Degrees are conferred by the Institute upon the recom­mendation of the dean and faculty of the various schools. This is done three times a year: October 1 (summer term), February 1 (fall term), and June 1 (spring term).

Graduation Requirements

To be eligible for a degree, the student must satisfy all Institute, school, and department requirements as stated in the student’s degree audit. Where applicable, students must also meet specific academic require­ments concerning prerequisites, course sequences, or program options as posted by academic departments.

Final graduation requirements include the following:

1. Grade Requirements
   Undergraduate students must be in good standing, with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0. In courses constituting the student’s major as formally specified in advance by his or her departmental chair, the student must have received a grade of C or higher in each or have a cumulative GPA in these courses of at least 2.0. Any outstanding INC, NG, or NR grades from any previous semester(s) that are pending resolution must be resolved.
   Failure to do so will result in removal from the graduation list. When final grades are reported for the last term of active registration, any reported INC or NR grade for a graduation candidate will automatically remove the candidate from the graduation list.
   Students who have been removed from consideration must complete a new application for graduation in order to be considered for another graduation date.

2. Curriculum Requirements
   Each student must fulfill all require­ments for grad­uation. No credits required for graduation will be waived. All requests for an exception to this rule must be referred to the dean’s office for consideration. A course require­ment in a student’s major may be substituted by the department chair/adviser of the department in which the student is enrolled; however, another course in the same subject area must be taken.

3. Every undergraduate must complete at least 50 percent of the credits required for graduation—including final 30 credits—at Pratt. Credits earned through approved study abroad programs will be considered to be earned in residence. To be considered for graduation honors, a student must have completed a minimum of 50 percent of the credits required to complete the degree at Pratt.

Requirements For A Second Pratt Baccalaureate Degree

Candidates for a second baccalaureate degree must first be accepted by the Office of Admissions for degree matriculation in an area essentially different in content from that of the first degree. The following conditions are applicable when the first baccalaureate degree was granted by:

Pratt Institute

Persons holding a baccalaureate degree from Pratt Institute and who are matriculated for a second bacca­laureate degree from the Institute will be evaluated according to the major background to determine their remaining program and credit requirements. Of these, a minimum of 32 additional credits in residence for a four-year program of study, or a minimum of 48 additional credits of residence in a five-year program of study must be taken within the new program.

Accredited Institution other than Pratt Institute

Persons holding a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution other than Pratt Institute will be evaluated according to the type of baccalaureate and the major background in order to determine their remaining program and credit requirements, of which a minimum of 48 credits must be taken in residency at Pratt.