Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124
Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0
Minimum number of credits to complete the major: 124
School: School of Education and Social Policy
Department: Interdisciplinary
The Bachelor’s Degree Completion (BDC) program offers a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services (B.A. in HSV). The BDC program offers a flexible, manageable, and academically meaningful way for students to complete their bachelor’s degree at Merrimack College. Tailored to returning students and adult learners, the BDC program offers a clear, well-defined, and achievable path to degree completion, with a career-focused and academically rigorous curriculum. This program prepares students for success in today’s diverse and dynamic workplace.
Distinct from the traditional full-time on-ground program, the BDC program features eight-week courses taught online. It also provides one-on-one academic advising, as well as professional and career development coaching. The B.A. in HSV requires the completion of a minimum of 124 credits, including a minimum of:
1. 12 credits in the Professional Core
2. 28 credits in the Arts and Sciences Core
3. 36 credits in the Human Services Major
4. 48 credits in Open Electives
Students may transfer a maximum of up to 90 credits for previous college coursework, prior learning, and/or professional equivalencies.