{"id":8897,"date":"2026-06-10T09:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwdev.uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=8897"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:01:01","slug":"bachelor-arts-degree-requiresments-fall-2026-later","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/students\/current-undergraduate-students\/degree-requirements\/bachelor-arts-degree-requiresments-fall-2026-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements, Fall 2026 and later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-bachelor-of-arts-degree-minimum-120-credits-to-graduate\">Bachelor of Arts Degree: Minimum 120 credits to graduate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">75 of the 120 credits must be Letters &amp; Science (L&amp;S) courses. 36 of the 75 credits must be L&amp;S upper-level (300+) courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row requirements-columns\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col column-teal\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center size-p-lg uwm-u-mb-10\"><strong>Major (30\u201345)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center uwm-u-mt-0\"><em>See the website for your major for details on the required classes in your major<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center size-p-lg uwm-u-mb-10\"><strong>Upper-Level (300+) <\/strong><br><strong>Major Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center uwm-u-mt-10\"><em>Of the 30-to-45 credits needed in the major, a minimum of 15 must be upper-level credits taken at UWM. Some majors require more than 15.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col column-blue\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center size-p-lg\"><strong>Core General Education <\/strong><br><strong>(30 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--white uwm-u-mb-40 core-card\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Civics and Perspectives (CP) <\/strong><br><strong>(6 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communication and Literacy (CL) <\/strong><br><strong>(6 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Humanities and Arts (HA) <\/strong><br><strong>(6 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MQR) <\/strong><br><strong>(3 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Natural Science and Wellness (NSW\/NSWL) <\/strong><br><strong>(6 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social and Behavioral Science (SBS) <\/strong><br><strong>(3 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col column-purple\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center size-p-lg\"><strong>L&amp;S General Requirements <\/strong><br><strong>(45 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--white uwm-u-mb-40 ls-card\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Language other than English <\/strong><br><strong>(0\u201320 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>BA Students must complete through the fourth level of a single language other than English. This requirement can be satisfied in diffrent ways, including completion of four years of a single language in high school, four semesters of a single langauge in college, or AP credits. Talk to your advisor about your options. <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>High school language courses (including ASL) and approved proficiency tests may satisfy all or part of this requirement. One year of high school language study equals one semester of college coursework.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>International Requirement <\/strong><br><strong>(6 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>L&amp;S Humanities <\/strong><br><strong>(9 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>L&amp;S Natural Sciences <\/strong><br><strong>(9 credits) <br><\/strong><em>One of the L&amp;S NS breadth courses must include a laboratory or field work experience.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>L&amp;S Social Sciences <\/strong><br><strong>(9 credits)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col column-yellow\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center size-p-lg\"><strong>Electives\/Minor <br>(0\u201321 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Although the combined credits listed across the four categories exceed 120, students may apply certain courses toward multiple requirements. For instance, LINGUIS 100 satisfies the core general SBS requirement and the L&amp;S HU requirement. Because courses can fulfill more than one requirement, students can complete the degree with the standard 120 credits required for graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Consult with an advisor to efficiently plan to meet your degree requirements. See the full list of courses approved for the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/letters-science\/breadth-requirement-course-list\/\">L&amp;S Breadth requirements<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/policies\/undergraduate-policies\/#bachelorsdegreegeneraleducation\">Core General Education requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Arts Degree: Minimum 120 credits to graduate 75 of the 120 credits must be Letters &amp; Science (L&amp;S) courses. 36 of the 75 credits must be L&amp;S upper-level (300+) courses. 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