Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts
College of the Arts
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements, see the General Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours:
5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS
2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/
LEAD 1705/
LIBR 1105/
POLS 2401/
HIST 1111/
HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area
C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours:
6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/
ENGL 2112/
ITDS 1145*/
ITDS 1155/
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/
ITDS 1145*/
MUSC 1100/
THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts,
may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours:
10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be
lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab);
ASTR 1105/
1305 (lab optional);
ASTR 1106/
1305;
BIOL 1215 (lab included);
BIOL 1125 (no lab);
BIOL 1225 (lab included);
CHEM 1151/
1151L;
CHEM 1152/
1152L;
CHEM 1211/
1211L;
CHEM 1212/
1212L;
ENVS 1105 (no lab);
GEOL 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL
1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included);
PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS
2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from
above:
CPSC 1105;
CPSC 1301/
1301L;
MATH 1113;
MATH 1125;
MATH 1131;
MATH 1132;
MATH 1165;
MATH 2125;
PHIL 2500;
STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following
courses:
ECON 2105/
ECON 2106/
PHIL 2030/
PSYC 1101/
SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following
courses:
ANTH 1105/
ANTH 1107/
ANTH 2105/
ANTH 2136/
ENGL 2136/
GEOG 1101/
HIST 1111/
HIST 1112/
ITDS 1146/
ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS
course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours:
18
(A grade of “C” or better is required in each
course.)
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
3-4 hours of lower division courses approved by the academic
advisor
select one of the following:
THEA 1175 Script Analysis
ENGL 2149 Intro to drama
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours:
39
(A grade of “C” or better is required in each
course. A minimum of 12 hours must be at the 4000 or 5000
level.)
LEAD 3105 Effective Leadership Skills for the 21st
Century
ITDS 3115 Seven Revolutions in Global Change
ITDS 4698 Internship
ITDS 4999 Capstone
Communication (Select one pair)
Comm 3141 Public Relations I
and
ENGL 3156 Advertising Writing
or
Comm 3141 Public Relations I
and
ENGL 3155 News & Feature Writing
Humanities (Select two of the following)
PHIL 3115 Ancient-Medieval Philosophy
ENGL 4135 Medieval Literature in Britain
THEA 3175 Theatre History/ Literature I
Social Sciences
SOCI 3106 Sociology of Occupations/Professions
ECON 3145 Labor Economics
EDCI 5555U Selected Topics
Area H Program Electives Required Hours:
21
(A grade of “C” or better is required in each
course.)
Electives must be approved by the academic advisor. The completion
of a minor is strongly recommended.
Total Hours Required: 123
