University of Maine at Augusta
College of Arts & Humanities
Bachelor of Art, Liberal Studies
2009-2010 Catalog
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Bachelor's Degree Requirements:
Minimum 121 Credit Hours
Writing Intensive Course
Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.0030 credits hours of Residency courses
9 credits of Upper-Level Residency courses
Minimum G.P.A. in the Minor: 2.00
Major Electives (75-77 credit hours):
Upper-Level Electives (42)must be 300-400 level:
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General Electives (33-36):
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General Education Requirements (43-47 credit hours):
_________________Communications* (3)
ENG 101 College Writing (3)
ENG 102W Introduction to Literature (3)
_________________ _________________Diverse Times and Cultures Sequence* (6-8)
_________________ Fine Arts Performance/Studio* (3)
_________________ Fine Arts Theory* (3)
_________________ Humanities* (3)
MAT 100 Mathematics and Its Applications (3)_________________ or higher-level math course
SSC 320 Research Methods in Social Science (3)
_________________ Laboratory Science* (4)
_________________ Laboratory Science, Descriptive Science, or Computer Science* (3-4)
_________________ _________________ Social Science* (6)
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Minor __________________________________________________________ (minimum of 18 credit hours)
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Students must complete a minor consisting of at least 18 credit hours. Checksheets for UMA minors can be found in Admissions, Advising, and the appropriate college offices. [Accounting; Addiction Studies; Art; Behavioral Science; Business Administration; Early Childhood Services; English; Financial Services; Geriatric Human Services; Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies; Information and Library Services; Justice Studies; Mathematics; Philosophy; Photography; Political Science; Public Administration; Small Business Management; Women's Studies]
Students majoring in the BA in Liberal Studies who wish to create their own minor must meet with an advisor to approve their program and sign a self-designed minor form. A minor consists of an area of specialization of at least 18 credits and must have a minimum of 6 upper-level credits.
Major Requirements
Upper-Level Electives |
Students must take a minimum of 45 credit hours of upper-level electives; any 300-400-level course. 9 of these credits must be a part of the students UMA residency requirement. |
General Electives |
Students must take enough 100-level or higher courses to fulfill the 121 credit hour requirement total for the degree. |
Minor Notes |
Minor courses may double count toward degree requirements. |
General Education Requirements
Communication |
COM 101 Public Speaking |
Diverse Times and Cultures |
Students must complete any two-semester sequence in a Foreign Language or American Sign Language, or students must complete one of the following sequences: |
Fine Arts Performance/Studio |
Any ART, MUS, PHO, DAN or DRA course that is performance or studio based in nature, such as Drawing, Photography or Theatre Production. |
Fine Arts Theory |
ARH 105 History of Art & Architecture I |
Humanities |
ARH xxx any art history course |
Science/Computer Science Requirement |
Students must complete one science course with a laboratory component for a total of 4 credit hours plus an additional course that can be either another lab science, descriptive science or a computer science course. |
Social Science |
| Must be from two different disciplines ANT 101 Introduction to Anthropology ANT 102 Cultural Anthropology ECO 100 Introduction to Economics ECO 201 Principles of Economics I (Macroeconomics) ECO 202 Principles of Economics II (Microeconomics) GEO 101 Introduction to Geography POS 101 American Government POS 102 Introduction to Politics and Government PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology SOC 201 Social Problems |
Students are encouraged to contact their faculty advisor and the Advising Center for academic advising and support services throughout their stay at UMA.
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