Bachelor of Science

Introduction to Arts & Sciences: 1 to 3 credits

A transition course is required for all students in the College of Arts and Sciences during the first semester. Students in the BIO, CHM, and MTH majors will complete CAS 101 and students in other B.S. degrees will complete CAS 103. 

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

• OR

• CAS 103 - Introduction to the Arts & Sciences Credits: 3

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: 3 credits

Literature includes English literature, literature in a foreign language, or foreign literature in translation.  

Natural Science: 6 credits

Science courses include any courses with the following prefixes: BIO, CHM, DSC, MLS, PHY, and the course MAR 110.

Humanities: 6 credits

Humanities must not be taken in a student’s major and include literature in English, literature in a foreign language, or foreign literature in translation, and culture and civilization courses from the departments of Global Languages and Culture and Portuguese, as well as classes with any of the following prefixes: ARH, ENL, HST, MUS (excluding applied courses), and PHL.  

Social Science: 6 credits

Social sciences must not be taken in a student’s major field and include any classes with the following prefixes: CJS, ECO, PAD, POL, PSC, PSY, and SOA.

Interdisciplinary Courses and the College Requirements

Cross listed inter-disciplinary courses will follow the disciplinary designation of the cross list. For example, if a WGS course is cross-listed with an ENL course, then it counts as a humanities course. If a WGS course is cross-listed with a PSC course, then it counts as a social science course.

For non-cross-listed courses, the following rules apply:  

• AGH, BLS, LCE, SUS, and WGS count as social science courses  

• HLT, LAR and URB courses can count as either humanities or social sciences.  

• LEG and REL courses count as humanities courses  

Mathematics: 3 credits

Mathematics includes any classes with the MTH prefix (MTH 100 does not fulfill the requirement).

STEM/Quantitative Science; 8 credits

STEM/Quantitative Science include any classes with the following prefixes: BIO, CHM, CIS, DAN, DSC, ENG, MAR, MLS, MTH, NUR, PHY. Courses can meet major requirements but must not have the same departmental designation as the major. 

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.