Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Program

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree requires candidates to successfully complete a curriculum that includes a departmental major or an approved interdisciplinary field. A major must include at least 30 credit hours but no more than 45 hours.

Available Majors

The College offers the B.A. degree in the following fields:

• Anthropology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Economics
• English
• French
• History
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Spanish

Foreign Language Requirement

Candidates for the B.A. degree are required to complete 13 credit hours or the equivalent in proficiency in one foreign language. The foreign language guidelines are as follows:

• Students entering with no high school language units must enroll in Language 1 or may enroll in the 2115 series.
• Students with the degree of proficiency equivalent to 13 hours of college-level work in French, German, or Spanish may obtain exemption by passing the department's placement exam.
• Native speakers of a language other than English may meet the foreign language requirement by presenting a transcript from a university or secondary school of their native country.
• Language 2115 A, B, C (Intensive) will satisfy the foreign language requirement, with aptitude testing required prior to enrollment.
• Students may not repeat, for either credit or quality points, an elementary course if they have already completed a higher-level course for which the elementary course, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite.