Second Bachelor's Degree Candidates

Any applicant who has already completed a bachelor's degree must apply as a transfer student following the procedures outlined for transfer students. The Office of Admissions reviews and approves applications for a second degree. The criteria for admission as a second-degree candidate are as follows:

1. The intended major of the second degree must require at least 15 credits that were not contained in the major of the first degree.
2. Second degree candidates receive a maximum of 90 credits in transfer; the number of liberal arts and upper division credits will be based on the courses taken in the first degree. All students are required to have completed all general education core courses.
3. The student must complete a minimum of 30 credits in residence during the second matriculation.
4. The student must complete a minimum of 12 upper- level credits in the major subject (unless otherwise stated by a particular major) which are to be completed at Mount Saint Mary College.
5. It is the responsibility of the student to set up an appointment with an advisor of the intended major to discuss all requirements.