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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Degrees Conferred

Birmingham-Southern College confers the earned undergraduate degrees of Bachelor of

Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Musical Arts, and Bachelor of Science.

Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree

To earn a bachelor’s degree offered by the College, a student must complete the

following requirements:

(1) Total units: pass a minimum of 32 units or the equivalent, including two Exploration

terms. No more than two Exploration terms may count toward graduation.

(2) General education: successfully complete the Explorations curriculum requirements

listed in the following section of this catalog.

(3) Major: successfully complete a concentration consisting of a minimum of eight units.

For the Bachelor of Arts degree or the Bachelor of Science degree, no more than 20 units

in a disciplinary or interdisciplinary major and its supporting courses (including

Exploration terms) may be presented toward the 32 units required for graduation.

(4) Academic areas: complete at least one regular term unit in each of four academic

areas: fine and performing arts (art, art history, theatre, music), social sciences

(economics, political science, psychology, sociology), natural sciences (astronomy,

biology, chemistry, physics, UES 150, UES 160), and humanities (Asian studies, Arabic,

Chinese, classics, English, Hebrew, history, Latin, philosophy, religion, Spanish;

excluding EH 102 or EH 208, and language courses at or below the intermediate level).

These courses may be used to fulfill general education and major requirements.

(5) Grade point average: earn a minimum grade point average of 2.000 (a “C” average)

on all work completed at Birmingham-Southern College and a minimum grade point

average of 2.000 on all work completed for a major or minor. Students who pursue an

interdisciplinary major must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.000 in the

required courses in each of the disciplines.

(6) Lecture and arts events: attend 24 approved lecture and arts events. A list of approved

lectures, performances, recitals, and events will be published through print and electronic

means. Transfer students must attend at least three events for each term they attend

Birmingham-Southern College. Events which fulfill the graduation requirement of 24

lecture and arts events must contain significant artistic or intellectual content and be open

to the entire College community. These are limited to Provost’s Forums, campus fine and