These arts and sciences are preprofessional in the best sense. They serve as a foundation for many professions, many ways of earning a living. More than training for today's occupations, a liberal arts education offers students the foresight and flexibility they will need as they move on to careers and technologies not yet known or imagined.

Finally, a liberal arts education develops the qualities of mind that are needed by informed and responsible people. Any decision or action—whether personal or professional—informed by knowledge, rationality, and compassion makes the greatest contribution to a better world.

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The College of Arts and Sciences: The Tradition

The education offered by the College of Arts and Sciences is based on a tradition established when Indiana University was founded in 1820 as a liberal arts institution. What are now departments in the College served then as the core of the university from which all the other schools and units developed.

Today the College continues its central role in the mission of Indiana University. The College not only offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors leading to the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Science, and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees, but it also provides much of the general education for undergraduate students in the Schools of Business; Continuing Studies; Education; Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; Informatics; Journalism; Music; and Public and Environmental Affairs.

At the heart of the College's tradition is excellence in teaching based on excellence in research. College faculty who are at the forefront of their disciplines teach at all levels of the curriculum, from freshman through senior and graduate courses. Although the content of courses has changed as society has changed and knowledge has developed, the College faculty has always sought to provide students with specialized knowledge in a major field of study that is enriched by a broad liberal arts education. For some 180 years, the mission of the faculty has been to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives to help them develop an understanding of themselves and the world around them through a combination of specialized and general study.

The present degree requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences relate these principles to the modern world. Fundamental skills courses in writing, mathematics, and foreign language provide opportunities for students to develop communication and computational skills for use in their own society as well as for use in understanding other societies. The Topics/Freshman Seminar curriculum and distribution requirements are designed for students to acquire broad familiarity with the general areas of human knowledge by taking courses in the arts and humanities, social and historical studies, and natural and mathematical sciences. The culture studies requirement enables students to enrich their understanding of their neighbors in a shrinking world. These courses serve as the foundation upon which students can develop a major program of study. Because of the richness and diversity of its more than 50 majors, the College offers students a variety of counseling services to help them take full advantage of their opportunities at Indiana University. Academic assistant deans in the College can answer specific questions or talk with students about their goals. Academic advisors in each department in the College are eager to help students understand the special requirements and options of the department, and are also happy to discuss general degree requirements and the best options for their completion. Finally, counselors in the Arts and Sciences Placement Office in the Career Development Center will help students understand how to combine their liberal arts education and their career goals in satisfying employment.

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Admission to Indiana University

Most incoming freshmen admitted to Indiana University first enter the University Division, which provides them with academic advising. Because freshmen are not usually admitted directly into a major, all freshmen are expected to meet the admission standards outlined in the freshman application materials. These materials and additional information are available from:

Office of Admissions
300 N. Jordan Avenue
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-0661
Web site: www.indiana.edu/admissions

International students should request the International Application for Admission from:

International Admissions
300 N. Jordan Avenue
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-4306
Web site: www.indiana.edu/admissions

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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy of Indiana University

Indiana University pledges itself to continue its commitment to the achievement of equal opportunity within the university and throughout American society as a whole. In this regard, Indiana University will recruit, hire, promote, educate, and provide services to persons based upon their individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on arbitrary consideration of such characteristics as age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Indiana University shall take affirmative action, positive and extraordinary, to overcome the discriminatory effects of traditional policies and procedures with regard to the disabled, minorities, women, and Vietnam-era veterans.

The university director of affirmative action is responsible for carrying out the affirmative action program for units in central administration. In addition, there is an affirmative action officer on each campus who develops and administers the program there.

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Entering the College of Arts and Sciences

Although freshmen generally spend their first year in the University Division, the College of Arts and Sciences encourages them to visit departments in which they are interested to discuss possible programs with faculty members and academic advisors. Freshmen planning to earn bachelor's degrees in the College can begin to satisfy degree requirements in the first year.

Declaring a Major in the College
Students who wish to earn a major in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 26 credit hours of course work that can count toward a degree in the College with a minimum cumulative College of Arts and Sciences grade point average of 2.0. Students must also complete the English composition requirement. When students in the University Division have satisfied the entry requirements, they will be certified to the major department listed on their record. To declare or change the major listing, students in the University Division should see their freshman advisor or fill out a Change of Major form in the University Division Records Office, Ashton Moenkhaus 196.

Changing Majors
Once in the College of Arts and Sciences, students who wish to change their majors may do so by following the procedure stated in the Change of Major section.

Exploratory Students
Students wishing to pursue baccalaureate degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences who have not yet chosen majors may enter the College as Exploratory students. Exploratory students are assigned an advisor who will help them clarify their interests and aptitudes and guide them toward appropriate majors. Students who are already admitted to the College and who wish to change majors or schools may also declare Exploratory if approved by the Exploratory advisor. Students who are declared Exploratory or who wish to learn more about the Exploratory option should call the Office of the Academic Assistant Deans, Kirkwood Hall 012, at 855-1647 to arrange an appointment. Students may remain in the Exploratory category only for a limited period. All students must declare and complete a major in the College to be eligible for graduation.

Direct Admit Program
Incoming freshmen with strong high school records and an interest in majoring in one or more College of Arts and Sciences departments can be offered direct admission into the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information, send e-mail to dap@indiana.edu.

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Transfer Students

Transfers from Other Undergraduate Schools on the Bloomington Campus
Students transferring to the College of Arts and Sciences from other undergraduate schools of the university, such as the Schools of Business, Education, or Music, must have completed at least 26 credit hours that can count toward a degree in the College with a minimum cumulative College of Arts and Sciences grade point average of 2.0. They also must have completed the English composition requirement. Engineering and technical courses, including courses from the School of Engineering and Technology, cannot be applied as credit toward a degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students must bring to the College Recorder's Office (Kirkwood Hall 001) written approval from the department in which they wish to major before their request for transfer will be processed. Requests for transfer must be completed by July 1 for the fall semester, December 1 for the spring semester, or April 15 for the summer session.

Transfers to and from Other Indiana University Campuses
At Indiana University, students can transfer easily from one campus of the university to another to continue their studies as degree candidates. Credits are evaluated on a course-by-course basis, but students generally find that most courses do transfer because of the similarity of course work on the eight campuses. Transferring students should note that the degree requirements may differ among the various campuses of Indiana University. Students who are eligible to transfer as degree candidates from one campus of Indiana University to another must meet the degree requirements of the degree-granting division of the campus from which they expect to graduate. Students who are planning to transfer to another campus should apply for an intercampus transfer at the following Web site: www.iupui.edu/~moveiu/.

Transfers from Other Indiana University Campuses to the College
Students transferring to the College of Arts and Sciences at Bloomington from other campuses of Indiana University must have completed at least 26 credit hours that can count toward a degree with a minimum cumulative College of Arts and Sciences grade point average of 2.0 and must have completed the English composition requirement. Students must indicate their intention to enter the College of Arts and Sciences at Bloomington by applying for an intercampus transfer at the following Web site: www.iupui.edu/~moveiu/ no later than July 1 for fall semester, December 1 for the spring semester, or April 15 for the summer session.

Transfers from the College to Other Indiana University Campuses
Students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences at Bloomington who wish to attend another Indiana University campus should apply for an intercampus transfer at the following Web site: www.iupui.edu/~moveiu/.

Transfers from Other Colleges and Universities
Indiana University welcomes students who wish to transfer from other colleges or universities. Students who have completed less than one full year of academic course work will be considered for admission into the University Division. Students who have completed at least 26 credit hours that can count toward a degree in the College, a year of course work at another institution, and the English composition requirement may be given admission to the College of Arts and Sciences.

Applications for transfer admission are evaluated on the basis of a number of factors, including the following:

1. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. A higher GPA is required for certain majors. In addition, nonresidents of Indiana will be expected to have a considerably higher GPA for consideration.
2. A high school record showing satisfactory entrance units.
3. Evidence of good standing in the institution last attended.
4. Official transcripts of credits and grades earned in all subjects.

Acceptance of credit from other institutions will be determined by the Office of Admissions, and the applicability of credit toward degree requirements in the College will be determined by the dean. Only credits earned at Indiana University will count toward a student's cumulative grade point average. Courses from other colleges and universities transfer as credit only, with the exception of courses that transfer into a student's major; the grades associated with these courses are factored into the student's major grade point average.

Students with Learning Disabilities
Students who have, or believe they may have, a learning disability that affects their capacity to complete basic requirements for a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences should contact the Office of Disabled Student Services at (812) 855-7578 for information about services and accommodations.

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Degrees and Majors Offered

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Interdepartmental Majors
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Certificates
Secondary Teacher Certification

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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

The College of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts degree with the following majors:
Afro-American Studies
Anthropology
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Civilization
  (Art and Archaeology)
  (Culture and Literature)
Classical Studies
  (Latin and Greek)
Cognitive Science
Communication and Culture
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
East Asian Languages and Cultures
  (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)
East Asian Studies
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
  (as part of a double major)
Folklore
French
Gender Studies
Geography
Geological Sciences
Germanic Studies
History
History of Art
India Studies
  (as part of a double major)
Individualized Major Program
Italian
Jewish Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Microbiology
Music
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Portuguese
Psychology
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
  (Russian; others by special arrangement)
Sociology
Spanish
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Studio Art
Telecommunications
Theatre and Drama

For further information, refer to individual departmental descriptions and degree requirements. To locate departments, see the Departments section of this bulletin.

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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Interdepartmental Majors

The College of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts degree with the following interdepartmental majors:
Afro-American Studies and English
Afro-American Studies and History
Afro-American Studies and Religious Studies
Afro-American Studies and Sociology
Computer Science and Philosophy
Economics and Mathematics
Economics and Political Science
English and Afro-American Studies
History and Afro-American Studies
Linguistics and Speech and Hearing Sciences
Mathematics and Economics
Philosophy and Computer Science
Philosophy and Political Science
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Political Science and Economics
Political Science and Philosophy
Psychology and Speech and Hearing Sciences
Religious Studies and Afro-American Studies
Religious Studies and Philosophy
Sociology and Afro-American Studies
Speech and Hearing Sciences and Linguistics
Speech and Hearing Sciences and Psychology

For further information, refer to individual departmental descriptions and degree requirements. To locate departments, see the Departments section of this bulletin.

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Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

The College of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Science degree with the following majors:
Apparel Merchandising
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Cognitive Science Computer Science
Environmental Science
  (jointly administered with SPEA)
Geography
Geological Sciences
Interior Design
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics
Psychology
Speech and Hearing Sciences

For further information, refer to individual departmental descriptions and the degree requirements. Students planning to earn the B.S. degree should see an advisor in the department offering the major. To locate departments, see the Departments section of this bulletin.

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Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)

The College of Arts and Sciences offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the School of Fine Arts. For further information, refer to Fine Arts and the degree requirements that follow this section.

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Certificates

As part of completing the bachelor's degree and in addition to completing the requirements for the major, students may earn certificates in the following interdisciplinary areas:
African Studies
Animal Behavior
Central Eurasian Studies
Criminal Justice
Cultures of Science and Medicine (Department of History and Philosophy of Science)
Environmental Studies
India Studies
Jewish Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Liberal Arts and Management
Medieval Studies
Urban Studies

To locate departments, see the Departments section of this bulletin.

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Secondary Teacher Certification

Students who receive degrees in the College can, if they plan their course work carefully, receive certification to teach in secondary schools. Information on the requirements for secondary teacher certification may be found by referring to Education in the 2002-04 College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin or to the School of Education Undergraduate Program Bulletin. Students should also contact the academic advisor in their major department for full details.

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General Requirements for Bachelor's Degrees

Advising
Online Student Advising System (INSITE)
General Requirements
Academic Policies and Procedures

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Advising

Academic counseling for each student in the College is provided by a faculty member or an academic counselor from the student's major department prior to each semester's enrollment. Although academic counseling is intended to provide effective guidance and students are encouraged to seek the counsel of their advisor, students are responsible for planning their own programs and for meeting the following degree requirements for graduation.

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Online Student Advising System (INSITE)

The online computerized student advising system is available to all students. Students should use this system to monitor their progress toward meeting degree requirements. Information about the Student Advising System is available in the Schedule of Classes, from academic advisors, from the College of Arts and Sciences Recorder's Office (Kirkwood Hall 001), and in a pamphlet available at the Computing Support Center (IMU 061).

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General Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 122 credit hours to graduate. At least 100 credit hours must be earned in courses offered by the College of Arts and Sciences. Students may select the remaining 22 credit hours in the College or from courses outside the College.

Exception:
Students satisfying requirements for a teaching certificate may take a maximum of 29 credit hours outside the College if the courses selected are required for teaching certification. See the School of Education section in the "Index" in this bulletin.

1. The College will not accept certain types of credit, including engineering, technology, or self-acquired competency credits.
2. Students must have a minimum cumulative College of Arts and Sciences grade point average of 2.0 (C) in order to graduate. Any course taken to satisfy the requirements of the major must be completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the grade point average of all courses taken in the major must be at least 2.0 (C).
3. Students must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours in courses at the 300-400 (junior-senior) level for the B.A. or B.F.A. degrees. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300-400 (junior-senior) level for the B.S. degree.
4. Students must take at least 25 College of Arts and Sciences credit hours in the major subject area. For B.A. programs, no major department may require more than 42 hours in the major. (This stipulation does not apply to the interdepartmental major.) However, especially for students considering graduate school, a maximum of 22 major hours taken in excess of 42 may be counted toward the 122-minimum hours required for the degree if the students have not exceeded the maximum of 22 hours allowable for courses outside the College. In no case may the total of outside hours and excess major hours exceed 22 hours.
5. Every degree candidate must complete at least 26 credit hours of the work in senior status in residence on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University. At least 12 credit hours of course work in the major field of study must be completed on the Bloomington campus.
6. Every degree candidate must satisfy the one Topics/Freshman Seminar course requirement.

Academic Policies and Procedures

In planning their academic programs, students should be aware of the following policies and procedures of the College of Arts and Sciences:

1. With the exception of GradPact students (for more information, see GradPact section of this bulletin), the degree requirements that will apply to an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences at Bloomington will be those in effect at the time he or she matriculated at Indiana University (any campus) as a degree-seeking student. Students admitted for the fall semester who elect to take courses in the preceding summer will be bound by the degree requirements in effect for the fall for which they are admitted. A student who fails to complete a degree within eight years of matriculation will forfeit the automatic right to use the requirements in effect at the time of matriculation. In such cases, students should contact their major advisor or the College Recorder's Office, Kirkwood Hall 001, to determine which set of requirements, or what particular combination of old and current requirements, will be appropriate for the student.
2. Only elective courses may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. For more information, see Pass/Fail Option under Academic Regulations.
3. No more than 60 credit hours earned in accredited junior colleges may be applied toward a degree.
4. With permission of the dean of the College, course credit may be earned by satisfactory performance on departmentally approved examinations.
5. Courses taken by correspondence may not be counted toward the 122 credit hours required for the bachelor's degree without prior special permission of the dean.
6. Candidates for degrees must have all credit on record at least six weeks prior to the conferral of degrees, except that of the current semester.
7. An application for a degree must be submitted to the College Recorder's Office, Kirkwood Hall 001. Applications can be submitted online from the Recorder's Office Web site, http://www.indiana.edu/~college/recorder/. This should be done no later than June 1 for May graduation, no later than December 1 for August graduation, and no later than March 1 for December graduation. Failure to file by these deadlines may delay graduation.
8. Degrees are conferred in December, May, and August; commencement ceremonies are held in May and December. Candidates for degrees in August may participate in the May commencement.

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Course Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts

The course requirements for the B.A. degree are summarized here to provide an overview of the program. Students must also complete the general requirements for bachelor's degrees and the B.A. requirements described on the following pages (fundamental skills, distribution, culture studies, major concentration). Students may test out of all but 3 credit hours (Intensive Writing) of the fundamental skills requirement. Requirements completed in one area may, under certain conditions, also fulfill requirements in other areas. See section on Foreign Language regarding credit in foreign language study. The requirement for the major ranges from 25 to 42 credit hours, depending on the department.

Course Requirements	Credit Hours
Fundamental Skills Requirements
Writing English Composition Intensive Writing Foreign Language Four-semester sequence Mathematics	3 3 10-18 0-4
Distribution Requirements (see Appendix II.)
Arts and Humanities Social and Historical Studies Natural and Mathematical Sciences	12 12 12-20
Culture Studies Requirement
Two courses from List A or one course from List A and one course from List B	6
Major Concentration Electives Total Credit Hours	25-42 2-61 122

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Fundamental Skills Requirements

Students must meet requirements in writing, mathematics, and foreign language.

Writing
Mathematics
Foreign Language

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Writing

Students must complete English composition and intensive writing requirements.

English Composition
This part of the writing requirement may be fulfilled in any one of the following ways:

1. Exemption without credit. Students scoring 670 or above on the SAT Verbal Examination, or 32 or above on the ACT English Composition section, or 4 to 5 on the Advanced Placement English Composition section, are exempt from English composition.
2. Exemption with credit. Some students have an opportunity to receive College of Arts and Sciences credit. A student will be granted 2 credit hours of English W143 if the student has
1. a score of 670 or above on the SAT Verbal Examination, or 32 or above on the ACT English Composition section, or 4 to 5 on the Advanced Placement English Composition section, PLUS
2. a score of 660 or better on the SAT II English Writing Test, AND if the student applies to the Department of English in Ballantine Hall 442. Students should also see "Special Note" under Credit by Examination.
3. Completion of any of the following options with a grade of C- or better:
1. English W110 (primarily for Collins cluster students) (3 cr.)
2. English W131 (3 cr.)
3. English W170 (3 cr.)
4. English L141 and L142 (4-4 cr.)
5. Afro-American Studies A141-A142 (4-4 cr.)
6. Two semesters of English W143 (1 cr.), combined with two introductory courses (3 cr.) from the following: Comparative Literature C145, C146; Slavic Languages and Literatures R145, R146.
7. A combination of any two courses from (d), (e), and (f) above.

Intensive Writing
This part of the writing requirement may be fulfilled by completing one intensive writing course at or above the 200 level after completing the English composition requirement. Normally, intensive writing sections are taught by faculty in small sections or by individual arrangement and include a series of written assignments evaluated with close attention to organization and expression as well as to substance and argument. Graded revision of assignments is a requirement of all intensive writing courses and of all special arrangements for intensive writing. Students must check the listings for courses in the Schedule of Classes each semester to make certain the course section they have chosen fulfills the requirement. Students seeking to arrange an individual intensive writing component for a course or section that is not listed as intensive writing must contact the faculty director of undergraduate studies of the department of their major concentration prior to the semester during which they wish to enroll for intensive writing. All special arrangements are subject to the approval of the College. Intensive writing credit will not normally be awarded for written work in courses not listed as intensive writing unless arrangements are completed and approved in advance. Designated intensive writing courses also may be counted toward fulfilling other College of Arts and Sciences degree requirements (e.g., distribution, major, 300 or 400-level).

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Mathematics

Students must demonstrate mastery of a fundamental skill in mathematics, which is defined as a level of proficiency equivalent to three years of high school math. This proficiency is needed for study in many courses throughout the College of Arts and Sciences curriculum. Students may demonstrate mastery of a fundamental skill in mathematics in any one of the following three ways:

1. Earning minimum math test scores of 650 on the SAT exam or 29 on the ACT exam.
2. Completing MATH M025 with a minimum grade of C-. (Note that MATH M025 does not carry hours of credit toward a degree program in the College.)
3. Completing with a minimum grade of C- or being exempted from MATH A118, M118, M119, M211 or M215, M213 or M217, D116 and D117 (both courses must be successfully completed), X118, or mathematics courses that directly presuppose the fundamental skill proficiency.
4. Students entering the College who have scored below 400 on the SAT mathematics section or below 20 on the ACT mathematics sections are advised to enroll in MATH M014 before fulfilling the mathematics requirement.
5. Students with incomplete records can take a placement test administered by the Department of Mathematics.
6. Students may be exempted from the mathematics requirement through CEEB Advanced Placement tests in calculus or through departmental examinations. Students who pass a departmentally administered examination may be eligible for special credit. For information about applying for these credit hours, refer to Credit by Examination.

Foreign Language

Students pursuing the B.A. or B.F.A. degrees must complete the study of a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level course work. (See departmental listings in this bulletin for B.S. foreign language requirements. Note also that the second semester of the second year of American Sign Language is numbered as Speech and Hearing Sciences A300.) All or part of this requirement may be fulfilled by performance on placement examinations. Completion of high school foreign language courses will not be accepted as a basis for exemption. Students may fulfill the entire foreign language requirement by placing into the third-year level. With the permission of the College, international students may fulfill the foreign language requirement through demonstrated proficiency in their native languages. International students interested in this option should contact the Office of the Academic Assistant Deans, Kirkwood Hall 012, as early in their undergraduate careers as possible.

Special Credit Option
Students whose scores on the language placement exam place them in or beyond the second semester of language study may be eligible for special credit in some languages. Students must apply for the special credit, and the following rules apply:

1. Students who earn exemption from one or more semesters may be eligible for special credit toward graduation. Students earning exemption from the first or second semester of foreign language study may receive 4-5 or 8-10 credit hours of special credit in some languages when they apply.
2. Students earning exemption from the third or fourth semesters may receive 3-4 or 6-8 hours of additional special credit only if they complete a specified language course at the level at which they place. Students may fulfill the entire foreign language requirement by placing into the third-year level without enrolling in an additional course.
3. International students may not earn credit or be awarded special credit for any courses at the first- or second-year level in their native languages.

Foreign Language Courses
Course sequences that fulfill the foreign language requirement may be offered in the languages listed below. Students should consult the departmental course descriptions for specific courses. To locate departments that offer these languages, see the Departments section of this bulletin.
American Sign Language (Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences)
Arabic
Bambara
Chinese-Mandarin
Croatian
Czech
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Classical
Modern
Hausa
Hebrew
Biblical
Modern
Hindi
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Lakota (Sioux)
Latin-Classical
Mongolian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Sanskrit
Serbian
Spanish
Swahili
Tibetan
Turkish
Twi
Uzbek
Yiddish
Zulu

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Distribution Requirements

Specially designated courses that count for distribution requirements are classified in the following areas:

A. Arts and Humanities (A & H)
B. Social and Historical Studies (S & H)
C. Natural and Mathematical Sciences (N & M)

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Specific courses that fulfill distribution requirements are designated by abbreviations following the course titles. (See symbols in parentheses above.) A complete list of courses that fulfill the distribution requirements is located in Appendix II. Courses designated in prior bulletins as AHLA and AHTI satisfy A & H requirements. Courses designated in prior bulletins as SHSI and SHHS satisfy S & H requirements. Courses designated in prior bulletins as NMNS and NMMC satisfy N & M requirements.

A special category of distribution courses called Topics/Freshman Seminar is offered primarily for freshmen and sophomores. COAS E103 and S103 count in the arts and humanities distribution requirement; COAS E104 and S104 count in social and historical studies; COAS E105 and S105 count in natural and mathematical sciences.

Any student who matriculates in the summer of 2001 or subsequently and who is a candidate for any bachelor's or associate degree offered by the College of Arts and Sciences is required to complete one Topics/Freshman Seminar course: courses that fulfill the Topics/Freshman Seminar requirement are designated by the abbreviation TFR following the course titles. A complete list of courses that fulfill this requirement is located in Appendix III. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year; in any case, they should plan to take their Topics/Freshman Seminar course no later than the first semester of their second year. Students who transfer from other institutions, from other IU campuses, or from other IU Bloomington schools must also successfully complete one Topics/Freshman Seminar course.

To ensure that they gain a rich and varied education, the College requires students to complete 12 courses for distribution requirements. These 12 courses must be distributed according to the following rules:

1. Students must complete one Topics/Freshman Seminar course as specified above.
2. Students must complete four designated courses in the arts and humanities, four designated courses in social and historical studies, and four designated courses in natural and mathematical sciences. The appropriate Topics/Freshman Seminar course will count as one of the required courses in that area.

Distribution courses in this area help students think about the complexity of human experience, appreciate the range of human thought and emotion, learn about varieties of aesthetic expression, and grapple with moral issues. Courses that fulfill the Arts and Humanities distribution requirement are designated by the symbol A & H following the course titles.

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Social and Historical Studies

Distribution courses in this area analyze social institutions, the behavior of individuals in social contexts and historical settings, and changes in social conditions over time. Students are introduced to theories and methods for studying social experience and behavior. Courses that fulfill the Social and Historical Studies distribution requirement are designated by the symbol S & H following the course titles.

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Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Distribution courses in this area provide an appreciation of the physical and biological environment, introduce students to systematic investigation of that environment, show the value of experimental methods for understanding natural laws, and explore the role and methods of the mathematical sciences. Courses that fulfill the Natural and Mathematical Sciences distribution requirement are designated by the symbol N & M following the course titles.

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A complete list of courses that fulfill distribution requirements is located in Appendix II.

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Culture Studies Requirement

Students must observe the following guidelines when fulfilling the culture studies requirement:

1. Students are required to complete two courses that carry culture studies credit.
2. Students must complete one course from List A (see Appendix I).
3. Students must take another course either from List A or from List B (see Appendix I).
4. Students who successfully complete an academic year abroad in a program sponsored by the Indiana University Office of Overseas Study will satisfy the culture studies requirement through the course work they take on the year-long program.
5. Students who successfully complete a semester abroad in a program sponsored by the Indiana University Office of Overseas Study will earn the equivalent of one Culture Studies List A course through the course work they take abroad.

Major Concentration Requirements (B.A.)

Students have three options for fulfilling the major concentration requirements for the B.A. degree: major, double major, or interdepartmental major. Detailed requirements are to be found in the departmental statements in this bulletin. Some departments require students to complete a minor in addition to the major. Some of the rules below also apply to minors.

1. At least 25 College of Arts and Sciences credit hours must be taken in the major subject area.
2. The 100-level courses in French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish will not count toward a major or minor in these languages.
3. Any course in which the student receives a grade below C- may not be used to fulfill a major or minor requirement. Courses in which the student receives a D- or higher, however, will count toward the 122 credit hour total.
4. Courses taken to satisfy the English composition fundamental skills requirement (W110, W131, W143, or W170) may not be applied toward a major or minor requirement.
5. The grade point average of all courses taken in the major must be at least 2.0.
6. Students must take at least 25 College of Arts and Sciences credit hours in the major subject area. For B.A. programs, no major department may require more than 42 hours in the major. (This stipulation does not apply to the interdepartmental major.) However, especially for students considering graduate school, a maximum of 22 major hours taken in excess of 42 may be counted toward the 122 minimum hours required for the degree if the students have not exceeded the maximum of 22 hours allowable for courses outside the College. In no case may the total of outside hours and excess major hours exceed 22 hours.
7. The residence requirement of at least 12 credit hours in the major at Bloomington must be met.

1. At least 25 College of Arts and Sciences credit hours must be taken in each major.
2. The residence requirement of at least 12 credit hours in each major at Bloomington must be met.
3. Students must have two advisors, one from each department in which they propose to study.
4. The program of studies must be approved by the College of Arts and Sciences, Kirkwood Hall 001.
5. With approval of both departments and the College, one course may be cross-listed in both majors.

Interdepartmental Major
Interdepartmental majors are available in some disciplines for students who are pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree and who wish to combine two disciplines or subjects into an interdepartmental concentration area. Such students are required to complete a minimum of 40 credit hours in the interdepartmental major. For Interdepartmental Majors, no program may require more than 62 hours in the major. However, especially for students considering graduate school, a maximum of 22 major hours taken in excess of 62 may be counted toward the 122 minimum hours required for the degree if the students have not exceeded the maximum of 22 hours allowable for courses outside the College. In no case may the total of outside hours and excess major hours exceed 22 hours.

The following interdepartmental majors are available; students should consult the appropriate departmental listing for details: Afro-American Studies and English, Afro-American Studies and History, Afro-American Studies and Religious Studies, Afro-American Studies and Sociology, Computer Science and Philosophy, Economics and Mathematics, Economics and Political Science, English and Afro-American Studies, History and Afro-American Studies, Linguistics and Speech and Hearing Sciences, Mathematics and Economics, Philosophy and Computer Science, Philosophy and Political Science, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Political Science and Economics, Political Science and Philosophy, Psychology and Speech and Hearing Sciences, Religious Studies and Afro-American Studies, Religious Studies and Philosophy, Sociology and Afro-American Studies, Speech and Hearing Sciences and Linguistics, and Speech and Hearing Sciences and Psychology.

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College of Arts and Sciences Optional Minors

Many departments in the College of Arts and Sciences offer minors of at least 15 College of Arts and Sciences credit hours. Students majoring in one department (e.g., English) may satisfy the requirements for a minor in a different department (e.g., Religious Studies). A student may also have more than one minor. Students' majors and minors may be listed on their transcripts. Students planning to complete a minor should obtain an Application for Minor form from the department in which they wish to complete a minor. This form must be completed, signed by an advisor or the chairperson of the student's minor department, and returned to the Recorder's Office, Kirkwood Hall 001.

Two departments (Spanish and Portuguese; Psychology) require that students in those departments complete a minor in a different department. Students with a major in those departments should check with the advisor in their major department about requirements for the minor. For students majoring in other departments, the minor is optional.

The following minors are available in the College of Arts and Sciences:

Afro-American Studies
American Studies
Animal Behavior
Anthropology
Apparel Merchandising
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Civilization
Cognitive Science
Communication and Culture
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Dutch Studies (Department of Germanic Studies)
East Asian Languages
East Asian Studies
Economics
Economics and Political Science
English
Folklore
French
Gender Studies
Geography
Geological Sciences
Germanic Studies
Greek (Department of Classical Studies)
Hebrew (Jewish Studies Program)
History
History and Philosophy of Science
History of Art (Department of Fine Arts)
India Studies
Information Technology (Department of Computer Science)
International Studies (International Studies Program)
Italian
Latin (Department of Classical Studies)
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medieval Studies
Music
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Political Science and Economics
Portuguese
Psychology
Religious Studies
Russian and East European Studies
Russian and East European Studies with Language Certification
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Social Science and Medicine (Department of Sociology) Sociology
Sociology of Work and Business
Spanish
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Speech and Hearing Sciences (Pre-professional)
Studio Art (School of Fine Arts)
Telecommunications
Theatre and Drama
West European Studies
Yiddish (Department of Germanic Studies)

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Completing Minor Requirements

In completing requirements for minors, students should be aware of the following College of Arts and Sciences policies and procedures:

1. A minor must consist of 15 or more credit hours in College of Arts and Sciences courses.
2. The residence requirement of at least 6 credit hours in the minor at Bloomington must be met.
3. The 100-level courses in French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish will not count toward a minor in these languages. Consult the lists of requirements for individual minors to see which 200-level courses will count toward a minor in each language.
4. Any course in which the student receives a grade below C- may not be used to fulfill a minor requirement.
5. The grade point average of all courses taken in fulfillment of minor requirements must be at least 2.0.
6. Courses taken to satisfy the English composition requirement (W110, W131, W143, or W170) may not be applied toward a minor requirement.
7. Students majoring in Portuguese, Psychology, and Spanish must consult the advisor in their major department about requirements for a minor.
8. Some minors have an overall grade point average requirement. See lists of requirements for specific minors for more information.
9. A student may complete up to three minors.

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Courses Outside the College of Arts and Sciences

A candidate for a bachelor's degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 100 credit hours in courses offered by the College. School of Music courses in history, literature, composition, and theory of music may be counted among the 100 credit hours inside the College of Arts and Sciences.

Students may select the remaining 22 credit hours from courses in the College of Arts and Sciences and/or from courses outside the College. The College will not accept certain types of credit, including engineering, technology, or self-acquired competency credits.

Students satisfying requirements for a teaching certificate may take a maximum of 29 credit hours outside the College if the courses selected are required for teaching certification.

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Associate of Arts Degree (A.A.)

General Requirements
Course Requirements
Associate of Arts (A.A.)

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General Requirements

1. Students must complete 61 credit hours to graduate, including general-education courses (including one Topics/Freshman Seminar course), a concentration (a set of courses in a single College of Arts and Sciences discipline), and elective courses. No more than 6 credit hours can be taken outside of the College of Arts and Sciences.
2. Students must have a minimum cumulative College of Arts and Sciences GPA of 2.0 in order to receive the Associate of Arts degree. The student's GPA in the concentration, which consists of at least 15 credit hours in a single College of Arts and Sciences department or program (see description of Course Requirements below), must be 2.0 or higher. No course completed with a grade lower than C- can count toward the concentration.
3. Students must complete at least 30 credit hours in residence in the Indiana University system, including at least 20 credit hours at or above sophomore standing at IU Bloomington. A minimum of 13 credit hours must be completed once the student has been admitted to candidacy for the A.A. degree. A minimum of 6 credit hours in the concentration must be completed in residence at IU Bloomington. No more than 30 credit hours can be transferred from accredited junior colleges.
4. Only elective courses may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. For more information, see Pass/Fail Option under Academic Regulations in this bulletin.
5. Courses taken by correspondence may not be counted toward the 61 credit hours required for the A.A. degree without prior special permission of the dean.
6. A student cannot be simultaneously enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences and an A.A. program in the College of Arts and Sciences. Under certain circumstances, a candidate for a degree in another school can obtain an A.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences; further information can be obtained from an academic assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences.
7. For A.A. degrees, no department may require more than 25 hours in the concentration. However, for students considering continuation to a Bachelor of Arts degree, a maximum of 6 major hours taken in excess of 25 may be counted toward the 61 minimum hours required for the degree if the students have not exceeded the maximum of 6 hours allowable for courses outside the College. In no case may the total of outside hours and excess major hours exceed 6 hours.
8. Students must complete at least 6 credit hours at the 300 level or above.
9. The IU Bloomington A.A. degree requirements that are in effect at the time the student matriculates at Indiana University (at any campus) as a degree-seeking student will be the ones that apply to a student pursuing an A.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences at Bloomington. A student who fails to complete the A.A. degree within four years of matriculation will forfeit the automatic right to use the requirements in effect at the time of matriculation. Students who move from the A.A. program to a bachelor's degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences (whether or not they have completed the associate degree) will be allowed to use the B.A., B.S., or B.F.A. requirements in effect at the time they matriculated at IU (any campus) as an A.A. candidate. However, a student who fails to complete a bachelor's degree within eight years of matriculation as an A.A. student forfeits the automatic right to use the bachelor's degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation.

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Course Requirements

Course Requirements (A.A. degree)	Credit Hours
Fundamental Skills Requirements	6-17
English Composition: Exemption of English composition can be with or without credit, as outlined for the B.A. program in this bulletin, or completion of any of the following options with a minimum grade of C-. (The expectation that this requirement can be met with 3 credit hours of course work is based on the assumption that most students will choose W131 to fulfill the requirement; if students choose an option that requires more than 3 credit hours of course work, they may need more than a total of 61 credit hours to complete an A.A. degree.) Completion of any of the following options with a minimum grade of C-: English W110 (primarily for Collins cluster students) (3 cr.); English W131 (3 cr.); English W170 (3 cr.); English L141 and L142 (4-4 cr.); Afro-American Studies A141-A142 (4-4 cr.); two semesters of English W143 (1 ), combined with two introductory courses (3 cr.) from the following: Comparative Literature C145, C146; Slavic Languages and Literatures R145, R146. Or a combination of any two courses from English L141 and L142 (4-4 cr.), Afro-American Studies A141-A142 (4-4 cr.), two semesters of English W143 (1 cr.), combined with two introductory courses (3 ) from the following: Comparative Literature C145, C146; Slavic Languages and Literatures R145, R146. Note: Courses taken under these options, except for English W110, W131, W143, and W170, may, if they are so designated, be applied toward distribution requirements.	0-3
Mathematics: Exemption with or without credit, as outlined for the B.A. program in this bulletin, or completion of any of the following courses with a minimum grade of C-: Mathematics A118, M118, M119, M211 or M215, M213 or M217, D116 and D117 (both courses must be successfully completed), or other Department of Mathematics courses that directly presuppose the fundamental skill proficiency. (Students with deficiencies in mathematics should take M025, which will fulfill the fundamental skill requirement for the A.A. degree. Students who are not prepared for M025 should take M014 before taking M025; neither M025 nor M014 carries degree credit.)	0-4
Foreign Language: Proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college-level study in a single foreign language. All or part of this requirement may be fulfilled by performance on placement examinations. Completion of high school foreign language courses will not be accepted as a basis for exemption. Students who earn exemption from one or more semesters of a single foreign language may be eligible for special credit toward graduation. Students earning exemption from the first or second semester may receive 4-5 or 8-10 credit hours of special credit in some languages when they apply. For complete information, consult Language Placement Tests. Students may fulfill the entire A.A. foreign language requirement and apply for 8-10 credit hours in some languages by placing into the second-year level of instruction without enrolling in an additional foreign language course.	4-10
Distribution Requirements (NOTE: Students must successfully complete one Topics/Freshman Seminar course as part of their distribution requirements. If students take COAS E103 or S103, then only two more appropriate courses in A & H are required. If students take COAS E104 or S104, then only two more appropriate courses in S & H are required. If students take COAS E105 or S105, then only two more appropriate courses in N & M are required.)	27-29
Arts and Humanities: (A & H) Social and Historical Studies: (S & H)	9 9
Natural and Mathematical Sciences: (N & M) (NOTE: Students are advised to choose N & M courses that carry 3 or 4 credits. If they choose courses that carry 5 credit hours, they may require more than 61 credit hours to complete the A.A. degree, depending on the credit hours required to fulfill the foreign language requirement and whether they can be exempted from English composition or mathematics requirements without course work.) These are the same areas of distribution used for the B.A. degree. See the B.A. degree requirements in this bulletin for details. For the A.A. degree, students are required to take three of the four courses in each area required for the B.A. In addition, students who want to obtain a B.A. from IU Bloomington are advised to choose two courses for distributional requirements that will simultaneously fulfill the culture studies requirement.	9-11
Courses in Concentration For a concentration, students must take at least 15 credit hours in a single College of Arts and Sciences discipline that grants a minor of 15 credit hours or more for B.A. degrees and that grants a B.A. in the same area (see list below under Degrees and Majors Offered for available A.A. concentrations; this list includes the vast majority of minors); the specific course requirements for the concentration will be the same as the specific course requirements for an undergraduate minor in the College of Arts and Sciences. (Note: Most minors require 15 credit hours in College of Arts and Sciences courses, hence the expectation that the concentration can be fulfilled with 15 credit hours in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students who opt for a concentration/minor that requires more than 15 credit hours in College of Arts and Sciences courses may require more than 61 credit hours to complete the A.A. degree.)	15
Electives Total	2-15 61

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Associate of Arts (A.A.)

The College of Arts and Sciences offers the A.A. degree with the following majors:

Afro-American Studies
Anthropology
Biology (Only the biology minor for science majors is available as an A.A. concentration.)
Chemistry
Classical Civilization
Classical Studies: Greek
Classical Studies: Latin
Cognitive Science
Communication and Culture
Comparative Literature
Computer Science (A.A. for minor in Computer Science only-no A.A. available for Information Technology)
Criminal Justice
East Asian Languages
East Asian Studies
Economics (requires mathematics preparation)
English
Folklore and Ethnomusicology
French (requires language preparation)
Gender Studies
Geography
Geological Sciences
Germanic Studies (requires language preparation)
History
History of Art
India Studies
Italian (requires language preparation)
Linguistics
Mathematics (requires mathematics preparation)
Music (careful sequential ordering required)
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (two A.A. tracks: Arabic, Persian)
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Portuguese (requires language preparation)
Psychology
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures (requires language preparation)
Sociology (Sociology minor only-no A.A. available for minor in Work and Business or for minor in Social Science and Medicine)
Spanish (requires language preparation)
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Studio Art
Telecommunications
Theatre and Drama

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