Social Sciences or Humanities Major - Plan A Option

A. Chow, Coordinator

This division of general studies is for students whose primary interest in the humanities or social sciences requires programs and course selections which are not possible within single academic units or established curricula. Students who wish to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities or a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences will devise an approved, coherent program of study which fulfills an academic or career goal and includes prerequisites consistent with the 300-400-level course work. In addition, each student will satisfy the UCOREs and any additional requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Students are admitted to the General Humanities major (Gen H) or General Social Sciences major (Gen S) upon making their intentions known to the School of Languages, Cultures, and Race.

Plan A—Primary/Secondary Concentration
Primary concentration: a minimum of 24 credits, including at least 15 300-400-level credits, must be completed in a single humanities or social sciences department or published program with a minimum 2.00 primary concentration GPA. The degree (Gen H or Gen S) will depend on the primary concentration.

Secondary concentration: a minimum of 15 credits, including at least 6 300-400-level credits, must be completed in another academic department, program or area published in the catalog with a minimum 2.00 GPA.

Per Academic Regulation 54, students may not be admitted in or awarded an additional major or minor if it carries the same name as one of the areas of study or options, concentrations or sub-plans within a major. In addition, students pursuing a Business major or minor may not also be admitted in an option, concentration or subplan of Administrative Studies.

For a list of approved Plan A areas, please contact the Liberal Arts General Studies office.

First Year
First Term	Credits
Arts [ARTS]	3
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1	4
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3
Second Term	Credits
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1	4
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective	3 or 4
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Primary Concentration	3
Secondary Concentration	3
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective	6
Second Term	Credits
Diversity [DIVR]	3
Primary Concentration	3
Secondary Concentration	3
Electives	4
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
300-400-level Primary Concentration2	3
Primary Concentration	3
Secondary Concentration	3
Electives	6
Second Term	Credits
300-400-level Primary Concentration2	3
300-400-level Secondary Concentration2	3
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]	3
Electives	6
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
300-400-level Primary Concentration2	6
300-400-level Secondary Concentration2	3
Electives2	6
Second Term	Credits
300-400-level Primary Concentration2	3
Electives2	12

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Footnotes

1

To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab.

2

Students must take a total of 40 credits of upper-division (300-400 level). 21 upper-division credits must be taken within the designated concentration areas. The UCORE requirements include 3 upper-division credits. The remaining 16 credits may be taken in the electives, the UCOREs, or by electing to take more than the minimum required in the areas. Among the 300-400 level course work in the areas, two courses, each at 3 credits, must have a [M] designation. Only 6 credits of internship or P, F credits are allowed to count towards major requirements.