What are the Specific Degree Requirements for the IDS major?

1.  The General Education Program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the General Catalog.

2. Two of the three subject areas must be from single disciplines. The third area may be selected from any of the colleges at UA and can be discipline specific or form a “theme” from across disciplines.

3.  A minimum of 21 units is required in each subject area, including 12 upper-division units per subject area.

4.  A minimum of 42 upper-division units, including 36 in the major.

5.  Elective courses to complete a minimum of 120 units required for the degree.

6.  A minimum GPA of 2.0 in each of the three subject areas, as well as a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

7.  A maximum of 9 units of independent study or internship among the 3 subject areas, with no more than 6 units in a single subject area.

8.  A maximum of 6 units from Tier II of General Education may be counted in the major. No units from Tier I may be counted in the major.

9.  At least one Writing Emphasis course in course work proposed.

10.  The following may not be used in the major: freshman composition, the first year of a foreign language (except for Greek, American Indian languages, languages taught within the Near Eastern Studies, East Asian Studies, and Judaic Studies Depts.), math courses below Math 124, military aerospace studies, military science, and naval science.

11.  The disciplines used in the major may not count toward a second degree or double major.

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