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Special Programs in Liberal Studies Major—Humanities Concentration (SPLS)

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Required: 122 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level.

AOS Code: U820

Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.

Core Category	S.H.
Students may select courses for:
Literature (GLT)	3
Fine Arts (GFA)	3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles	3
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)	3
Mathematics (GMT)	3
Natural Sciences (GNS) one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix	6–7
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and one additional GRD course	6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)	6

II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.

Students may select courses for:

Global/Global Non-Western Perspectives (GL/GN)
four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers, at least one of which must carry the GN marker

One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course

One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Writing Intensive.

III College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements

See requirements and approved courses.

Category	S.H.
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture one GPM (Premodern) or GMO (Modern) course, depending on category used to satisfy GHP requirement	3
Humanities and Fine Arts one additional Literature (GLT) course	3
Natural Sciences one additional GNS/GLS or GPS course	3–4
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB) one additional GSB course	3
Foreign Language (GFL) intermediate-level proficiency in one language, demonstrated by placement test, or completion of course work through course number 204	0–12
Writing Intensive Courses (WI) a total of four WI courses

IV Major Requirements

Minimum of 30 semester hours above the 100 level including the following:

Core Course (6 s.h.)
BLS 300 Seminar in the Humanities
Must be taken twice as topics vary.
Distribution Requirement (12 s.h.)
BLS 320 Selected Topics: Literature
BLS 340 Selected Topics: Fine Arts
BLS 360 Selected Topics: Philosophy/Religion/Ethics
BLS 380 Selected Topics: Historical Perspectives
Area of Emphasis (9 s.h.)
Students are required to take three additional courses in one of the topic areas listed above in item B. Distribution Requirement (Literature or Fine Arts or Philosophy/ Religion/Ethics or Historical Perspectives).
Capstone Seminar (3 s.h.)
BLS 400 Senior Seminar

V Electives

Electives sufficient to complete the 122 semester hours required for the degree.