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Accelerated Baccalaureate
Degree Program
The Accelerated Baccalaureate Degree Program offers students the opportunity to customize their academic pursuits based on individual strengths and goals. Departments participating in the program are business, communication, computer science, economics, geography, mathematics, political science, and foreign languages and literatures.To complete the program in three years, students average 16 credits a quarter in a focused program that reduces coursework by up to 24 general education and 21 elective credits. To ensure success in this compressed program of study, students should be self-disciplined, highly motivated, and committed to their major.
The Accelerated Baccalaureate Committee reviews application portfolios and recommends students for this program to the major department. Faculty members from each participating department serve as academic advisors for program participants. Students must begin the program their first quarter at SOU.
1. A 3.4 cumulative high school GPA through the seventh semester of the senior year, or 1150 SAT (with a minimum score of 500 on the verbal and mathematics sections), or 25 ACT (with minimum 22 on math and English sections).2. An essay addressing your interest in the Accelerated Baccalaureate Degree Program and the specific major you have chosen (minimum 500 words). Discuss the qualities and abilities you possess that would make you successful in the program, such as self-discipline, writing and critical-thinking skills, and academic accomplishments in your chosen major.
3. Six teacher evaluation forms assessing your background in English, mathematics, social science, science, humanities/literature, visual and performing arts, and second languages. These recommendations must also address the applicant's (1) academic skills, (2) motivation and discipline, (3) goal orientation, (4) level of maturity, and (5) likelihood of succeeding in an accelerated academic program. The University provides you with the forms in the Accelerated Baccalaureate Admissions Packet.
Applicants who, for any reason, are unable to secure teacher evaluations in the six areas are required to submit one essay for each area that is missing a teacher evaluation. Each essay must address the student's strengths and weaknesses in the relevant area and explain why the applicant is writing, rather than his or her former teachers. Applicants may also submit letters or reports from employers or colleagues.
4. A résumé listing awards, honors, and extracurricular achievements and interests.
5. A minimum of three samples of exceptional work demonstrating your abilities and interests. (One each from humanities, social science, and mathematics/science, plus a fourth from your major interest area if one of the three area samples does not represent that interest.) Samples may include science lab reports, accounting exercises, short stories, videos, papers, projects, photographs of artwork, or any other indicator of ability, dedication, and interest in the chosen major. Nontraditional applicants may expand their subject area essays to us as an example.
6. Application for admission to Southern Oregon University and application to the Accelerated Baccalaureate Program.
7. Priority deadline for high school seniors is February 15. Final deadline for all applicants is May 1.
8. For additional information, please contact the SOU Office of Admissions.
1. During the orientation program in September, entering students attend a workshop addressing a number of practical considerations, such as introduction to the program, library and computer center familiarization, and college success skills. Throughout the year there are mid-quarter meetings and questions of the week to answer. Students receive 1 credit for participating in these required activities.2. Each student is required to take a minimum of 135 credits, 39 of which are general education credits. The accelerated baccalaureate advisor and committee determine which general education credits each student must complete based on factors such as the student's background and teacher recommendations. Students entering the program with outstanding backgrounds in science and math, for example, will be asked to concentrate their general education in arts and letters and social science.
3. In consultation with their advisors, students develop a yearly contract to ensure normal progress toward the degree. Students who for any reason—such as illness, change of major, or academic problems—do not make normal progress are required to switch to a 180-credit four-year degree program.
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