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Bachelor of Arts Degree
Each student
must complete the degree requirements listed below, preferably
in the freshman and sophomore years, and must satisfy the requirements
for a major and a minor area of specialization. We recommend that
every student take English in the first year. If known, the major
or minor should be started in the first year, but selection of
the major may be deferred as late as the middle of the sophomore
year. Certain majors and programs require course sequences. These
sequences should be started in the freshman year. Major courses
may not be taken “S/U.”
Degree requirements
Group
I—English composition
Completion of ENG 112 or demonstration by examination of proficiency
in written expression equivalent to that attained by the student
who completes that course. (A penalty is imposed if ENG 112 is
not completed within the first 60 hours).
Group II—Foreign languages
Demonstration of proficiency in a language and language area by
one of the options listed below:
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Graduating
from a high school where all instruction was conducted in
a language other than English;
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Passing
a proficiency examination in the language on the 202 course
level;
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Having
completed four years of one language in high school (student
must have completed the fourth full year, for example, Spanish
IV, and received credit for these courses);
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Having
completed one of the departmental options listed below (14
hours minimum in the same language area or fewer by advanced
placement and high school experience).
Note:
Foreign language courses numbered 201, 202, 212 apply to Group
II not Group V.
German,
Russian and East Asian Languages (Chinese, Japanese)
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Completion
of GERM 101 and 102 plus a minimum of six additional hours
from: GERM 117, 118, 201, 202, 217, 218, 231, 331 and/or
GERM 260, 315, 316, 360, and 415;
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Completion
of CHIN 101, 102, 201, 202;
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Completion
of JAPN 101, 102, 201, 202;
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Completion
of RUSN 101 and 102 plus a minimum of six additional hours
from: RUSN 201, 202, 215, 216, 312, 313, and/or 415
.
Romance
languages (French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish)
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Option
II: (one of the following)
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GRK
101, 102 and two of GRK 201; CLCV 241, 242, 245;
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LAT
101, 102, and two of LAT 201; CLCV 241, 242, 245;
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A
student may transfer at any point from Option I to Option II but
not vice versa. Course 202 is required for admission to 300-level
courses. Credit toward a degree is not granted for foreign language
courses which duplicate more than two units of high school study.
Group III—Mathematics, computation and natural sciences
Completion of both A and B listed below:
Three
and one-half years of high school mathematics or equivalent
proficiency as demonstrated on a placement test;
MATH
115, 126, 128, 129 or 130**;
MATH
111 or 112 or 122** and one of the following: PHIL 103;
CS 100 or 101;
Three
years of high school mathematics and CS 100 or 101. High
school mathematics means college preparatory mathematics,
which normally includes algebra I and II, geometry and in
the case of three and one-half years, trigonometry. Remedial,
technical and business mathematics are not applicable.
*Or
a B.S. laboratory sequence in one of the sciences meets this
requirement. A list of approved courses is printed in the College
of Arts and Sciences Handbook.
**See Department of Mathematics and Statistics for placement
test.
Group
IV: Social sciences—Canadian studies, economics, environmental
studies, ethnic studies, geography, history, political science,
psychology, sociology
Completion of four courses in addition to the two required
for the general education program. Courses are selected from
at least three areas with at least three courses in one area
(excluding GEOG 125, 126, 127, 213, 404). A student majoring
in one of the social sciences may include two major courses
in this group. A full list of approved courses is printed
in the College
of Arts and Sciences Handbook. Note that some ethnic
studies courses are in Group IV and some are in Group V.
Group V—Arts and humanities
Completion
of at least three courses in addition to the two required
in the general education program, for a total of five courses.
Foreign language courses numbered 201, 202, 212 apply to Group
II, not Group V. The five courses must include: one course
in literature (American, English or foreign), one course in
the fine arts (art, art history, music, theatre or film) and
three additional courses from at least two of the following
areas: ART 101, art history; American, English or foreign
literature; American culture studies; ethnic studies; music
composition and history; philosophy, popular culture; theatre,
and women’s studies.
A full
list of courses approved for Group V requirements is printed
in the College
of Arts and Sciences Handbook. A student majoring
in the arts or humanities may count one major course in this
group.
Bachelor
of Arts: Majors and minors By
the beginning of the second year most students select a major
and minor. The possible majors and minors include: American culture
studies, art, art history, Asian studies, general studies in business,
Canadian studies (minor only), classical civilization, computer
science, economics, English, environmental policy and analysis,
ethnic studies, film studies, folklore and folklife (minor only),
French, geography, geology, German, history, international studies,
interpersonal communication, Italian (minor only), journalism
(minor only), Latin, linguistics (minor only), mathematics, music,
philosophy, political science, popular culture, psychology, Russian,
scientific and technical communication, sociology, Spanish, statistics,
telecommunications, theatre and women’s studies. The number
of hours required for a major or minor varies with departmental
requirements but at least 32 hours are required in the major and
20 hours in the minor except as indicated below. In arranging
courses in the minor field, a student should consult the department
concerned. Outlines listed for each major represent the usual
course choices but may be modified upon departmental approval
to meet individual needs.
If educational objectives cannot be met by one of the departmental
majors or minors, students may create an Individualized Planned
Program in consultation with a faculty adviser or advisers. A
student who has earned at least 30 hours of credit and who needs
at least 30 hours to complete the program may petition the academic
appeals board of the college by presenting a statement of rationale
as well as a detailed list of courses to be taken. Once approved,
the student is obligated to complete the program as planned unless
changes are approved by the Office of the Dean. The degree requirements
(B.A., B.S., etc.) remain the same.
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