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Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, several requirements must be met. Please review the links to the left for more information about each requirement, and speak with your advisor about any questions you may have.

You must complete all University of Tennessee degree requirements stated in the UT Undergraduate catalog, including those listed in the table below:

Required CurriculumRequired Hours
Minimum total hours120 hrs
Credit hours in Major30-48 hrs
Credit hours at 300 level or above42 hrs
Vol Core requirements
Foundations
Perspectives
Credit hours in one or more optional minors15-28 hrs
Credit hours in U.S. History (H.S. credit applies)6 hrs
Minimum credit hours in major taken at UT9 hrs
Minimum credit hours in minor taken at UT6 hrs
Credit hours at a four-year institution60 hrs
Final credit hours at UT30 hrs

Please note: In any area outside the major, minor, Foundations, Perspectives, and Upper Level Distribution requirements, you may take up to 20 credit hours of course work graded Satisfactory/No Credit.

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