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COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

General Requirements for Graduation

Each student working toward a baccalaureate degree from the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences must satisfactorily complete:

a.        128 semester credits (unless a higher number is required in the particular curriculum), including at least 36 credits in courses numbered 300 and above.

b.       The university core requirements (See regulation J-3 in the general catalog)

c.        The college requirements for the degree sought (see below)

d.       The departmental requirements

 

The requirements for the Bachelor of General Studies, and the various professional degrees (i.e., B.S.Arch., B.S. Art Ed., B.F.A., and B.Mus.) are listed by academic unit in the General Catalog.  The college B.A. and B.S. requirements do not apply to these professional degrees.

 

College Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degree

B.A. Degree

 

Foreign Languages: 0-16 credits (0-4 courses), i.e., competence in one foreign language equivalent to that gained by the completion of four semesters of college courses through the intermediate level.  This requirement may be satisfied by the completion of either of the following options: (1) 16 credits or four high school units in one foreign language, or (2) 12 credits in one foreign language, and one three credit course in literature translated from the same language.  The 12 credits may be satisfied by three high-school units in one foreign language.

 

Humanities: Six credits (two courses) in addition to the minimum university-wide core requirements of 13-14 credits in humanities/social sciences.

 

Social Science: Three credits (one course) in addition to the minimum university-wide core requirements of 13-14 credits in humanities/social sciences.

 

B.S. Degree

 

Humanities: Three credits (one course) in addition to the minimum university-wide core requirements of 13-14 credits in humanities/social sciences.

 

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics: Six credits (two courses) in addition to the minimum university-wide core requirements of 10-11 credits of natural science/math.

 

Social Science: Three credits (one course) in addition to the minimum university-wide core requirements of 13-14 credits in humanities/social sciences.

or

The successful completion of a second major, academic minor, or an area of emphasis of at least 18 credits, which must be approved by the department in which the student is majoring.

 

HUMANITIES COURSES WHICH SATISFY CLASS REQUIREMENTS

This category does not include courses in composition, writing, linguistics, elementary and intermediate foreign language, religious studies, and elementary performance or creative activity.

 


 

American Studies

101                    American Identities (pilot offering)

301                    Studies in American Culture

 

Architecture

385                    History of Architecture I: Pre-Modern

386                    History of Architecture II: Modern

 

Art

100                    Visual Art

207                    Survey of Western Art: Ancient to Medieval

208                    Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Modern

301                    History of Art: 19th Century

302                    History of Art: 20th Century

 

Communication

384                    History of American Film

 

Dance

100                              Dance in Society

421                              Dance History

 

English

All literature courses

 

Foreign Languages

211                    Classical Mythology (Gods)

212                    Classical Mythology (Heroes)

243                              English Word Origins

All 300 & 400 level courses except 449, 496, and 499

 

Music History & Literature

101                              Survey of Music

321                    Music in Western Civilization I

322                    Music in Western Civilization II

440                              Studies in American Music

459                              Studies in Opera Literature

All 200, 300, and 400 level performance courses

 

Philosophy

All 100, 200, 300, and 400 level courses except 490, 495, 496, and 499

 

Theatre Arts

101                    Introduction to the Theatre

371                    Play Analysis

468                    Theatre History I

469                    Theatre History II

All 200, 300, and 400 level performance courses


 


 

SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES WHICH SATISFY CLASS REQUIREMENT

 


 

American Studies

101                    American Identities (pilot offering)

301                    Studies in American Culture

 

Anthropology

All lower division courses

 

Communication

233                    Interpersonal Communication

235                    Organizational Communication

252                    Principles of Public Relations

444                    Communication and Public Opinion

445                    History of Mass Communication

446                    History of Communication Studies

 

Economics

All lower division courses

 

English

441                              Introduction to the Study of Language

 

Foreign Language

307                              The European Union

395                              Culture and Institutions of Latin America

441                    Ancient Greek Civilization

442                    Civilization of Ancient Rome


 

Geography

165                              Human Geography

200                              World Regional Geography

240                              Economic Geography

 

History

All courses except 404 and 499

 

Interdisciplinary Studies

394                          Technology and Societal Decisions

 

Political Science

All courses except 458, 459, 495, and 499

 

Psychology

101                    Introduction to Psychology

218                              Introduction to Research in the Behavioral Sciences

305                              Developmental Psychology

310                              Psychology of Personality

311                              Abnormal Psychology

316                              Industrial/Organizational Psychology

320                              Introduction to Social Psychology

 

Sociology

All lower division courses


 

 

 

SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS COURSES WHICH SATISFY CLASS REQUIREMENTS

 


 

Biology

102                    Biology and Society

111                    Evolution and Diversity of Life

112                              Biological Principles and Mechanisms

120                              Human Anatomy

121                    Human Physiology

203                    General Botany

211                              Insect Biology

341                    Systematic Botany

 

Chemistry

All lower division courses except 121

 

Core

201                    Integrated Science

                          All topics

 

Entomology

211                              Insect Biology

 

Environmental Science

101                    Introduction to Environmental Science


 

Family and Consumer Sciences

205                              Concepts in Human Nutrition

 

Mathematics

All 100 and 200 level math courses except Math 108

 

Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry

154                              Introductory Microbiology

250                              General Microbiology

 

Physics

All lower division courses

 

Soils

205, 206                  General Soils & General Soils Lab

 

Statistics

150                    Introduction to Statistics

251 or 301        Principles of Statistics or Probability and Statistics

401                    Statistical Analysis

422                    Sample Survey Methods

451                    Probability Theory

452                    Mathematical Statistics


 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

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