Degree Requirements

Courses Outside the College

A candidate for a bachelor’s degree in the College of Arts and Sciences, with the exception of the B.L.S. degree, must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 100 credit hours in courses offered by the College. Students may select the remaining 20 credit hours from courses in the College of Arts and Sciences and/or from courses outside the College. (Please note that certain specific courses from both the Jacobs School of Music as well as the School of Informatics and Computing in Computer Science that are listed as being approved for CASE Designations may be counted among the 100 credit hours inside the College of Arts and Sciences.) Any course applied towards satisfaction of a Concentration or Specialization requirement will count towards satisfaction of the 100 College of Arts and Sciences credits requirement.

Students satisfying requirements for a teaching certificate may take a maximum of 29 credit hours outside of the College if the courses selected are required for teaching certification. Students planning teacher certification may need to complete more than 120 credit hours and should confer with the academic advisor in their major and with an academic advisor from the School of Education early in their academic careers. Students should also consult the School of Education Undergraduate Academic Bulletin.

The College does not accept certain types of credit, including engineering, technical, or self-acquired competency credits.