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All students who enrolled at Appalachian State University in Fall 2009 and afterwards must follow the general education program.
Students who were enrolled prior to Fall 2009 but would like to switch to a 2009-2010 or later checksheet will have the option of continuing on the core curriculum or general education.
Here is information on general education and a helpful resource for general education questions.
You must apply in person at the Fine & Applied Arts Dean’s Office.
You must have a minimum of 90 earned hours, and be within 1-2 semesters of graduation. However, if you will be completing an internship or student teaching in your last semester, you may request the audit two semesters prior to graduation.
Please be aware that the graduation audit is not a substitute for advising.
| Your expected graduation date. This means when ALL your coursework will be complete, including internships and student teaching - NOT necessarily when you plan to walk. |
| Your Banner ID. |
| Your major and minor, including any concentrations and emphases. If your minor requires a contract, the signed contract must be on file in the Dean’s office. |
| The checksheet year you are following. PLEASE NOTE that if you give the Dean’s office an incorrect checksheet year, your audit will NOT be accurate. |
| Your advisor’s name. |
| Memos for all substitutions and/or waivers must be on file in the Dean’s office. We will not process your audit without memos for subs and waivers. |
| If you are an Art Education major on the 2007-2008 or later checksheet, the Dean’s office must have a memo from your advisor listing the 27 SH electives and 6 SH Art History courses before we will do an audit. |
Graduation Audits are done on a first-come, first-served basis. The audit process generally takes 2-3 weeks. However, when we receive graduation applications for the current semester we suspend audits until we are finished checking out the seniors. This can add several weeks to the audit processing time. Graduation applications are usually processed in October and March.
We will send you an email when your Graduation Audit is complete.
You may come back to our office to review the audit at your convenience. We review audits Monday-Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM. The review will take about fifteen minutes, and you do not need an appointment.
You will receive a copy of your audit.
We will only process one audit per student. There are two exceptions: We will do more than one audit for NCAA students (with a NCAA form) and for students who have changed their major after having their initial audit done.
You must formally apply for graduation through the Registrar’s Office.
The Registrar’s Office will email a graduation application to all eligible students at the beginning of each semester. Eligibility is based on senior status and expected date of graduation.
You must fill out the graduation application and return it to the Registrar’s Office by the stated deadline. If you do not apply by the deadline, your graduation will likely be delayed.
When the Fine & Applied Arts Dean's Office receives your graduation application from the Registrar’s Office, we will send you an e-mail stating that you are academically clear to graduate pending successful completion of current coursework, or listing any academic deficiencies that we find.
It is your responsibility to clear all deficiencies prior to graduation. If your deficiencies are not cleared by the deadline, you must contact the Registrar’s Office and have your graduation application moved to the following semester.
Please refer to the Registrar’s Office for information on Applying for Graduation, and for General Graduation Information.
| You must have a minimum of 122 SH hours. Your major may require more hours |
| At least 60 semester hours of credit must be from a senior (4-year) institution |
| The last 30 semester hours of credit must be from Appalachian State University |
| At least 18 semester hours of credit in the major must be from Appalachian State University |
| At least 9 semester hours of credit in the minor must be from Appalachian State University |
| All major and minor specific requirements must be met |
| All Core Curriculum or General Education requirements must be met |
| No more than 6 hours of PE Activity can count toward graduation requirements |
| The 6 hours in social sciences must be from two different areas |
| The 12 hours of humanities requirements must include one literature class, one fine arts class, and courses from at least three different areas |
| All Special Designators must be met |
Here are some helpful resources:
General Education Requirements
General Education Requirements FAQ
| All “I” (Incomplete) grades must be cleared |
| A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 is required. (2.5 for Education majors) |
| A major GPA of at least 2.0 is required |
| A minor GPA of at least 2.0 is required for some minors (see individual minor requirements) |
| All accounts must be cleared (library, housing, financial aid, etc.) |
If you have been awarded a bachelor’s degree, you may earn a second separate bachelor’s degree by completing, at a minimum, an additional 30 semester hours in residence, and all catalog requirements stipulated for the second degree. A minor is not required when pursuing a second degree.
If you have graduated you may pursue a second major under the same degree by completing all requirements of both majors (no minimum number of hours are required). You must be readmitted as a “Special Student” through the Registrar’s Office. Once all requirements are completed, you must notify the Dean’s Office under which the first major was earned. That Dean’s Office will then notify the Registrar’s Office that the second major is complete.
For information on admission for a second degree or second major, see the Admission’s Office.
You may drop and add courses without restriction during the drop/add period, but you are only allowed a total of four late drops while at Appalachian State University. (Drops during the summer do not count towards this limit). The last day to drop a course is listed in the academic calendar.
Late drops are only approved for extenuating circumstances. A late drop will not be approved because you don’t like the grade you are earning or because it is interfering with your work schedule.
Contact the Fine & Applied Arts Dean's Office for overload permission.
All overloads are based on a GPA requirement:
| 19 hours requires a 2.5 GPA or above |
| 20 hours requires a 3.0 GPA or above |
| 21 hours or more requires the approval of the Associate Dean |
| Same as above, except: |
| 8 hours requires a 2.5 GPA or above |
| 9 hours requires a 3.0 GPA or above |
ANY EXCEPTIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ASSOCIATE DEAN
You will need to fill out a data sheet through the Registrar’s office. Follow the instructions on the Registrar Office's Web site for filling out the data sheet.
If you are returning in good standing after an absence, you will have to apply through the Office of Admissions. Follow the instructions on the Office of Admissions website for readmission.
You may petition the registrar’s office to have transfer work credited as a specific course. For information and forms check the Registrar’s page.
You may find procedures and forms for visiting coursework procedure on the registrar’s page.
Follow the link to the registrar’s transfer student information page.
Follow this link for a helpful guide for transfer coursework equivalency.
For students on the previous Core Curriculum (who entered ASU prior to Fall 2009):
For students under the new General Education Program (who entered ASU Fall 2009 or later):
You may come to the University College Academic Advising Center in 101 D.D. Dougherty to declare your major. It is not necessary to make an appointment. You may also declare through the Advising Website.
You are allowed four repeats during your ASU career. The repeated course will appear on your transcript, but the grade will not be computed in your GPA. For information on the Repeat policy, check the Registrar’s page.
Here is a link to the repeat form.
Academic probation occurs when a student fails to meet the minimum required grade point average:
| Between 1-15 Attempted Hours | 1.75 |
| Between 16-30 Attempted Hours | 1.90 |
| 31 Attempted Hours (and thereafter) | 2.0 |
You are allowed two academic terms of probation (excluding summer school) during your academic career. If you fail to meet the required GPA after two terms, you will be placed on suspension and not allowed to enroll at ASU during the fall or spring terms. There are a number of options for improving your GPA for readmission at the Office of the Registrar.
Undergraduate students who initially enrolled at Appalachian in the Fall, 1994 and thereafter must comply with North Carolina Session Law 321-89 (Senate Bill 27) and 769-17.10 (Senate Bill 1505). In 2009, the General Assembly (Senate Bill 202 - Section 9.10b) increased the surcharge rate from 25% to 50%, beginning Fall 2010. For more information on Tuition Surcharge, please see the Registrar’s office.
At one time students could have transfer work removed from ASU transcripts when in a surcharge situation, but that is no longer allowed.
All of the current checksheets for Fine and Applied arts majors can be found here. It also includes links to checksheets for other ASU colleges, and to the General Education checksheet.
If you are a Fine and Applied Arts major, contact your major department for information on advising. If you are still in University College, check their website.
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), Appalachian State University is restricted in releasing student information without the consent of the student.
For information on the FERPA act, please visit the Registrar’s page for FERPA. For steps on how to grant parents access to your records, visit FERPA Parent Access.
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