Multiple Majors and Concurrent Degrees
Students who complete multiple majors can be awarded multiple degrees if they complete an additional 30 credits (above and beyond the 120 credits required for the first degree) for each additional major. For example:
- Students who complete two majors and 150 or more credits can receive two degrees.
- Students who complete three majors and 180 or more credits can receive three degrees.
The following examples illustrate transcript and diploma display when the additional 30 hours are completed, and also when fewer than 30 additional hours are completed.
Student who complete two majors and 150 or more credits earn a double degree. Example: For a student with a first major of Business Administration and a second major of Sociology:
- Transcript display:
Bachelor of Science — Business Administration: Finance
Bachelor of Arts — Sociology: Social Issues
- Diploma display (two separate diplomas are produced):
Degree of Bachelor of Science with acknowledgement of major achievements in Business Administration.
Degree of Bachelor of Arts with acknowledgement of major achievements in Sociology.
Students who complete two majors but have fewer than 150 credits earn one degree with two majors. Example: For a student with a first major of Business Administration and a second of Sociology:
- Transcript display:
Bachelor of Science — Business Administration: Finance
Major Acknowledgement — Sociology: Social Issues
- Diploma display (a single diploma is produced):
Degree of Bachelor of Science with acknowledgement of major achievements in Business Administration, Sociology
Students who complete one major with multiple emphases (in selected majors where allowed) earn one major and one degree, regardless of the number of credits completed.
Degrees and majors are approved through the Colorado Department of Higher Education. All credits acquired during pursuit of a degree are incorporated in that degree and may not be used to satisfy any future degree. Students may not pursue both an undergraduate and a graduate degree program simultaneously without prior approval from both the Registrar’s Office and the Graduate School.
Questions regarding multiple majors and concurrent degrees should be directed to the Registrar’s Office.