FHCHS will consider students for graduation and conferral of a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing when they have met the general requirements for graduation (see Graduation in Academic Information section) and when they:

1. Complete a minimum of 127 trimester hours of credit.¹
2. Complete the prescribed course of study for the degree with a minimum nursing GPA of 2.50 and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 (see Curriculum in the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing section).
3. Achieve a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) in each nursing, cognate, and general education course.
4. Complete the minimum number of credit hours at FHCHS as listed in the General degree requirements: Bachelor of Science in the Academic Information section. For students entering via the Associate degree, 86 credit hours must be completed at FHCHS. For students entering the Baccalaureate program, 36 credit hours must be completed at FHCHS.
5. Complete 30 hours of service learning. Service learning is part of the curriculum in selected courses and is validated by the instructors of those courses and by the department in which those courses are taught. Courses that include service learning hours must be taken at FHCHS to meet the service learning requirement.

¹ This includes a maximum of 72 Associate degree nursing and general education credits.