The Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of a minimum of 120 hours, at least 36 of which are to be advanced. International students may not take English or their native language to satisfy the foreign language requirement. Students must earn a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade point average (GPA) in all courses attempted at the university. Students must also earn a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA in all courses attempted at the university in the major, in the minor, and in the core. Students must have no more than 6 semester hours with grades below C- in all courses attempted in the major. Any student exceeding that limit must retake sufficient courses and obtain acceptable grades so that they do not exceed the two-course limit.