Degree Requirements
- 120 hours are required to receive a degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.
- 96 hours of A & S credit are required
as part of the degree except where students elect an approved Minor offered
by another school or college within UVM. In this case, 84 hours of A & S
are now required.
- 30 out of the last 45 credits toward your degree must be
completed at UVM.
- Only 8 hours of Military Studies may be applied toward
the degree and will count as hours outside A & S.
- Cumulative, Major,
and Minor GPAs must be at least a 2.00 in order to graduate.
- 6 courses may
be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis starting at the beginning of Sophomore year
and may only be used for free electives.
- Tracking your degree with the Curriculum
Audit Tracking System (CATS)
- General/Distribution Requirements (BA, BS)
- Major Requirements
- Minor Requirements
Major Requirements
- The Dean's Office suggests that students officially declare
their major and minor by the end of the sophomore year.
- Substitutions
for major or minor requirements are sometimes acceptable. The Dean's Office
must receive written approval from the Chair of the Department for each substitution.
- No
more than 45 hours are allowed in the major field for BA candidates.
- No more
than 50 hours are allowed in the major field for BS candidates.
- The major
must be chosen from offerings within the College of Arts and Sciences.
The major GPA must be at least 2.0 to graduate.
- At least one-half of a student's
major requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.
- Students may
pursue an Individually
Designed Major in the College of Arts and Sciences
with the approval of the Committee
on Academic Studies.
Minor
Requirements
- A minor is required if you are pursuing a BA degree through the College
of Arts and Sciences with only one major.
- Students pursuing a double major need not complete a minor.
- Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Music need not
complete a minor, but many such students elect to complete a minor.
- The minor may be chosen from offerings within the College of Arts and Sciences. Some minors housed outside of Arts and Sciences are available,
but must be chosen from the list that has been approved by the College of
Arts and Sciences.
- The minor GPA must be at least 2.00 to graduate.
- Only one course may overlap between the student's major and minor.
- At least one-half of a student's credits in their minor must be taken at
the University of Vermont.
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