Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (Bachelor’s Degrees)

Select one of the following seven courses

• Biological Sciences

• BIO 1043 - Introductory Biology
• BIO 1023 - Introduction to Life in the Sea

• Physical Sciences

• ESC 1043 - Introductory Earth Science
• OCY 1043 - Oceans
• PHY 1033 - The Cosmos
• PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music
• FOR 1003 - The Science of Criminal Investigation

Note:

**MAT 1803 - Survey of Finite Mathematics  or higher, after satisfactory completion of any prerequisites. For a list of major-specific course requirements, refer to your major in the Programs of Study .
***Natural Science majors fulfill the 6 credits of science and math courses through their major requirements.

School of Arts and Sciences Majors: Students with a major in the School of Arts and Sciences have additional science requirements. Refer to your major in the Programs of Study  for more information.

Note:

*FYE Freshman Seminar is required for all students entering with fewer than 30 credit hours.

However, based on the criteria listed below for transferrable college-level credits completed at a regionally-accredited degree-granting post-secondary institution,** the FYE 1001 requirement shall be deemed as waived or met.  Rules related to Palm Beach Atlantic University’s current transfer credit policy noted in Academic Policies  apply.  

For transfers who have successfully completed:

• 30 or more transferrable credits OR
• Between 25 and 29 transferrable credits AND
• A closely equivalent FYE or College Success course with a grade of “C-” or above

For freshmen with hours who have successfully completed:

• Full-time status—a minimum of 12 semester credit hours—for at least one semester or term at an accredited** post-secondary institution AND
• Over 25 transferrable credit hours AND
• A closely equivalent FYE or College Success course with a grade of “C-” or above

** PBA’s 30 credit hour residency requirement applies to transfer credits completed at degree-granting postsecondary institutions solely with national accreditations recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the coursework was completed.  Upon the successful completion of 30 credit hours at PBA (with a 2.0 PBA cumulative GPA or higher), students must seek transfer credit validations for closely equivalent FYE or College Success courses in which a grade of “C-” or above has been earned.  Please refer to PBA’s transfer credit policy noted in Academic Policies  for further related details.