Building an Academic Career:
Requirements, Policies and
Special Opportunities

Graduation Requirements


To graduate from Earlham College with the Bachelor of Arts degree, students must

  • complete a total of 122 semester credits with a minimum of 120 academic credits (including transferred credits; see below)

  • complete all general education requirements
    (See General Education at Earlham College)

  • complete 36 upper-level semester credits (courses numbered 300 and above)

  • meet the expected requirements of an academic major
    Note: The above requirements may overlap

  • achieve a four-year cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better

  • achieve a 2.0 GPA in the major field

  • complete two full years of academic work (four semesters) and 64 academic credits within the Earlham curriculum. (This defines Earlham's residency requirement for transfer students.)