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BLAS (Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences) Plan of Study – Paired Minor Emphasis
Graduation Requirements
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Earn a minimum of 120 s.h.; at least 60 must be from a 4-year institution; at least 42 must be earned at 300 lvl or above
from a 4-yr institution; at least 30 must be from WIU
I. University and College of Arts and Sciences BLAS General Education requirements (57 s.h.)
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See Undergraduate Catalog pp.
for a list of courses that count in the Gen Ed categories below.
No more than 2 courses can count in both the major and Gen Ed.
I.A. Communication Skills
I.F. Human Well-Being (3)
ENG 180 (3)
ENG 280 (3)
COMM 241 OR 242 (3)
MATH 100 Competency
I.G. Foreign Language/Global Issues **
I.B. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12-15 s.h.)*
UNIV 100?
FYE?
* Must take 15 s.h. in two of these three categories.
** See Undergraduate Catalog pp.
ways to fulfill the FLGI requirement.
I.C. Social Sciences (12-15 s.h.)*
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for a list of
II. BLAS Core Courses
LAS 195 (3)
LAS 495(3)†
† Writing Instruction in the Disciplines (WID) course.
IV. Minor (16-24 s.h.):
I.D. Humanities and Fine Arts (12-15 s.h.)*
V. Open Electives (0-8 s.h.)
I.E. Multicultural Studies (3)
III. Emphasis of Study – Paired Minor Emphasis
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(at least 33 s.h.)
At least 18 s.h. in the major must be at the 300 or 400 level.
No more than 6 s.h. of independent study, directed readings, or internship can count toward the major without LAS director
approval.
No more than 2 courses or 6 s.h. may be shared across minors.
No more than 2 courses can count in both the major and Gen Ed.
Your paired minors will be merged to become your major.
III.C.1. Choose two minors from different categories below.
Humanities: Creative Writing; English; Film; French; German; History; Modern Global History; Philosophy; Professional Writing;
Religious Studies; Spanish
Natural Sciences/Mathematics: Botany; Chemistry; Forensic Chemistry; Forensic Science; Geology; Mathematics; Meteorology;
Microbiology; Neuroscience; Physics; Zoology
Social Sciences: Anthropology; Economics; Forensic Psychology; Geography; International Relations; Political Science; Psychology;
Public Administration & Public Service; Sociology
Interdisciplinary: African American Studies; Communication; Environmental Studies; Film; Geographic Information Systems;
Gerontology; Law and Society; International Studies; Survey Research Methods; Women’s Studies
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Minor 2: ______________________________
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III.4. Additional Writing Instruction in the Discipline (WID) course (select a WID course from one of your minor fields or ENG 380
or ENG 381)
(coreq if PHIL OR REL 312)
18 s.h. at the 300 or 400 level from above