General Requirement for All Degrees
Degree requirements must be completed within four years of start of program. Students who do not finish within the time limit must complete requirements of a catalog that is still within the four-year period.
Note: The requirements listed below are minimal expectations. Some programs have additional requirements.
To receive a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree, a student must complete a minimum of 120 semester credit hours and:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete all course requirements in the degree program including the Core Curriculum .
- Complete an approved Associate of Applied Science degree or equivalent.
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.0 for college-level coursework that applies to the degree and have a grade of “C” or better in each junior and senior level course.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
To receive a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) degree, a student must complete a minimum of 120 semester credit hours and:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete all course requirements in the degree program including the Core Curriculum .
- Complete an approved Associate of Applied Science degree or equivalent.
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 for college-level coursework that applies to the degree and have a grade of “C” or better in each junior and senior level course.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
To receive the Associate of Arts in General Studies (AA) degree, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours and:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete the Core Curriculum .
- Complete an additional 9 semester credit hours to consist of at least one course in Social and Behavioral Sciences and at least two courses chosen from the following:
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Business (transfer courses)
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Humanities
- Speech
- Communications
- Languages
- Philosophy
- Note: A maximum of two courses in Social and Behavioral Sciences may be taken in fulfillment of this requirement.
- Complete an additional 9 semester credit hours of transfer college credit coursework.
- Note: Courses previously taken cannot be used to satisfy both the Core Curriculum requirements and this requirement.
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (“C”) on college-level coursework.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
To receive the Associate of Science in General Studies (AS) degree, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours and:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete the Core Curriculum .
- Complete an additional 9 semester credit hours/three courses in:
- Mathematics and/or
- Life and Physical Sciences.
- Complete an additional 9 semester credit hours of transfer college credit courses. Note: Courses previously taken cannot be used to satisfy both the Core Curriculum requirements and this requirement.
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (“C”) on college-level coursework.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
To receive an Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours and:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete all course requirements in the degree program including the Core Curriculum .
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (“C”) on college-level coursework.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
To receive an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours and:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete all course requirements in one of the degree programs including General Education requirements.
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (“C”) on college-level coursework.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
To receive an Associate of Science (AS) degree in Criminal Justice, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours and:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete all course requirements in the degree program including the Core Curriculum .
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (“C”) on college-level coursework.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
To receive an Associate of Science (AS) degree in Engineering, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours and:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete all course requirements in the degree program including General Education requirements.
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (“C”) on college-level coursework.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
To receive an additional associate degree, a student must:
- Satisfy the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative.
- Complete all course requirements in the degree program.
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (“C”) on college-level coursework.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through instruction at Midland College.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit toward the degree with coursework that does not apply toward any previous degree.
To receive a certificate, a student must:
- Complete all course requirements in the certificate program.
- Have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (“C”) on college-level coursework.
- Complete at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the certificate through instruction at Midland College.
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