Associate Degree Graduation Requirements

All candidates for the Associate degree must meet the following requirements for graduation:

1. Complete sixty (60) semester hours of acceptable academic work with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including General Education Core requirements of forty-one to forty-four (41-44) semester hours,
2. Complete a minimum of the last twenty-six (26) semester hours at the University of Tennessee Southern.
3. Courses with a course number of 300 or above shall not be included in the sixty (60) semester hour graduation requirement.
4. To be eligible for graduation honors, a student must have earned at least thirty-two (32) semester hours at UT Southern.
5. Pay the graduation fee.

No new students may be admitted to this program, and all current students enrolled in the program must be completed by December 2026.