Concurrent Degrees and Multiple Majors
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 Social Science:
Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Administration
Major Concentration: Finance
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Social Science
Major Concentration: Community Engagement
Degree of Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Degree of Bachelor of Arts
Social Science
Emphases are not printed on the diploma.
Single Degree, Multiple Majors
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 Social Science:
Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Administration
Major Concentration: Finance
Major: Social Science
Major Concentration: Community Engagement
- Diploma display (a single diploma is produced):
Degree of Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Sociology
Emphases are not printed on the diploma.
Single Major, Multiple Emphases
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.
Example: For a student with a major of Business Administration, with emphases in Finance and Accounting:
Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Administration
Major Concentration: Finance
Major Concentration: Accounting
Degree of Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Emphases are not printed on the diploma.
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.
Only course work that is required for a degree will count towards a student’s enrollment status. Additionally, if a student has completed the degree requirements for a single degree, even if the student has not applied for graduation, that student is no longer eligible for Title IV aid for that program. The fact that a student might be getting a dual degree and has not completed the requirements for the second degree does not change this.
Questions regarding multiple majors and concurrent degrees should be directed to the Registrar’s Office.