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Plan
II students who wish to qualify for special honors in Plan II should apply to
the director of the Plan II Honors Program for enrollment in Tutorial Course
660H, Thesis Course, at least two semesters before their expected
graduation. A University grade point average of at least 3.50 is required. The
requirements for graduation with special honors are (1) thirty-six semester
hours of upper-division coursework, two semesters of Tutorial Course 357, and
Tutorial Course 660H with a grade of A in each half or a departmental
equivalent with a grade of A; (2) completion of a comprehensive honors
examination with a grade of at least 85; (3) a University grade point average
of at least 3.50; and (4) completion at the University of at least sixty
semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree.
Candidates
for special honors in psychology should apply to the honors adviser for
admission to the honors program during the junior year. The application
deadline is one week before the first registration period for the semester in
which the student wants to enter the program. Requirements for admission are
(1) a major or a concentration in psychology; (2) a University grade point
average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in psychology of at least
3.50; (3) completion of Psychology 301 or the equivalent, Psychology 418, and
two additional psychology courses before entering the honors program; and (4)
consent of the honors adviser. The requirements for graduation with special
honors are (1) thirty-one semester hours of psychology, including Psychology
458, 158H, 359H, and 379H; (2) completion of an acceptable honors thesis; (3) a
University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in
all psychology courses of at least 3.50; and (4) completion at the University
of at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree.
Candidates
for special honors in Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies should apply
to the honors adviser for admission to the honors program during the junior
year or the first semester of the senior year. The application deadline is one
week before the first registration period for the semester in which the student
wants to enter the program. Requirements for graduation with special honors are
(1) Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 679H, Honors Tutorial
Course, with a grade of at least B each semester; (2) a University
grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in Russian, East
European, and Eurasian studies courses of at least 3.50; and (3) completion at
the University of at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward
the degree. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 679H is taken in
addition to the usual requirements of the major.
Majors
who are candidates for special honors in Russian or special honors in Czech
should apply to the honors adviser for admission to the honors program during
the first semester of their third year; they must apply no later than the
beginning of their fourth year. A University grade point average of at least
3.00 and a grade point average in Russian or Czech of at least 3.50 are
required for admission. The requirements for graduation with special honors are
(1) Russian 679HA or Czech 679HA, Honors Tutorial Course (reading for
comprehensive honors examination), with a grade of at least B in the
honors examination at the end of the course; (2) Russian 679HB or Czech 679HB,
Honors Tutorial Course (honors paper), in which an honors paper judged
"Acceptable for Honors in Russian or Czech" is presented; (3) a University
grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in Russian or
Czech of at least 3.50; and (4) completion at the University of at least sixty
semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree.
Majors
who are candidates for special honors in sociology should apply to the honors
adviser for admission to the honors program no later than the beginning of the
second semester of their junior year. Requirements for admission are a
University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in
sociology of at least 3.50. Students are encouraged to complete the required
courses for sociology majors (Sociology 302, 317L, 317M, and 379M) before
seeking admission to the honors program. The requirements for graduation with
special honors are (1) twenty-seven semester hours of sociology; (2) Sociology
679HA and 679HB, Honors Tutorial Course (which must be taken in addition
to the twenty-one hours in sociology required for the major); (3) satisfactory
performance on an oral defense of the senior thesis completed in Sociology
679H; (4) a University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point
average in sociology of at least 3.50; and (5) completion at the University of
at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree.
The
Spanish Honors Program offers selected students more advanced and independent
study than is possible under the regular degree plan. Students interested in
this program should contact the department honors adviser prior to their senior
year. A University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point
average in Spanish of at least 3.50 are required for admission. The
requirements for graduation with special honors are (1) completion of the
twenty-four semester hours of coursework required for the major in Spanish; (2)
satisfactory performance in two honors courses, Spanish 378H and 379H; this
coursework may be counted toward the twenty-four semester hours in Spanish
required for the major; (3) a University grade point average of at least 3.00
and a grade point average in upper-division Spanish of at least 3.50; and (4)
completion at the University of at least sixty semester hours of coursework
counted toward the degree.
Spanish 378H is offered as an organized course while 379H is offered by
individual instruction, so that requirement 2 may be fulfilled in three ways:
(1) the student may complete two honors seminars offered under the number 378H;
(2) he or she may register for Spanish 379H for two semesters in order to write
an honors thesis in Spanish under the supervision of a department faculty
member; or (3) he or she may complete an honors seminar (378H) in the first
semester and an honors report (379H), in Spanish, in the second semester.
Qualified students in other programs who have a concentration in Spanish are
encouraged to participate in the Spanish Honors Program.
Majors
who are candidates for special honors in Turkish language and literature should
apply to the honors adviser for admission to the honors program at the
beginning of their third year; they must apply no later than the beginning of
their last year before graduation. A University grade point average of at least
3.00 is required for admission to the honors program. The requirements for
graduation with special honors, which are in addition to the requirements for
the major, are (1) Turkish 679H, Honors Tutorial Course, with a grade of
A in each half; (2) an honors paper in an upper-division Turkish course,
and a grade of A in that course; (3) satisfactory performance on a
comprehensive honors examination; (4) a University grade point average of at
least 3.00 and a grade point average in Turkish of at least 3.50; and (5)
completion at the University of at least sixty semester hours of coursework
counted toward the degree.
In addition to Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma, honor societies for
qualified freshman students in all academic fields, the University sponsors
chapters of the following national organizations for which College of Liberal
Arts students are eligible:
Alpha Epsilon Delta. National honorary premedical fraternity for
students who have completed at least three semesters of premedical work.
Alpha Kappa Delta. National honorary sociology fraternity.
Delta Phi Alpha. National honorary German fraternity.
Dobro Slovo. National honorary Slavic fraternity.
Eta Sigma Phi. National honorary classical languages fraternity.
Gamma Theta Upsilon. National honorary geography fraternity.
Kappa Kappa Psi. National honorary band fraternity.
Mortar Board. National honorary society for seniors.
Omicron Delta Epsilon. National honorary economics fraternity.
Omicron Delta Kappa. National honorary leadership fraternity.
Phi Alpha Theta. National honorary history fraternity.
Phi Beta Kappa. National honorary society recognizing academic
achievement in the arts and sciences.
Phi Kappa Phi. National honor society open to students in all academic
fields.
Pi Delta Phi. National honorary French fraternity.
Pi Sigma Alpha. National honorary political science fraternity.
Psi Chi. National honorary psychology fraternity.
Sigma Delta Pi. National honorary Spanish fraternity.
Sigma Tau Delta. National honorary English society.
Tau Beta Sigma. National honorary band society.
All students must fulfill the general requirements for graduation given in
chapter 1. Students in the College of Liberal Arts must also fulfill the
following requirements.
- The University requires that the student complete in residence at least
thirty semester hours of the coursework counted toward the degree. For the
Bachelor of Arts, Plan I, these thirty hours must include at least eighteen
hours in the major. For the Bachelor of Arts, Plan II, these thirty hours must
be taken in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Natural Sciences.
- The University requires that at least six semester hours of advanced
coursework in the major be completed in residence. For additional requirements
of majors in the College of Liberal Arts, see the major requirements
in "Majors and Minors" in this chapter.
- An Air Force, Army, or Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps student who
elects the basic and/or advanced program in air force science, military
science, or naval science will not be approved for graduation until the
student's government contract is completed or the student is released from the
ROTC.
An official degree audit lists all the requirements of the student's major,
according to the catalog the student has chosen. The audit also includes any
requirements that are specific to the student's individual program. It is the
official statement by the Office of the Dean, Student Division, of the
student's progress toward a degree.
The degree audit normally provides an accurate statement of requirements, but
the student is responsible for knowing the requirements for the degree as
stated in a catalog under which he or she is entitled to graduate and for
registering so as to fulfill these requirements. The student should seek an
official ruling in the Student Division before registering if in doubt about
any requirement.
A student may obtain an official degree audit once he or she has declared a
major in the Student Division. A student may declare a minor and/or
concentration at any time after declaring the major. It is strongly recommended
that the student declare a major by the time he or she has completed sixty
semester hours of coursework and a minor and/or concentration by the time he or
she has completed seventy-five hours of work. After the student has declared a
minor or concentration, the Student Division updates the advising audit; the
division will notify the student by mail, usually within two weeks, when the
updated audit is available. Before this time, the student may request an
advising audit in any department in the college.
In the semester or summer session in which the degree is to be conferred, the
candidate must be registered at the University and must file a graduation
application form in the Student Division. This should be done at the beginning
of the last semester; it must be done by the deadline to apply for an
undergraduate degree, which is given in the
official academic calendar. No
degree will be conferred unless the graduation application form has been filed
on time.
The College of Liberal Arts offers two degree programs: the Bachelor of Arts,
Plan I, and the Bachelor of Arts, Plan II.
The requirements of the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I, begin below. For this
degree students may major in any of the departments of the College of Liberal
Arts or the College of Natural Sciences; these majors are listed under the
heading "Degree Programs" in chapter 1. With
the approval of the appropriate deans, the student may also seek the
Bachelor of Arts with a major in another college or school of the University.
The Bachelor of Arts, Plan II, a broad liberal arts program for outstanding
students, is described in this chapter.
The program in comparative literature approaches the study of literature from a
variety of viewpoints rather than from the viewpoint of a single language or
nation. Courses in literary history, practical criticism, and critical theory
stress the relationship between literature and other disciplines in the
humanities, the arts, and the social sciences. The program offers both the
doctoral and the master's degree and sponsors courses on both the graduate and
the undergraduate level, ranging from courses in a specific literary genre or
period to those in literary criticism and theory.
Physical activity (PED) courses are offered by the Department of Kinesiology
and Health Education. They may not be counted toward a degree in the College of
Liberal Arts. However, they are counted among courses for which the student is
enrolled, and the grades are included in the grade point average.
ROTC units are maintained on campus by the Departments of Air Force Science,
Military Science, and Naval Science. For information about each program,
consult the chairman of the department concerned.
Nine semester hours of coursework in air force science, military science, or
naval science may be counted toward any degree in the College of Liberal Arts.
Such credit may be used only as lower-division electives and only by students
who have completed the third and fourth years of the ROTC program.
Music 101G may not be counted toward any degree in the College of Liberal Arts.
Other introductory courses, such as Music 201J, 201M, and 201S, may be counted
toward degrees in the college.
Bible courses may be counted as lower-division electives in College of Liberal
Arts degree programs that have room for such electives. No more than twelve
semester hours of Bible courses may be counted toward any degree offered by the
University.
Students admitted to the University with deficiencies in high school units must
remove them by the means prescribed in General Information. Course
credit used to remove deficiencies may not be counted toward the student's
degree.
Credit that a University student in residence earns simultaneously by
correspondence or extension from the University or elsewhere or in residence at
another school will not be counted toward a degree in the College of Liberal
Arts unless specifically approved in advance by the dean. In very special
circumstances, the dean may allow a student in residence to take one or more
courses by extension or correspondence. No more than 30 percent of the semester
hours required for any degree offered in the College of Liberal Arts may be
taken by correspondence. For additional information about correspondence work
by resident students, see
General Information.
No more than sixteen semester hours taken on the pass/fail basis may be counted
toward the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I; no more than nineteen semester hours taken
on the pass/fail basis may be counted toward the Bachelor of Arts, Plan II. In
general, only electives may be taken on the pass/fail basis. Complete rules on
registration on the pass/fail basis are given in
General Information.
The requirements for the Bachelor of Arts under Plan I are designed to give
each student flexibility in the selection of courses to meet individual needs.
Except for the limits imposed by specific requirements in the Plan I degree
program, there is no restriction on the number of courses a student may take in
other colleges and schools of the University.
Students in the Bachelor of Arts program, Plan I, are permitted, with the
approval of the deans of the colleges or schools involved, to major in
departments in other colleges and schools of the University.
The following is a brief overview of the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I; for detailed
regulations see "Degree Requirements, Specific," below.
A total of 120 semester hours is required for the degree. Of the 120 hours,
thirty-six must be in upper-division courses. At least thirty hours, including
eighteen hours of upper-division coursework, and at least twenty-four of the
last thirty hours must be taken in residence at the University. Provided
residence rules are met, credit may be earned by examination, by correspondence
(up to 30 percent of the hours required for the degree), or, with the approval
of the dean, by work transferred from another institution. A maximum of sixteen
semester hours of classroom and/or correspondence coursework may be taken on
the pass/fail basis.
Three categories of work must be completed: prescribed work, major and minor
requirements, and electives to provide a total of 120 semester hours.
Prescribed Work
For
all majors for the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I, there are four specific area
requirements that make up about half of the degree program:
Area A (English, writing, and foreign language): Six semester hours of
English, in specific courses, are required. In addition, each student must
complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component. One
of these courses must be upper-division. The foreign language requirement is
the attainment of a certain proficiency as well as the completion of a
specified number of courses; the actual number of hours varies with the
language selected and with previous knowledge of the language.
Area B (social sciences): Eighteen semester hours must be completed,
including courses in four subjects. Of these eighteen hours, six hours must be
in American history and six hours must be in American government, including
Texas government.
Area C (natural sciences): Eighteen semester hours are required,
including three hours of mathematics. No more than nine of the eighteen hours
may be in any one subject. Lists of courses that may be used to fulfill this
requirement are available in the Student Division.
Area D (general culture): Six semester hours are required. Lists of
courses that may be used to fulfill this requirement are available in the
Student Division.
Courses in the major and minor may be used to fulfill area requirements unless
expressly prohibited. A course taken to meet the requirements of one area may
not also be used to fulfill the requirements of another area. The only
exception to this rule is that a course taken to fulfill another area
requirement may also fulfill the requirement for courses having a substantial
writing component, if the course is so certified. No courses used to fulfill
area requirements may be taken on the pass/fail basis.
Major
Each
candidate must select a major. The number of semester hours required in the
major varies with the field selected. Some majors require specific courses in
other subjects as well. At least eighteen hours of coursework in the major,
including six hours of upper-division coursework, must be completed in
residence at the University.
Minor
To
complete the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I, with a major other than archaeological
studies, ethnic studies, humanities, or Latin American studies, the student
must fulfill the requirements for a minor. General requirements are given in
"Majors and Minors," in this chapter. Specific requirements for a minor are listed
with each set of major requirements.
Electives
The
remaining coursework needed for the required total of 120 semester hours
consists of electives. In particular, no more than thirty-six hours may be
counted in any one subject (including the major, unless major requirements
state otherwise) or in courses offered in any one college or school other than
the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Natural Sciences. A maximum of
sixteen hours of elective coursework may be taken on the pass/fail basis.
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