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BA in Humanities Credit Distribution

Subject Category Credits
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. English Composition 6
B. Humanities 12
Must include at least two subject areas
C. Social Sciences 12
Must include at least two subject areas
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics 12
One college-level mathematics course required (3)
One computer science course recommended (3)
Other natural sciences/mathematics (6)
Must include at least two subject areas
E. General Education Electives 18
II. Area of Study: Humanities 33
A. REQUIREMENTS
1. Students complete 33 credits in the humanities concentration
2. At least three different subjects must be included, which provides for breadth of knowledge in the humanities. Also, students must earn at least 12 credits in one subject area. A maximum of18 credits can be earned in any one subject area in order to have a balanced interdisciplinary concentration.
3. Courses transferred to Thomas Edison State College are equated to the following levels: 100, 200, 300 or 400. A maximum of two college-level courses equating to the 100 leve can be applied toward the area of concentration. A deeper knowledge of subjects is provided by requiring the remaining area of concentration college-level course equate to levels 200, 300 or 400.
B. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF HOW APPROPRIATE SUBJECT AREAS CAN BE APPLIED TOWARD THE CONCENTRATION:
EXAMPLE I:
  • Religion
(15)
  • Philosophy
(12)
  • Music
(6)
33 credits TOTAL
EXAMPLE II:
  • French
(18)
  • English/Literature
(9)
  • Journalism
(6)
33 credits TOTAL
EXAMPLE III:
  • Theater Arts
(12)
  • Dance
(3)
  • Art
(18)
33 credits TOTAL
III. Free Electives 27
Total 120

Note 1: Any of the  following areas are considered humanities and may be used as a subject area in the concentration: art, communications (oral: speech; mass media: film; journalism, radio/television), dance, English/literature (includes advanced writing courses, e.g., Creative Writing, Technical Writing), foreign language, music, philosophy, religion, theater.

Note 2: The communications area of oral (speech) and mass media (film, journalism, radio/television) count as one subject area in the concentration.

Note 3: All foreign languages count as one subject area in the concentration.

Note 4: The following subject areas are interdisciplinary: African-American studies; American studies; Asian studies; environmental studies; urban studies; women's studies. Courses from any of these interdisciplinary subject areas may be applied toward an appropriate subject area in the concentration only if the content is related to humanities.


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