Baccalaureate Degree
- Baccalaureate Degree: Definitions and Requirements:
- NYSED stipulates that: Baccalaureate degree programs shall normally be capable of completion in four academic years of full-time study, or, their equivalent in part-time study, with an accumulation of not less than 120 semester hours
- Minimum Credit Hours
- BA: 120 semester credit hours
- BS: 120 semester credit hours
- BFA: 120 semester credit hours
- Course Requirements:
- Credit toward an undergraduate degree shall be earned for college level work
- Enrollment of secondary school students in undergraduate courses, of undergraduates in graduate courses and of graduate students in undergraduate courses shall be strictly controlled by the institution
- Faculty Credentials:
- Faculty members teaching at the certificate, associate degree, and baccalaureate levels must hold at least a master’s degree in an appropriate field and have the background for in-depth teaching, curriculum development, and program evaluation responsibilities
- Certain occupational specializations may merit demonstration of competence alternative to a master’s degree. In all institutions, faculty with master’s degrees and beyond, and with substantial collective experience in college teaching and academic administration should be strongly predominant
- At least one faculty member teaching in each curriculum culminating in a bachelor’s degree must hold an earned doctorate in the discipline of the major of the proposed program
