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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)

Bachelor of Individualized Study (B.I.S.)

Bachelor of Music (B.M.)

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)

Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

	Credit Hours
Foreign language courses (intermediate level required)¹	0-14
General Education courses ²	41
Philosophy course	3
(in addition to General Education courses) ³
Major concentration courses and electives⁴	62-76
	120

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

	Credit Hours
B.B.A. core courses	44-45
General Education courses²	41
Major courses	24
Electives	11-21
	120

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)

	Credit Hours
Core program — art courses	24
General Education courses²	41
Art emphasis courses	54
Electives	1
	120

Bachelor of Individualized Study (B.I.S.)

	Credit Hours
General Education courses ⁷	41
Major concentration courses	30
Electives	49
	120

Bachelor of Music (B.M.)

	Credit Hours
Core music program courses	27
General Education courses ²	41
Major concentration courses and electives	56-63
	124-131

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

	Credit Hours
General Education courses ²	41
Mathematics course	3
(in addition to General Education courses) ⁵
Social science or natural science course(s) ⁶	3-4
(in addition to General Education courses)
Major concentration courses and electives ⁴	72-77
	120

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)

	Credit Hours
General Education courses ²	41
Nursing courses	61
Other supportive courses	14
Electives	5-8
	120

Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)

	Credit Hours
Core program — social work courses	42
General Education courses ²	41
Social work electives	6
Electives	32-35
	120

1	The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the second semester of the intermediate level of the student’s chosen language (typically 232), or by placing out of that language through the Department of Foreign Language’s placement test.
2	The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
3	100-, 200-, 300- or 400-level course acceptable, or consult the list of courses satisfying Bachelor of Arts degree requirements at http://www.jmu.edu/registrar.
4	Would include education courses leading to licensure in teacher education.
5	Students are strongly encouraged to complete one of the following sequences: GISAT 141B –ISAT 142, MATH 107-108, MATH 135-235, MATH 155-220, MATH 156-220, MATH 205-206 or MATH 235-236.
6	Social science to be chosen from the list of courses satisfying Bachelor of Science degree requirements at http://www.jmu.edu/registrar.
7	The Adult Degree Program contains a set of requirements each individualized study major must fulfill. The university recognizes this alternate general education program as a nontraditional equivalent to The Human Community.

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