Degree Requirements

Major Requirements

• All students must complete a program of study consisting of a major (a field of concentration). No program shall require an excess of 60 semester hours.
• A major shall consist of 24 to 40 hours of lower-division departmental course work.  In addition, each student must complete at least 12 hours of 300 and/or 400 level course work in his/her field of study, at least 12 hours must be taken at UMCP.
• A department sometimes requires a secondary field of concentration (supporting courses). The nature and number of these courses are determined by the department.
• No grade lower than a C (2.0) may fulfill any course requirement. No course for the major or support module may be taken pass-fail.
• Certain departments have mandatory advising; students should consult the department in which they will major for specific details.
  

Graduation Requirements

• All ARHU freshmen (excluding students participating in one of the following programs: Honors, Honors Humanities, Gemstone, College Park Scholars, Writers' House, Civicus, or Global Communities) must take UNIV 101, The Student in the University and Introduction to Computer Resources, during their first semester on campus.
• All ARHU students, with the exception of students earning a Bachelor of Music degree, must earn a minimum of 45 hours of upper-level credit. Students earning a Bachelor of Music degree should consult a Music advisor.

Foreign Language Requirements

• All ARHU majors, including those double majoring in ARHU and another college, must complete a foreign language up to the intermediate level.  Bachelor of Music students are exempt from this requirement.
  
• Students must either pass the designated level of a foreign language, or students who are beyond the required level and wish to be exempted from the foreign language requirement may do so when they enter ARHU in one of the following ways:
  1. Provide a high school transcript showing level four or higher of a foreign language; or
  2. Sign up for and pass an exam administered by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages with a score of advanced mid (AM) level or higher.