The Bachelor of Arts degree offers the student opportunity to become acquainted with a variety of subjects which provide the fundamentals of a liberal education. It enables the student to secure preparation for advanced work and provides opportunity for specialization in some areas. Persons completing this degree who plan to teach should see the teacher education section.
Requirements for a Major
Each student must select a major area of concentration from among the following departments or areas: biology, English, history, international studies, mathematics, modern languages and literatures, music, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Requirements for a Minor
Each student must select one minor of at least 20 semester hours from among the following departments or areas: art, biology, business administration, chemistry, communication, computing, economics, English, family and consumer sciences, geography, history, international studies, mathematics, military science, modern languages and literatures, multicultural studies, music, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology and sociology. Minors in English for Speakers of Other Languages and Special Education for students majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences-Early Childhood Emphasis require less than 20 hours. Minors from other departments or areas may be selected if approved by the major department.
Special Regulations
(1) Not more than 23 hours of professional education courses may be counted toward this degree.
(2) Not more than 6 hours in courses of a practice or shop nature may be counted and then they will reduce the 23 hours maximum allowed in education courses proportionately.
(3) Ten hours of foreign language are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree. These 10 hours are to be in one language. |
