Current Wichita State University students who have earned between 60-75 credit hours will be evaluated at the end of each semester for eligibility to be proactively awarded the Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree.

Criteria to be proactively awarded an AA or AS degree are:

• Student is enrolled in the award semester.
• Student has earned between 60 and 75 credit hours, including a minimum of 15 hours earned at Wichita State University (developmental credit hours are not included).
• Student is currently seeking a bachelor's degree at WSU.
• Student meets all AA or AS requirements, including a cumulative grade point average of 2.000 or higher.
• Student has not received nor is eligible to receive an associate degree via reverse transfer from a Kansas community college.
• Student has not previously been awarded an associate degree from WSU.

A student may not receive both the AA and AS in the proactive awarding process. In cases where a student has the course work for both the AA and the AS, the student will be conferred the degree which is related to their declared bachelor’s degree. For example, if a student is in a STEM, engineering or health professions field of study, the conferred associate degree will be the AS degree.

For a list of the majors that will default to an AS degree in proactive awarding, visit the registrar's website¹.

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