I am pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree. What is the BA Rule/46-Hour Limit?

You can count only 46 hours above the core / general education curriculum requirements in any one discipline toward your degree.

For example, if you have 52 hours toward your Sustainable Development, Environmental Studies BA, you would need to take enough courses outside the department to reach 122 hours without counting the extra six hours within your discipline. To graduate, you would need 128 hours total to account for the extra 6 hours you took within your department.

One thing to remember is that any courses used to meet core / general education requirements don’t count toward the 46-hour limit, even if these courses are within your major department.  So, if you have taken SD 2400 to meet core / general education requirements, we would say only 49 hours were taken in the major.  In that case, you would need 125 hours to graduate.

BA students, keep careful track of your hours. If you need extra elective hours to reach 120 or 122 based on your catalog year, make sure you choose ELECTIVES OUTSIDE OF YOUR MAJOR DISCIPLINE.


Minor

The BA degree requires a minor outside the academic discipline of the major.  A BA Art student must have a minor from outside the Art discipline.  The minor can be from a College other than the College of the major.