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College of Liberal Arts
Susan E. Krantz, Dean
By providing a wide range of courses and curricula, the College
of Liberal Arts enables students to develop a broad intellectual and
cultural perspective. Such a perspective both enriches their lives and
prepares them for leadership in whatever profession or vocation they
choose. Even more important, it gives them an accurate view of themselves
as individuals in the context of their civilization. The College of
Liberal Arts includes 11 departments the School of Urban Planning and
Regional Studies, and five interdisciplinary programs.
Major Programs
The College of Liberal Arts offers major programs leading to the
Bachelor of Arts degree in:
Anthropology
International Studies
English
Music
Film, Theatre and Communication Arts Philosophy
Fine Arts
Political Science
French
Sociology
Geography
Spanish
History
Women’s Studies
The College of Liberal Arts offers the Bachelor of Science degree
in:
Urban Studies and Planning
Minor and Certificate Programs
Minor programs are available in many of the above areas. A minor
in Paralegal Studies and interdisciplinary minors in Africana Studies,
Asian Studies, European Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies,
Environmental Studies, and Women’s Studies are also available.
Certificate programs are available in American Humanics, Paralegal
Studies and Historic Preservation.
Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Degree
The following course requirements must be completed by all students
working toward a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Liberal
Arts. Some curricula may demand more than the minimums here
designated below or may call for specific courses where the general
requirements allow a choice. Each student should check his or her
major curriculum on the following pages to determine the additional
requirements and restrictions which apply in that particular major.
General Course Requirements
1. Math - Six hours. Any combination of 1031, 1032, 1115, 1116, 1125,
1126, 1140, or higher can be used to meet this requirement except
where otherwise specified in the curriculum. Limitations: No
credits allowed toward graduation for Mathematics 1021, 1023 or
for more than nine hours of math below the 2000 level.
2. Science - Eleven hours. Eight hours of one science with lectures
and labs and three hours of a different science. Limitations: One
of the sciences must be biology and the other must be earth
and environmental sciences, chemistry, or physics. NOTE: Credit
toward graduation is not allowed for both Biology 1083 and 1053,
1081 and 1051, 1073 and 1063, or 1071 and 1061.
3. English Composition - Three to nine hours. Completion of 1158
or 1159. Unless a student is placed (by placement test and/or
transfer credit) into English 1158, English 1156 and/or 1157 as well
as English 1158 are required. NOTE: Transfer students who have
credit for English 1158 with a grade of C or better must take and
pass the transfer proficiency exam within their first two UNO
terms of enrollment (excluding summer term) or they will be
required to retake English 1158 at UNO in their next enrollment.
4. Literature - Six hours of literature from any department. Limitations:
Writing and linguistics courses do not fulfill this requirement.
NOTE: Some Liberal Arts majors require specific literature
courses. See your individual curriculum.
5. Humanities and Arts - Twelve hours to include two different subject
areas and at least two courses at or above the 2000 level. Nine
of these hours are to be taken from film, theatre and communication
arts, English 1 , fine arts, foreign languages1 (above the level
of 1001), music, and philosophy. The three remaining hours in the
arts are to be taken from fine arts, music, or theatre-related film,
theatre and communication arts courses.
6. Foreign Languages - Three to 12 hours. Completion of course 2001
in one foreign language or completion of course 1002 in two foreign
languages offered through the Department of Foreign Languages.
Unless a student is placed (by placement test and/or
transfer credit) above the first course, either three semesters of
one language in course sequence or two semesters each of two
different languages are required.
NOTES: 1) Students whose native language is Spanish should confer
with the foreign language department about Spanish 2003
and 2004, which are especially designed to meet their needs and
which also meet this requirement. Languages other than Spanish
or French, offered through the Department of Foreign Languages,
that extend through the 2001 or 2011 level may be used to meet
this requirement. 2) Some 2001 and 2002 level courses in languages
other than Spanish and French may not be available each
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