1. 128 credits (some programs have slightly higher requirements).
2. An overall cumulative average of 2.00.
3. Completion of courses required in a chosen major with a cumulative average in all courses taken in this major of 2.25. Students must declare a major by the end their sophomore year.
4. Completion of college core requirements.
5. Transfer students are required to take a minimum of 30 credits at Southampton Graduate Campus in order to earn a Southampton degree. Transfer students must also complete all Southampton Graduate Campus core requirements and course requirements for their majors.
6. All students must take their final 30 credits in residence at Southampton Graduate Campus, or in programs offered under the auspices of Southampton Graduate Campus of Long Island University. Appeals for exceptions must be directed to the Academic Standards Committee.
7. A minimum of 106 of the 128 credits required for graduation must be classroom credits.

The number of the experiential credits (Life Experience, Field Experience, Internship, Cooperative Education) applicable towards completing graduation requirements may not exceed 22.

Core Curriculum

The liberal arts core requirements provide students with a foundation in the basic skills; they also provide an understanding of aesthetic, cultural and historical perspectives upon which students can make positive life and career decisions. This core curriculum allows a student to choose from a broad range of courses in the Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences. Included in the curriculum is a unique writing program that combines the study of great literature with an intensive writing laboratory.

Core Requirements

Writing-Intensive English Courses

English 112, 212, and 312 are required of all students. The courses must be taken in sequence; students are required to complete thirty credits of college work before taking English 212, and 60 credits before taking English 312. In addition, students may not take English 212 or 312 until they have passed English 112P (the Writing Proficiency exam). Some students may also be assigned to verbal skills courses (English 101, 102, 104 and 106) on the basis of test scores, high school records, or college evaluation of their writing and reading skills.

The Writing Proficiency Examination

All students will be required to pass a proficiency test in order to graduate. Students will meet the proficiency requirement by passing a test (ENGL 112P) offered once each term during the week of final examinations. This examination will require demonstrated proficiency in the grammar, syntax, and structure of standard English in a fully developed essay written during the examination period. Students are permitted to take the proficiency examination if a) they are currently enrolled in English 112; b) they have previously taken English 112 but not passed the proficiency examination; or c) they are transfer students who bring with them a passing grade in a course equivalent to English 112.

All transfer students with a course equivalent to English 112 are required to take the examination, and those who do not pass the test are required to take English 112. Transfer students may take the examination at any time. Students who pass the proficiency examination will receive a grade of P on their transcripts, listed under English 112P. Students whose first proficiency tests indicate serious problems or who do not pass the examination on a second try will be enrolled in English 103 (Special Problems in Composition) or will receive some other form of intensive instruction in writing fundamentals.

The Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Requirement

All students who enter as Freshmen are required to complete five courses that have been certified as meeting the writing across the curriculum requirement (WAC). WAC courses may fulfill requirements in students' majors, in the core (with the exception of the English 112, 212, 312 sequence) or may be electives. Every semester WAC courses are identified in the course-offering booklet.

Transfer students are also required to take WAC courses. Freshman transfers (with 12-29 credits) will waive one of the five WAC courses; sophomores (with 30-59 credits) will waive two of the five WAC courses; juniors (with 60-89 credits) will waive three of the five WAC courses and seniors (with 90 or more credits) will waive four of the five WAC courses. Transfer students wishing to have additional WAC courses waived should contact the Director of the WAC program.

One theory, and one studio course. Studio courses are indicated by an asterisk (*). Theory courses are indicated by two asterisks (**). (Art majors must take a Music, Dance, Theater, Film or Communications course.)

Two courses from the Natural Sciences

Including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Mathematics (maximum of one course), Marine Science, and Physics. (Except ES 321, 322, MAT 101, 102, MS 220).

Two courses from the following Humanities areas are required

Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Language (only one course, 102 level or above), or one of the following History courses: HIST 101, 102, 111, or 112.

Two Social Science Courses with the following restrictions

a. PSYC 105, ECON 220, ECON 320 may not be used.
b. Developmental 100 level courses may not be used.

Must be taken during the first semester of the freshman year. Students will receive a grade of Pass/Fail. This is a one-credit course.

** A course may not be used to satisfy a Core Requirement in more than one area.