To graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly Humboldt, students must complete all of the following requirements. See Bachelor’s Degree Requirements in the catalog for details.
A minimum of 120 units are required for a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Bachelor of Science degree.
The maximum number of units accepted for a bachelor's degree are:
A GPA of 2.0 or better for:
Complete 30 units at Cal Poly Humboldt:
To graduate from Cal Poly Humboldt, students must apply for graduation to initiate the degree check process.
At Humboldt, students are automatically assigned graduation requirements upon admission to the university or at the time of the most recent major/minor change. As long as a student stays in continuous attendance they retain the right to those assigned graduation requirements, referred to as “catalog rights”.
Continuous attendance, for undergraduate students, is attending at least one semester or two quarters of consecutive calendar years, unless on an approved educational leave.
Although catalog rights maintain a particular set of general education and all-university requirements, catalog rights do not apply to the courses that fulfill those requirements. Courses, including required prerequisites, are subject to change. To fulfill a particular requirement, a course must be completed during the academic year in which the GEAR status is designated in the catalog (not a student’s catalog year).
Catalog rights to not apply to policies, services and fees, which when revised, apply to all students regardless of catalog year.
Students, who remain in continuous attendance may choose to meet the bachelor’s degree graduation requirements in the Humboldt catalog that:
Usually, it is in a student’s best interest to keep the catalog rights in place at the time they:
Note: Students changing their major or minor may be required to complete the major or minor requirements in effect at the time of the change
DARS Audit displays a student’s official catalog year of record at the top of the first page. If you have questions about switching a different catalog year contact the Office of the Registrar or run a “what if” DARS degree audit with the year you graduate to see if that would be a better choice for you.
The following are general requirements for a master’s degree as specified by Title 5. See the individual program descriptions in the university catalog for specific program requirements. Additional information is also available in The Master's Degree section of the catalog and the Graduate Student Handbook.
Total
Minimum of 30 units of approved coursework
Graduate
At least half the units must be at the graduate level (courses numbered 500-699 at Humboldt)
Complete all coursework within seven years.
The maximum number of units accepted for a master’s degree are:
To graduate from Cal Poly Humboldt, you need to earn at least 21 units from courses taken here, after admission to your graduate program.
You must earn at least a B- in all courses taken to satisfy the requirements for the degree, and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. Individual graduate degree programs may have higher grade standards.
Completion of an approved thesis, project, or comprehensive examination, as defined by Title 5.
Apply to graduate at least one semester before you expect to complete all your degree requirements.
Enroll in a minimum of one unit per term for at least two terms per academic year until all degree requirements are completed. For additional information, see The Master's Degree section of the catalog and the Graduate Student Handbook.
