Undergraduate Graduation Requirements

Students are required to complete at least 180 credits with a minimum of 62 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level courses). Students must also complete the requirements for the three components of a baccalaureate degree (see diagram). Transfer credits can be applied towards these requirements. Some degrees have specific course requirements not listed below. Be sure to work with your Academic and Career Advisor.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (CHOOSE ONE) Bachelor of Arts (BA)—23 credits minimum1 3 credits minimum in 203 or a more advanced level course OR language waiver 3 credits minimum in Fine & Performing Arts 7 credits minimum in Arts & Letters 3 credits minimum in Science or Math (100-level or higher) 7 credits minimum in Social Science, Science or Math (100-level or higher) Bachelor of Science (BS)—23 total credits minimum 3 credits minimum in Math (100-level or higher) 10 credits minimum in Science (must include two courses with lab or fieldwork) 10 credits minimum in Arts & Letters and/or Social Science For information on Bachelor of Music (BM) or Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), see your major advisor for specific requirements. ACADEMIC DISTRIBUTION AREAS FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

ARTS & LETTERS // American Sign Language, Applied Linguistics, Architecture*, Art*, Art History*, Arts & Letters, Black Studies (221, 351-3, 421, 424-427 only), Communication, Conflict Resolution, Design*, English, Film*, Judaic Studies (325, 431, 435 only), Music*, Philosophy, Speech & Hearing Sciences, Systems Science (421 only), Theater Arts*, World Languages & Literatures, Writing. (*denotes Fine & Performing Arts)

SCIENCES // Anthropology2, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science/Studies, Geography2, Geology, Physics, Science (SCI), Systems Science (330, 332, 334, 411, 414, 431, 435, 440, 445 and 452 only)

SOCIAL SCIENCES // Anthropology2, Black Studies (except 221, 351-53, 421, 424-427), Chicano/Latino Studies, Child & Family Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography2, History, International Studies, Judaic Studies (except 325, 431, 435), Native American Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Social Science, Social Work (310, 320, 340, 341, 350, 351, 384, 375, 399, 416, 430, 431, 432, 450 and 451 only), Sociology, Systems Science (336, 340, 342, 338, 350, 413, 418 only), Urban Studies & Planning, Women's Studies

1 Language Requirement for Bachelor of Arts (BA): Students with no previous knowledge of a foreign language will need to complete two full years of a foreign language at the college level for a Bachelor of Arts (101-103 and 201-203 in the same language). Students who already possess competence in a foreign language should discuss their options with the World Languages and Literatures Department at PSU. 2 Certain Anthropology and Geography courses will apply to either Science or Social Science, but not both. Please see the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science requirements page at pdx.edu/advising for a full list of courses from these departments to determine which are considered science and which apply to the social science distribution.