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					| 2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
 University Studies, B.A. |  
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				This degree requires 120 credit hours, including 42 hours of University Core coursework. Degree Requirements All candidates must meet the following: 
	Fulfill all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree, as outlined in the Bachelor’s Degree Requirements  section of this catalog.Complete Core Curriculum  Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or later.Satisfy Bachelor of Arts degree requirements:
	
		Lower Division: 3 semester hours of speech and fulfillment of the computer literacy/proficiency requirement (see note below).Foreign Language: 6 semester hours at the sophomore level in one foreign language.
		
		Complete all required courses for the degree plan (outlined below). Note: Students who are core complete but did not take speech and computer literacy/proficiency as part of their core curriculum will be required to complete these courses to meet degree requirements. |  
													| University Core Curriculum - 42 Semester Hours
  Core 010 - Communication (6 hours)Core 020 - Mathematics (3 hours)Core 030 - Life and Physical Science  (6 hours)Core 040 - Language, Philosophy and Culture  (3 hours)Core 050 - Creative Arts (3 hours)Core 060 - American History (6 hours)Core 070 - Government/Political Science (6 hours)Core 080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)Core 090 - Component Area Option: Speech (3 hours)Core 090 - Component Area Option: Computer Literacy (3 hours)General Requirements - 22 Semester Hours
 Lower Division Upper DivisionCareer Clusters - 48 Semester Hours
 With academic advisement, students will choose courses from one or more of the following Career Clusters:   ArtsHumanitiesCommunications and/or DesignBusinessHealth SciencesIndustry/manufacturing and constructionPublic SafetySTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)LD/UD Free Electives
 Additional lower- or upper-division electives as needed to meet the 120 semester hour degree requirement, including at least 36 upper-division semester hours.Total Required Hours - 120 Semester Hours
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