Students should be familiar with the information in the "Liberal Arts Introduction, Part 1" and the "Liberal Arts Introduction, Part 2" files. Majors and minors are described in the "Liberal Arts Degrees--Majors and Minors for Plan I" file. _________________________________________ DEGREES _______ 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, are in this file. 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 in the file "The University, Part 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 the file "Liberal Arts Degrees--Plan II." PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 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. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN COURSES Physical Activity Courses 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 Courses 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. Other Courses 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. Admission Deficiencies 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. Correspondence and Extension Courses 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. Courses Taken on the Pass/Fail Basis 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. BACHELOR OF ARTS, PLAN I 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. Summary of the Bachelor of Arts Degree, Plan I The following is a brief overview of the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I; for detailed regulations see "Degree Requirements, Specific" later in this file. 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 the file "Liberal Arts Degrees--Majors and Minors for Plan I." 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. Degree Requirements, Specific Specific requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, Plan I, are divided into four areas: A, B, C, and D. Interdepartmental courses and credit by examination may be used to meet these requirements. 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 the Area A foreign language requirement or the Area B, C, or D requirement may also be counted toward the writing requirement in Area A, if the course is certified as having a substantial writing component. No courses used to fulfill area requirements may be taken on the pass/fail basis. In addition to the following requirements, the student must fulfill the University requirements for graduation given in chapter 1 and the requirements of the College of Liberal Arts given in the file "Liberal Arts Introduction, Part 2." PRESCRIBED WORK Area A English: English 306 and 316K. Writing: In addition to English 306 and 316K, each student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component. One of these courses must be upper-division; both must be taken for a letter grade. Courses used to fulfill the writing requirement may be used simultaneously to fulfill other area requirements or major requirements, unless otherwise specified. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule. Foreign language: Students must complete four semesters in a single foreign language. Students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in a single foreign language must take the first two semesters in a language without degree credit to remove their language deficiency, then complete the equivalent of two semesters beyond those courses in the same language to fulfill their foreign language requirement. The foreign language requirement is the attainment of a certain proficiency, as well as the completion of a specified number of courses; however, the courses taken to gain this proficiency are not electives and may not be taken on the pass/fail basis. Any part of the requirement may be fulfilled by credit by examination. Students may accelerate their progress at any point in the sequence by means of credit by examination. To achieve proficiency in a foreign language as rapidly as possible, qualified students are urged to take advantage of the intensive foreign language study program. Information about this program is available from the appropriate language department. Courses used to fulfill the foreign language requirement must be language courses; literature-in-translation courses, for example, may not be counted. Area B Eighteen semester hours, distributed among at least four of the following fields of study. Courses in social sciences not listed may be used if approved by the dean. None of the courses used to fulfill Area B requirements may be taken on the pass/fail basis. Courses in anthropology, geography, and psychology used to fulfill Area B requirements may not also be used to fulfill Area C requirements. 1. Six hours in each of the following fields of study: a. American government, including Texas government b. American history 2. Three hours each from any two of the following fields of study: a. Anthropology b. Economics c. Geography d. Linguistics e. Psychology f. Sociology Area C Each student must have credit for three semester hours in a course offered by the University of Texas at Austin Department of Mathematics, excluding Mathematics 301, 316K, and 316L. Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics 301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the Area C requirement or toward the total number of hours required for the degree. Students who enter the University with fewer than three units of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher must take Mathematics 301, 303D, or 304E without degree credit to remove their deficiency. Fifteen additional semester hours, with no more than nine in any one department, from the fields of study listed below. Courses in natural sciences not listed below may be used if approved by the dean. No more than nine hours of mathematics and computer sciences combined may be included in these fifteen hours. Nine of these fifteen hours must be taken in courses in the College of Natural Sciences, items 1 through 9 below, with at least six hours in one subject; these nine hours may include no more than three hours of mathematics. A maximum of three semester hours in courses in the history of science and the philosophy of science may be used to fulfill Area C requirements; any course used must have a prerequisite of six semester hours of biological or physical sciences. A course listed in two or more departments may be used as a course in only one department in fulfilling requirements under Area C. Courses in anthropology, geography, and psychology used to fulfill Area C requirements may not also be used to fulfill Area B requirements. 1. Astronomy 2. Biological sciences 3. Chemistry 4. Computer sciences 5. Geology 6. Marine science 7. Mathematics 8. Physical science 9. Physics 10. Experimental psychology 11. Physical anthropology 12. Physical geography 13. History of science and philosophy of science "Biological sciences" includes courses offered by the Division of Biological Sciences and the Departments of Botany, Microbiology, and Zoology. Students should confer with their departmental advisers or with counselors in the Student Division to determine which courses are included in items 10, 11, 12, and 13. Students, counselors, and advisers are urged to make careful selection of Area C courses in order to develop a meaningful pattern and a coherent sequence. Area D Six semester hours from the fields of study listed below. Three of these six hours must be chosen from subarea 1, 2, 3, or 4 (excluding courses in logic). A student who uses Greek or Latin to meet the foreign language requirement may use additional coursework in the same language to meet the Area D requirement, but only upper-division courses may be used. 1. Architecture 2. Classics, including classical civilization, Greek, Latin 3. Fine arts, including art history, design, drama, ensemble, fine arts, instruments, music, studio art, visual art studies 4. Philosophy 5. Other courses that emphasize the topics listed above, if approved by the Office of the Dean SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Elective Requirements and Limitations In addition to the area requirements given on above and the major requirements given in the file "Liberal Arts Degrees--Majors and Minors for Plan I," the student must take enough elective coursework to complete the 120 semester hours required for the degree. A student may count no more than twelve semester hours of lower-division Bible courses, nine hours of lower-division ROTC courses, sixteen hours of coursework taken on the pass/fail basis, thirty-six hours in any one subject offered in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Natural Sciences (except where the requirements for the major state otherwise), and thirty-six hours in courses offered in any other single college or school of the University. Minimum Scholastic Requirements The student must earn a grade point average of at least 2.00 in all courses taken at the University of Texas at Austin (including credit by examination, correspondence, and extension) for which a grade or symbol other than Q, W, X, or CR is recorded; in addition, the student must earn a grade point average of at least 2.00 in courses taken at the University and counted toward the major requirement. The student should also refer to the description of his or her major program in the section "Majors and Minors" in the file "Liberal Arts Degrees--Majors and Minors for Plan II," since some majors include higher minimum scholastic requirements. For more information about grades and the grade point average, see General Information. Requirements in Order of Work In general, it is desirable that a student register for a foreign language course in the first long-session semester and continue the foreign language sequence until the requirement is complete. A freshman may not take two first-semester language courses. A freshman may not register for more than eight semester hours in one department in a single semester. Each regularly enrolled student must have completed fifteen semester hours of required coursework by the end of the first long session (or two long-session semesters) in residence, thirty semester hours by the end of the second, and forty-five semester hours by the end of the third, including credits and exemptions earned by examination. If the student has not passed the required number of hours by the end of the specified period, he or she must register for at least nine semester hours of required coursework in each long-session semester in residence until the deficiency is removed. If there is a conflict between these requirements and orderly progress in the student's major program or preprofessional program, exceptions may be authorized by the dean upon recommendation of the department chairman or program supervisor in the student's major field. "Major program" is understood to mean all work, in any department, necessary to the program. CONCENTRATIONS Within the general requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the requirements of the major, a student may also complete a concentration in one of the following programs offered by the College of Liberal Arts. In addition to the following concentrations, the college has approval to offer a concentration in international studies. For information about the status of this program, contact the Liberal Arts Interdisciplinary Programs office. Any course taken to meet the requirements under "Prescribed Work," above in this file, may also be counted toward the requirements of a concentration, unless otherwise specified. European Studies The concentration in European studies is designed to complement departmental specialization with an integrated sequence of courses that emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to modern European history, politics, and culture. Students who wish to enter the program should consult the European studies adviser. The student must fulfill the following requirements: 1. A departmental major or the equivalent. 2. Competence in an appropriate European language. Students must fulfill the foreign language requirement given in Area A of "Prescribed Work," above in this file. In addition, they must take at least one upper-division language course that provides practice in writing and speaking. 3. European Studies 301 and 362. With the approval of the European studies adviser, an upper-division course may be substituted for European Studies 301. European Studies 362, taken near the end of the program, is fashioned to suit the student's individual needs and interests. It includes the writing of a substantial research paper, which must be interdisciplinary in theme, perspective, or methodology. Two readers from different disciplines supervise and judge the paper. 4. Five three-semester-hour courses in the field of European studies, chosen in consultation with the European studies adviser from a list prescribed by the European studies faculty committee. Folklore The concentration in folklore allows students to pursue a program of interdisciplinary specialization in addition to the major. Students who wish to enter the folklore program should consult the undergraduate adviser in the Center for Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. A student in the program must fulfill the requirements of a major in English, anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, a foreign language, ethnic studies, American studies, Latin American studies, or another field approved by the adviser. The student must also complete a folklore concentration consisting of (1) Anthropology 325K or English 325K, Anthropology 325L or English 325L, and Folklore 340; (2) three other courses from a group of folklore-related courses prescribed by the Folklore Committee; and (3) two other courses from a group of supporting courses prescribed by the Folklore Committee. Courses required for the concentration may also be counted toward the major requirement. Religious Studies This concentration provides an interdisciplinary program in the academic study of religion. The program is designed to complement the student's major by setting forth the relationship between religion and other areas of study in the humanities, the social sciences, literature, and the arts. The concentration is open to liberal arts majors and, with the approval of their deans, to students of other colleges and schools. It requires the completion of eighteen semester hours of coursework, consisting of six hours in religious studies and twelve hours of related coursework in other areas. The student must fulfill the following requirements: 1. A departmental major or the equivalent. 2. Religious Studies 310 and 356. 3. Twelve semester hours of coursework with content related to religious studies. Such courses are offered by the Departments of Anthropology, Art and Art History, Classics, English, History, Oriental and African Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, and Sociology and by the American Studies program, the Center for Asian Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and others. These twelve semester hours must be chosen with the approval of the religious studies adviser and must include the study of more than one religious tradition and at least six semester hours of upper-division coursework. Three semester hours in a classical or foreign language may be used in fulfilling this requirement, if the language is relevant to the area of study. Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit, and modern languages might be used. Bible courses may not be counted toward the concentration in religious studies. 4. Courses required for the concentration may also be used to fulfill requirements of the student's major. With the approval of his or her major department, a student may earn a minor in religious studies. Information about the minor is available from the undergraduate adviser in the student's major department. Women's Studies The concentration in women's studies offers an interdisciplinary specialization in contemporary scholarship and research on women and on gender differentiation. The program of study is designed to complement the student's major, with courses drawn from the humanities, the empirical social sciences, the natural sciences, and multicultural studies. To complete the concentration, the student must present a thesis involving original research or scholarship. With the approval of his or her dean and the women's studies adviser, a student outside the College of Liberal Arts may complete a concentration in women's studies. The student must fulfill the following requirements: 1. A departmental major or the equivalent. 2. Twenty-one semester hours, consisting of Women's Studies 321, 322, 323, and 360; and nine additional semester hours in women's studies, at least three of which must be in a topic of Women's Studies 340 and at least six of which must be upper-division. 3. Courses required for the concentration may also be used to fulfill major requirements.