The requirements for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, and Bachelor of Science degrees affirm Wesleyan’s commitment to the liberal arts. All students should experience a broad distribution of studies among the representative fields of human culture. They should acquire intellectual skills in critical, logical, and creative thinking, and they should learn to communicate effectively. The Wesleyan curriculum enables students to take courses in the fine arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics, which constitute our General Education Program.
In addition to the General Education Program, Kentucky Wesleyan students also pursue a concentration of studies within a discipline to constitute a major. The object of concentration is to aid the student in acquiring comprehensive knowledge in a particular discipline of scholarly achievement at a high level of competence.
In summary, Kentucky Wesleyan’s curriculum offers students an opportunity to achieve concurrently (1) a liberal education that allows students to realize their personal potentials for intelligent living and (2) specialized knowledge in a particular discipline.
Majors
All Kentucky Wesleyan students will acquire competence in a discipline. All students will choose either a discipline-specific or cross-disciplinary major and complete a progressive sequence of courses. However, freshmen should not feel pressured to declare a major too soon. A liberal arts education enables students to explore various disciplines before selecting a major.
Single degree with two majors
The maximum number of majors that a student may complete, within a single undergraduate degree is two (2) and each major must have at least 24 unique credits, unless required by external accreditation. Students with two majors must meet all requirements for both majors.
- Students will receive one diploma and the transcript will show one degree with two majors.
- Students who need to complete no more than 12 semester hours may walk at graduation.
Dual degrees
Students wanting to pursue two different degrees, e.g. a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science, must meet the following criteria:
- Completing both majors and any other requirements in the two different disciplines/departments.
- Complete all GENED and Upper-Level hours required.
- Courses taken towards fulfilling one degree may also count towards fulfilling requirements in the other, but the total credits in the two-degree programs must be at least 150 credit hours.
- Consult with the Financial Aid Office to understand the implications of seeking an additional degree.
- Meet any other requirements needed to earn both degrees as well as meet the GPA requirement in each major.
- Students will receive one diploma for each degree with one major per degree.
- Students can choose to walk in graduation after completion of the first degree or they may choose to wait until both degrees are complete.