Associate Degree Requirements

You will receive your associate degree after you:

  1. Complete a minimum of 64 semester hours of prescribed and elective college credit. See the academic programs section of this catalog for the specific requirements of your associate degree program. A prescribed program is not required for the Associate of University Studies degree.
  2. Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on all work at the University.
  3. Complete at least 16 semester hours at Morehead State University, including one semester preceding graduation. Correspondence courses do not satisfy this requirement.
  4. Complete a one credit hour MSU 101: Discovering University Life course during the student's first semester if the student begins as a freshman or transfers to MSU with less than 24 credit hours.
  5. Complete 21 semester hours of general education requirements as follows: