Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA)

This degree may be earned in a four-year course of study by students who:

  • Choose as an area of concentration: communications, computer science, English, history, a liberal arts oriented interdisciplinary studies, mathematics, philosophy, political science, sociology, Spanish or theology.
  • Choose to become Adolescence Education school teachers in the following areas of concentration: English, mathematics, social studies or Spanish.

Graduation requirements for all BA degrees are:

  • A minimum cumulative average of 2.00 (“C” average). “C” is the lowest acceptable grade for any major or minor requirements. (Some majors require higher grades and GPAs for overall and/or major and related requirements.)
  • Completion of FST 1000, unless waived for transfer of 30 or more credits from another college.
  • Fulfillment of the General Education requirements for the Bachelor's degrees.
  • Completion of all major, related and special requirements for the program of study.
  • Completion of the minimum of 120 credit hours. Some departments may require more.
  • Completion of a minimum residency requirement of 30 credits, including the last 30 credits, completed as a matriculated student at Molloy.
  • Completion of the liberal arts and sciences requirement of 90 credits for Bachelor of Arts degrees.
  • File an online Application for Graduation within the deadlines published in the Academic Calendar.