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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
program, the student’s faculty committee will advise the student and make any necessary
revisions.
The program is then drawn up into a contract. The student should then submit the
completed and signed proposal to the ECL director by the end of the sophomore year.
Once the student’s faculty committee as well as the Exploration Term and Contract
Learning Committee have approved it, the contract is sent to the Provost for final
approval.
All revisions to the requirements of the major should be completed prior to the end of the
junior year. Any changes made in the major after it has been approved must be initialed
by the committee chairperson. An individualized major does not exempt students from
the degree requirements of the College. For further information, contact the Office of
Exploration Term and Contract Learning or a faculty member in one of the areas of the
individualized major.
DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Dual degree programs allow students to begin academic work at the College, with a
degree from Birmingham-Southern College awarded upon successful completion of
further requirements at a partner institution, which also confers a degree.
Dual Degree Programs
Engineering
Environmental Studies
ACADEMIC MINORS
Students may concentrate additional studies in any of the areas listed below. Minors are
not required for graduation, but students who pursue a minor should do so thoughtfully,
and should declare it prior to the end of the sophomore year. Students must maintain at
least a 2.000 grade point average in the minor, and none of its course requirements may
be evaluated “S” or “U.” In addition, no course counted toward the major may also be
counted toward a minor unless specifically exempted from this exclusion. Exemptions
appear in the descriptions of majors found in this catalog.
A student who elects to pursue a minor is encouraged to spread his or her elective courses
over the remaining disciplines in order to gain the benefits of a broad liberal arts
education.