Dual majors and Dual Degrees

DUAL MAJORS AND DUAL DEGREES

Students who complete the requirements for two majors from different degree awards have two choices as they approach graduation.

1.  In cases where a student completes the requirements for two majors from different award designations, such as Music (Bachelor of Music) and Psychology (Bachelor of Arts), the student may be awarded the degree associated with one of the two majors.  At the time of degree checkout, only one degree with one major will be awarded, the degree associated with the first major as listed on CUNYFirst will be awarded and one diploma will be issued.  However, for the identification of the second major: a notation of completion of all the requirements of the second major will reside in the transcript permanent comment section. 

2. A second option is for students to receive two degrees and two diplomas.  In order to be awarded two degrees such as Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts, students must complete at least an additional 30 credits in residence beyond the standard 120 total credits required for a bachelor’s degree.  For programs requiring more than 120 credits, the 30 credits must be earned in residence beyond the number of credits required for the degree (for example, a program requiring 160 credits would require a total of 190 to earn two diplomas).