College of Arts and Sciences

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College of Arts and Sciences B.A. and B.S. Degree Requirements

Students majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences must meet the following requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.). Some requirements must be taken in addition to the General Education Core, whereas others specify which courses from the General Education Core must be taken. Students interested in degree programs in Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Music (B.M.), or Social Work (B.S.W.) should consult the appropriate departmental section of this catalog for specific information.

Required Areas	Bachelor of Arts	Bachelor of Science
Foreign Languages	Completion of a foreign language course numbered 2020 or above with a grade of C- or better.^1,²
Non-U.S. History	3 credit hours from the following: HIST 1110 , HIST 1120 , HIST 3101 , HIST 3102 , HIST 3103 , HIST 3310 , HIST 3311 , HIST 3312 , HIST 3313 , HIST 3320 , HIST 3321 , HIST 3323 , HIST 3330 , HIST 3340 , HIST 3342 , HIST 3350 , HIST 3351 , HIST 3352 , HIST 3380 , HIST 3710 , HIST 3720 , HIST 3730 , HIST 3731 , HIST 3732 , HIST 3735 , HIST 3740 , HIST 3801 , HIST 3911 , HIST 3920 , HIST 3922 , HIST 3923 , HIST 3924 , HIST 3940 , HIST 4117 , HIST 4187 , HIST 4197 , HIST 4297 , HIST 4327 , HIST 4337 , HIST 4347 , HIST 4367 , HIST 4387 , HIST 4717 , HIST 4910 , SPAN 3313 , FREN 3310
Mathematics	Meets General Education Requirements: MATH 1530 or MATH 1910	Meets General Education Requirements: MATH 1530 or MATH 1910
Natural Sciences		Eight (8) credit hours in a SINGLE laboratory science from the following+: ASTR 1010 and ASTR 1020 BIOL 1010 /BIOL 1011 and BIOL 1020 /BIOL 1021 BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 or BIOL 1130 /BIOL 1131 CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 GEOS 1040 /GEOS 1041 and GEOS 1050 /GEOS 1051 PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 and PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021 PHYS 2110 and PHYS 2120 ⁺Higher-level laboratory courses in these departments also meet this requirement.
Philosophy of Science		PHIL 2640
Reasoning		PHIL 2030 or COMM 2055

¹International students whose native language is not English, and whose admission to ETSU requires them to take a standardized test of English as a foreign language (e.g., TOEFL), may substitute scores that meet the admission requirements for the foreign language requirement.
²Consult the Literature and Language Department’s placement policy listed at www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang/documents/foreignlanguagerequirement.pdf and in the listing for Foreign Languages in this catalog.