Curricular Options and Enhancements
Records Office
Registrar: Tina Hickman (records@marietta.edu)
Marietta College offers students many opportunities to enhance their education program beyond the minimum requirements for the degree. This section describes the ways in which value can be added to a student’s educational experience at the College. Students pursuing one or more of these options need to ensure that they understand how these options may affect their graduation requirements, the time for completion, and the impact on financial aid eligibility. This section should be read in conjunction with the sections describing Undergraduate Degrees-Graduation Requirements and Academic Policies and Practices. Students applying for or receiving financial aid should also review Financial Aid and Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Double Major
A student may elect to pursue more than one major. For a student to be granted more than one major, each major must have a minimum of 18 hours of 300- and 400-level courses that are not included in any other majors. A minimum grade point average of 2.000 is required in each major. The major GPA is calculated from all courses applied in satisfaction of the major.
Students who add or change a major must meet all requirements for the new major as described in the most recently published catalog at the time the new major is declared with the Records Office. Except where a course is offered only on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grade basis, all courses used in satisfaction of a minor must be taken for a letter grade.
A student who graduates with two or more majors, one of which qualifies for one bachelors degree, e.g. B.A., and another for a different bachelors degree, e.g. B.S., will be awarded all applicable degrees and will receive a diploma for each degree awarded.
Minor(s)
Students may elect to complete the requirements for one or more minors. A minor commonly consists of 18 to 24 credit hours, and includes a reasonable distribution of lower and upper division courses. Except where a course is offered only on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grade basis, all courses used in satisfaction of a minor must be taken for a letter grade. A minimum grade point average of 2.000 is required for all courses offered in satisfaction of the minor. Each minor must include at least 12 hours that do not overlap the chosen major or other minor(s).
Students who add or change a minor must meet all requirements for the new minor as described in the most recently published catalog at the time the new minor is declared with the Records Office. A minimum of six of the credit hours presented for graduation with a minor area must have been earned at Marietta College.
A graduate of Marietta College who desires to complete a second major or minor must notify the registrar of this intention and abide by the requirements of the major/minor and the policies governing majors/ minors set forth in the catalog in force at the time of such notification. Such a student, however, need not meet the general education requirements of the catalog in force.
Certificate(s)
Marietta College offers certificates in several areas of instruction. Certificates are available to both degree-seeking students and non-degree seeking students and recognize completion of a specified body of courses united by an academic theme. Students must meet all requirements for the certificate as described in the most recently published catalog at the time the certificate is declared with the Records Office
Although the requirements for a certificate vary, all certificates require a minimum of 13 hours; a minimum of 6 hours that do not overlap the chosen major(s), minor(s), and/or other certificate(s); and a minimum grade point average of 2.000 for courses completed as part of the Certificate. Some certificates may require standards above the minimum.