Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
- Completion of at least 120 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 that do not require a second field of study are: English (literature, language and culture), environmental studies, interdisciplinary studies, urban regional studies.
- Degree candidates must complete at least 30 degree credits at UMD. At least 20 of the last 30 degree credits immediately before graduation must be taken at UMD.
- A 2.00 overall University GPA in all work attempted. A 2.00 minimum GPA in the major(s) and minor(s). (Transfer grades and credits outside the University are not calculated into the University GPA; however, transfer credits are counted as degree credits.)
- Successful completion of 75 percent of all work attempted.
- Comp 31xx (3 credits) course or equivalent.
- CLA 1001 Learning Community Integrative Seminar (1 cr) or SSP 1000 Introduction to College Learning (1 cr) (not required for transfer students or for current UMD students who change college into CLA and new high school students with 24 or more PSEO credits may request to be waived from this requirement by contacting CLA Student Affairs and Advising Center (SAAC), 310 Kirby Plaza).
- Students pursuing two degrees (e.g., a B.A. and a B.S.) must apply for the second degree through the college granting the degree. **
Students are encouraged to see their academic advisor for assistance in understanding the complexity of both the Liberal Education Program and major/minor requirements.
**Students Completing Two or More Majors If both majors are approved for the B.A. degree, a total of at least 120 credits for the degree is required. If the majors are for different degrees (for example a B.A. degree and a B.S. degree), you must complete an Admission To Second Undergraduate Degree Program form. The form is available at any student affairs office.
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