Bachelor of Arts Degree (B.A.)

This degree indicates significant exploration and achievement in the liberal arts, including studies in a foreign language, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.

General Education Requirements.......... 33-42 Semester Credit Hours
University Program Requirements (27 - 30 hours) 
Competency Requirement (3-12 hours)

Other Degree Requirements...............45-61 Semester Credit Hours

Foreign Language Requirement
Completion of the 202 course in any foreign language. This requirement may also be satisfied by passing the 202 examination or equivalent. Two foreign language courses from the University Program may be counted toward satisfying this requirement.

Area Requirements
Courses numbered 100 or above taken to satisfy University Program, Competency, or Specialized Studies requirements may be counted toward fulfilling the area requirements below. Because many courses may be used to fulfill two requirements, the number of total hours needed for "Other Degree Requirements" may be reduced from the 45-61 listed here by as much as 30 hours. Normally then, "Other Degree Requirements" represents a minimum of 15 hours of area studies in addition to the 30 hours of University Program.

Area 1 - Humanities (15 hours): To satisfy the humanities requirement you must select at least 8 hours from one discipline, at least 3 hours from a second, and at least 3 hours from a third.

Choose from these disciplines: American Studies (AMS), Art (ART), English (ENG), French (FRN), German (GER), Greek (GRK), Humanities (HUM), Japanese (JPN), Latin (LAT), Music (MUS), Ojibwe (OJB), Philosophy (PHL), Religion (REL), Russian (RUS), Spanish (SPN).

These courses also fulfill area 1 requirements:
Broadcast and Cinematic Arts - BCA 288 and BCA 503.
Honors - HON 101, HON 110, HON 130.
Theatre and Interpretation - TAI 170, TAI 175, TAI 182, TAI 282, TAI 305, TAI 306, TAI 307, TAI 308, TAI 313, TAI 315, TAI 371, TAI 373, TAI 376, TAI 377, TAI 380, TAI 382, TAI 460, TAI 477, TAI 481, TAI 490, TAI 569, TAI 570, TAI 571, TAI 572, TAI 573,TAI 574, TAI 575, TAI 577, TAI 578, TAI 579, TAI 584, TAI 585, TAI 586, TAI 588, TAI 589, TAI 590.
Courses used to satisfy the foreign language requirement may not also be used to satisfy this requirement. Other foreign language courses may be counted for this area.

Area 2 - Natural Sciences (15 hours): To satisfy the natural sciences requirement you must select at least 8 hours from one discipline, at least 3 hours from a second, and at least 3 hours from a third..

Choose from these disciplines: Astronomy (AST), Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHM), Earth Science (ESC), Geology (GEL), Mathematics (MTH), Physical Science (PHS), Physics (PHY), Statistics (STA).

These courses also fulfill area 2 requirements:
Communication Disorders - CDO 334, CDO 335.
Computer Science - CPS 110, CPS 120, CPS 150, CPS 180, CPS 181, CPS 210, CPS 280, CPS 340, CPS 360, CPS 370, CPS 380, CPS 410, CPS 450, CPS 468, CPS 530, CPS 541, CPS 560, and CPS 575.
Honors - HON 140.
Human Environmental Studies - HEV 361, HEV 370, and HEV 571.
Physical Anthropology -  ANT 171, ANT 244, ANT 342, ANT 347, ANT 351, ANT 356

Area 3 - Social Sciences (15 hours): To satisfy the social sciences requirement you must select at least 8 hours from one discipline, at least 3 hours from a second, and at least 3 hours from a third.

Choose from these disciplines: Anthropology (ANT, except Physical Anthropology), Economics (ECO), Geography (GEO), History (HST), Political Science (PSC), Psychology (PSY), Sociology (SOC).

These courses also fulfill area 3 requirements:
Communication Disorders - CDO 130, CDO 503.
Honors-HON 120
Human Environmental Studies- HEV 100, HEV 111, HEV 212, HEV 252, HEV 306, and HEV 510.

Specialized Studies.......... 30-66 Semester Credit Hours

Major: Any university approved major except the Communication Disorders major and majors in the College of Business Administration.

Minor: Optional, however certain majors require a particular minor or one chosen from a list of acceptable minors. See departments for major requirements.

No more than a total of 27 hours may be taken from the College of Business Administration and counted towards graduation.

Electives
The number of elective hours will vary depending upon the requirements for the major.

Minimum Total for Graduation.......... 124 Semester Credit Hours

To graduate from CMU you must complete a minimum of 124 hours, at least 40 of which must be in courses numbered 300 or above. Please note: the combination of some majors and minors may require more than 124 hours for graduation.

You should read the requirements for graduation in this Bulletin for a complete description.

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