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Admission Requirements

To be admitted into the College of Arts and Sciences, students must have taken the courses listed below with the unit requirements:

English (4)
Mathematics (2)
Foreign language (2)
Natural science (2)
Social science (2)
Any other academic courses counted toward graduation (4)

Freshmen applicants must be in the upper half of the graduating class or submit a GED Certificate; have a minimum SAT score of 1000 or ACT composite score of 20. Two letters of recommendation from the high school are required. Transfer applicants from regionally accredited institutions must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale on 15 hours which shall include one English and one college-level Mathematics course.

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General Education Requirements

It is expected that all students following a program leading to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Sciences degree will, before the beginning of the junior year, complete a schedule of study in general education embracing the following: English, Speech, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Afro-American Cluster, Philosophy, Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies and courses prescribed for divisional requirements. Although a major must be declared prior to the end of the Sophomore year, it is advisable that a student declare a Major as early as possible. (Students have the option of changing their major at any time.) In choosing courses to fulfill Divisional requirements, students should be guided by their choice of a major field.

The General Education Requirements for a student seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree or a Bachelor of Science degree in the College of Arts and Sciences follow:

1. Freshman Seminar [1 credit hour]

All New Entrants to the College of Arts and Sciences must enroll in and pass Freshman Seminar (FRSM- 001), which is a requirement for graduation.

2. English 002, 003 [6 credit hours]

English 002, 003 and a third English course which may be fulfilled by a Writing Across the Curriculum course, English 009, English 010, English 129 or an equivalent course as determined by departments. Students who earn a 5 or higher on the AP Language Exam may be exempted from 002. All students must earn a grade of C or better in 002, 003, and the third writing course.

3. Principles of Speech - HUCO 101, offered by the School of Communications.

4. Mathematics [one year sequence]

College Algebra sequence [MATH 006, MATH 010] or Precalculus Sequence [MATH 006, MATH 007]; or higher level courses as assigned based on score received on Mathematics Placement examination; or equivalencies as determined by the Divisions of the College in concurrence with the Department of Mathematics.

5. Foreign Language

Students must demonstrate mastery at the 004 level, with equivalencies as determined by the Divisions with professional degree Programs in concurrence with the Departments of Modern Languages and Literatures, or Classics.

6. Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies [4 credit hours]

Two activity courses
One health course
Swimming course

7. Philosophy [3 credit hours]

Students should select one course from the following list:
PHIL 051, PHIL 053, PHIL 055, PHIL 057, OR PHIL 159.

8. Comprehensive Examination

All students are required to take and pass a comprehensive examination in their major. For details concerning the examination, students should contact their department or the Arts and Sciences Educational Advisory Center.

9. The University-wide African-American Cluster Requirement

Students must satisfy an African-American course requirement, which may be selected from the following list:

ENGL 054/055	African-American Literature
POLS 006	Pan-Africanism
HIST 005/006	Introduction to Black Diaspora
AFST 101	African World: Intro. To Contemporary Africa
AFRO 005/006	Afro-American Studies
MUTP 100	Blacks in the Arts
FASH 102	Perspectives on African-American Dress
ARTH 193	Black Body Dress and Culture

10. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education

The General Education Requirements for a student seeking a Bachelor of Music degree or a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree or a Bachelor of Music Education in the College of Arts and Sciences include items 1 (Freshman Seminar) and 9 (African-American Cluster) on this list.

General Education Competencies

Competency Area 1: Written Communication

1. Write effectively using proper sentence structure and grammar
2. Learn style and mechanics of writing essays, reports or term papers
3. Write with style or persuasively

Competency Area 2: Scientific Reasoning, Data Management, and Data Analysis

1. Use scientific methods to interpret data and make conclusions
2. Collect, organize, and interpret data
3. Use mathematics to analyze data and make decisions

Competency Area 3: Critical Thinking

1. Effectively interpret evidence, information, and points of view of others
2. Evaluate evidence, use research methods and inference to draw supportable conclusions

Competency Area 4: Historical Awareness and Cultural Diversity Appreciation

1. Understand aspects of African, European, or American culture, history, economics, politics, and society
2. Acquire appreciation of art, literature, music, or beliefs of various cultures

Competency Area 5: Computer and Information Technology

1. Use computer technology to produce documentation
2. Use computer technology to make presentations
3. Use computer technology and software to display data and create grap

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Divisional Requirements

Students majoring in the following areas must complete the designated divisional course requirements:

DIVISIONAL COURSES AND COURSE TITLES

SPECIAL NOTE: No more than 6 hours in a single department of the college of arts and sciences or in any other school or college can be counted to satisfy the divisional studies requirement.

DIVISIONAL STUDIES A:

No knowledge of a foreign language is required for any course listed below.

Courses in bold are offered in Spring 2011
* Prerequiste is ENGL 003
** Recommended for freshmen

CLAS	014	Introduction to Humanities I
CLAS	015	Introduction to Humanities II**
ENGL	014	Introduction to Humanities I**
ENGL	015	Introduction to Humanities II**
SPAN	014	Introduction to Humanities I**
SPAN	100	Hispanic Literature in English**
SPAN	015	Introduction to Humanities II
GERM	014	Introduction to Humanities I
GERM	015	Introduction to Humanities II
FREN	014	Introduction to Humanities I
FREN	015	Introduction to Humanities II
CLAS	016	Ideas in Antiquity**
CLAS	101	Greek Literature**
CLAS	102	Roman Literature**
CLAS	103	Classical Art
CLAS	108	Greek Drama
CLAS	109	Classical Mythology**
CLAS	111	Satire and Comedy in the Ancient World
CLAS	113	Women in the Ancient World
CLAS	114	Love in Antiquity
ENGL	054	Afro-American Literature to 1940*
ENGL	055	Afro-American Literature Since 1940*
ENGL	180	Third World Lit. Myth and Archetype*
ENGL	056	(formerly 168 and 225) Modern Caribbean Lit.*
HUMA	107	Women in Literature
SPAN	100	Hispanic Literature in English
SPAN	107	Women in Literature
GERM	100	Individual and Society**
GERM	101	Literature of Love
GERM	107	Women in Literature
GERM	109	Nor. European Mythology and Fables
GERM	111	Classic Films in English
RUSS	100	Russian Short Stories in English
RUSS	101	Literature in Revolution
RUSS	103	Love and Hate in Literature
RUSS	109	Slavic Mythology
FREN	100	Francophone Literature in English
FREN	106	African Cinema
FREN	107	Women in Literature
MUSC	100	Introduction to Music
ARTH	161	Art Appreciation**
THFD	010	Introduction to the Theatre**

DIVISIONAL STUDIES B: SOCIAL SCIENCES
OPEN TO FRESHMEN

CLAS	104	Greek Civilization
CLAS	105	Roman Civilization
CLAS	112	Ancient Law and Politics
CLAS	115	Slavery in the Greco-Roman World
POLS	001	Intro to Study of Civilization**
HIST	001	Intro to Study of Civilization**
HIST	005	Intro to Black Diaspora I**
HIST	006	Intro to Black Diaspora II**
HIST	101	World Geography**
HIST	102	Economic Geography**
SOCI	001	Introduction to Sociology**
GERM	145	Cultural Life of Germany I
GERM	146	Cultural Life of Germany II
RUSS	145	Cultural Life of Russia
RUSS	150	Introduction to Black Diaspora
AFST	106	Intro to African Studies
AFRO	005	Afro-American Studies I**
AFRO	006	Afro-American Studies II**

DIVISIONAL STUDIES C: SOCIAL SCIENCES
OPEN TO SOPHOMORES

CLAS	110	Blacks in Antiquity
ECON	001	Principles of Economics I
ECON	002	Principles of Economics II
ECON	199	Intro to Urban Economics
POLS	003	Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS	005	Intro to African Politics
POLS	011	State and Local Government
POLS	143	Black Electoral Politics
HIST	003	Europe and the Wider World
HIST	004	Europe and the Wider World
HIST	009	U.S. History to 1877**
HIST	010	U.S. History Since 1877**
HIST	030	Introduction to African History
HIST	031	Introduction to African History
HIST	040	Introduction to the History of Latin American and the Caribbean
HIST	041	Introduction to the History of Latin American and the Caribbean
HIST	150	Introduction to European History
HIST	051	Introduction to European History
HIST	054	Introduction to England
HIST	060	Introduction to East Asian Civilization
HIST	061	Introduction to East Asian Civilization
SOCI	198	Negro in America
ANTH	120	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH	120	Introduction to Biological Anthropology
AFST	101	Intro to Contemporary Africa
AFRO	131	Black Philosophy I
AFRO	133	19th Century Black Social-Political Thought
AFRO	191	Contemporary Slavery

DIVISIONAL STUDIES D: NATURAL SCIENCES

COMP	001	Life Sciences Lecture/Lab**
COMP	002	Planetary Sciences Lecture/Lab**
COMP	003	Physical Sciences Lecture/Lab**
COMP	004	Computers and Society Lecture/Lab**
CHEM	003	General Chemistry Lecture/Lab
MATH	006	College Algebra I
MATH	007	Pre-calculus
MATH	009	Introduction to Statistics
MATH	010	College Algebra II
MATH	012	Patterns in Mathematics
MATH	026	Calculus
PHYS	001	General Physics Lecture/Lab
PHYS	002	General Physics Lecture/Lab
PHYS	013	Physics for Science & Engineering Students I Lecture/Lab
PHYS	014	Physics for Science & Engineering Students II Lecture/Lab
PHYS	001	The Astronomical Universe
PHYS	010	General Astronomy
PHYS	011	General Astronomy
PSYC	050	Introduction to Psychology**
BIOL	101	General Biology I Lecture/ Lab
BIOL	102	General Biology II Lecture/Lab

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Residence Requirements

The College of Arts and Sciences requires that students spend the last 30 hours of undergraduate study in residence at the university in the school or college in which the degree is awarded.

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Major & Minor Requirements

All candidates for a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must follow a program of study consisting of a major and minor concentration. A major concentration is a series of courses prescribed by a given department as being necessary for a major in that department. A major ordinarily includes 30 to 39 credits earned in a single department or in closely related departments. A minor concentration is a combination of courses from other departments that is designed to broaden the student's perspective and buttress his/her major area of concentration. A minor consists of 15 to 18 credits earned in one or more areas outside the student's major department.

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Transfer Credits

Students from regionally accredited junior (2-year) colleges may transfer a maximum of 65 credits at the time of enrollment in the College. Students from regionally accredited 4-year colleges may transfer a maximum of 90 credits at the time of enrollment in the College.

Students may take summer courses at other institutions with official approval from the following: Chairman of the Department of the discipline involved, the Chairman of the major department, and the Dean of the College or his/her designee.

Students who have already transferred the maximum of 65 credits from a regionally accredited junior (2-year) college will be permitted to transfer additional credits earned during the summer only from a 4-year accredited institution.

Students may use officially approved summer courses taken at other institutions to satisfy any requirement. This would include those courses that do not have departmental equivalents, but that have equivalents in another Howard University school or college. Students who live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area may take summer courses at regionally accredited institutions within said area.

Students must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in a course for which they seek transfer credit. Students who transfer from other institutions will receive credit for the number of hours and courses transferred. Grades and grade point averages earned at other institutions are NOT transferable to the College.

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Credits for Graduation

The following are required for graduation from the College of Arts and Sciences:

• A total of 127 semester hours, exclusive of courses taken through the Center for Academic Reinforcement (CAR)
• grades of C or better in all courses used to satisfy the minimum credit-hour requirement for departmental majors
• grades higher than C for courses used to satisfy requirements for departmental majors in any department stipulating this requirement
• and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in departmental majors, as well as in the minor fields of concentration

All freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences must take and pass Freshman Seminar (FRSM 001).

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Honors Requirements

Honors at commencement will be awarded as follows:

Cum Laude
This honor is granted on the basis of a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher.

Magna Cum Laude
This honor is granted on the basis of a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Summa Cum Laude
This honor is granted on the basis of a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or higher.

Grades in non-credit courses will not be considered in determining honors. To be eligible for honors at graduation, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete at least 12 credits for each semester of each regular semester enrolled, with the exception of the last semester in residence. A student who has not completed the last half of work required for their degree at Howard University is not eligible for honors.

Honors Program

The Honors Program offers intensified study for selected students. Emphasis is on the acquisition of knowledge and the comprehension of ideas. Opportunities for independent study are available as early as the sophomore year.

Work in Honors is offered in each of the four years of study. Students who fail to qualify for honors study during the freshman year may be admitted at the beginning of their sophomore year. An honors student must satisfy all requirements for graduation that are not included in the Honors Program. Courses designated as honors courses in the Student Reference Manual and Directory of Classes are normally restricted to students formally enrolled in an honors program. Other students must obtain the written permission of the instructor to enroll in such courses.

Honors study includes courses in general education and in specialized departmental areas. Work in general education consists of courses in English composition, literature, and natural and social sciences during the freshman year, and seminars during the sophomore and junior years. In the student’s area of specialization, honors study allows for flexibility with opportunities for independent study through supervised reading in the sophomore and junior years and directed research in the senior year.

In the Freshman year, Honors Program students enroll in special courses in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences that supplant similar general education requirements of the college.

As Sophomores, Honors Program students augment their required courses with directed reading courses in their major.

In the Junior year, Honors Program students continue their independent study and conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor in addition to completing requirements of their major.

In their Senior year, students write an honors thesis, which is typically a culmination of their research, and present the thesis to their respective departments and the Honors Program prior to graduation.

Departmental Honors

Students may be admitted to departmental honors in the major department if the cumulative and departmental grade point averages are 3.2 or higher. Students who earn a "B" in the departmental honors project and a final grade point average of 3.2 or higher will graduate with departmental honors. Students who earn an "A" in the departmental honors projects and a final average of 3.5 or higher will graduate with departmental high honors.

Dean's Honor Roll

Each academic year, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences publishes an honor roll of all full-time students in the College who earned an average of 3.2 or higher for courses completed during the preceding year.

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Double Majors

Students may major in two subjects in the College of Arts and Sciences, in which case the application for a degree must be approved by both departments. Students who double major must meet all the graduation requirements for both subjects including the passing of the senior comprehensive examination in both subjects. There is no triple major.

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Course Load

The normal load in the College of Arts and Sciences is five courses (excluding ROTC, Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies, and Freshman Seminar). Any program exceeding the normal load must be approved by the Dean of the College or by the Educational Advisory Center. A student in the College must have an average of "B" or better during the preceding semester to take one additional course.

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Course Overrides

The university strictly enforces the policy regarding course overrides. The Student Reference Manual http://www.howard.edu/enrollment/registration/ (page 26) states the following:

"The course override capability exists for the sole purpose of accommodating those relatively few students who are given permission to either (a) enroll in a class that is "closed" or (b) enroll in one or more classes that have reasonable time conflicts within the student's schedule. Course overrides must be approved by the person (s) designated by the Dean/Associate Dean of each School/ College/ Division, according to the procedures established by such School/ College/ Division.

Please note particularly that overrides for closed classes in the following three departments will not be approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. Nor will such override requests be processed in the Office of the Registrar:

Afro-American Studies
World Languages and Cultures
Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies

Students who are seeking admission into closed classes in those departments should review the Afro-American Cluster and Divisional Course Requirements in the Student Resources section at http://www.howard.edu/bisonweb/  to make alternate class selections.

See the Student Reference Manual http://www.howard.edu/enrollment/registration/ (page 26) for signatures required on override forms.

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Accelerated Health Education

The accelerated Medical and Dental Education Programs are joint curricula at Howard University spanning the premedical and medical, or predental and dental programs. These programs offer students an opportunity to pursue a joint program for requirements for the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine, or for the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Surgery in six years, rather than the conventional eight. There is also an option not to complete the baccalaureate degree requirement if there is evidence through high scores on standardized test and a high performance in courses of outstanding college-level achievement. Application for admission to these programs must be made to the Preprofessional Education Program.

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Health Education Counseling

The Center for Preprofessional Education organizes and directs programs that strengthen the motivation and preparation of Arts and Sciences and Graduate students for success in the curricula for Health Education. The Center provides individualized counseling for the professions of:

• Allied Health Sciences,
• Dentistry,
• Pharmacy,
• Allopathic Medicine,
• Podiatric Medicine,
• Optometric Medicine,
• Osteopathic Medicine, and
• Veterinary Medicine.

Special Programs include:

• Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine (B.S./M.D.),
• Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Dental Surgery (B.S./D.D.S.),
• Prepharmacy,
• Health Science Institute (HIS), and
• High School/College Internship Program (HSCIP).

Inquiries about these programs (e.g. applications, test requirements) should be directed to the Center's office.

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Teacher Education

Students matriculating in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll in the joint 5-Year Elementary Education program between the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education, in which the student receives an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree. In addition, students in the College of Arts and Sciences may also enroll in courses for early childhood and secondary education. For further information about these programs, contact the Educational Advisory Center in the College of Arts and Sciences or the coordinator for Undergraduate Students Services in the School of Education.

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