Our bachelor's programs require 120 credit hours total, broken down into four components:

• 42 hours: Core curriculum
• 42 hours: WECM (workforce education courses)
• 30-33 hours: Upper-division courses
• 3-6 hours: General electives

Before starting your first semester, you're required to meet with your bachelor's advisor to create your individualized degree plan and choose your cohort. After that initial meeting, your advisor will enroll you in your bachelor's courses each semester.

Schedule changes can be made in your myLoneStar portal before the semester starts with no financial penalty.  After the start date, contact your bachelor's advisor and submit a schedule change form to drop or withdraw from courses before the Withdrawal (W) Date.  Non-participation by the Official Day of Record (ODR) will result in automatic removal from enrolled classes.

After earning your bachelor's degree, you'll have options to continue your education by transferring to a university to pursue a master's degree or other advanced studies. Additionally, our career advisors are available to assist you with job opportunities.

Credit Hours in Residence: 

1. Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 120 semester credit hours of transferrable baccalaureate level education credits, of which as least 30 must be completed at Lone Star College. 
2. Development or other non-credit coursework does not apply toward graduation requirements. 
3. Completion of at least 30 credit hours in 3000 level course or higher of which at least 24 must be completed at Lone Star College. 

General Education Core Curriculum: 

Completion of the General Education Core Curriculum (42 credit hours)

GPA Requirement: 

1. Completion of all advanced-level (3000 or higher) coursework with a minimum average of "C" (2.0 GPA, based on a 4.0 scale).
2. All additional program requirements, with a minimum average of "C" (2.0 GPA, based on a 4.0 scale).