Subsequent Degrees
Some students decide to return to their studies after they have received their first undergraduate degree. Once a degree is conferred, the courses and credits from that degree cannot be used in subsequent degrees. In order to take a subsequent degree, the student who has previously earned a baccalaureate degree from UB or an accredited U.S. institution must be accepted to UB as a matriculated student and be accepted into the new major. Students pursuing a second bachelor's degree must have the full range of skills, competencies, and experience in the major as students who complete the requirements for the regular degree program. Thus, students must meet all requirements for the major. In no circumstance may the coursework in the second degree program be fewer than 30 credit hours after the conferral of the first degree. The two degrees must be in significantly different fields of study; therefore, 300- and 400-level coursework completed for the first bachelor's degree will not count toward completing the major requirements of the second degree. In the rare circumstance when a single course taken for the first degree program is a stipulated course in the second degree program, a course substitution in the second degree may be approved by petition from the undergraduate program director of the new program. Following the conferral of the new degree, the student's transcript will note this degree and major.