Degree Requirements

Bachelor Degree Requirements for All Majors

Students are required to meet all Whitworth University graduation requirements, including:

• Completion of shared curriculum requirements
• Completion of 36 semester credits of upper-division courses (numbered 300 or above)
• Completion of a writing-intensive “W” course in the major
• Completion of an approved major (with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0)
• Completion of at least 32 semester credits in a degree program at Whitworth
• Completion of 126 total semester credits, including those transferred from other institutions, a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 in all Whitworth courses
• Completion of 32 of last 40 credits for the degree at Whitworth

Shared Curriculum Requirements

All shared curriculum courses for evening students are three credits.

• Praxis (3 credits)
  • Habits of Mind
• Belief Inquiry (6 credits)
  • Worldview Studies
  • Biblical Literature
• Cultural Inquiry (6 credits – complete two of the following three categories)
  • Historical Analysis
  • Literature & Storytelling
  • World Language/Cultural Competency*
• Expressive Inquiry
  • Written Communication
  • Communication & Context
  • Fine Arts
• Scientific Inquiry (6 credits – complete two of the following three categories)
  • Math/Statistics
  • Natural Science
  • Social Science

*For evening degree program students only, the world language/cultural competency requirement may be met in the following ways: An approved three-credit course in Whitworth’s School of Continuing Studies, a full year (eight semester credits or 15 quarter credits) of a world language at Whitworth or another university, or demonstrated proficiency by passing a proctored proficiency exam.

Students must also take at least one course with each of the following tags: U.S. Diversity and Global Diversity.