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Entrance-to-Major Requirements

College of the Liberal Arts


Requirements to enter the college (general, pre-major status)
2.00 cumulative grade-point average (CGPA) and the ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters


Requirements to enter the major
Major CGPA Credits/Courses/Grades Additional Criteria
African and African American Studies (AASBA)

African and African American Studies (AASBS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Anthropology (ANTH) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Archaeological Science (ARSCI) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Biological Anthropology (BANTH) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (CAMS) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Comparative Literature (CMLIT) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Crime, Law, and Justice (CLJBA)

Crime, Law, and Justice (CLJBS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
East Asian Studies (EA ST) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Economics (ECLBA)
Economics (ECLBS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
English (ENGL) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
French and Francophone Studies (FR BA)

French and Francophone Studies (FR BS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
German (GERBA)
German (GERBS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
History (HIST) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
International Politics (INTPL) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
International Studies (INLST) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters

Available only as a concurrent or sequential major
Italian (IT BA)
Italian (IT BS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Japanese (JAPNS) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Jewish Studies (J ST) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LERBA)

Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LERBS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Latin American Studies (LATAM) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Law and Society (LAWSC) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters

Available to adult students only
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (LAS) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters

Students must submit a proposal to the college; consult the college
Medieval Studies (MEDVL) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Organizational Leadership (OLEAD) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters

Available to adult students only
Philosophy (PHIL) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Political Science (PL SC) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Psychology (PSYBA)
Psychology (PSYBS)
2.00 27.1 credits

PSYCH 100,
3 additional credits of GS,
STAT 200 or PSYCH 200,
3 additional credits of GQ,
each with a grade of C or higher
2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Religious Studies (RL ST) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Russian (RUS) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Russian Translation (RUS T) 2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Sociology (SOCBA)
Sociology (SOCBS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Spanish (SPNBA)
Spanish (SPNBS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters
Women's Studies (WS BA)
Women's Studies (WS BS)
2.00 27.1 credits 2.00 CGPA in in any courses already taken in the major

Ability to complete total requirements within nine semesters

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