1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Earn a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit to include:

Completion of a prescribed technical program and the following general education requirements.
View Matrix of General Education Courses.
Communications - 6 semester hours by completion of English 110 and one of the following: English 120, 121, 125 or Speech Communication 110
Arts & Humanities/Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 semester hours
Business/Math/Science/Technology - 6 semester hours in any two areas of study listed under business/math/science/technology in the AAS column of the General Education Matrix.
(For example, enroll in a biology course and a math course, but not two biology courses or two math courses.)
Technical courses required for a prescribed technical program cannot be used to satisfy the general education requirements.

3. Academic Skills Courses (ASC) will not fulfill general education requirements and cannot be included in the semester hours required for an Associate in Applied Science Degree.

4. Earn at least 15 semester hours of institutional credit from Bismarck State College.

5. Achieve a minimum 2.00 grade point average (C average) in at least 60 semester hours, including a 2.00 grade point average (C average) in all credits from Bismarck State College.

6. Clear all college obligations.

7. File an Application for Graduation in the Student Records Office at the beginning of the semester/term in which the student expects to complete requirements for graduation.