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UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS (9-13 credits)
Course
Credits
Grade Semester
ENGL110*
3_____
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First Year Experience (FYE) (min. grade D- or Pass)
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0-4____
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Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (min. grade D- or Pass)
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0-3____
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Multi-Cultural Experience (min. grade D-)
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3______
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University Breadth Requirement* (12 credits) (min. grade C-)
Group A – Creative Arts & Humanities
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3____
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Group B – History & Cultural Change
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3____
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Group C – Social & Behaviorial Science
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3____
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Group D –Math, Natural Science & Technology
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3____
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COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Second Writing Requirement * (min. grade C-)
(must be taken after completing 60 credits)
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3_____
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Math~ (min. grade D-) (only 1 option)
Option 1:
MATH113
3_____
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or
MATH127
3_____
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Option 2:
MATH114
3_____
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or
MATH115
3_____
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or
MATH117
4_____
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Option 3:
Any math at 200-level or above except MATH201,
202, 205, 250, 251, 252, 253, 255, 300 or 450
Option 4:
Successful performance on proficiency test with
Math Sciences Dept. (0 credits awarded)
Foreign Language Requirement@ (min. grade D-)
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0-12__
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College Breadth Requirements* (min. grade C-)
Group A – Creative Arts & Humanities
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3____
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3____
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3____
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9 (from 2 different departments)
College Breadth Requirements* (cont’d)
Course
Credits
Grade Semester
Group B – History & Cultural Change
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3____
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3____
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3____
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9 (from 2 different departments)
Group C – Social & Behavioral Science
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3____
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3____
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3____
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9 (from 2 different departments)
Group D – Math, Natural Science
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3____
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3____
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4____
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10 (from 2 different departments)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS* (31 credits;min. grade C-)
BAMS110
3____
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BAMS/HIST134 3____
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BAMS205
or
BAMS206
3____
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BAMS/HIST304
or
BAMS/HIST306 3____
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BAMS391
4____
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BAMS490
3____
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Comparative & Diasporic Studies^
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3____
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Arts & Humanities#
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3____
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Social & Behavioral Sciences&
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3____
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History%
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3____
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^#&% see attached list for suggested courses
FREE ELECTIVES (minimal amt. to reach 124 credits)
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Suggested Courses: Select one of the following from each category to fulfill major requirement
Comparative & Diasporic Studies^
ARTH 203
ARTH 206
BAMS 203/ARTH 204
BAMS/POSC 309
BAMS/HIST 331
BAMS/HIST 332
BAMS/ANTH 333
BAMS/ANTH 351
BAMS/HIST 395
BAMS/HIST 431
BAMS/POSC 439
HIST 394
HIST 439
HIST 440
POSC 433
Arts & Humanities#
BAMS/PHIL 307
BAMS 313/ENGL 344
BAMS/PHIL 327
BAMS 330
BAMS/ENGL 345
BAMS/ENGL 347
BAMS/ENGL 356
BAMS 373
BAMS/ENGL 382
BAMS 440
Social & Behavioral Sciences&
BAMS/SOCI 204
BAMS/SOCI 215
BAMS/POSC 322
BAMS 350
BAMS 352
BAMS/CRJU 355
BAMS/SOCI 361
BAMS 381
BAMS/SOCI 415
BAMS/PSYC 416
BAMS/SOCI 418
BAMS/SOCI 420
BAMS/POSC 439
BAMS/UAPP 649
BAMS 650
History%
BAMS/HIST 220
BAMS 308
BAMS/HIST 331
BAMS/HIST 332
BAMS/HIST 334
BAMS 363/HIST 333
BAMS 364
BAMS 369/HIST 320
BAMS/HIST 431
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Students must complete a minimum of 124 credits for a B.A. degree that consists of university requirements,
college skills and breadth requirements, required courses in the major and, if applicable, elective courses. No more
than 45 credits with the same departmental prefix (including cross-listed courses) may be counted toward the total
credits required for the degree.
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*Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in each course to fulfill major requirements.
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*Students enrolled in a single major may not satisfy the University breadth requirements with courses in the
subject area of their major (e.g., Chemistry majors may not use CHEM courses).
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*Up to 3 credits from each of the University breadth requirements categories may be used to simultaneously
satisfy College of Arts & Sciences breadth requirements .
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* Students may not use a course that is cross-listed with a subject area that has already been used to satisfy
University breadth requirements.
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*College of Arts & Sciences breadth requirements are in addition to the University breadth requirements.
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*College of Arts & Sciences breadth requirements apply to all Bachelor of Arts degrees.
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*To fulfill College of Arts & Sciences breadth requirements, students must take courses from two different subject
areas/departments (e.g., the four-letter subject/department code ACCT, HIST, etc.).
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* If a grade earned in a course satisfies the minimum grade requirement, that 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.
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~The Math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer
into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two
semesters.
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@The Foreign Language requirement is completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112 or 202 or 214) or
through the exemption exam. The number of credits needed and initial placement will depend on the number of
high school units.
(updated 4/14/11)