UA CORE REQUIREMENTS
Students must complete at least 120 hours and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA in all categories to be eligible for graduation. Up to half of a student’s hours (60 hours) may be transferred toward degree completion. For more information on transfer credit, click here. Twelve hours is considered full-time for undergraduate students. In the fall, spring, & summer semesters, registering for 12-16 hours costs the same amount. Registering for additional hours will incur additional costs, even if only registering for KIN 488 internship credit hours. For more information on the cost of tuition, see the Student Receivables page.
CORE CURRICULUM/GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Core Curriculum/General Education Requirements are applicable to students who begin their college careers fall 1998 and after, except for students enrolled in the College of Engineering.
To achieve a general education while pursuing a specific concentration in a chosen field of study, each undergraduate student will construct a curriculum that includes coursework in the following areas:
- Six semester hours of written composition (FC). ( EN 101 & 102 or EN 103).
- Six semester hours in 300- and 400-level courses, preferably in the student’s major, approved for the writing (W) designation. The (W) designation indicates that one of the conditions for a passing grade is that students write coherent, logical and carefully edited prose in a minimum of two papers, at least one of which will be graded and returned before mid-semester. The (W) requirement must be satisfied with courses taken on this campus. These classes can NOT be transferred in from another institution).
- Six semester hours of courses that are approved for the computer (C) designation or a foreign language (FL).
- Twelve semester hours of courses approved for the humanities and fine arts (HU, L and FA) designations, to include three semester hours of courses approved for the fine arts (FA) designation and three semester hours of courses approved for the literature (L) designation.
- Twelve semester hours of courses approved for the history and social and behavioral sciences (HI and SB) designations, to include three semester hours of courses approved for the history (HI) designation. Each student must complete a six-semester-hour sequence in either literature (L) or history (HI).
- Eleven semester hours of courses approved for the natural sciences and mathematics (N and MA) designations, to include eight semester hours of courses approved for the natural sciences (N) designation (A student must complete both the lecture and the lab in order to use either the lecture or the lab to fulfill the natural sciences (N) general studies core curriculum requirement. BSC 215 & BSC 216: Anatomy & Physiology do NOT meet the core requirements of Natural Sciences.
- Three semester hours of courses approved for the mathematics (MA) designation. This mathematics requirement must be satisfied with MATH 110 Finite Mathematics or higher. A grade of “C-” is required in math introductory courses and is a prerequisite for advancement to another math course at The University of Alabama.
- Pre-professional major and/or elective courses applicable to the student’s declared major program of study. Students are to consult with their major departments/program areas for specific course designations that fulfill this requirement.
GRADUATION APPLICATIONS
All graduation applications are processed by the College of Education Registrar in the Office of Student Services and Certification. All students are required to submit a degree application in order to graduate. The degree application should be filed for the term in which the student expects to complete all degree requirements. For students pursuing multiple degrees, a degree application is required for each individual degree. If you have questions regarding graduation, you may contact Lynn Heard, COE Registrar at elheard@ua.edu, or Jill Lancaster, COE Associate Registrar at jolancas@ua.edu.