ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2016-2017
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Degrees Conferred
Birmingham-Southern College confers the earned undergraduate degrees of Bachelor of
Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Musical Arts, and Bachelor of Science.
Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree
To earn a bachelor’s degree offered by the College, a student must complete the
following requirements:
(1) Total units: pass a minimum of 32 units or the equivalent, including two Exploration
terms. No more than two Exploration terms may count toward graduation.
(2) General education: successfully complete the Explorations curriculum requirements
listed in the following section of this catalog.
(3) Major: successfully complete a concentration consisting of a minimum of eight units.
For the Bachelor of Arts degree or the Bachelor of Science degree, no more than 20 units
in a disciplinary or interdisciplinary major and its supporting courses (including
Exploration terms) may be presented toward the 32 units required for graduation.
(4) Academic areas: complete at least one regular term unit in each of four academic
areas: fine and performing arts (art, art history, theatre, music), social sciences
(economics, political science, psychology, sociology), natural sciences (astronomy,
biology, chemistry, physics, UES 150, UES 160), and humanities (Asian studies, Arabic,
Chinese, classics, English, Hebrew, history, Latin, philosophy, religion, Spanish;
excluding EH 102 or EH 208, and language courses at or below the intermediate level).
These courses may be used to fulfill general education and major requirements.
(5) Grade point average: earn a minimum grade point average of 2.000 (a “C” average)
on all work completed at Birmingham-Southern College and a minimum grade point
average of 2.000 on all work completed for a major or minor. Students who pursue an
interdisciplinary major must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.000 in the
required courses in each of the disciplines.
(6) Lecture and arts events: attend 24 approved lecture and arts events. A list of approved
lectures, performances, recitals, and events will be published through print and electronic
means. Transfer students must attend at least three events for each term they attend
Birmingham-Southern College. Events which fulfill the graduation requirement of 24
lecture and arts events must contain significant artistic or intellectual content and be open
to the entire College community. These are limited to Provost’s Forums, campus fine and