Common Requirements for the AB, BS, and BGS Degrees
Common Degree Requirements for the A.B., B.S., and B.G.S. degrees
Common Requirements for the A.B., B.S., and B.G.S. Degrees
Credits and Grade Point Average
LS&A Writing Requirements
First-Year Writing Requirement
Upper-Level Writing Requirement
Quantitative Reasoning
Race & Ethnicity
Non-LS&A Course Work
Students are responsible for knowing and meeting degree requirements. A student may comply either with the degree requirements stated in the Bulletin effective during the first term of enrollment in the College or with those in the Bulletin effective at the time of graduation. Concentration requirements are those applicable at the time the student declares the concentration.
Declaring a Degree Program Students must submit a Declaration Form indicating their choice of degree program to the Academic Advising Center, sometime before the beginning of the junior year.
Credits and Grade Point Average A student must complete a minimum 120 credits with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C).
First-Year Writing Requirement (FYWR) The goal of the First-Year Writing Requirement is to teach students the discipline and skills needed for college-level writing.
Upper-Level Writing Requirement (ULWR) The goal of the Upper-Level Writing Requirement is to teach LS&A students to recognize and master the writing conventions of their chosen discipline.
Quantitative Reasoning requirement The goal of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement is to ensure that every graduate of the College achieves a certain level of proficiency in using and analyzing quantitative information
Race & Ethnicity Requirement Race & Ethnicity requirement description from the LSA Bulletin. At some point before graduation, students must receive credit for one course of at least three credits from a list of Race & Ethnicity courses published each term on the LS&A website
Non-LS&A Course Work Non-LSA course work description from LSA Bulletin. Students in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts must complete a program of study consisting of courses primarily from LS&A or equivalent transfer credit.
Second Bachelor's Degree Individuals with a bachelor's degree who want to earn a second
degree must obtain permission from the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions.
