Academic Regulations

 

Baccalaureate Degree Requirements in Brief
	To be completed by all:	Complete the following in addition to the core:
Academic Discipline	Baccalaureate Core	Bachelor of Arts	Bachelor of Science	Bachelor of Technology	Bachelor of Business Administration	Bachelor of Music	Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Communications	ENGL 111X-3 cr ENGL 211X or ENGL 213-3 cr COMM 131X or COMM 141X-3 cr	2 designated upper-division writing intensive (W) and either 1 designated upper-division oral intensive (O) course or 2 upper-division oral intensive courses designated O/2	2 designated upper-division writing intensive (W) and either 1 designated upper-division oral intensive (O) course or 2 upper-division oral intensive courses designated O/2	ENGL 314 and 1 other designated upper-division writing intensive (W) and either 1 designated upper-division oral intensive (O) course or 2 upper-division oral intensive courses designated O/2	ENGL 314 and 1 other designated upper-division writing intensive (W) and either 1 designated upper-division oral intensive (O) course or 2 upper-division oral intensive courses designated O/2	2 designated upper-division writing intensive (W) and either 1 designated upper-division oral intensive (O) course or 2 upper-division oral intensive courses designated O/2	LAS 310 and LAS 420 or LAS 430 (COMM 131X should be taken to meet the Communications requirement.)
Humanities and Social Sciences	Perspectives on the Human Condition (18 cr): ANTH/SOC 100X-3 cr ECON/PS 100X-3 cr HIST 100X-3 cr ART/MUS/THR 200X or ANS 202X or HUM 201X-3 cr ENGL/FL 200X-3 cr COMM 300X or JUST 300X or NRM 303X or PHIL 322X or PS 300X-3 cr or 12 credits from above plus 2 semester-length courses in a single Alaska Native or other non-English language or 3 semesters (9 credits) in American Sign Language taken at the university level	Humanities and Social Sciences (18 cr): Any combination of courses at the 100-level or above with a minimum of 6 credits in humanities and 6 credits in social sciences or up to 12 credits of a non-English language taken at the university level and at least 6 credits of social sciences	No additional humanities or social sciences unless required by major or minor	No additional humanities or social sciences unless required by major or minor	ECON 200-4 cr ECON 227-3 cr (A core ethics class must be included in the courses used to meet the Perspectives on the Human Condition requirement.)	No additional humanities or social sciences except those required in the major	No additional humanities or social sciences except those required in the major. (ART/MUS/THR 200X, HIST 100X, ANTH/SOC 100X and ENGL/FL 200X must be included in the courses used to meet the Perspectives on the Human Condition requirements.)
Mathematics	MATH 107X or MATH 131X or MATH 161X or MATH 200X, 201X, 202X, 262X or 272X or any math course having one of the above as a prerequisite-3 or 4 cr	One 3-credit course at the 100-level or above from math, computer sciences or statistics	One 3-credit course at the 100-level or above from math, computer sciences or statistics (a 3-credit calculus course must be included in core or B.S. requirements.)	One 3-credit course at the 100-level or above from math, computer sciences or statistics (MATH 161X should be taken to meet the core math requirement.)	STAT 200-3 cr MATH 161-3 cr (MATH 262X should be taken to meet the core math requirement.)	One 3-credit course at the 100-level or above from math, computer sciences or statistics	MATH 205-3 cr MATH 206-3 cr (MATH 107X must be taken to meet the core math requirement.)
Natural Sciences	Complete two (4-credit) courses from different disciplines from any course listed below, or complete two courses from a single depth sequence. ATM 101X—4 cr BIOL 100X-4 cr or BIOL 103X-4 cr or BIOL 104X-4 cr CHEM 100X-4 cr GEOG 205X-4 cr GEOS 100X-4 cr or GEOS 125X-4 cr or GEOS 120X-4 cr MSL 111X-4 cr PHYS 102X-4 cr or PHYS 115X-4 cr or PHYS 116X-4 cr or PHYS 175X-4 cr or Depth Sequence (8 cr, complete 1 sequence): BIOL 105X and 106X-8 cr BIOL 111X and 112X-8 cr CHEM 103X and 104X-8 cr CHEM 105X and 106X-8 cr GEOS 101X and 112X-8 cr PHYS 103X and 104X-8 cr PHYS 211X and 212X-8 cr PHYS 211XN and 213X-8 cr PHYS 212X and 213X-8 cr	No additional natural science unless required by the major or minor	One-year sequence in one natural science beyond the core-8 cr (Total natural science courses used to meet core and B.S. requirements must represent at least two different natural sciences.)	No additional natural science unless required by the major	No additional natural science required	No additional natural science required	2 additional breadth-emphasis core lab courses in the 2 disciplines not completed for the core natural sciences from the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics and geoscience (2 different science discipline breadth-emphasis lab courses selected from the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics and geoscience must be taken for the core natural science requirement.)
Library and Information Research	Successful completion of library skills competency test or LS 100X or 101X-0-1 cr (complete during first 2 years)
Other				Computer competency (any computer science or computer applications course)-3 cr TTCH 301 Technology & Society-3 cr Area of specialization- 30+ cr Option-33 cr	Common Body of Knowledge- 31-34 cr Electives-11 (inside/outside SOM)		Electives—at least 7 cr
Major Complex		At least 30 cr	At least 30 cr		At least 30 cr	85 or more cr	At least 56 cr
Minor Complex		Required: at least 15 cr	Optional: at least 15 cr				At least 15 cr
Total Required	38-40 cr	120 cr	120 cr	120 cr	123-130 cr	120 cr	120 cr