Another Way to Look at Your Degree

Bachelor of Science = 120 Credit Hours (45 must be upper division)

Basic Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

• 120 total hours completed
• Minimum 2.0 UC Denver GPA
• Minimum 45 hours of upper division (3000/4000 numbered courses)
• Minimum 30 hours at UC Denver in CLAS
• 21 of your final 30 hours of credits at UC Denver must be earned through CLAS
• All core curriculum requirements met
• All major requirements met

Your Major

• An area of emphasis that helps define your interests
• Credit hours in the major area are defined within the following limits:

  Degree	Minimum Hours	Maximum Hours
  BA	30	48
  BS	36	56

   

  • Attain a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in the major
  • Pass a minimum of 30 semester hours with grades of "C" (2.0) or better
  • Pass a minimum of 16 upper division hours with grades of "C" (2.0) or better
  • Meet all aditional requirements as specified by the major department

Core Curriculum

• Teaches basic intellectual competencies:
  • English Composition/Oral communication
  • Mathematics
  • Foreign Language
• Teaches content perspective across knowledge areas:
  • Natural and physical sciences
  • Behavioral and social sciences
  • Humanities
  • Arts
  • Cultural Diversity
  • International Perspectives