04-22-2026, 07:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-22-2026, 07:18 PM by WDue.
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Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I was researching this option earlier. I was trying to do a Psych/CS dual AOS. If I understood it correctly, you need to complete the required AOS for both. For mine, both AOS had 45 credits, Psych had 6 UL courses in the required section itself, and as for the CS portion I needed to do 5 UL courses. I just checked Biology and fortunately it doesn't appear like any of the required courses are UL. But you would have to complete all 60 of those Biology credits, the 12 credits as electives is where I'm assuming they'd require the UL credits.
From their website: "Students may complete up to two areas of study within one bachelor's degree. Only one bachelor’s degree is earned in this case. All policies that apply to a degree, such as maximum credits/semester hours per source (foreign, ACE/NCCRS, community college) must be applied to both areas of study. No more than 9 credits* that are used in the first area of study may be used for the second area of study. All related required credits for each area of study, as well as all degree requirements, must be met at the same time. Students cannot complete a third area of study within one bachelor's degree. Students may not earn two of the same degrees in the same graduation cycle. If a second baccalaureate degree is pursued after the first one is earned, the appropriate second degree policy applies."
So you can have up to 3 courses shared between the two, I don't remember if the capstone is part of that sharing requirement or not. Since it says all degree requirements must be met at the same time, I'm assuming this means the 18+18 - 3 capstone credits calculation is correct. It's a bit convoluted honestly. Also it's best to ask an advisor because the Biology degree is structured a bit differently, it only needs 15 credits worth of electives compared to the 30 in Math.
In the Math AOS there's a 12 credit portion, Natural Science and Math Electives, I believe this is where you'd be able to overlap the Natural Science portion with the 9 (or 6) Biology credits.
From their website: "Students may complete up to two areas of study within one bachelor's degree. Only one bachelor’s degree is earned in this case. All policies that apply to a degree, such as maximum credits/semester hours per source (foreign, ACE/NCCRS, community college) must be applied to both areas of study. No more than 9 credits* that are used in the first area of study may be used for the second area of study. All related required credits for each area of study, as well as all degree requirements, must be met at the same time. Students cannot complete a third area of study within one bachelor's degree. Students may not earn two of the same degrees in the same graduation cycle. If a second baccalaureate degree is pursued after the first one is earned, the appropriate second degree policy applies."
So you can have up to 3 courses shared between the two, I don't remember if the capstone is part of that sharing requirement or not. Since it says all degree requirements must be met at the same time, I'm assuming this means the 18+18 - 3 capstone credits calculation is correct. It's a bit convoluted honestly. Also it's best to ask an advisor because the Biology degree is structured a bit differently, it only needs 15 credits worth of electives compared to the 30 in Math.
In the Math AOS there's a 12 credit portion, Natural Science and Math Electives, I believe this is where you'd be able to overlap the Natural Science portion with the 9 (or 6) Biology credits.


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