Bachelor of Science

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Requirements

All College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science candidates must complete the following courses and credits and meet the following requirements:

Introduction to Arts & Sciences

This course is required for all students in the College of Arts and Sciences during the first semester.

CAS 101 - Introduction to the Arts and Sciences Credits: 1

Critical Writing and Reading: 6 credits

ENL 101 - Critical Writing and Reading I Credits: 3
ENL 102 - Critical Writing and Reading II Credits: 3

Literature: 6 credits

Literature in English, literature in a foreign language, or foreign literature in translation. The Departments of English, Foreign Literature and Languages, and Portuguese shall specify which courses satisfy this requirement.

Humanities/Social Sciences: 18 credits

These credits are to be taken from the areas of Humanities and Social Sciences listed below, with a minimum of six credits from Humanities and six from Social Sciences. The credits may not be taken in a student’s major field.

Humanities

Humanities
History
Philosophy
(including Logic)
Art History
Music
(excluding applied courses)
Foreign Language
(excluding Literature)

Social Sciences

Economics
Policy Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology/Anthropology/Crime and Justice Studies
Women and Gender Studies (Unless course is cross-listed with a humanities department course, in which case it may count towards the humanities requirement, or cross-listed with a literature course, in which case it may count towards the literature requirement).

Department Requirements and Free Electives

Every student must complete at least thirty semester credits of work in the major field. For details see the sections under the major programs.
A sufficient number of courses must be elected so that the earned credits total a minimum of 120. Certain majors require more than 120 credits.
At least 30 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.

Quality Requirement

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 out of a possible 4.00 is required of all students. A grade point average of at least 2.00 is also required in courses in the major field. Individual departments may establish higher quality requirements.