| Degree requirements
are divided into four categories:
- General Education
- Bachelor of Arts
- Major
- Electives
Passing grades (D or higher) will satisfy General Education, Bachelor
of Arts, and elective requirements.
Grades of C or higher are required in every course used to satisfy
a major requirement. Grades of C or higher is also required in
every course used to satisfy a minor requirement.
Students are required to complete at least one writing intensive
course (designated by a W suffix).
Students planning to graduate with any of the five Communications
majors may not count any communication general education course
as one of their gen ed requirements. These courses include
- COMM 100 - GS
- COMM 150 - GA
- COMM 250 - GA
General Education Requirements
For baccalaureate degree candidates admitted as freshmen
or advanced standing from summer session 1994 to spring session
1999, general education requirements of 46 credits are as follows:
- Skills (15 credits): Writing/speaking 9 (GWS),
Quantification 6 (GQ).
- Health sciences and physical education (4 credits):
Health sciences 1 (GHS), Physical education 3 (GPE).
- Distribution courses (27 credits): Natural sciences
9 (GN), Arts 6 (GA), Humanities 6 (GH), Social and behavioral
sciences 6 (GS).
For baccalaureate degree candidates admitted as first-year or
advanced standing after summer 1999, general education requirements
of 45 credis as follows:
- Skills (15 credits): Writing/speaking 9 (GWS),
Quantification 6 (GQ).
- Knowledge domains (30 credits): Health and physical
activity 3 (GHA), Natural sciences 9 (GN), Arts 6 (GA), Humanities
6 (GH), Social and behavioral sciences 6 (GS).
For additional information, please see the General Education booklet
or click
here.
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