College Requirements, B.A. — 24-33 credit hours

Effective Communication – 3 credit hours

Select one course from the following:

CST 107	Public Speaking for Change	3
CST 327	Argumentation and Advocacy	3
CST 332	Transforming Small Group Communication	3
ENG 107	College Writing	3
ENG 311	Writing Workshop: Nonfiction	3

Commitment and Consciousness – 3 credit hours

Generally, this requirement is fulfilled by those upper-division courses outside the primary major designated for the Exploration level in the University Core Curriculum and addressing either the Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and the Common Good habit or the Global and Historical Consciousness habit. This requirement cannot count towards the 15 credit hours of upper-division electives.

Upper division courses outside the primary major – 15 credit hours

Nine of the 15 credit hours must come from at least three different disciplines in the College of Arts and Sciences. This requirement is not fulfilled by the University Core Curriculum or the CAS Commitment and Consciousness Requirement. Students who complete a 300-level course for their language requirement may apply that course towards this requirement. Students in interdisciplinary majors such as Environmental Ethics and Policy fulfill these credits in the major.

Language - 3-12 credit hours

At least one language course other than English and successful progression through at least the 202-level in French, German, or Spanish, or the 103/113-level in Chinese. Any exceptions to the language requirement must be approved by the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of International Languages and Cultures.