not apply to students with an inverted major . d . Courses taken on a Credit / No Credit ( CR / NC ) basis may not be included in the major except the following courses : EDU 480 , MAT 295 , MAT 296 , and MAT 396 . e . Some programs disallow " D " grades in the major . See program requirements .
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