General College Requirements
文理学院毕业要求
You must earn a minimum of 121 semester credit hours to earn an Arts and Sciences degree. In addition to the GE, you will complete general college and major requirements and elective course work to reach a minimum of 121 credit hours.
Remedial courses (courses at the 10XX level or below, and English 1109) and credit hours earned in repeated course work do not count toward the 121 hour minimum requirement for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Note that you can take both "versions" of cross-listed courses (e.g., Comparative Studies 2670/Philosophy 2860); however, since the two versions are in fact the same course, only one may count toward your minimum degree hours.
The number of hours required to complete the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree with a given major will depend on your program and goals.
You may need to plan a program of more than 121 credit hours if you wish to complete specific professional or studio training, are preparing for graduate study in certain disciplines, or have multidisciplinary goals.
If the combination of course work for the GE, prerequisites, and your major program totals fewer than 121 hours, you have many options for the remaining hours, called electives. With your elective hours, you could pursue a second major, a minor, or a combination degree program; select a set of courses on a specific topic; engage in an undergraduate research experience; do internships; or study abroad. You are urged to meet with an Arts and Sciences advisor to work out a plan that best fits your needs and interests. In no case shall the number of hours required for graduation be fewer than 121. Within the minimum 121 credit hours, you must have:
A minimum of 111 hours of Arts and Sciences or Arts and Sciences-approved courses.
You may count a maximum of 10 hours of non-Arts and Sciences and non-Arts and Sciences-approved course work toward your degree. Of the 10 hours, no more than 4 may be from physical activities courses taught in Education: Physical Activity and Educational Services (EDU PAES); physical activities courses include all 1100 level EDU PAES courses except for 1102, 1103, 1122, and 1137. A maximum of 8 hours of technical credit may be counted toward the 10 hours of non-Arts and Sciences and non-Arts and Sciences-approved course work; however, the combination of EDU PAES, technical, and other non-Arts and Sciences credit hours may not exceed 10.
A minimum of 39 hours of Arts and Sciences or Arts and Sciences-approved upper-division course work.
Upper-division courses are defined as all Arts and Sciences courses at the 3000 level or above, Philosophy 2500, all courses taught by departments in mathematical and physical sciences at the 2000 level and above (except for courses numbered 2194), and foreign language courses taught in the language at the 2000 level. Your 39 upper-division hours may come from hours earned for the GE, the major, and electives.
A minimum of 30 credit hours earned through regular course enrollment at Ohio State.
Regular course enrollment at Ohio State and in the College of Arts and Sciences in your final semester. In addition, you must have:
A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 for all work attempted at Ohio State.
A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in your major.
An application for the degree on file in the Arts and Sciences Graduation Services office in 141 Denney Hall.