Arts
General Degree Requirements
Degree requirements for Anthropology, Classics, Communication, Economics, English, History, International Studies, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Telecommunication Media Studies, Women's and Gender Studies majors are organized into:
- General Requirements, including University Core Curriculum requirements and college requirements
- Requirements of the Major Field of Study
- Requirements of the Minor Field of Study (if appropriate)
- Electives
A minimum of 120 acceptable hours of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree. A minimum of 36 hours of 300- or 400-level coursework must be completed at Texas A&M University.
General Requirements
The areas listed below include University Core Curriculum requirements and college requirements. The completion of requisite hours in these areas will thus satisfy both University Core Curriculum and college requirements.
Bachelor of Arts Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication 1 | ||
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Writing about Literature | ||
| Technical and Professional Writing | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Communication for Technical Professions | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Literature Directed Elective | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to African-American Literature | ||
| Introduction to Africana Literature | ||
| African-American Literature Pre-1930 | ||
| African-American Literature Post-1930 | ||
| Postcolonial Literatures | ||
| Studies in Africana Literature and Culture | ||
| Great Books of the Classical Tradition | ||
| Great Books of Christian Antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages | ||
| Greek and Roman Drama | ||
| Greek and Roman Epic | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Writing about Literature 2 | ||
| Introduction to African-American Literature | ||
| Introduction to Africana Literature | ||
| Twenty-first Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Literature and the Other Arts | ||
| Graphic Novel | ||
| World Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| American Literature: The Beginnings to Civil War | ||
| American Literature: Civil War to Present | ||
| Survey of English Literature I | ||
| Survey of English Literature II | ||
| Introduction To Literature And Medicine | ||
| Texas Literature | ||
| Transnational Literature and Culture | ||
| Medieval English Literature | ||
| The English Renaissance | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Literature | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Early British Drama | ||
| Utopian Literature in the English Tradition | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Literature (Romantic) | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Literature (Victorian) | ||
| The American Renaissance | ||
| African-American Literature Pre-1930 | ||
| Arthurian Literature | ||
| Fantasy Literature | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Literatures | ||
| Science Fiction Present and Past | ||
| Life and Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Life and Literature of the American South | ||
| American Ethnic Literature | ||
| African-American Literature Post-1930 | ||
| Modern and Contemporary Drama | ||
| Fairy Tales in the English Tradition | ||
| Twentieth-Century Literature to World War II | ||
| Literature, World War II to Present. | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Native American Rhetorics and Literatures | ||
| Literature for Children | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| Latino/a Literature | ||
| The Bible as Literature | ||
| American Poetry | ||
| American Realism and Naturalism | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Nineteenth-Century American Novel | ||
| The American Novel Since 1900 | ||
| The British Novel to 1870. | ||
| The British Novel, 1870 to Present. | ||
| Postcolonial Literatures | ||
| Studies in British Literature | ||
| Folklore, Literature, and World Cultures | ||
| Studies in Literature, Religion and Culture | ||
| Studies in Africana Literature and Culture | ||
| Studies in Genre | ||
| Topics in Literature and Medicine | ||
| Studies in American Literature | ||
| Studies in Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| Studies in a Major Author | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Studies in Women Writers | ||
| The Russian Novel I - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | ||
| The Russian Novel II - The Twentieth Century | ||
| Contemporary Russian Prose | ||
| Russian Drama | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Latino/a Literature | ||
| Literatures of Italy | ||
| World Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| Studies in Literature, Religion and Culture | ||
| The Russian Novel I - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | ||
| The Russian Novel II - The Twentieth Century | ||
| Contemporary Russian Prose | ||
| Russian Drama | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Literatures | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Studies in Women Writers | ||
| Foreign Language 3 | ||
| Option 1 | 14 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Beginning Arabic I and Beginning Arabic II | ||
| Beginning Chinese I and Beginning Chinese II | ||
| Beginning Classical Greek I and Beginning Classical Greek II | ||
| Beginning Latin I and Beginning Latin II | ||
| Beginning French I and Beginning French II | ||
| Beginning German I and Beginning German II | ||
| Beginning Italian I and Beginning Italian II | ||
| Beginning Japanese I and Beginning Japanese II | ||
| Beginning Russian I and Beginning Russian II | ||
| Beginning Spanish I and Beginning Spanish II | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Intermediate Arabic I and Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I and Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Intermediate Greek | ||
or CLAS 311 | or Advanced Greek: New Testament | |
or CLAS 312 | or Advanced Classical Greek Poetry | |
or CLAS 313 | or Advanced Classical Greek Prose | |
| Intermediate Latin I and Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Intermediate French I and Intermediate French II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate German I and Intermediate German II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate Italian I and Intermediate Italian II | ||
| Intermediate Japanese I and Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Russian I and Intermediate Russian II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I and Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| or Field Studies Abroad I and Field Studies Abroad II | ||
| Option 2 | ||
| Foreign language placement test results determine foreign language course levels required 3 | ||
| Option 3 | ||
| Advanced Placement or Reading Achievement foreign language test results determine foreign language course levels required 3 | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Mathematics (3 hours must be in MATH) | 6 | |
| Life and Physical Sciences | ||
| Life and physical sciences | 9 | |
| Creative Arts and Language, Philosophy and Culture 4 | ||
| Creative arts 5 | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture or creative arts 5 | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Social and behavioral sciences 4 | 6 | |
| American History | ||
| American history 6 | 6 | |
| Government/Political Science | ||
| Government/Political science 6 | 6 | |
| International Cultures and Diversity | ||
| Cultural discourse 7 | 3 | |
| International and cultural diversity 7 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 74 | |
- 1
Students must demonstrate the ability to express themselves in acceptable written English. The College requirement is satisfied if a student earns a grade of C or better in ENGL 203. Students who do not meet this standard must repeat the course prior to completing 60 hours and earn a grade of C or better or must immediately arrange with the director of the writing laboratory to be certified as competent in writing.
- 2
ENGL 203 will count toward the Communication requirement or the Literature in English requirement, but will not count toward both requirements.
- 3
Students must take a foreign language placement test if they:
- intend to enroll for the first time in a college Spanish, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Classical Greek, Italian, or Latin course and
- have knowledge of the language acquired in any way
The placement test serves as a basis for credit by examination. Placement tests are offered throughout the calendar year by the Department of Hispanic Studies for Spanish and by the Department of International Studies for all other languages.
Students who have taken the Advanced Placement (AP) test or the Reading Achievement test in their foreign language of choice may substitute the test results for the placement exam.
- 4
No course used to fulfill this requirement may fulfill any other college or University requirement except in the minor field of study.
- 5
Minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 semester credit hours in Creative Arts.
- 6
Courses in military, air or naval science may not be substituted for required courses.
- 7
The list of approved courses is available in the degree audit for each major.
Bachelor of Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | ||
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric 1 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Writing about Literature | ||
| Technical and Professional Writing | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Communication for Technical Professions | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Literature Directed Elective | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to African-American Literature | ||
| Introduction to Africana Literature | ||
| African-American Literature Pre-1930 | ||
| African-American Literature Post-1930 | ||
| Postcolonial Literatures | ||
| Studies in Africana Literature and Culture | ||
| Great Books of the Classical Tradition | ||
| Great Books of Christian Antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages | ||
| Greek and Roman Drama | ||
| Greek and Roman Epic | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Writing about Literature 2 | ||
| Introduction to African-American Literature | ||
| Introduction to Africana Literature | ||
| Twenty-first Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Literature and the Other Arts | ||
| Graphic Novel | ||
| World Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| American Literature: The Beginnings to Civil War | ||
| American Literature: Civil War to Present | ||
| Survey of English Literature I | ||
| Survey of English Literature II | ||
| Introduction To Literature And Medicine | ||
| Texas Literature | ||
| Transnational Literature and Culture | ||
| Medieval English Literature | ||
| The English Renaissance | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Literature | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Early British Drama | ||
| Utopian Literature in the English Tradition | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Literature (Romantic) | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Literature (Victorian) | ||
| The American Renaissance | ||
| African-American Literature Pre-1930 | ||
| Arthurian Literature | ||
| Fantasy Literature | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Literatures | ||
| Science Fiction Present and Past | ||
| Life and Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Life and Literature of the American South | ||
| American Ethnic Literature | ||
| African-American Literature Post-1930 | ||
| Modern and Contemporary Drama | ||
| Fairy Tales in the English Tradition | ||
| Twentieth-Century Literature to World War II | ||
| Literature, World War II to Present. | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Native American Rhetorics and Literatures | ||
| Literature for Children | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| Latino/a Literature | ||
| The Bible as Literature | ||
| American Poetry | ||
| American Realism and Naturalism | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Nineteenth-Century American Novel | ||
| The American Novel Since 1900 | ||
| The British Novel to 1870. | ||
| The British Novel, 1870 to Present. | ||
| Postcolonial Literatures | ||
| Studies in British Literature | ||
| Folklore, Literature, and World Cultures | ||
| Studies in Literature, Religion and Culture | ||
| Studies in Africana Literature and Culture | ||
| Studies in Genre | ||
| Topics in Literature and Medicine | ||
| Studies in American Literature | ||
| Studies in Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| Studies in a Major Author | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Studies in Women Writers | ||
| The Russian Novel I - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | ||
| The Russian Novel II - The Twentieth Century | ||
| Contemporary Russian Prose | ||
| Russian Drama | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Latino/a Literature | ||
| Literatures of Italy | ||
| World Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| Studies in Literature, Religion and Culture | ||
| The Russian Novel I - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | ||
| The Russian Novel II - The Twentieth Century | ||
| Contemporary Russian Prose | ||
| Russian Drama | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Literatures | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Studies in Women Writers | ||
| Foreign Language 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 8 | |
| Beginning Arabic I and Beginning Arabic II | ||
| Beginning Chinese I and Beginning Chinese II | ||
| Beginning Classical Greek I and Beginning Classical Greek II | ||
| Beginning Latin I and Beginning Latin II | ||
| Beginning French I and Beginning French II | ||
| Beginning German I and Beginning German II | ||
| Beginning Italian I and Beginning Italian II | ||
| Beginning Japanese I and Beginning Japanese II | ||
| Beginning Russian I and Beginning Russian II | ||
| Beginning Spanish I and Beginning Spanish II | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Mathematics (3 hours must be in MATH) | 6 | |
| Life and Physical Sciences | ||
| Life and physical sciences | 9 | |
| Creative Arts and Language, Philosophy and Culture 4 | ||
| Creative arts 5 | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture or creative arts 4 | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Social and behavioral sciences 4 | 6 | |
| American History | ||
| American history 6 | 6 | |
| Government/Political Science | ||
| Goverment/Political science 6 | 6 | |
| International and Cultural Diversity and Cultural Discourse | ||
| Cultural discourse 7 | 3 | |
| International and cultural diversity 7 | 3 | |
| Computing Science, Mathematics, Science, Statistics | ||
| Prescribed courses by major department | 6 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 74 | |
- 1
Students must demonstrate the ability to express themselves in acceptable written English. The College requirement is satisfied if a student earns a grade of C or better in ENGL 203. Students who do not meet this standard must repeat the course prior to completing 60 hours and earn a grade of C or better or must immediately arrange with the director of the writing laboratory to be certified as competent in writing.
- 2
ENGL 203 will count toward the Communication requirement or the Literature in English requirement, but will not count toward both requirements.
- 3
Two years of high school foreign language may be used to satisfy this requirement unless specified by major.
- 4
No course used to fulfill this requirement may fulfill any other college or university requirement except in the minor field of study.
- 5
Minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 semester credit hours in Creative Arts.
- 6
Courses in military, air or naval science may not be substituted for required courses.
- 7
The list of approved courses is available in the degree audit for each major.
Major Field of Study
Each department sets its own requirements for the major, including no fewer than 27 hours of coursework and no more than 33 hours. At least 12 semester hours in the major must be completed in advanced courses (300- and 400-level), and at least 12 semester hours in the major field must be completed in residence at Texas A&M. A grade of C or higher is required in a course to be counted toward the major.
Minor Field of Study
Completion of a minor is not a requirement of the college; however, individual departments may require their majors to have a minor. Students should consult with an advisor in their major department to determine if a minor is required. The minor program comprises 15–18 hours with a minimum of 6 hours in residence at the 300- to 400-level. Minor programs are recognized on the official transcript after graduation, but not on the diploma. A grade of C or higher is required if a course is to be counted toward the minor field. Each student who is required to complete a minor, or who chooses to do so, should contact the department that offers the minor to determine which specific courses are mandated. No student may have more than two minors. The student's home department is responsible for advising after the student receives signed approval from the department, program, or college granting the minor program.
Electives
To enhance the traditionally broad background of the liberal arts graduate, undergraduate students are allowed to include in their degree program a minimum of 9 semester hours of free elective courses. These courses may be chosen from any field within the University. (See section on “Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree” in this catalog.) All other elective hours must be selected with the approval of the student’s advisor and dean.
- ASCC 289 and ASCC 101 may only be taken on an S/U basis.
- Only 14 hours of KINE 199; AERS 100-499; MLSC 100-499; NVSC 100-499; SOMS 100-499 may be used toward General Electives
- Any undergraduate student may take up to four semester credit hours of KINE 199 on an S/U basis.
- Students who have less than a 2.0 GPA and who enroll in KINE 199 must enroll in the course on an S/U basis.