BACHELOR OF ARTS

This degree, offered by all departments of the College of Arts and Science, is awarded to those students who follow a broad course of study and is designed to provide a liberal education. For this degree, students must complete a minimum of 124 credits, composed of requirements for general education, required courses in a major, and elective courses.

CORE CURRICULUM

CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUlREMENTS

ENGL 110  Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-)

3

ENGL 110 will be taken by all students as freshmen, except by students who have otherwise demonstrated the skills taught in that course. A score of 710 or higher on the SAT-II Writing Test will be a satisfactory demonstration of basic writing skills. ENGL 110 must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Science with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters.

MULTICULTURAL COURSE

3

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multicultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related content (See the list of approved multicultural courses.).

COLLEGE SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Writing: (minimum grade C-)

3

A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are designated in the semester's Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for Arts and Science second writing requirement.)

Mathematics:

MATH 114 or MATH 170  College Mathematics and Statistics

3

(designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)

or

 

MATH 115 or MATH 171  Pre-Calculus

3

(designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics)

or

Successful completion of any mathematics course at or above the 200-level except MATH 251, MATH 252, or MATH 266.

or

Successful performance on a proficiency test in mathematics administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences through the College of Arts and Science Advisement Center.

The math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Science with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters.

Foreign Language:

0-12

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112 or 214) and any needed prerequisites in a given foreign language (ancient or modern). Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination.

COLLEGE BREADTH REQUIREMENTS

The only exception for total number of credits in breadth requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree is for the Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics Education. See the Mathematics Education program for these requirements. for these requirements.

GROUP A.

12

Analysis and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.

Twelve credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units.

GROUP B.

12

The study of culture and institutions over time.

Twelve credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units.

GROUP C.

12

Empirically based study of human beings and their environment.

Twelve credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units.

GROUP D.

13

The study of natural phenomena through experiment or analysis.

Thirteen credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units and including a minimum of one course with an associated laboratory.

A course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement. See the complete list of the courses which fulfill breadth requirements. 

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