Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements:

To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree, students must meet both a Philosophy and Foreign Language requirement.
Courses used to satisfy General Education requirements may not be used to satisfy Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.

Discipline

Department Subject Code

Philosophy

Foreign Language

Philosophy

PHIL

GPHIL

Any course number*, except

(G)PHIL 1201 or (G)PHIL 150

Foreign Language

Any Foreign Language

232 or above2

*Excluding courses used to satisfy General Education Requirements
1(G)PHIL 120 exclusion began with the 2008-2009 catalog.  Philosophy requirement is a minimum of three credit hours.
2101, 102 and 231 are prerequisites for 232.  Total credit hour requirements will vary depending upon placement.
Please note: Some programs of study may have specific degree requirements.

 


Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements:

To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree, students must meet both a Scientific Literacy and Quantitative requirement.
Courses used to satisfy General Education requirements may not be used to satisfy Bachelor of Science Degree requirements.

Discipline

Department Subject Code

Scientific Literacy Requirement

Quantitative Requirement

Anthropology

ANTH

GANTH

Any course number*

Astronomy

ASTR

120*,121*,220,221,

297,301,320,480

Biology

BIO

Any course number*

Chemistry

CHEM

Any course number*

Computer Science

CS

139, 149, 159, 240, 261, 345

Economics

ECON

GECON

Any course number*

Engineering

ENGR

332 or 332H

Geography

GEOG

GGEOG

Any course number*

Geology

GEOL

GGEOL

Any course number*

General Science

GSCI

Any course number*

Health Sciences

HTH

320

Health Services Administration

HSA

466

Integrated Science and Technology

ISAT

GISAT

Any course number*

151* or 251*

Intelligence Analysis

IA

241, 400

340

Interdisciplinary Science

ISCI

Any course number*

Kinesiology

KIN

202

411

Mathematics

MATH

Any course number*

Physics

PHYS

Any course number*

Political Science

POSC

GPOSC

Any course number*

Sociology

SOCI

GSOCI

Any course number*


*Excluding courses used to satisfy General Education Requirements.  Quantitative requirement is a minimum of three credit hours.  Scientific Literacy requirement is a minimum of three credit hours.
Please note: Some programs of study may have specific degree requirements.

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