Spanish Theatre Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies World Literatures 1See the Professional Programs in the Arts curriculum sheet for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree requirements. Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements for Students Fulfilling the REVISED Natural and Mathematical Sciences BA Majors 2 General Education Curriculum Actuarial Science Biochemistry Biology (also applies to Bachelor of Arts in Journalism) Chemistry Computer and Information Science (admission is selective) The following lists semester courses. For quarter courses, use the Geological Sciences approved quarter version; some quarter courses were not converted to Mathematics semester courses. In addition, some quarter sequences were not Microbiology Vision Science (open only to students enrolled in the College of Optometry) converted to semester equivalents, especially in the foreign languages Zoology and the natural sciences. If you have completed some or all of a sequence of courses on the quarter calendar, consult your advisor to Social and Behavioral Sciences BA Majors determine course selection on semesters. Anthropology 2 Note: see the Middle Childhood Education (MCE) curriculum sheet for MCE degree Communication (admission is selective) requirements. Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies Economics 2 Spring Semester 2013 Geography 2 Globalization Studies The following degree requirements apply if you International Studies Political Science began your career as a regularly enrolled college student at Ohio State summer Psychology 2 quarter 2008 or later, or Social Sciences Air Transportation Sociology began your career as a regularly enrolled college student at Ohio State summer Speech and Hearing Science quarter 2007, autumn quarter 2007, winter quarter 2008, or spring quarter 2008 and had earned fewer than 45 quarter hours of transfer credit (excluding any AP 2These majors are also available under the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. See the credit hours you earned while you were enrolled in high school). Arts and Sciences BS curriculum sheet for the BS degree requirements. Note: if one or more full terms (excluding summer) have elapsed between any two School of Communication BA Jour Major successive terms of enrollment at Ohio State, you must fulfill the requirements for the degree in effect at the time of reenrollment. Journalism (admission is selective) The following degree requirements are effective spring semester 2013. Check the Goal web site ascadvising.osu.edu for updated information. Consult your advisor before making enrollment decisions. Ohio State's General Education Curriculum (GEC) is an integral part of an Arts and Sciences education. General education, as embodied in Arts and Sciences, provides Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (BA Jour) Majors the development of knowledge, perception, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand society's traditions and past, its accomplishments and aspirations, its The information contained in this curriculum sheet pertains to students following relation and responsibility to the natural world, its diversity and plurality, and its one of the majors listed below. In addition, each Arts and Sciences division offers problems and needs. The goal is for you to attain a sense of self within society that the interdisciplinary honors contract and the personalized study program majors. invites a continuing desire and ability to learn and work with others for future realization of the human potential. Specific goals aimed toward the broader goal of Arts and Humanities BA Majors the GEC are listed below under the five categories of the curriculum. African-American and African Studies The College of Arts and Sciences Ancient History and Classics Arabic The College of Arts and Sciences consists of 39 departments and schools offering Art (admission is selective) 1 majors in the arts and humanities, natural and mathematical sciences, and social Arts Management and behavioral sciences. Chinese Classics Your Responsibility as a Student Comparative Studies English You are responsible for knowing the published policies governing the curriculum you French are pursuing, as well as the regulations and procedures of the college and the Film Studies university. The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Journalism curriculum sheet German should be used in conjunction with the degree planning information and college Hebrew policies, published online, at ascadvising.osu.edu . History History of Art Islamic Studies Prerequisites Italian Japanese You are responsible for fulfilling all prerequisites to courses in which you enroll. Jewish Studies Failure to satisfactorily complete prerequisites may delay graduation. Korean Linguistics Medieval and Renaissance Studies Modern Greek Music (admission is selective) 1 Philosophy Portuguese Religious Studies Romance Studies Russian Sexuality Studies 1 General College Requirements General Education Curriculum (GEC) Requirements You must earn a minimum of 121 semester credit hours to earn an Arts and The curricular requirements are divided into five categories for the Bachelor of Arts Sciences degree. In addition to the General Education Curriculum, you will complete and Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree. In fulfilling the GEC, you may petition (in general college and major requirements and elective course work to reach a advance) in Arts and Sciences Advising and Academic Services to substitute upper- minimum of 121 credit hours. division courses that meet the spirit of the GEC for courses on the GEC. If you have transferred to Ohio State from another institution, you can often fulfill part of the Remedial courses (courses at the 10XX level or below, and English 1109) and GEC with approximately equivalent courses already taken. Your transfer course credit hours earned in repeated course work do not count toward the 121 hour work will be reviewed in Arts and Sciences Advising, and courses that meet the minimum requirement for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts in spirit of the GEC will be applied to the GEC. Journalism. Note that you can take both "versions" of cross-listed courses (e.g., Comparative Studies 2670/Philosophy 2860); however, since the two You must earn at least a D in a course for it to fulfill a GEC requirement. Courses versions are in fact the same course, only one may count toward your taken on a pass/non-pass or satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis cannot be used to minimum degree hours. fulfill GEC requirements. The number of hours required to complete the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Exclusivity of GEC, Major, and Minor Courses Arts in Journalism degree with a given major will depend on your program and goals. With the exceptions noted below, courses may not be counted on both the GEC and the major. Courses taken to fulfill GEC requirements may count on the minor You may need to plan a program of more than 121 credit hours if you wish to unless specifically disallowed by an individual minor program. Courses may not be complete specific professional or studio training, are preparing for graduate study counted on both the major and the minor. in certain disciplines, or have multidisciplinary goals. Some GEC courses are listed in more than one category; with the exceptions noted If the combination of course work for the GEC, prerequisites, and your major below, however, GEC courses may not be used to fulfill more than one GEC program totals fewer than 121 hours, you have many options for the remaining requirement. hours, called electives. With your elective hours, you could pursue a second major, a minor, or a combination degree program; select a set of courses on a Courses Used to Fulfill More than One Requirement specific topic; engage in an undergraduate research experience; do internships; and/or study abroad. You are urged to meet with an Arts and Sciences advisor to work out a plan that best fits your needs and interests. In no case shall the Courses used to fulfill the Diversity Experiences category may also count in another number of hours required for graduation be fewer than 121. GEC category or on the major. The course used to fulfill the Data Analysis requirement may also count on the major if the course is at the 2000 level or above Within the minimum 121 credit hours, you must have: and approved by the major advisor. A minimum of 111 hours of Arts and Sciences or Arts and Sciences-approved Group Studies and Individual Studies courses. Group studies (XX94) courses and individual studies (XX93) courses are not You may count a maximum of 10 hours of non-Arts and Sciences and non-Arts acceptable for fulfilling GEC requirements except when a specific experimental and Sciences-approved course work toward your degree. Of the 10 hours, no course has been approved by the Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee. If a more than 4 may be from physical activities courses taught in Education: Physical course has been approved, it will be listed on this curriculum sheet. Activity and Educational Services (EDU PAES); physical activities courses include all 1100 level EDU PAES courses except for 1102, 1103, 1122, and 1137. A Requirements for the Major maximum of 8 hours of technical credit may be counted toward the 10 hours of non-Arts and Sciences and non-Arts and Sciences-approved course work; Your major program must consist of at least 30 semester hours of credit in courses however, the combination of EDU PAES, technical, and other non-Arts and numbered 2000 or above as prescribed by your major advisor. Please note that Sciences credit hours may not exceed 10. many major programs require considerably more than 30 hours of credit. A minimum of 39 hours of Arts and Sciences or Arts and Sciences-approved You must earn at least a C- in a course in order for it to be listed on your major. upper-division course work. However, you must receive a 2.0 cumulative GPA for all major course work. If you earn a D+, D, or an E in a course that is required for your major, the course cannot Upper-division courses are defined as all Arts and Sciences courses at the be counted toward the major.