Proposed Bachelor of Science & Arts Shell for Natural Science Majors
Major
Hrs
University Core
30 Note: This includes the UGS course. The remaining 12 hours of core
Language, Arts &
Culture
12 Four courses selected from across at least two of the following
math and science are included in the major requirements below.
four areas. Eligible courses in each area will be defined by
course prefix.
I. Fine Arts
II. Humanities
III. Social & Behavioral Sciences
IV. Foreign Language and Culture
Note: These courses may not be used to satisfy other degree
requirements, such as the university core or the minor.
Major Coursework in
Math & Science
Minor or Certificate
48
15-18 Students select and complete either (a) a university-approved
18-hr certificate or (b) a 15-18hr minor in a single course of
study in a college other than Natural Sciences, Geosciences or
Engineering.
Courses used to satisfy the minor or certificate may not be used to
satisfy the language, arts and culture requirement above. They may
count toward the UT core.
Clarifications:
(a) Students are eligible to earn any certificate offered on campus
except those that require more than 3 hours in the major field of study
for their degree. (e.g., Biology majors cannot earn certificates that
require more than 3 hours of BIO coursework).
(b) If a certificate includes a course that is required for the major, but is
not in the major field of study, we will allow 3-hours of overlap in
requirements. In other words, student now has 3 additional elective
hours.
12-15 Students have three to five free elective courses.
120
Honors Major (additional requirements for any BSA major) – could add 5+ hours to degree
Free Electives
TOTAL
To be eligible, students must be accepted into either Health Science Honors or University Fellows
Honors. In addition to the requirements for the major, students seeking the honors major must also
complete:
 UGS 303 Originality in the Arts and Sciences
 A minimum of three additional three hours of honors-level math or science
 A capstone course (course numbers to be specified by the honors program)
 A minimum 3.5 UT GPA
Fine Arts
Fine art, from the 17th century on, denote art forms developed primarily for aesthetics
and/or concept. Historically, the five greater fine arts were painting, sculpture,
architecture, music and poetry, with minor arts including drama and dancing.[1] Today, the
fine arts commonly include the visual art and performing art forms, such as painting,
sculpture, music, dance, theatre, architecture, film, photography, conceptual art, and
printmaking.
FA
Fine Arts
DES
Design
ART
Studio Art
VAS
Visual Art Studies
ENS
Ensemble
MUS
Music
PRF
Performance
TD
Theater & Dance
Humanities The humanities can be described as the study of the myriad ways in which people, from
every period of history and from every corner of the globe, process and document the
human experience. Since humans have been able, we have used philosophy, literature,
religion, art, music, history and language to understand and record our world.
PHL
Philosophy
ARH
Art History
E
English
RHE
Rhetoric and Writing
RS
Religious Studies
CL
Comparative Literature
HMN
Humanities
AHC
Ancient History and Classical Civilization
CC
Classical Civilization
AMS
American Studies
Social
Social science refers to the academic disciplines concerned with society and human
Science
nature. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to anthropology,
archaeology, criminology, economics, linguistics, communication studies, history, political
science, sociology, human geography, and psychology.
ANT
Anthropology
HIS
History
ECO
Economics
GOV
Government
GRG
Geography
LIN
Linguistics
PSY
Psychology
SOC
Sociology
Foreign
Any foreign language sequence, as well as foreign culture courses from the College’s
Language
approved list for the BS degrees. Departments offering these courses as listed below.
& Culture