College of Arts, Social Sciences and Education BA Requirements
Students should consult with their Advisors in selecting courses that will meet college requirements. With careful planning, students will be able to satisfy both the UToledo Core Curriculum and the College of Arts and Letters requirements by taking the minimum required hours. A student may take no more than two courses (or two courses and one lab for natural sciences) under each departmental code in satisfying the Core requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orientation | ||
All new first‐yearstudents are required to take AR 1000 Orientation. The course is optional for transfer students. | ||
| First Year Orientation | ||
| 2. English Composition (University of Toledo Core Curriculum and College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Education BA requirement) 1 | ||
| Select one of the following tracks: | ||
| A. Native speakers track (for students for whom English is a first language) | ||
| College Composition I | ||
or ENGL 1010 | College Composition 1 Co-Requisite | |
| College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | ||
or ENGL 2950 | Technical Writing | |
or ENGL 2960 | Professional and Business Writing | |
| B. Non-native speakers track (for students for whom English is a second language) 2 | ||
| Writing And Grammar For Students Of English As A Second Language 2 | ||
| College Composition I 3 | ||
| College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | ||
or ENGL 2950 | Technical Writing | |
or ENGL 2960 | Professional and Business Writing | |
| 3. Breadth Requirement | ||
| To complete the breadth requirement, Judith Herb College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Education Bachelor of Arts degree students should select at least 1 course from each of the 2 categories and a total of 3 courses for 9 credits. Courses may not double count with other requirements such as UToledo core or major requirements. | ||
| A. Arts, Culture, and Humanities | 9 | |
| At least one course from art, art history, communication, English, film, foreign languages, history, humanities, music, philosophy, religious studies, and theatre. | ||
| B. Social Sciences | ||
| At least one course from anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology. | ||
| 4. World Language 4 | ||
| Demonstrate proficiency in a single foreign language to the second elementary level. | ||
| Elementary Arabic II | ||
| Elementary Chinese II | ||
| Elementary French II | ||
| Special Topics (Elementary Lanuage II) | ||
| Elementary German II | ||
| Elementary Japanese II | ||
| Elementary Latin II | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| 5. Writing Across Curriculum | ||
| Students must pass one writing intensive course. Major programs may require that this course be in the major. Transfer students from institutions that have required writing intensive courses should ideally provide a syllabus to the Registrar Transfer Equivalency department to show that they have completed writing intensive courses comparable to those required in the College of Arts and Letters. Transfer students who have not taken writing intensive courses must meet the College of Arts and Letters Writing Across the Curriculum requirements. | ||
- 1
Students must pass Composition I and Composition II with a grade of C or better.
- 2
Non-native speakers will take an English placement test to determine appropriate level.
- 3
Non-Native speakers of English should choose an ESL designated section of ENGL 1110.
- 4
Students pursuing the BM in Music or the BFA in Studio Art are exempt from this requirement.