Bachelor of University Studies

Degree Requirements

Complete 30-hour general education core curriculum
- 6 hours English Composition (I and II)
- 3 hours Math (Quantitative Reasoning, College Algebra, Statistics or more advanced)
- 6 hours Humanities
- 6 hours Social/Behavioral Sciences
- 3 hours Fine Arts
- 6 hours Science
Complete 1 to 3 emphasis areas from the following:
- Business
- Creative Arts
- Health & Human Services
- Social Sciences
- Humanities
- Education
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
There are three ways to fulfill this requirement:
- Option 1. Complete minimum of 30 hours in one emphasis area with a minimum of 18 of those hours being taken at the 300 level or higher—Emphasis will be listed on transcript.
- Option 2. Complete minimum of 15 credit hours in two emphasis areas with a minimum of 9 of those hours in each emphasis being taken at the 300 level or higher—2 areas of emphasis will be listed on transcript.
- Option 3. Complete minimum of 10 credit hours in three of the emphasis areas with a minimum of 6 of those hours in each emphasis being taken at the 300 level or higher—no emphasis is listed on the transcript.
Complete elective credit hours to bring total earned degree applicable hours to 120.
Additional degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 credit hours for the degree must be taken from The University of Mississippi.
- A minimum of 30 credit hours across the curriculum must be at the 300 level or higher.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in residence (just in courses taken through UM) as well as overall (UM course work in addition to transfer work).
- Courses can only satisfy one requirement (i.e., the same course cannot be used toward both an emphasis area and the core curriculum or toward more than one emphasis area).

University Studies Emphasis Areas

Emphasis Area	Course Options
Business	ACCY BUS ECON ENT FIN GB MANF MATH 267, 268, 269, 271, 272 MGMT MKTG MIS NHM 215, 310, 312, 314, 360, 363, 371, 373 LA 202, 310, 401, 403, 404, 405, 410 SRA 270, 311, 330, 370, 380 IMC 304, 306, 404,
Creative Arts	ART AH ENG creative writing courses—300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405 MUS (includes all prefixes) THEA DANC JOUR IMC,
Health & Human Services	CJ COUN LA ES HP NHM SW SRA (Exclude: 270, 311, 330, 370) CSD,
Social Sciences	AAS 351 and any AAS courses cross-listed with social science prefixes* ANTH AS INST ISS LDRS MSL NSC POL PSY SOC PPL GEOG ECON
Humanities	AAS 201, 202, 350, 352, and any AAS course that is not cross-listed as a social science* CINE CLC DMS 101 ENG (Exclude: creative writing courses—300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, ENVS 101 G ST (those that are not cross-listed as social science)* HON HST LING MLLL PHIL REL SOHE 329 SPCH S ST 101, 102, 401, 402, and any others that are not cross-listed with social science* Modern/Ancient Languages (includes ASL, LAT, GR) TESL WRIT (exclude 100, 101, and 102)
STEM	ASTR BISC CHEM CSCI (Excluding: 103, 191, 192, 193) GEOL PHYS ENGR (and any course codes that come under ENGR)—C E, Ch E, EL E, ENGS, G E, M E, TC, BME MATH (not math 245, 246 or 390) MANF NEU TC Any courses with pharmacy prefixes
Education	ARED COUN EDAE EDCI EDHE 301 & 333 EDLD EDLE EDLS EDRS EDSP TESL EDEC EDDE EDFD EDEL EDUC EDWP EDAV EDRD (excluding EDRD 100) MATH 245, 246 & 390, MUS 311, 329, 371, 376 & 422

Interdisciplinary Courses

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES COURSES
Subject	Course Options
Social Science	AAS 302 AAS 308/POL 308 AAS 315/POL 323 AAS 316/ANTH 315 AAS 320/POL 320, AAS 328/SOC 328/GST 328, AAS 330/SOC 330/REL 330, AAS 337/ANTH 337, AAS 351 stand-alone, AAS 413/SOC 413 AAS 414/SOC 414
Humanities	AAS 201 stand-alone AAS 202 stand-alone AAS 170/HST 170 AAS 310 AAS 325/HST 414 AAS 326/HST 415 AAS 334/SST 334/SOC 334 AAS 341/ENG 361 AAS 342/ENG 362 AAS 350 stand-alone AAS 352 stand-alone AAS 362/GST 418/HST 418 AAS 363/ENG 363 AAS 364/ENG 364 AAS 366/ENG 366 AAS 367/ENG 367 AAS 373/ENG 373 AAS 374/ENG 374 AAS 375/ENG 375 AAS 392/HST 370 AAS 393/HST 371 AAS 412 AAS 414/GST 414/SST 314 AAS 421/GST 421 AAS 438/HST 422 AAS 440/HST 420 AAS 442 AAS 443/HST 424 AAS 468/ENG 468 AAS 469/ENG 469 AAS 473/ENG 473 AAS 479/ENG 479 AAS 481/ENG 481 AAS 483/ENG 483 AAS 493/ENG 493 AAS 509/HST 509 AAS 593
Creative Arts	AAS 386/AH 386 AAS 395/AH 369 AAS 517/MUS 517 AAS 518/MUS 518
Case-by-case per College of Liberal Arts	AAS 360: Topics in African Amer. Studies Abroad AAS 480: African American Studies Senior Seminar AAS 498: AAS Directed Study AAS 501: African American Studies Seminar AAS 504: Research in African American Studies
GENDER STUDIES COURSES
Subject	Course Options
Social Science	G ST 303/SOC 301 G ST 324/SOC 324 G ST 325/SOC 325 G ST 327/SOC 327 G ST 328/SOC 328/AAS 328 G ST 344/POL 346 G ST 363/INST 363 G ST 414/SOC 414/AAS 414/SST 314 G ST 425/SOC 425 G ST 433/SOC 433 G ST 460/PSY 460 G ST 565/PSY 565
Humanities	G ST 103/CLC 103 G ST 201 G ST 202 G ST 301 G ST 304 G ST 311/REL 311 G ST 326/REL 326 G ST 333 G ST 337/S ST 350 G ST 349/HST 349 G ST 350 G ST 352/MLLL 352 G ST 353 G ST 356 G ST 357/ENG 357 G ST 366/REL 366 G ST 368/REL 368 G ST 382/ENG 382 G ST 383/ENG 383 G ST 384/ENG 384 G ST 385/ENG 385 G ST 386/ENG 386 G ST 390/PHIL 390 G ST 391 G ST 418/AAS 362/HST 418 G ST 421/AAS 421 G ST 428/HST 428 G ST 429/HST 429 G ST 438/LING 538/TESL 538 G ST 454/HST 454/S ST 303 G ST 482/ENG 482 G ST 488/ENG 488 G ST 489/ENG 489/MLLL 489 G ST 490/ENG 490 G ST 491/ENG 491
Creative Arts	G ST 329/THEA 329
Case-by-case per College of Liberal Arts	G ST 395: Topics in Gender Studies on Location G ST 399: Special Topics in Gender StudiesG ST 402: Advanced Queer Studies G ST 496: Gender Studies Capstone G ST 497: Internship in Gender Studies G ST 498: Special Topics in Gender Studies G ST 499: Directed Readings in Gender Studies G ST 599: Directed Readings in Gender Studies
SOUTHERN STUDIES COURSES
Subject	Course Options
Social Science	S ST 314/SOC 414/GST 414/AAS 414
Humanities	S ST 101 S ST 102 S ST 301 S ST 303/GST 454/HST 454 S ST 350/G ST 337 S ST 401 S ST 402 S ST 406-599