5.1 Bachelor's of Science/Arts Degree
(Approved April 13, 1994) (Amended January 25, 2012) (Amended May 15, 2013)
The Naval Postgraduate School is not currently admitting students for or awarding Bachelor’s degrees.
The Bachelor degree may be awarded for successful completion of a course plan provided the course plan has been previously presented by the academic unit awarding the degree, reviewed by the Curriculum, Certificate and Degree Requirements Committee (sec. 2.6.4) and approved by the Academic Council. Such course plans shall conform to current practice in other accredited institutions and shall contain a well-defined major. Each academic unit is qualified to offer a major field of study for a Bachelor's degree. Academic units wishing to grant the Bachelor’s degree must maintain a current list of required courses.
A student wishing to pursue a Bachelor's degree program must receive approval from the Council via the Chair of the academic unit awarding the degree prior to matriculating into the degree program.
General NPS minimum requirements for Bachelor's degrees include:
- 180 quarter-hours of which 90 hours must be numbered 2000 or above.
- One academic year in residence.
- General education requirements:
- 24 quarter hours in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
- 36 quarter hours in Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
In addition, the student must complete all of the courses required by his/ her major academic unit, and must have a 2.0 TQPR upon graduation.