Summary of Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
| To be completed by all. See your degree requirements (e.g. B.B.A.) for any specific required core courses: | Complete the following degree requirements | |||||||
| Academic Discipline | Baccalaureate Core | Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine 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.) |
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| 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 BA 323X or COMM 300X or JUST 300X or NRM 303X or PHIL 322X PS 300X--3 cr |
or 12 credits from list at left 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 (BA 323X 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 103X or MATH 107X 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 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 must be taken to meet the core math requirement) | STAT 200-3 cr MATH 161X-3cr (MATH 262X must 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 or MATH 161X must be taken to meet the core math requirement.) |
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| Natural Sciences | Complete any two (4-credit) courses. | 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 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 lab courses selected from the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics and geoscience must be taken for the core natural science requirement.) | |
| ATM 101X--4 cr BIOL 100X--4 cr BIOL 103X--4 cr BIOL 104X--4 cr BIOL 105X--4 cr BIOL 106X--4 cr BIOL 111X --4 cr BIOL 112X--4 cr CHEM 100X--4 cr CHEM 103X--4 cr CHEM 104X--4 cr CHEM 105X--4 cr CHEM 106X--4 cr GEOG 205X--4 cr GEOS 100X--4 cr GEOS 101X--4 cr GEOS 112X--4 cr GEOS 120X--4 cr GEOS 125X--4 cr |
MSL 111X--4 cr PHYS 102X--4 cr PHYS 103X--4 cr PHYS 104X--4 cr PHYS 115X--4 cr PHYS 116X--4 cr PHYS 175X--4 cr PHYS 211X--4 cr PHYS 212X--4 cr PHYS 213X--4 cr |
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| Library and Information Research | Successful completion of library skills competency test or LS 100X or 101X0-1 cr (complete during first 2 years) | |||||||
| Other | *B.F.A. general requirements are the same as the requirements for the B.A. degree except a minor is not required for the B.F.A. | Computer competency (any computer science or
computer applications course)--3 cr TTCH 301 Technology and Society--3 cr Area of specialization-30+ cr Option--33 cr |
Common Body of Knowledge--31-34 cr Electives--11 cr (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 | 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 | |