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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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.

Critical Writing and Reading: 6 credits


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.

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