CLASS General Degree Information

Degree Requirements

The following are the minimum college requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS).

1. Satisfactory completion of at least 120 semester hours of acceptable credit.
   • Students sometimes may be able to use a single course to satisfy more than one degree requirement; however, a student may not “double count” such a course for purposes of satisfying the 120 semester hour requirement.
2. Satisfactory completion of all university core curriculum requirement,
   • All bachelor’s degrees require completion of a core curriculum.
   • Further information on courses that satisfy core curriculum requirements  can be obtained by consulting
     • the core curriculum web site (UH Core Curriculum 2020-2021 ),
     • the current class listings, or
     • an academic advisor.
3. Satisfactory completion of 25 percent of the semester hours required for a degree in residence at the University of Houston.
4. Satisfactory completion of the last 30 semester hours of credit to be applied toward the degree in residence at the university; see the General Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree  for permitted exceptions and additional degree information.
5. Satisfactory completion of at least 36 semester hours of credit in advanced courses (i.e. 3000- or 4000-level). Repeated advanced courses may not count towards this requirement.
6. Satisfactory completion of at least 27 semester hours of credit in one major field of study.
7. Satisfactory completion of at least 18 semester hours of advanced credit in one major field of study.
   • Students seeking teacher certification must fulfill specific requirements stated under Teacher Certification Program in the College of Education section of this catalog.
8. Satisfactory completion of at least 15 semester hours of credit, at least 12 of which shall be advanced, in the major, in residence at the university.
9. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 on all work attempted in residence at the university.
10. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 on all coursework attempted in the major in residence, including:
    • all coursework attempted in the subject area of the major residence and
    • all University of Houston coursework outside the subject area of the major if approved by the department to meet major requirements.
11. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 on all coursework attempted in the minor in residence including:
    • all coursework attempted in the subject area of the minor in residence and
    • all University of Houston coursework outside the subject area of the minor if approved by the department to meet minor requirements.

CLASS College Requirements

In addition to meeting the general university and college degree requirements previously stated, candidates for a Bachelor’s degree in CLASS must complete the following college requirements, all of which may be satisfied either by course credit or credit by examination:

Bachelor of Arts Degree

In addition to meeting the general university and college degree requirements previously stated, candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in CLASS must complete the following college requirements, all of which may be satisfied either by course credit or credit by examination:

Bachelor of Science Degree

In addition to meeting the general university and college degree requirements previously stated, candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree in CLASS must complete the following college requirements, all of which may be satisfied either by course credit or credit by examination.

Advanced Degrees

The university offers several advanced degrees through CLASS. For more information about advanced degrees, refer to the appropriate department or the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog.

Course Limitations and Restrictions

1. Courses designated as developmental courses, such as ENGL 1100 , ENGL 1300 , IRW 1300 , MATH 1100 , MATH 1300 , or READ 1300 , shall not apply toward the 120 hour semester requirement for any degree in CLASS.
2. Students shall not apply more credit toward their degrees in CLASS than is indicated below for the following courses:
   1. No more than a combined total of 8 semester hours from DAN 1112 , DAN 1211 , and DAN 1215 .
   2. No more than a combined total of 8 semester hours from MUSI 1100 , MUSI 1102 , MUSI 1103 , MUSI 1110 , MUSI 1120 , MUSI 1121 , and MUSI 1140 .
   3. No more than a combined total of 8 semester hours from THEA 1111  and THEA 1112 .
3. Unless they are obtaining a minor or major in Kinesiology, students can count toward a degree in CLASS any KIN or PEB course with the following restrictions:
   1. No more than three semester hours in KIN or PEB 1 credit hour physical activity courses.
   2. No special problems courses in KIN or PEB.
4. Courses numbered 6000 or higher are normally limited to graduate and postbaccalaureate students. Students may request permission from their department or college to enroll in these classes.
5. CLASS students may use no more than 6 credit hours of Special Problems and/or Internship courses to satisfy any major requirements in CLASS, and no more than 6 credit hours to satisfy any minor requirements in CLASS.
6. Manual verification is needed to ensure that no more than 6 credit hours of special problems/Internships are used towards either all CLASS major requirements or all CLASS minor requirements.
7. No more than 6 credit hours in the subject field of a student’s major (based on course prefix) may be used towards completion of any of these options. Students with majors and minors with more than 6 common credits must complete additional unique courses to fulfill minor requirements. Students completing a Senior Honors Thesis must complete 6 additional hours in advanced courses (i.e. 3000-or-4000-level) as electives for the major.