Humanities (B.A.)

Students first entering college in Fall 1999 or after should see section on “New Core Curriculum” under “General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree.”

  1.  See “General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree.”
  2.  Satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts.
  3.  General Requirements: 
    •  Lower Division - 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy computer/literacy requirement; 6 semester hours in intermediate (sophomore) level courses in the same foreign language or 3 semester hours in (sophomore) foreign language and 3 semester hours in linguistics.
    •  Upper Division – ENG 3430 Professional Writing; 9 semester hours in HUM period courses (HUM 4312, 4313, 4314, 4315 and 4317); 3 semester hours in any HUM, HIS, or ENG course; 3 semester hours in HUM 4324 Gender Studies or HUM 4323 Asian Culture.
  4.  Concentration/Specialization -18 semester hours chosen from one of the following concentrations:
    1. English:

    2.  18 Semester hours of junior and senior level courses in English (Excluding ENG 3430)

      History:

    1.  18 semester hours selected with advisor approval.
  5.  Students seeking secondary certification should see the section on “Secondary Teacher Certification Programs”.
  6.  Free electives - Enough electives to fulfill the 122 semester hour requirements and the 54 semester hours of upper division courses.

These requirements are summarized in the following table:

Humanities Plan

I.  CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (42 total core hours required.)

II.  PLAN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

LD

LD/UD

UD

TOTAL

A.  General

     ENG 3430 Professional Writing

4

4

     Computer Literacy / Proficiency

3

3

     SPCH

3

3

     Foreign Language --  (6 s.h. in sophomore level courses

          or 3 s.h. in sophomore-level foreign language and 3 s.h.

          in linguistics.)

6

6

     HUM 4323 Asian Culture, or 4324 Gender Studies

3

3

     HUM period courses (9 s.h. from the following courses:

          HUM 4312, HUM 4313, HUM 4314,

          HUM 4315, HUM 4317)

9

9

     Any HUM, HIS, or ENG Course

3

3

 B.  Concentration / Specialization (One of the following)

     English

18

18

     History

18

18

III.  FREE ELECTIVES (to fulfill hours requirements)

*TOTAL

**122

* Total must be minimum of 122 s.h. with minimum of 54 s.h. at upper division level.

** Students seeking secondary certification may be required to take additional hours.

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