Humanities, B.A.
[Humanities—4903]
The entire Division contributes to a major in Humanities. The Humanities major is designed primarily to serve two types of students: those who are drawn in interest and ability to the study of the humanities and those whose future specialization would be enhanced by a multiplicity of academic experiences in the humanities, e.g., those interested in library science, law, journalism, politics, teaching, etc.
SPECIFICS OF THE HUMANITIES B.A. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 124
Total Liberal Arts Hours: 90
General Education Requirements: Per General Education list (see General Education Division). Exception: American Sign Language may not be used to meet the foreign language proficiency requirement.
Minimum Requirements: GPA of 2.0 in the major and overall; no grade less than C- in the major.
Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies.
Application to the Major: Special application form and requirements to be secured from the Division of Religion & Humanities or online at the Division's intranet site and submitted at the end of the sophomore year. (Note: The standard institutional major application will not be accepted.) A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required for acceptance to the major.
Major Requirements: 45 hours as follows:
- a 21-hour concentration from one of the following disciplines: Art, Communication, History, Language, Literature, Music, Philosophy-Religion (BIB/PHL/REL/THE);
- a 9-hour emphasis from one of the following disciplines not used above: Art, Communication, Composition, Fine Arts (ART/FNA/MUS/THR), History, Language, Literature, Music, Philosophy-Religion (BIB/PHL/REL/THE), Theater, Women's Studies;
- two 6-hour emphases from one of the following disciplines not used above: Art, Communication, Composition, Fine Arts (ART/FNA/MUS/THR), History, Language, Literature, Music, Philosophy-Religion (BIB/PHL/REL/THE), Theater, Women's Studies;
- one 3-hour elective from any of the disciplines listed above.
Special Notes:
- Each concentration/emphasis within the major must include at least one 300-/400-level course.
- A course used to meet a General Education Program requirement cannot also be used in any of the concentrations or emphases.
- No more than 3 hours of music ensemble or applied lessons may count for any concentration or emphasis.
- Up to 6 hours of composition (CMP) courses may count toward a 21-hour Communication concentration.
- Fine Arts may not be selected as an emphasis if Art, Music, or Theater were selected for the concentration or any other emphasis.
- When selecting Theater as an emphasis, only courses with a THR prefix can count toward the 6-hour emphasis; 6 hours of a 9-hour Theater emphasis must be from courses with a THR prefix.
- When selecting Women's Studies as an emphasis, all courses in the Women's Studies minor are allowed except PSY/SOC 202-Human Sexuality.