Requirements for the Embedded Associate Degree

Associate Degree Requirements

The embedded Associate Degree provides students an opportunity to receive an embedded Associate Degree during the process of pursuing their Bachelor’s Degree. All undergraduate students will be eligible to be awarded the Associate Degree once requirements are met and without additional costs to the students or requiring them to apply for graduation.

Requirements for the Embedded Associate Degree

(60 semester credit hours)

1 - CORE CURRICULUM: See Core Curriculum
(42 semester credit hours)

2 - DEGREE REQUIREMENTS - Embedded Associate
(18 semester credit hours)

An embedded Associate of Science may be earned in the following disciplines:

Animal Science*	Geology*
Biology*	Homeland Security*
Business*	Kinesiology*
Computer Science*	Mathematics*
Criminal Justice*	Natural Resource Management*

*Alpine campus only

Additional Requirements

The student must complete 15 semester credit hours in-residence at SRSU.
A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required in all SRSU course work offered towards a degree.
For core areas, equivalent transfer course work may be applied.
Courses should be applicable to the bachelor’s degree being pursued. Students should review their bachelor’s degree plan and work with their adviser each semester to ensure correct courses are taken.
Non-exempt students must meet the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements.
Students must be admitted and enrolled at SRSU in a degree-seeking status. Students who need to be readmitted will be required to meet the degree requirements of the current catalog.
Students must not have been awarded an associate degree elsewhere.
The embedded Associate Degree will not be awarded in the same semester that the bachelor’s degree is awarded or in any semester following the completion of the bachelor’s degree.