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
