Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

Completion of at least 120 degree credits, including the liberal education program, an approved major for the B.A., a second field of study (either a minor or another major), and elective credits. Majors which do not require a second field of study are: English (literature, language and culture), environmental studies, interdisciplinary studies, and urban and regional studies.

Advanced writing requirement: WRIT 31xx course or equivalent (3 cr).  Majors exempted from this requirement are: English, writing - professional writing, philosophy (if an additional Phil 3xxx course is taken) and communication majors who are minoring in journalism.

SSP 1000—UMD Seminar (1 cr).  Transfer students with 24 or more credits and current UMD students who change colleges in CLA are exempt from this requirement.  New first-year students with 24 or more PSEO credits may request to be waived from this requirement.

UMD Undergraduate Degree Requirements

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American Indian Studies B.A.

Anthropology B.A.

Biology B.A.

Chemistry B.A.

Communication B.A.

Criminology B.A.

Economics B.A.

English B.A.

Environmental Studies B.A.

Geography B.A.

Geological Sciences B.A.

German Studies B.A.

History B.A.

Interdisciplinary Studies B.A.

International Studies B.A.

Philosophy B.A.

Physics B.A.

Political Sciences B.A.

Sociology B.A.

Spanish B.A.

Urban and Regional Studies B.A.

Women's Studies B.A.

Writing Studies B.A.