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In order to graduate from Mount St. Mary’s University, students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (2.75 for education majors). No fewer than 30 of the 120 hours must be earned at Mount St. Mary’s; at least 45 hours of the 120 must be from four-year institutions.
In addition, students must:
- fulfill all requirements for the core curriculum
- complete the courses and number of credit hours required by their major field of study
- maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA both overall and in the major (2.75 cumulative GPA for education majors)
- satisfy the senior year residency requirement by enrolling at the University for 24 of the final 30 hours prior to graduation
To be eligible for graduation ceremonies, students must have completed 99 credits by the end of the senior year fall semester prior to May Commencement. Attendance at commencement activities is strongly encouraged.
All students should check their records periodically with their advisors to ensure they are progressing toward fulfillment of graduation requirements.
The Core Curriculum
Mount St. Mary’s recognizes that to be truly educated one needs an understanding of the world, of the history and traditions of Western and non-Western culture and of science. College graduates should have proficiency in written and quantitative skills. To that end, the University requires students in its degree-completion programs to complete a core curriculum designed to give students general knowledge of the world around them. It includes the following courses:
| Course Requirement |
Credits Required |
| Mount Seminar* |
3 |
| College Writing |
3 |
| Arts and Humanities (Art, Literature, Music) |
3 |
| History |
3 |
| Social Science (sociology, psychology, economics, education, human services or political science) |
6 |
| Natural Science (w/lab) |
4 |
| Mathematics (fulfilled in each particular major)* |
3 |
| Philosophy (introduction to Philosophy)* |
3 |
| Moral Philosophy (PHIL 301 - Moral Philosophy )* |
3 |
| Theology I * |
3 |
| Theology II * |
3 |
| Non-Western Culture/Global Encounters* |
3 |
*Denotes courses normally taken through Mount St. Mary’s.
Economics, in the business major, fulfills one social science requirement; Foundations of American Education in the education major.
Please Note: Credits for these courses are counted only once.
The teacher education program requires additional coursework in science and mathematics for Maryland state certification to build the depth and breadth of knowledge needed for successful elementary teaching. Therefore, education majors will normally be expected to take the following courses, or their equivalent, in addition to the Mount St. Mary’s core courses:
Required Additional Credits
Mathematics
| Must be six credits of Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics I and II (the equivalent of Mount St. Mary’s MATH 108 and MATH 109 ), or a statistics course paired with a concepts of mathematics course |
6 |
| Biological Lab Science |
4 |
| Physical Lab Science (e.g., Geology, Astronomy) |
4 |
Recommended Courses to Fulfill Requirements
Course requirements listed below can be completed at a regionally accredited institution prior to enrolling in Mount St. Mary’s programs. Students should schedule an appointment for pre-admission advising to be certain of appropriate course selection of lower-level requirements.
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