These requirements apply to students who entered Harpur College prior to Fall 2002
Complete the University General Education requirements.
Every Binghamton student must complete this set of university-wide requirements. Courses are designated in the schedule of classes with a series of letters indicating which General Education requirement they fulfill.
Finish with at least a 2.0 grade point average.
A student must earn at least a 2.0 grade point average ("C") to earn a degree. The grade point average is based only on courses taken at Binghamton University and does not include courses transferred.
Complete 126 credit hours in total.
Harpur College students must successfully complete 126 credit hours or more in order to earn their degrees. Binghamton University awards 4-credit hours for most of its courses. In addition to Binghamton courses, the 126 credit hour total may include credits earned through courses taken at other institutions and transferred, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate coursework and other credits by exam.
Complete the Harpur Distribution and Writing Requirements (2001 Bulletin or Earlier)
Harpur students must complete additional requirements designed by Harpur College of Arts and Sciences to compliment and extend the general education requirements and further your liberal arts education. These requirements include:
- Two courses in the Division of Humanities
- Two courses in the Division of Science and Mathematics
- Two courses in the Division of Social Sciences
- An additional four liberal arts courses chosen from
each of the two divisions outside the division of
the student's major department.
- Policy notes: Cross-listed courses, listed with a department outside of your division, can be included within either of the two divisions outside of the major. Physical education courses can not be included. Developmental courses are ineligible for fulfillment of the distribution requirement, as are independent studies, internships, and courses labeled HARP, UNIV or OCC. To determine course divisions, please view this matrix.
- Complete the all-college writing requirement.
Complete the requirements for a Harpur major.
Major requirements are designed by specific departments, and carry their own set of expectations and policies beyond the general University and College requirements.
Tracking Your Progress: Degree requirements are tracked by the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS). Matriculated Harpur College students can access their DARS report via the BU Brain
