Academic Requirements

For either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree, Rhodes requires the following:

If using the General Degree Requirements: 

  • 120 credits for the Class of 2009
  • 124 credits for the Class of 2010
  • Completion of a major
  • A cumulative GPA and a major GPA of at least 2.0
  • 4 courses in either the “SEARCH” or the “LIFE” program
  • 3 courses in either the "SEARCH" or the "LIFE" program for the Class of 2010. 
  • A writing course (English 151)
  • A foreign language through the 201 level
  • Distribution requirements
    — 3 courses each in the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and the Natural Sciences (one Natural Science course must include a lab)
    — 2 courses in the Fine Arts
  • 3 one-half semester courses of physical education (these do not count toward the 112 hours required)

It is the policy of the College to allow a student to satisfy the general degree requirements in any version of the Catalogue published during the student’s college career and to satisfy major requirements from either that catalogue or a later version.

If using the Foundation Requirements:

  • 124 credits for the Class of 2010
  • 128 credits for the Class of 2011
  • 128 credits for the Class of 2012
  • Completion of a major
  • A cumulative GPA and a major GPA of at least 2.0
  • 3 courses in either the "SEARCH" or the "LIFE" program
  • One writing seminar (English 151 or 155) and two writing-intensive courses
  • A foreign language through the 201 level
  • Completion of the other Foundation Requirements
     
     

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