Advising

A student may be interested in a joint degree program with another school or college, even if the College has not officially established a joint degree program with the other unit. Such joint degree programs are planned through the Academic Standards Board. At least 150 credits are required for an individualized joint degree, including at least 100 credits of LSA courses. For a B.G.S., degree the 100 credits would have to include at least 40 upper-level credits.

A minimum of 30 credits must have been completed on the Ann Arbor campus before a student may apply for an individualized joint degree program, and the cumulative grade point average for work completed on the Ann Arbor campus must be 3.0 or better. The Academic Standards Board must approve any exception to these requirements.

Students who have been admitted to the BBA program in the School of Business School and who have also completed significant LSA course work in a concentration may discuss an individualized joint degree program with the Business School. Application may be obtained here or from the Advising Center in 1255 Angell Hall (734-764-0332).

Joint Undergraduate Degree Program

  • Architecture (Joint Program in Liberal Arts and B.S. in Architecture)
    Students may earn the B.S. degree awarded by the Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning (TCAUP) and a second degree awarded by the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
  • Engineering (Joint Program in Liberal Arts and B.S. in Engineering)
    The program is intended for students who wish to develop a depth of understanding in the technical studies associated with the College of Engineering and in the physical and natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences in LSA.
    Application for the Joint Degree Program in Liberal Arts and Engineering (PDF)
  • Music (Joint Degree Program in Liberal Arts and Music)
    These joint degree programs are intended for students who seek to combine LSA's technical or academic studies in combination with the professional training in performance-based or academic music studies of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
  • Individualized Joint Degree Programs
    A student may be interested in a joint degree program with another school or college even if a joint degree program has not been officially established by the College. Such joint degree programs are planned through the Academic Standards Board.
    Application for Individualized Joint Degree Programs (PDF)

Joint Undergraduate-Graduate Degree Programs

  • Architecture (Joint Program in Liberal Arts and M.Arch. in Architecture)
    Students may earn the M.Arch. degree awarded by the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (TCAUP) and a second degree awarded by the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
  • The Concurrent Undergraduate-Graduate Studies (CUGS) Program
    The Concurrent Undergraduate-Graduate Studies (CUGS) Program enables a few students each year to enroll simultaneously in LSA and the Rackham Graduate School and to apply a maximum of 15 credits toward both an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree.
    Concurrent Undergraduate/Graduate Study (CUGS) Election Form (PDF)
    Concurrent Undergraduate/Graduate Study (CUGS) Information Sheet (PDF)
  • Engineering (Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology and Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering)
    The Departments of MCDB in LS&A and Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering administer a 5-yr program awarding a concurrent BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from LS&A and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from the College of Engineering.
  • Information (Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Linguistics and Master of Science in Information)
    The School of Information offers an accelerated program for exceptional undergraduates in the Department of Linguistics that enables them to complete a bachelor's and Master of Science in Information (MSI) degree in five years of study.
  • Public Health and Liberal Arts (Bachelor's Degree and Master of Public Health)
    Students may pursue an accelerated degree in the Public Health departments of Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, or Health Behavior and Health Education, leading to a bachelor's from LSA and an MPH from the School of Public Health.