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General University Requirements for Bachelor's Degrees
For a UAF bachelor’s degree, a student must earn at least 120 credits, including transfer credits, at the F100 level or above. Unless otherwise specified, a course may be used more than once toward fulfilling degree, certificate, major and minor requirements. Credit hours for these courses count only once toward the total credits required for the degree or certificate.
| REQUIREMENT | BACHELOR'S DEGREE |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credits | 120 credits |
| Credits earned at UAF (residence credit) | 30 credits; 12 credits in the major; 3 credits in the minor |
| Upper-division credit (courses between F300 and F499) | 39 credits total, some degrees require more; 24 of the 39 must be earned at UAF |
| Grade point average | 2.0 cumulative and 2.0 in both the major and minor |
| Minimum grades for major | No grade lower than C- in courses required for the major. Some majors require higher GPAs for major coursework. |
| Catalog year that can be used to determine requirements | May use any catalog in effect when enrolled as a degree student, regardless of major; seven-year limit on catalog year |
| Second degree | 24 credits beyond the first bachelor’s degree and all requirements for the second degree must be met |
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Minimum Requirements for English B.A.: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| English Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| WRTG F111X | Writing Across Contexts G | 3 |
| WRTG F211X | Writing and the Humanities G | 3 |
| or WRTG F212X | Writing and the Professions | |
| or WRTG F213X | Writing and the Sciences | |
| or WRTG F214X | Arguing Across Contexts | |
| COM F121X | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication G | 3 |
| or COM F131X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context | |
| or COM F141X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context | |
| 3 credits from the General Education Requirements Arts list G | 3 | |
| 3-5 credits from the General Education Requirements Humanities list G | 3-5 | |
| 6 credits from the General Education Requirements Social Sciences list G | 6 | |
| 3-5 credits from the General Education Requirements Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences lists G | 3-5 | |
| 3-4 credits from the General Education Requirements Mathematics list G | 3-4 | |
| 8 credits from the General Education Requirements Natural Sciences list G | 8 | |
| Alaska Native-themed course - complete 3 credits within the program D | 0-3 | |
| LS F101X | Library Information and Research D | 1 |
| Ethics requirement D | 3 | |
| Complete the following degree humanities and social science requirements: DN | 12 | |
| Complete the following: | ||
| ENGL F303 | Early Historical Literacies | 3 |
| ENGL F304 | Late Historical Literacies | 3 |
| ENGL F365 | Genre Literacies | 3 |
| ENGL F366 | Thematic Literacies | 3 |
| ENGL F401 | Ways of Reading | 3 |
| ENGL F402 | English Capstone | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Traditional English Grammar | ||
| Modern English Grammar | ||
| Applied English Linguistics | ||
| Complete three of the following: at least one must be at the F400 level | 9 | |
| Literature of the Ancient World | ||
| Medieval and Early Modern European Literature | ||
| Gender, Sexuality and Textuality | ||
| Contemporary Indigenous Literature in North America | ||
| Studies in American Literature to 1900 | ||
| Studies in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literature | ||
| Studies in Medieval and 16th-Century Literature | ||
| Shakespeare: Comedies and Nondramatic Poetry | ||
| Topics in Film Studies | ||
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in Language, Literature, and Culture | ||
| Authors | ||
| Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century British Literature | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Studies in 19th-Century British Literature | ||
| Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century American Literature | ||
| Studies in Comparative/World Literature | ||
| Topics in Language and Literature | ||
| Two ENGL F300- or F400-level courses | 6 | |
| Complete a 15 credit Minor | 15 | |
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 10-18 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Footnote Definitions
- DN
To allow students the creative and intellectual freedom to achieve their personal educational goals consistent with a Liberal Arts education, these 12 credits in humanities and social sciences must be fulfilled independently of other program requirements.
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| G--Fulfills GER Requirements | D--Degree Requirements | P--Program Requirements |
