Bang College of Business

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate Degree Requirements

KIMEP has established six general requirements that a student must meet to earn a baccalaureate degree:
1. Earn 129 credits with a minimum passing grade of “D–” or better in each course.
2. Earn at least 65 credits (50%) from courses taken at KIMEP.
3. Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.00. (It is necessary to have grades above the
minimum passing grade in order to meet the 2.0 GPA requirement).
4. Earn at least 48 credits in courses designated as General Education required courses (GER). General
Education requirements are discussed in the next section.
5. Receive a passing grade in all required non-credit prerequisite courses.
6. Complete all of the requirements in a KIMEP degree program.
7. Undergraduate students are allowed 10 (ten) years to complete all requirements for graduation. Any
period of academic leave from KIMEP is included in these time limits.

Graduate Degree Requirements

To earn a graduate degree from KIMEP, every student must:

1. Complete a minimum of 33 credits of graduate coursework beyond the undergraduate degree. The
minimum includes credits for internship, practicum, thesis, and research projects.
2. Complete a residency requirement consisting of a minimum of 24 credits of graduate coursework
completed at KIMEP. Up to 6 credits of graduate coursework completed at a partner university in a
KIMEP sponsored exchange program can be included in the 24 credits. Additional credits earned at
partner universities can be transferred but cannot be applied to the KIMEP minimum credits. The thesis
and internship must be supervised by KIMEP.
3. Receive a passing grade in all required credit and non-credit prerequisite courses.
4. Complete the number of credits required by the degree program with a passing grade in each course.
Grades between “A+” and “B–” are passing grades. “C+”, “C”, or “C–” can be passing subject to the 2
C’s policy limitation.
5. 2 C’s Policy: For the Bang College of Business two grades of “C” are allowed for graduation. For the
College of Social Sciences and the Language Center two grades of “C” in elective courses are allowed for
graduation. The 2 C’s policy does not apply to 0 credit English courses.
6. Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) at or above the minimum requirement: 2.67 (3.0 for
MBA and ExMBA).
7. Research, write, and publicly defend a master’s thesis.
8. Meet all requirements for the master’s program in the student’s major field of study.
9. Graduate students have a 5 (five) year limit for completing graduation requirements. Any period of
academic leave from KIMEP is included in these time limits.