Graduation Requirements
The requirements for graduation from Hiram College are the embodiment of the liberal arts tradition in our
curriculum. We believe a graduate must be able to write and speak effectively, be
knowledgeable about our Western intellectual heritage and be aware of the
interrelatedness of knowledge. We seek to accomplish this through our core
courses, required of all students.
All students in the are candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree. This degree is
conferred upon completion of 120 hours of credit with an overall grade-point
average of at least 2.00 as well as a 2.00 grade-point average in the student's
designated major. These requirements apply to all graduates.
To gain breadth in the liberal arts, students are required
to select courses from the broad spectrum of the curriculum by taking two
courses within each of the four divisions of Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural
Sciences, and Social Sciences; two interdisciplinary courses; and the College's
writing requirement. A student's major satisfies the distribution requirements
for the division in which the major's department is listed. For example, the
business management major satisfies the Social Sciences area, the allied health
major satisfies the Natural Science category, etc.
Requirements for current students are listed below.
I. Writing Requirement: All
students entering must successfully complete a two-course writing sequence
entitled Writing in the Liberal Arts. These two courses are to be taken
consecutively and should be completed during the student's first year at Hiram.
II. Interdisciplinary Requirement: All students must successfully
complete two interdisciplinary courses. At least one of these courses must be
team-taught.
III. Fine Arts: All students must successfully complete two courses from the areas of
art, creative writing, music, or theatre. These courses must be chosen from two
different departments. Certain courses cannot be used to satisfy this
requirement.
IV. Humanities: All students must successfully complete two courses from the areas of
English/literature, history, philosophy, or religion. These courses must be
chosen from two different departments.
V. Natural Sciences: All students must successfully complete two courses from the
areas of biology, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, or
physics. One of these courses must be a laboratory course, and the two courses
must be chosen from different areas. Certain courses cannot be used to satisfy
this requirement.
VI. Social Sciences: All students must successfully complete two courses from the areas of
communication, education, economics, management, political science, psychology,
or sociology. These courses must be chosen from different departments. Certain
courses can not be used to satisfy this requirement.
VII. Total Academic Credit Hours Required for
Graduation: 120 Credit Hours.