Degree Requirements

General Education

The Regents Bachelor of Arts degree requires students to take a minimum of 36 hours of General Education course work. Specifically, the General Education requirement is comprised of the following: 

  • Six hours of communication skills. Preferably English 101 and 102. May substitute a university approved writing class or a speech preparation class.

  • Six hours of Humanities credit in areas such as literature, foreign languages, history, humanities, philosophy, religious studies and approved courses in Art, Music and Theater;

  • Six hours of Social Science credit in areas such as anthropology, communication studies, economics, geography, political science, psychology, social science and sociology;

  • Six hours of Natural or Physical Science credits in areas such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and physical science;

  • Three hours of approved Mathematics or Statistics or Computer Science credit ditionally,

  • Nine hours of electives from any of the above general education areas

Upper Division Hours

The Regents BA degree requires students to take a minimum of 40 hours of Upper Division course work. Upper division courses are those offered at the Junior and Senior levels and are usually numbered as 300- or 400-level courses. (Prior to Fall 2001, WVU upper division courses have been numbered as 100- or 200-level courses) Upper division courses take the place of a major and may be taken in any subject area or a combination of areas as students wish. See also the Areas of Emphasis which allow upper division course specializations.

Residency

Students must complete a residency requirement of 24 hours of course work taken at one or more institutions within West Virginia's public higher education system.

Total Hours

Regents BA students must complete a minimum of 128 hours of credit to be eligible for graduation.

Grade Point Average

Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 (on a 4-point scale) to be eligible for graduation.

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