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Undergraduate Bulletin Updated for 1997-1998
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College of Arts and Sciences
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Carolyn T. Adams, Dean
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts
(B.A.) Degrees
Note: Students matriculated in the College of Arts and Sciences
before fall 1988 and students transferring from another university or college
with 15 or more credit hours into the College of Arts and Sciences before
September 1990 are not obligated to complete the graduation requirements
listed below. Such students may continue to follow the program described
in the 1987-1988 Bulletin with the transition modifications specified in
the CAS Bulletin Supplement. This special Supplement is available at the
Academic Advising Center in Sullivan Hall as well as from departmental
advisers.
The College of Arts and Sciences offers the student either a Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) degree or a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. The B.A.
degree gives students a broad-based education which includes the study
of a foreign language. The B.S. degree, offered in biochemistry, biology,
chemistry, computer and information sciences, geology, mathematics, and
physics is intended for those students who wish more specialized professional
training in order to work in one of those fields.
Credit Hour Requirements
The College of Arts and Sciences requires that students complete a total
of 123 credits. Of that total, 90 credits must be in CAS courses. Of those
90 CAS credits, 45 must be in upper level CAS courses. Of those 45 credits,
students receiving a Bachelor of Arts (as opposed to Bachelor of Science)
degree must distribute their course selections to satisfy the upper level
distribution requirements.
Students must also satisfy the requirements of the University Core Curriculum.
The detailed explanations of the College of Arts and Sciences' credit
hour requirements appear in the paragraphs that follow.
The B.A. and the B.S. degrees both require a minimum of 123 credit hours,
distributed according to University and College policy outlined below,
with at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA). A minimum 2.0
GPA must also be maintained in CAS courses and in the major.
To earn a CAS baccalaureate degree, a student must complete a minimum
of 90 semester hours in CAS courses.
A course shall be classified as a CAS course if it is listed in the
CAS course description section of the Temple University Undergraduate Bulletin
or if it is in the departments of Art History or Economics.
Students with inter-collegial majors in art, music, justice system services,
and interdisciplinary studies can obtain information concerning the minimum
number of semester hours in CAS courses required for graduation from their
major advisers and from the description of their major found in this Bulletin.
These credit hour requirements apply to students entering fall, 1995
or later.
A maximum of nine semester hours in preparatory courses (courses numbered
0001-0049) may be applied to any baccalaureate degree. Semester hours earned
in ELECT 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005, 0006, Mathematics 0015 (formerly
Math 0001), military science, and SRAP do not receive credit toward the
minimum semester hours required for graduation.
Bachelor of Science Requirements
- Core. In addition to the requirements above, Bachelor of Science candidates
must complete the University Core Curriculum.
- Major. They must also complete the requirements of a departmental major.
B.S. majors are offered the following programs:
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Mathematics and Physics
- Physics
- Minor or Additional Specialization. Students pursuing a Bachelor of
Science degree may also choose to fulfill the requirements of a Double
Major, Minor, or Additional Specialization. See below under Special
Major and Minor Requirements.
Bachelor of Arts Requirements
- Core. Bachelor of Arts candidates must
complete the University Core requirements with the following difference:
For the Core Language or International Studies requirement, candidates
for the B.A. degree are required by the College of Arts and Sciences to
complete both an International Studies and a Language requirement.
- by completing the third semester of a llanguage
(course number C061, except in Critical Languages) and one international
studies course or
- by completing the second semester of a language
(course number 0052, except in Critical Languages) and two international
studies courses, at least one of which must be "Third World/Non-Western."
- Upper level distribution requirements.
B.A. students must complete upper level distribution requirements by taking
two upper level CAS courses outside the curriculum division of their major
(Cuirriculum Divisions listed below). Students who have double majors in
the same division must take two upper level courses outside this division.
Students who have double majors in two different divisions automatically
satisfy the distribution requirement. Students taking an interdisciplinary
major or program must take at least one upper level course in each of the
two divisions.
- Major.
They must also complete the requirements of a major. The minimum acceptable
grade in a course taken to fulfill major requirements is a C-. Students
are encouraged to declare their major by the end of the freshman year;
forms for this purpose are available in the Academic Advising Center in
Sullivan Hall. B.A. majors are offered in the following programs:
- African American Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Criminal Justice
- Earth Science (see Geology)
- Economics
- English
- French
- Geography and Urban Studies
- Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literature
- Greek and Roman Classics
- Hebrew
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Italian
- Jewish Studies
- Justice System Services
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Economics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Russian (See German and Slavic)
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Women's Studies
Curriculum Divisions
Students should use the following curriculum divisions in satisfying
the distribution requirements mentioned above:
- Humanities: Art*, Art History, English, Foreign Languages, Greek
and Roman Classics, Music*, Philosophy, Religion.
- Natural/Mathematical Sciences: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry,
Computer and Information Sciences, Geology, Mathematics, Mathematical Economics,
Physics.
- Social Sciences: African American Studies, American Studies,
Anthropology, Asian Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography and
Urban Studies, History, Jewish Studies, Justice System Services, Latin
American Studies, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology,
Women's Studies.
Placement Tests
All incoming University students must take diagnostic English and mathematics
placement tests. The results of these tests determine if students are required
to enroll in preparatory composition and mathematics courses. Students
assigned to ELECT must register each semester for the required components
until the ELECT requirement is completed. Only upon successful completion
of ELECT 0001 or 0004 can such students enroll in Composition C050. Students
assigned to courses designed to remedy deficiencies in mathematics are
required to complete those courses before enrolling in the mathematics
component of the University Core. Incoming students must also take a foreign
language placement examination if they plan to continue a language previously
studied, or if they wish to place out of a foreign language requirement.
Special Major and Minor Requirements
- Interdisciplinary Major.
Rather than major in an existing department or program, students may apply
for a major in Interdisciplinary Studies. The proposed major should consist
of coursework totalling at least 36 semester hours, and be justified in
terms of some thematic unit of cohesive rationale. The program should not
closely resemble any major currently available in the College of Arts and
Sciences.
The proposed major program may include courses outside of the College
of Arts and Sciences, but at least 24 semester hours must be in upper level
Arts and Sciences courses. The student's proposal must be sponsored by
two faculty members from different departments, at least one from the College
of Arts and Sciences.
- Approval for the program must be obtained from the College of Arts
and Sciences Academic Advising Center prior to the initiation of the last
60 semester hours of the degree.
- Honors Interdisciplinary Major.
Students in the University Honors Program may apply for a College of Arts
and Science Honors Interdisciplinary Major. They must complete the degree
requirements of the B.A. in the College of Arts and Sciences and the requirements
for the Interdisciplinary Major described above as well as the requirements
for the University Honors Program.
- Approval for this program must also be obtained from the University
Honors Committee prior to the initiation of the last 60 semester hours
of the degree.
In addition, the proposed Major Program should include submission of
an acceptable Honors Thesis to the University Honors Steering Committee.
- Minor.
Students may also choose to complete the requirements for a minor. The
minimum acceptable grade in a course taken to fulfill minor requirements
is C-. The minimum GPA for all CAS minors is 2.0. This requirement is superseded
if some higher GPA is required by any specific minor program. At least
half of the courses taken by a student to fulfill the minor must be taken
at Temple. Forms for declaring a minor are available in the following programs:
- African American Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biology
- Cognitive Neuroscience (see Psychology)
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- English
- French
- Geography and Urban Studies
- German
- Greek and Roman Classics
- Hebrew
- History
- Italian
- Jewish Studies (see Religion)
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Economics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Polish (see German and Slavic)
- Political Science
- Portuguese (see Spanish and Portuguese)
- Psychology
- Religion
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Women's Studies
- Additional Specialization.
Finally, students may choose to complete the requirements for an additional
specialization. Forms for declaring an additional specialization are available
in the Academic Advising Center in Sullivan Hall. Additional specializations
are available in the following programs:
- Chinese (see Critical Languages)
- Foreign Language
- Latin-American Studies (Certificate Program)
- Mapping and Data Handling (see Geography and Urban Studies)
- Multilingual Business and Government Studies (see Spanish)
- Political Economy
- Writing (see English)
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