Credit Hour Requirements

	Bachelor of Science	Associate of Science	Certificate	Minor
Labor Studies Core Courses	15	15	15
Additional DLS Courses	27	12	3
Arts and Humanities	122	122	3
Science and Math	153	65	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences	124	94	3
Additional Credit Hours1	12	0	3
Electives	27	6	0
Total Credit Hours	120	60	30	15

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Degrees and Minor

For the Bachelor of Science in Labor Studies, students must earn 30 credit hours in 300- and 400-level courses, and at least 12 of these 30 credit hours must be earned in Division of Labor Studies courses. At least 24 credit hours must be earned from Indiana University. No more than 21 credit hours may be earned within a single subject other than labor studies. Credits earned through prior learning, DANTES (Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support), and CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) cannot be applied to these requirements. Please consult with your advisor about how best to meet the requirements in the three required areas of learning outside the Division of Labor Studies, as these requirements may vary by campus.

For the Associate of Science in Labor Studies, at least 12 credit hours must be earned from Indiana University. No more than 15 credit hours may be earned within a single subject other than labor studies.

A minor in labor studies requires completion of 15 credit hours in the Division of Labor Studies. Course requirements vary by campus and the school of your major. Contact the Division of Labor Studies office on your campus for further information.

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Electives

Any course offered by IU fulfills elective requirements. Students are encouraged to focus their elective course work in related subjects to complete a minor concentration.

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Grades

An overall minimum grade point average of 2.0 (a C average) must be maintained. Courses in which grades of D are received do not count toward DLS and required areas of learning but do count as electives.

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Required Areas of Learning

The following are representative subjects in the three major required areas of learning:

Arts and Humanities	Science and Mathematics	Social and Behavioral Sciences
Afro-American Studies6 Classical Studies Comparative Literature English Fine Arts Folklore and   Ethnomusicology History History and Philosophy   of Science Journalism Languages Music Philosophy Religious Studies Speech and   Communication Theater and Drama	Astronomy Biology Chemistry Computer Science Geological Sciences Mathematics Physics Psychology7 Zoology	Anthropology Economics Geography Linguistics Political Science Psychology7 Sociology

For the A.S. and B.S. in Labor Studies, courses within each major area must be in at least two different subjects.

For information about subjects not listed here, contact your academic advisor.

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¹ Courses must be from one of the three required areas of learning.
² ENG W131 and one additional writing course required.
³ One computer course required.
⁴ One course in economics required. L230 meets requirement.
⁵ One computer course recommended.
⁶ At Indiana University Bloomington: African American and African Diaspora Studies.
⁷ Psychology P101 may be applied as either Science and Mathematics or Social and Behavioral Sciences, depending on the campus.