Liberal Arts Requirements

In addition to completing the prescribed program of study in their major, students must take courses in the following liberal arts categories:

Humanities:  Africana studies, American studies, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, comparative literature, classics, English, foreign languages, history, Jewish studies, linguistics, philosophy, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean studies, religion, Russian, Central and East European studies, women's and gender studies

Social and Behavioral Sciences:  anthropology, economics, environmental resources, labor studies, political sciences, psychology, sociology, urban studies, and community health

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Science: astronomy, biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, entomology, environmental science, geography, geological sciences, marine and coastal sciences, meteorology, nutrition, physics, statistics

Dance

Area I:    01:355:101  Expository Writing I (3) and

               01:355:201  Research in the Disciplines (3)             6

Area II:   Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Computer

                Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences         6

Area III:  History or Theory of Art, Music, and Theater               9

Area IV:  Humanities                                                                      6

Area V:   Liberal arts electives                                                      9

                                                                              Total Credits     36

Music

Area I:    01:355:101  Expository Writing I (3) and

               English Literature or American Literature                  6

Area II:   Humanities                                                                      6

Area III:  Social and Behavioral Sciences*                                6

Area IV:  Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Computer

                Science*                                                                           6

Area V:   Liberal arts electives*                                                    12

                                                                              Total Credits     36

Theater Arts

Area I:    01:355:101  Expository Writing I (3) and

               English or American Literature (6)                              9

               Students may count up to 6 credits of

               Shakespeare's Plays in Context from the

               London Program.

Area II:   Art History or Theory -- Art, Music, Dance, or

               Film History or Theory                                                    6

               Design and production majors must take

               01:082:105-106 Art History.

               Acting and production majors may count up

               to 6 credits of British Art and Culture as part

               of the London Program.

Area III:  Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences,

               Natural Sciences, Mathematics and

               Computer Science                                                          18

                                                                             Total Credits      33

Visual Arts

Area I:    01:355:101  Expository Writing I (3) and

               01:355:201  Research in the Disciplines (3)            6

Area II:   Humanities (6); Philosophy or English

               Literature or American Literature (3)                           9

Area III:  Social and Behavioral Sciences                                  9

Area IV:  Mathematics, Natural Sciences,

                Computer Science                                                         6

Area V:   Liberal arts elective                                                        3

                                                                             Total Credits      33

What if I want to take math at a different school over the summer?

The Department of Mathematics has a chart for you to compare math courses to provide you with the proper equivalent at many area colleges.

*For music education students, specific courses for meeting requirements in Area III and IV are needed for certification.  The total liberal arts requirement is 30 credits.