During your student's time at Carroll, the majority of the courses they will be taking will be related to their major; however, 他们还将被要求完成一套课程来完成 Pioneer Core general education requirements. For example, 如果你的学生是生物学专业的，并且注重前物理治疗, they will be required to take at least one course from either art, music, or theatre to fulfill their fine arts distribution area.
学生完成学位或毕业的时间可能会根据以下情况进行调整:
- When they change their major in their academic career. For example, 他们是在威尼斯游戏大厅的第一学期之后还是在大三之后换专业的?
- If the new major requires your student to be admitted to the program. For example, if your student is looking at changing their major to nursing, 他们需要在学习并完成(适当的成绩)先决课程后申请该计划.
- The required coursework for their new major, since some majors at Carroll have fewer requirements than others. For example, 在他们的学术生涯后期转到心理学专业可能不会像转到会计专业那样影响学生的毕业时间，因为心理学专业的必修课程有40个学分，而会计专业的必修课程有80个学分. Regardless, 每个学生都必须成功完成至少128个学分, the Pioneer Core general education curriculum, BS or BA requirements, and all required courses of at least one major before graduation.
No. 所有学生已修学分的课程将计入至少128学分的毕业要求. When a student changes majors, 他们不会失去在大学阶段获得的任何课程学分, any of the knowledge they have gained, or the development that they have experienced. 每一门课程，无论什么科目，教给学生的不仅仅是学习的主题. When a student changes their major, they work with an academic advisor to talk through a new academic plan, how completed coursework benefits them, and what transferable knowledge and skills they have gained.
On average, 我们通常会建议学生每学期修16个学分(或每年修32个学分)，因为这将使他们在4年内达到毕业所需的128个学分. If a student takes a lighter semester, maybe 12-14 credits, 这可能意味着他们需要学习1个或更多个学期的18个学分，才能在4年内顺利毕业. 学生也可以在冬季或夏季学期参加课程，以保持正轨或获得所选学位课程的学分, which may help them be able to graduate in 4 years, 即使他们需要超过128个学分才能完成他们所宣布的课程(i.e., major, minor) at Carroll.
保证你的学生选了合适的课程来完成他们的专业, minor, degree, and Pioneer Core requirements, you can reference the Carroll University Undergraduate Catalog. However, 督促你的学生每学期与他们的学术顾问见面2-3次，并保持他们的学术计划是支持和授权你的学生在他们预期的毕业日期和获得他们正在努力完成的学位的最好方法.