General Education Requirements
— B.A. Degree
To qualify for a bachelor of arts degree, students must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credits (exclusive of physical education) including the general education requirements, the required courses in the major field, and such additional courses as they may select with the assistance of their faculty advisors to meet the requirements of the major.
A. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION (EPE)
B. COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT (CLE)
C. General Education Requirements
The General Education requirements for graduation in the bachelor of arts degree programs are listed below. Specific guidance about the courses that are available to meet General Education requirements will be provided to students in advance of registration. Students are required to meet with their advisors in the selection of their courses.
I. HUMANITIES
| Credits | ||
| COM 101-102 | Introduction to Oral & Written Communications I, II | 6 |
| COM 201 | Research and Applied Writing | 3 |
| ENG 261-262 | World Literature I, II | 6 |
| FRE 131-132-231 | Functional Elementary and Intermediate French | 9 |
| OR | ||
| SPA 131-132-231 | Fundamental Elementary and Intermediate Spanish | 9 |
| HUM 115 | Humanities Overture | 3 |
| SPE 115 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Additional Humanities Electives | 8 Total 38 |
II. MATHEMATICS
| MAT 140 | College Algebra with Applications | |
| OR | ||
| MAT 143 | Precalculus Algebra | |
| AND one of the following: | ||
| MAT 142 | College Trigonometry | |
| MAT 232 | Calculus for Business and Social Sciences | |
| MAT 235 | Introductory Statistics with Applications | |
| OR |
For students with advanced preparation beyond the above levels,
a minimum of six (6) credits of higher level mathematics courses 6-8
Total 6-8
III. NATURAL SCIENCES
| SCI 100* | The Caribbean: The Natural World | |
| SCI 200 | Changes in the Natural World | |
| SCI 301 | Application of Principles from the Natural World | |
| OR |
One full year of laboratory course in the Natural Sciences
(Biology, Chemistry or Physics) 8-10
Total 8-10
IV. SOCIAL SCIENCES
Electives that may include SSC 100*, Economics, Geography,
History, Political Science, Psychology, Anthropology, or Sociology 12
Total 12
V. PHYSICAL EDUCATION/FITNESS & WELLNESS
Students are required to take 0.5 credit hour in Physical Education for every semester they are full-time students up to the required two (2) credit hours. PLS 200 Self Management: Wellness and Risk may also be used to meet this
requirement. 0-2
Total 0-2
TOTAL 64-70 credits
* SCI 100 - The Caribbean: The Natural World and SSC 100 - The
Caribbean: The Social Dimension are requirements of the Freshman Year Program for
all students matriculating into the University with fewer than 24 credits.
VI. SUMMARY
| Humanities | 38 credits | |
| Mathematics | 6-8 credits | |
| Natural Sciences | 8-10 credits | |
| Social Sciences | 12 credits | |
| Physical Education | 0-2 credits |
TOTAL 64-70 credits
E. Other Requirements
Students must earn at least 30 of the last 36 credits at the University of the Virgin Islands. This particular requirement may be waived by the Chancellor only in cases where the student must complete the final year(s) of studies in another institution recognized by the University of the Virgin Islands. Course work more than ten years old must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine its appropriateness to the current University course requirements. Appeals should be directed to the Chancellor. In order to graduate, students must earn at least two times as many quality points as registered credits in all their courses as well as in the courses of their major.
Second Degree: This policy is currently under review.