diff --git a/clientv2/src/pages/student/StudentProfile.page.tsx b/clientv2/src/pages/student/StudentProfile.page.tsx
index f26a44a..e4c9719 100644
--- a/clientv2/src/pages/student/StudentProfile.page.tsx
+++ b/clientv2/src/pages/student/StudentProfile.page.tsx
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ export function StudentHomePage() {
     if (!isValidGithubProfile(studentData?.github)) {
       return showErrorSaveNotification('GitHub field is not a valid GitHub Profile URL.');
     }
+    if (studentData.degrees.length == 0) {
+      return showErrorSaveNotification('You must specify at least one degree.')
+    }
     try {
       if (file && file.size !== 0) {
         setLoading(true);