Requirements

GEOL G103, GEOL G209, GEOL G220, GEOL G221, GEOL G222, and GEOL G317.

And Students must also complete the general requirements of the Division of Arts and Sciences.

1. Minimum of 60 credit hours.
2. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
3. Minimum of 15 credit hours with grades of C- or higher in the concentration area and a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the concentration area.
4. Maximum of 18 credit hours in one discipline that may be counted toward an A.A. degree.
5. At least 15 credit hours of work of the final year and at least 6 credit hours in the concentration area must be completed while in residence at Indiana University Northwest or another IU campus.
6. Work for arts and sciences credit may be done at Bloomington or other Indiana University campuses.
7. Not more than 30 credit hours earned in accredited two-year institutions of higher education, not more than 45 hours from accredited four-year institutions of higher education, may be applied toward the A.A. degree.
8. By special permission of the college dean, limited credit toward a degree may be earned through correspondence study or by special credit examination. Ordinarily, students in residence in the college are not permitted to enroll concurrently in courses offered through the Division of Independent Study.
9. Students who fail to complete the work for the A.A. degree within six years from the time they first register in the university may be required to pass comprehensive examinations on the subjects in their concentration area.
10. All credits of candidates for degrees, except that of the current semester, must be on record at least six weeks prior to the conferring of degrees.
11. An application for a degree must be filed in the Office of the College of Arts and Sciences no later than July 1 for December graduation. May and August graduates must file the application for graduation by October 15. Degrees are conferred in May, August, and December. Commencement is held only in May.