1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Languages such as Hausa,Hebrew, Polish, and Swahili, while occasionally offered, are seldon available beyondthe elementary ( first- and second-semester) level. Courses used to fulfill this requirementare in addition to those used to fulfill the University Liberal Studies ProgramCluster A requirement.B. Fine Arts: Each student must satisfactorily complete a minimum of threesemester hours focused on the fine arts—art, literature, music, theatre, etc. Coursesused to fulfill this requirement are in addition to those used to fulfill the Cluster Arequirement. Courses satisfying this requirement are the following: Art 30; Classics102; Communication Studies 187; English 21, 22, 24, 25, 35, 36, 80, 85, 125, 130,131, 132, 133, 135, 143, 145, 150, 170, 171, 172, 175; Foreign Literature in Translation13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, 141, 142, 151, 152, 155, 161,162, 166, 181, 182, 188, 189; Humanities 1, 2, 5, 10, 11; Music 30, 130, 135, 137,138; Philosophy 15; Religious Studies 142; Sociology and Anthropology 157; Theatre30, 74, 220, 221 , 295, 296, 297, 298.C. International Studies: Each student must satisfactorily complete threesemester hours of study of foreign countries or cultures, other than those of modernWestern Europe or Canada, and/or their roles and interactions within the contemporaryinternational system. This requirement may be used simultaneously to satisfy LSPrequirements, but no course used to satisfy the foreign language requirement may beused to fulfill this requirement. Courses satisfying this requirement are the following:Communication Studies 135; English 85; Foreign Literature in Translation 16, 17, 152,166, 171, 189; Geography 2, 143, 144, 210; History 4, 5, 6, 118, 142, 209, 225, 226,228, 230; Humanities 5; Philosophy 113, 122; Political Science 3, 160, 250, 251, 254,255, 256, 258, 266, 267, 269; Religious Studies 130, 131, 132; Sociology and Anthropology5, 51, 155, 156, 222; Technology Education 245.D. Electives: As approved by the adviser, to complete the minimum number ofhours required for graduation.E. Grade-Point Average: A cumulative grade average of 2.0 is required forgraduation.Degree Program RequirementsA. Major Subject: Requirements are listed separately in the catalog by departmentor degree program. To establish a major sequence and to qualify for graduation,the student must have spent at least two semesters and have accumulated a minimumof 30 semester hours as a student in a degree program.B. Transfer Credit: Except with the approval of the department chair or degreeprogram coordinator, no upper-division course in the major taken at another institutionwill be counted toward meeting the requirements of the degree program.C. Grade-Point Average: All departments and degree programs in the Collegerequire at least a 2.0 (C) cumulative grade-point average for admission; some departmentsor programs may require a higher cumulative grade-point average. (See specificdepartments for admission requirements.)D. Credit Hours: A total of 1 28 hours is required for the Bachelor of Arts degree.The Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Geology, and Statisticsrequires 134 hours; in Chemistry and Physics, 136 hours.Academic MinorsSeveral departments in the College of Arts and Sciences offer formal academicminors for students in Arts and Sciences degree programs. If a student successfullycompletes the requirements for a formal minor, this will be recorded on the student'sofficial record and will appear on transcripts.Requirements for academic minors are set by the department offering the minor.A formal minor must include at least 15 hours of course work with a minimum of ninehours at the upper division level (course number of 100 or above). Specific coursesProgram Requirements 91