Facsimile of CLAS Undergraduate Graduation Requirements The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements for Graduation are notoriously difficult to find in the current UMaine Catalog Online. Consequently we have repeated them here for your convenience. However you may wish to verify this information with the original, which at last update was located at College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduation Requirements. Pay special attention to scroll to the Bachelor of Arts Distribution Requirements. An all too-frequent oversight of students is missing the fact that at least 72 hours must be taken outside of the field of Anthropology, of which at least nine credits must be in upper level courses (200 level or above) that require a prerequisite! The complete information is copied below.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, students must be in good academic standing (not on academic probation). Any student who was admitted to the college on a conditional status must have fulfilled all requirements to have this condition removed.  In addition, the following must be satisfied:

1. Satisfactory completion of all university-wide general education requirements.
   
2. Satisfactory completion of all requirements for a specific academic major within the college.  Double majors and double degrees in closely related disciplines are not permitted. Questions regarding double majors and/or degrees should be addressed to the associate dean of the college.
   
3. A minimum accumulative grade point average of 2.0 ("C" average) in the major and overall.
   
4. A minimum total of 120 credits.  (Please note that some majors require more than 120 credits).
   
5. For Bachelor of Arts students only, satisfactory completion of the B.A. Distribution Requirements (see text below). 

Bachelor of Arts Distribution Requirements
In order to ensure depth as well as breadth of study, the following rules apply to students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree:

1. All students pursuing a B.A. degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete nine upper level credits in an area outside the academic major with courses that have not been presented to satisfy a University of Maine General Education Requirement in Human Values & Social Context, Math and/or Science.  Most courses meeting this requirement will be easily identifiable by course designator (for example, any upper level course that does not have a PSY designator will meet this requirement for a psychology major).  Students in an interdisciplinary major should consult with their academic advisor or the college office for guidance.
   
   Note: upper level courses must be at the 200 level or above, and must have a prerequisite course. For example: ENG 205 is at the 200 level & has ENG 101 as a prerequisite course, so it meets the definition and may be used toward the B.A. distribution requirements. INT 410 is at the 400 level but has no prerequisites, and therefore may not be used.
   
   
2. All students pursuing a B.A. degree must complete a minimum of 72 credits outside of the academic major (which may include the 9 required upper level credits referenced above).
   
   
3. All students pursuing a B.A. degree are subject to the following credit limitations:

   A maximum of 2 physical education (KPE) skills credits may be used toward the 120 required for the B.A. degree. Examples of skills credits include golf, tennis, racquetball, etc.

   A maximum of 9 junior/senior level military or naval science credits may be used toward the 120 required for the B.A. degree. Junior/senior level is defined as 300 level and above. Courses at the 100/200 level do not count toward the 120.