CLAS General Education Degree Requirements

The information contained in this section is available in the 2008-10 Undergraduate Catalog (pdf) (p. 49-52).

Minimum and Maximum Hour Requirements for all CLAS Degrees (B.A., B.G.S., B.S.)

General Education Goals

Minimums

Total Hours: 124
Liberal Arts and Sciences Hours: 100 (starting with initial term Fall 08)
Junior/Senior Hours (numbered 300 or above): 45
Hours in Residence at KU: 30
KU Cumulative Grade-Point-Average: 2.0
Grade-Point-Average in Junior/Senior Hours in the Major: 2.0

Maximums

Hours from other schools and Divisions of the University: 24 (starting with initial term Fall 08)

Hours from Community Colleges: 64

Hours in Physical Education Activity Courses: 4

Hours in Music Organization Courses: 6

Hours in the B.S. Major: 50

Note: No maximum major hours for B.A. and B.G.S. degrees.

Courses numbered below 100 and marked with an ampersand (&) do not count toward a degree but are included in the grade-point-average. Course numbers in parentheses are honors versions. For more specific information, consult CLAS General Education Degree Requirements Undergraduate Catalog (pdf) and Additional Requirements.

B.A. and B.G.S. Common Degree Requirements

English

Three courses:

ENGL 101,

ENGL 102 (105, Honors), and

ENGL 203 (205, Honors), ENGL 209, ENGL 210, or ENGL 211

Argument and Reason

One course (of the following):

COMS 130 (131), COMS 230,

PHIL 148, PHIL 310, or

COMS Exemption

Mathematics

Two courses:

MATH 101 or MATH 104 and

MATH 105, MATH 106, MATH 111, MATH 115, or MATH 121 (141) or

MATH 365 or BIOL 570

Western Civilization

Two courses:

HWC 204 (114) and

HWC 205 (115)

Non-Western Culture

One course:

One course chosen from Non-Western (pdf) course list:

Principal Course Distribution

B.A. Degree: Three courses from each area, from different topical groups

B.G.S. Degree: Two courses from each area, from different topical groups

Humanities

Historical Studies (HT)

Literature and the Arts (HL)

Philosophy and Religion (HR)

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Biological Sciences (NB)

Earth Sciences (NE)

Mathematical Sciences (NM)

Physical Sciences (NP)

Social Sciences

Culture and Society (SC)

Individual Behavior (SI)

Public Affairs (SF)

Additional B.A. Requirements

Laboratory Science

One course or a combination of a lecture and a laboratory course.

Foreign Language
Proficiency in one language through the fourth level:

Elementary Language I
Elementary Language II
Intermediate Language I
Intermediate Language II

Additional B.G.S. Requirements

Minor or Junior/Senior Concentration

All minors must be a minimum of 18 credit hours with at least 12 hours numbered 300 or above.
Students must earn a 2.0 or better GPA in all courses taken for the minor. Minors vary so see Undergraduate Catalog for specific minor requirements.
For the Junior/Senior concentration a student must take 9 hours numbered 300 or above in a specific area (e.g. MATH, PHIL, ENGL, etc). It may not be the major of the student. For example, a COMS major may not have their Junior/Senior concentration in COMS.

B.S. General Education Degree Requirements

For the B.S. degree, each department sets its own general education requirements. See Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements and individual department listings in the Undergraduate Catalog (pdf) for details.