NOTE: This information only applies to students who entered the College of Arts & Sciences before Fall 2020 and are already enrolled in the Traditional Curriculum.
All undergraduate students in the Traditional Curriculum fulfill Area Requirements by earning the proper number of credits from courses taken in each of five different academic subject areas. The list of subject areas and their related credit requirement is:
- Social Sciences - 6 credits from two different departments
- Humanities - 6 credits from two different categories
- Historical Studies - one 3 or more credit course
- Non-western Perspectives - one 3 or more credit course
- Natural Science and Mathematics - 12 credits from two different departments
Transfer credit earned before matriculation may be applied toward fulfillment of area requirements.
It is strongly recommended that all area requirements be completed by the end of the fourth semester.
Courses taken to fulfill an area requirement may count toward a major and also satisfy the Second Writing Requirement.
All courses must be taken for credit and for a grade.
Classes that qualify for area requirements:
- Cannot simultaneously meet more than two area requirements, even if cross-listed
- Cannot be taken for Audit (AU)
- Cannot be taken Credit/No Credit (CR/NC)
- Cannot be a Liberal Arts Seminar (LASE)
- Cannot be a University Seminar (USEM)
The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only. The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements. These publications may be found here.