Bachelor Degree Programme
The College is committed to preparing students to become productive and thoughtful citizens by offering a broad liberal arts education coupled with the development of competency in fields of special interest. By providing both disciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to the pursuit of knowledge and the solving of problems, the College, through its curricular and extracurricular programmes, encourages students to think critically and creatively and to express their thoughts in an articulate and literate manner. Students build the capacity to respond to multiple perspectives in an ever-changing world and embrace a greater sense of national identity and their responsibilities as citizens of The Bahamas, the region and the world.
To earn a bachelor degree, students complete a minimum of 120 credits with a major and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00. Specific academic programmes may require a higher minimum pass in the major concentration as approved by the Academic Board.
Students complete
- at least 50% of the credits in the major area as well as 50% of the credits in the overall programme (General Education, Elective and Major Area Courses) at The College.
- 60 credits at the upper level, 45 of which must be in residence at COB.
To satisfy programme requirements, a course may only be used once to fulfil a Major, General Education or Elective requirement. A single course may not be used to satisfy more than one of the foregoing categories.
Associate Degree Programme
The College is committed to providing students with the opportunity to attain the intermediate award of an associate degree in selected programmes.
The Associate of Arts degree is designed primarily to fulfil requirements for university transfer to pursue baccalaureate degrees in the arts, humanities, communications and social sciences.
The Associate of Science degree is designed primarily to fulfil requirements for university transfer to pursue baccalaureate degrees in related scientific or technical fields.
The Associate of Applied Science degree is designed to provide students with the skills and proficiencies of a specific trade or industry essential for entry into a skilled and/or paraprofessional occupation. Although this degree is not intended for transfer into a baccalaureate degree programme, certain courses may be accepted at various institutions.
To earn an associate degree, students complete a minimum of 60 credits with a major and cumulative GPA of at least 2.00. Students complete
- at least 30 credits of the overall programme (General Education, Electives and Major Area Courses), including the final 15 credits, at the College.
- at least 24 credits at the 200 level.
To satisfy programme requirements, a course may only be used once to fulfil a General Education, Major or Elective requirement. A single course may not be used to fulfil more than one of the foregoing categories
General Education Programme
One of the major goals of the College is to graduate students who are qualified, competent professionals; proficient communicators equipped with a range of skills and who are exposed to disciplines other than their own. While courses in the major provide students with disciplinary, technical and procedural knowledge, the General Education Programme is designed to graduate students who demonstrate critical, reflective and creative thought and who convey those thoughts articulately and confidently in written and oral form. Additionally, the Programme is structured to graduate students who have an appreciation for the complexity of all knowledge, for the interrelationships among the various disciplinary branches of knowledge and for the role they must play in the intellectual, cultural, social and economic life of The Bahamas and the region.
Through the General Education Programme students become equipped with a range of skills that are honed through nine strands: Literacy, Numeracy, Foreign Language, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Physical Education/Health/Nutrition, Computer Literacy and Student Development.
Courses used to fulfil General Education requirements contain Bahamian content through an understanding of Bahamian culture, society and/or environment.
These courses also contain at least two of the following components:
- Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary: Emphasis is on integrating knowledge, languages and methodologies across the disciplines.
- Literacy: Emphasis is on the honing of oral and written communication skills, critical thinking and problem-solving.
- Numeracy: Emphasis is on the mastery of analytic and computational skills.
To fulfil the General Education requirement for a bachelor degree, students complete a minimum of 36 credits, at least 27 of which are at the lower level and 9 at the upper level.
To fulfil the General Education requirement for an associate degree, students complete a minimum of 27 lower-level credits.
> Courses that may be used to fulfil General Education Requirements
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