Second Degree

Second Degree Students

A second degree student is one who has completed a baccalaureate or associate degree and wishes to work toward another degree at the same level or a lower level (i.e. baccalaureate to baccalaureate, associate to associate, baccalaureate to associate.) Students who complete an associate degree and then continue to pursue a baccalaureate are working toward a higher degree and are not considered to be "second degree" students.

Students who wish to apply for a second degree must satisfy the following criteria:

  1. The second degree must be in a different and unrelated discipline from the first degree.
  2. The student must complete 32 credits beyond those already taken toward the first degree.
  3. Second degree students must enroll for at least two full semesters in order to meet the one year residency requirement.
  4. Students who havecompleted their first degree at a College other than Medgar Evers College must file an Application for Transfer(Advanced Standing). Students who completed their first degree at Medgar Evers College must file an
    "Application for Re-Admission as Second Degree Student."