Residence Credit Requirements

Any course offered for credit by Ball State University is designated as residence or campus credit. Credit by departmental authorization is not considered to be residence credit. However, credit earned through various testing plans is considered residence credit.

Bachelor's Degrees —For students pursuing a baccalaureate degree, at least 30 of the last 40 credits must be residence credits.

Business Majors —For students majoring in a program in the Miller College of Business, the last 30 credits must be earned in residence.

Medical Technology —See Medical Technology, Department of Biology.

Preaudiology —See Preaudiology, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology.

Pre-Dentistry —See Pre-dentistry, Department of Biology.

Pre-engineering —See Pre-engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Associate Degrees —For an associate degree, a student must complete at least 15 of the last 20 credits in residence at Ball State University.

Second Bachelor's Degree —Students who are pursuing a second bachelor’s degree must complete at least 30 semester credits in residence once the first degree is finished.