Bachelor’s Degree
The University will confer the bachelor’s degree when all degree requirements have been met. To initiate the degree certification process, students should apply for graduation through the MyFIU Self-Service portal (my.fiu.edu) by the deadline in the academic calendar. If an application for graduation is denied, it will be automatically reevaluated each semester until all degree requirements have been met. This will continue until such time that the student has been inactive for three consecutive terms. The University may initiate the degree certification process without an application if it has been determined that all degree requirements have been met.
The University will confer the bachelor’s degree when the following conditions have been met:
1. Recommended by the faculty of the college or the school awarding the degree.
2. Certified by the dean of the college or the school that all requirements of the degree being sought have been completed.
3. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours in acceptable coursework.
4. Completion of the last 30 credit hours at the University. Exceptions (normally not to exceed six hours) may be made in advance by the appropriate dean. In no case may the number of credits awarded by FIU be fewer than 25% of the total number of credits required for the degree program.
5. Completion of the University Core Curriculum or State General Education Requirements.
6. Earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher at the University (or the minimum cumulative GPA requirement for a specific program if applicable).
7. Earned the grade requirements for major, University Core Curriculum Courses, and course sequences established by the appropriate College or School.
8. Completion of 8-10 sequential credits in one foreign language (American Sign Language is acceptable). Students who entered the University with a foreign language requirement deficiency, regardless of whether the student holds an A.A. degree, must complete 8-10 sequential credits in one foreign language. Transfer credit acceptable to the requirement and exemption by College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examination is available.  Students who have successfully completed two years of high school foreign language study in one language are considered to have met the requirement. Students who can demonstrate continuous enrollment in a degree program at an SUS institution or FCS institution since Fall 1989 (continuous enrollment is defined by the state to be the completion of at least one course per year) will be exempt from the foreign language requirement. Also exempt are students holding an A.A. degree from an FCS or SUS institution prior to Fall 1989.
9. Completion of the civic literacy requirement.
a) Baccalaureate degree-seeking students initially entering a Florida College System (FCS) or Florida State University System institution (SUS) in the 2018-19 academic year through the 2020-21 academic year must demonstrate competency in civic literacy through one of the following options prior to graduation:
i) Successfully passing POS X041 American Government or AMH X020 Introductory Survey Since 1877.
ii) Achieving the standard score on one of the following assessments: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test – Civics (U.S. History and Government) with supplemental questions (score of 60 or higher); Advanced Placement Government and Politics: United States (score of 3 or higher). Advanced Placement United States History (score of 4 or higher); CLEP American Government (score of 50 or higher).
b) Baccalaureate degree-seeking students initially entering an FCS or SUS institution in the 2021-22 academic year and thereafter must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by completing (i) and (ii) prior to graduation:
i) Successfully passing POS x041 American Government or AMH x020 Introductory Survey Since 1877.
ii) Achieving the standard score on one of the following assessments: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test – Civics (U.S. History and Government) with supplemental questions or the Florida Civic Literacy Examination (score of 60 or higher).
iii) Students may meet both of the competency requirements in (b)(i) and (b)(ii) through accelerated mechanisms as specified below.
(1) Students may meet the course requirement in (b)(i) by successfully passing dual enrollment versions of POS x041 American Government or AMH x020 Introductory Survey Since 1877; Cambridge AICE History, U.S. History, c.1840-1990 (A-Level) (score of A-E); CLEP History of the United States II History of the United States II: 1865 to Present (score of 50 or higher), or I.B. History: History of America (score of 5-7).
(2) Students may meet both the course requirement in (b)(i) and the exam requirement in (b)(ii) by achieving a passing score on the Advanced Placement Government and Politics: United States (score of 3 or higher); Advanced Placement United States History (score of 4 or higher), or CLEP American Government (score of 50 or higher).
10. Completion of summer enrollment requirement. All students entering FIU or any university within the SUS with fewer than 60 credit hours are required to earn at least nine credit hours prior to graduation by attending one or more summer terms at a university in the SUS.
11. There must be no incomplete grades for the degree to be awarded.
12. At the time of degree award, student cannot be on suspension or expulsion, have any outstanding sanctions, or have any pending/open case(s) under review by the Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Accessibility (CRCA) or the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity (SCAI).
Two Bachelor’s Degrees
Two bachelor’s degrees may be awarded simultaneously when the following conditions have been met:
Requirements for two majors have been completed as certified by the appropriate academic units.
A minimum of 30 appropriate semester hours in addition to the requirements of one degree has been earned.
A graduate from an accredited four-year institution who applies for admission to work towards a second bachelor’s degree must meet the requirements of the major department, which shall include (but is not limited to) a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework.
Two Majors for a Bachelor’s Degree
Students may request to carry a second major and work to fulfill the requirements of both concurrently. Students requesting the addition of a second major should work closely with their advisors to plan the courses to avoid extending their time to graduation. Upon successful completion of the requirements of two majors, the student will be awarded one degree and a notation denoting both majors will be entered on the transcript. A request for a second major must be initiated by an academic advisor through the electronic Change of Program Plan process and approved by the appropriate academic unit.
Once students have earned 90 credit hours, any changes to student degree programs, majors, minors, or academic tracks that extend the time required to complete degrees or result in excess credit hours will require approval from the College Dean.
Related FIU Policies
FIU Policy 340.125 Degrees Granted to Undergraduate Students
FIU Policy 340.065 Award of Initial Baccalaureate Degree