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General Degree Requirements

What are the Degree Requirements?

What are the Degree Requirements?


A bachelor’s degree consists of 180 credits. 60 of those 180 credits must be upper divison. The 180 credits are typically split up into three sections (see chart below). University Studies is SOU’s term for general education. You will need to complete your major requirements - approximately 60 credits, but every major is a little different.  Then you may complete a minor, which is optional, or electives to complete 180 credits. 
 
pie chart overview of degree

180 credits required – 60 of these credits must be upper division
Lower division = 100 and 200 level courses
Upper division = 300 and 400 level courses
To graduate in four years, students must average 15 credits per term.


How can I meet the Lower Division University Studies Requirements?

How can I meet the Lower Division University Studies Requirements?


There are three ways to meet SOU's lower division University Studies requirements:

1. Completion of a Transfer Degree - AAOT, ASOT, OTM, CSU-GE, IGETC, DTA
OR
2.  Completion of the General Education requirements from an accredited four-year institution
OR
3.  Completion of SOU's University Studies requirements

What are the University Studies Requirements?

What are the University Studies Requirements?


University Studies
  Credits Courses
Foundations Strands (First Year)
  A, B, C — Written & Oral Communication

12 Three courses; C- or better in each course
WR 121 and 122 and COMM 125 or 210 or 225
  D — Quantitative Reasoning 4-8 See approved course list
Exploration Strands (Lower Division)
  E — Humanities 9-12 Three courses each strand; two science courses must include labs

See approved course list or transfer guides

  F — Social Science 9-12
  G — Science 11-12
Integration Strands (Upper Division)
  H — Science, Technology & Society 3-4 One course each strand

See approved course list

  I — Citizenship & Social Responsibility 3-4
  J — Diversity & Global Awareness 3-4

 

What type of degree can I earn?

What type of degree can I earn?


For most majors, you have the option to earn either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. Here are the requirements:

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science
12 credits of a foreign language at the second
year college level or higher (C-or better) or 4
years consecutively in high school.
At least two courses (7 or more credits) in math,
designated programming, statistics, or logic 
classes (C- or better).

Bachelor of Fine Arts - See Art, Theatre or Creative Writing Programs for requirements

Bachelor of Applied Science - See Business Program for requirements

Bachelor of Music - See Music Program for requirements

Have I met the Admission Foreign Language Requirement?

Have I met the Admission Foreign Language Requirement?


If you graduated from high school after 1996, you’ll need to satisfy this requirement. Two options are:
-  Two years of the same second language in high school (C- or better).
                                                    OR
- Two terms of the same second language at the college level. E.g., SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 (C- or better).  

For more information or other options for the foreign language requirement, click here. 



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