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-- Jennifer Kasten,
French and Biology majors
“As a history major and biology minor pursuing medical school, I have received an excellent and well-rounded education at UK’s College of Arts and Sciences. The classes have been intellectually stimulating and challenging, and I have developed different study and analytical skills from the diversity of classes.”
-- Courtney Reynolds,
History major and Biology minor
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Howard Grotch, Ph.D., is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Philip R. Harling, Ph.D., is Associate Dean of Humanities and Interdisciplinary Programs; David Leep, Ph.D., is Associate Dean of Natural Sciences, Behavioral and Social Sciences; Cliff Swauger, M.S., is Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration; Richard B. Greissman, M.A., is Assistant Dean for Faculty Administration; Adrienne B. McMahan, M.S., is Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Administration.
The College of Arts and Sciences embodies the tradition of the liberal arts;
knowledge is sought, developed, shared, and cherished with concern for its ultimate
value as well as for its immediate use.
The liberal arts are the core disciplines of higher learning, including the natural sciences and mathematics, the social sciences, and the humanities. Study of the liberal arts opens to the student the vast scope and excitement of human intellectual and cultural achievement; it enlarges the student's vision and enriches the student's life; and it prepares the student for life-long learning, the prerequisite for continuing personal growth and fulfillment, vocational success, and a life of effective civic participation as an informed citizen.
Most basically, what an arts and sciences education teaches is the ability to think and learn; equipped with this fundamental life skill, arts and sciences graduates are well prepared not only for the next ripple of technological and cultural evolution, but for the endless waves of change that will affect their lives.
The University of Kentucky grants the following degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences:
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science select from these majors: anthropology, biology, chemistry, classics, economics, English, foreign language and international economics, French, geography, geological sciences, German, history, Latin American studies, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, Russian and East European studies, sociology, Spanish, and topical.
Admission requirements are the same as those of the University.
Academic advising in the College of Arts and Sciences is provided by professional advisors, graduate students and selected faculty in the department of the student’s major during advising conferences and throughout the year. Throughout the school year, students who have a freshman or sophomore status and have declared biological sciences or psychology as a major, and students who have a freshman status and have declared chemistry, economics, foreign language and international economics, or political science as a major should see a professional advisor located in the A&S Advising Center on the second floor of the Patterson Office Tower. All other students should contact the department of their major and request an advisor. However, the A&S professional advisors located in the A&S Advising Center on the second floor of the Patterson Office Tower are available for all A&S students needing authoritative information about University or College requirements.
All Arts and Sciences students on academic probation will have a STOP placed on their record and are expected to meet regularly with an Arts and Sciences advisor located in the A&S Advising Center on the second floor of Patterson Office Tower. Questions concerning these meetings should be addressed to the A&S Advising Center at (859) 257-8712.
It is imperative that each student file a Major Requirements Plan with the A&S Advising Center, 257 Patterson Office Tower, during the second semester of the junior year. Major Requirements Plans are posted on the A&S Web site at: www.uky.edu/AS/. They should first be completed by the student before meeting with his/her advisor and next approved by the Assistant Dean of Student Services in the College. Approved copies are sent to the student and her/his advisor.
Routine questions concerning USP, college, major and minor requirements, credits earned, grade-point average, repeat or bankruptcy options, transient student forms, forms required for graduation, and changing majors should be addressed to the staff in the A&S Advising Center, 257 Patterson Office Tower, (859) 257-8712.
A student who completes at least 12 credits of "letter" grades with a 3.60 or higher grade-point average in a fall or spring semester will be named to the Dean's List in the College of Arts and Sciences. CLEP, AP, special exam and Independent Study credits are excluded. The student's cumulative grade-point average is not considered; only the grade-point average for that particular semester is relevant.
For information on general scholarships in the College of Arts and Sciences, contact Cindy Iten, Director of the A&S Advising Center, 257 Patterson Office Tower, (859) 257-8712. Students interested in scholarships in a specific major should contact the individual department.
The College of Arts and Sciences anticipates that virtually all of its students will satisfy all of its requirements. However, any student who believes that he or she can show evidence - by diagnostic testing and/or psychological evaluation - that he or she has a learning disability which warrants course substitution of any specific college requirement may request such an exception from the Assistant Dean of Student Services in the College. Students should begin their inquiries and/or discussions in the UK Disability Resource Center.
In accordance with the University Senate rules, which allow the dean of each college to determine which degree requirements a returning student shall follow, students should note the following: Students enrolling in the College of Arts and Sciences after an absence from the University of Kentucky system of two or more years will be expected to satisfy the university, college, and department requirements in effect at the time of readmission.
Students with extenuating circumstances may petition the Assistant Dean of Student Services for permission to continue under the degree requirements that were in effect for them during their previous enrollment in the UK system.
The College of Arts and Sciences follows the general University rules for academic suspension and reinstatement, which are outlined in the Academic Requirements section. Students placed on academic suspension must be reinstated by the college in which they plan to enroll before applying for readmission to the university. Students planning to pursue a degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences should arrange for reinstatement proceedings before June 1 for any fall semester reinstatement, or October 15 for any spring semester reinstatement by calling A&S Student Services, (859) 257-8712. Students who fail to request reinstatement prior to these deadlines will normally not be considered for reinstatement until the subsequent semester.
The following information outlines the specific degree requirements for the B.A. and the B.S. in Arts and Sciences. Please read them carefully and also note these specific differences: The B.S. degree requires 3 hours in college disciplinary requirements for the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities beyond those required for the University Studies Program and requires 60 hours of physical, biological and/or mathematical sciences. The B.A. degree requires six hours in college disciplinary requirements for the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities beyond those required for the University Studies Program and requires 39 hours in course work numbered at or above the 300 level.
It is important to review the “NOTES” section that immediately follows the “Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree” section.
To receive the Bachelor of Arts degree, students must:
When appropriate, courses used to satisfy b through d below also can be used to satisfy the USP Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Cultural requirements.[*]
*See Policy on College Disciplinary Hours for B.A.
and B.S. Degrees following the next section.
It is important to review the “NOTES” section that immediately follows the "Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree" section.
To receive the Bachelor of Science degree, students must:
When appropriate, courses used to satisfy b through d below also can be used to satisfy the USP Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Cultural requirements.[*]
*See Policy on College Disciplinary Hours for B.A.
and B.S. Degrees following the next section.
With regard to the A&S departments which provide an alternate route for satisfying the USP Oral Communications Requirement, please use the following guide:
Aerospace Studies - AFS 311, 313, 411, 413 (complete all)
Anthropology - COM 199 plus ANT 582
Chemistry - COM 199 plus CHE 572 (taken twice in separate semesters)
Economics - COM 199 plus ECO 499
French - COM 199 plus FR 203 plus FR 312
German - GER 206 plus GER 307
Military Science - AMS 301, 302, 341, 342 (complete all)
Russian and Eastern Studies - COM 199 plus RAE 401
To satisfy the Arts and Sciences degree requirement that students complete three to six college hours in the disciplines of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, students may use the following courses. In addition, students may use specific courses from other colleges on the main campus which have been included in the list of approved courses for the disciplinary requirements of the University Studies Program. Please refer to the course listing under IIIA., IIIB. and IIIC. of the University Studies Program in this Bulletin or the Schedule of Classes.
Students may count any hours in excess of six (six being the requirement for completing the Natural Sciences area of the Disciplinary Requirement for the University Studies Program) toward fulfillment of the "college hours" required in Arts and Sciences in the Natural Sciences area of the USP Disciplinary Requirement. This will be on an "hours" basis rather than on a "course number" basis. Students may find themselves with one to four credits available for use in meeting the college hours requirement in Natural Sciences. This course work beyond the six hours of USP will apply to all Arts and Sciences students regardless of where the course work was completed, i.e., main campus, community colleges, or transfer credit. This rule applies only to the Natural Sciences area.
The college requires its students to complete at least one course which includes some laboratory or field experience. In such courses the external world is observed in a controlled manner using systematic techniques and methods. A substantial portion of the course must include data collection, data analysis, and hypothetical testing under supervised conditions. The approved courses for the laboratory requirement are:
*Offered only at UK community colleges.
When appropriate, other upper level courses may be used to satisfy this requirement by petition.
A major in the College of Arts and Sciences is composed of premajor courses and a 42-hour program referred to as the “major requirements.” Each department must specify the requirements for their majors, which shall include a minimum of 18 hours of 200-level and above courses in that department, with the provision that this minimum may be set at 15 hours by a department with approval of the Arts and Sciences Faculty Council and Undergraduate Council if there are special reasons for a lower minimum. Most of these courses should be taken during the junior and senior years. Specific requirements for each departmental major are listed in this Bulletin under each department heading.
General requirements are as follows:
Faculty advisors assist students in completing the Major Requirements Plan, which should be submitted no later than the second semester of the junior year. Copies of the form and instructions for its completion may be obtained from the college Web site at: www.uky.edu/AS/. The Major Requirements Plan is subject to the approval of the student’s faculty advisor and the Assistant Dean of Student Services.
Students who have taken courses (200 level or above) outside the college should talk with their faculty advisor to see if these courses are applicable to their Major Requirements Plan.
Students who have multiple interests or interests which do not fall into departmental areas may select a topic for concentration instead of a departmental major. Topical majors offer academic flexibility and allow students to cut across departmental and college lines in constructing meaningful and imaginative programs. Courses in several departments might be selected to pursue special interests – Asian studies, for instance. Other examples might be African American studies, pre-law, human studies, and women studies.
Each topical program is guided by faculty in the general area of study, and in consultation with the topical studies coordinator at the A&S Advising Center and an Arts and Sciences Associate Dean.
The student must have a cumulative UK grade-point standing of at least 2.5 to be accepted to the topical major. The specific requirements of the topical major are that the student must meet University and College requirements, must enroll in and complete at least 30 credit hours after formal admission, and complete the 42-hour Major Requirements Plan (see preceding section entitled “Major Requirements”). Except for electives, all of the student’s work must be generically related to the topic. In addition, the student must complete in the senior year a comprehensive paper or project that serves to integrate his or her topical field. Frequently, it is advantageous to begin writing this paper or project in the context of an independent work course or a seminar, with the instructor’s approval. The paper or project outline must be approved by the faculty advisor, an Arts and Sciences Associate Dean, and the topical studies coordinator. Students must submit the final paper or project for review and approval no later than eight weeks before finals during the semester the student intends to graduate. The paper should be submitted to the Associate Dean no later than six weeks before the final exam week during the semester the student intends to graduate.
For more information, contact the Arts and Sciences Topical Studies Coordinator in the A&S Advising Center (257 Patterson Office Tower); or visit the Topical Studies major Web site at: www.uky.edu/AS/topical.
A student may obtain a double major by meeting all requirements in two departments. Major work in one department can, if there is a generic relationship, serve as the outside field in the second major, and vice versa. The student must indicate his or her double major to the A&S Advising Center, 257 Patterson Office Tower. He or she must have an advisor in both departments and must turn in two Major Requirements Plans. If one of the majors is in another college, the student is still required to submit a plan sheet or a list of requirements from the other college. The student who completes requirements for a double major will receive only one degree, but his or her transcript will reflect the two majors.
For information on double majors (not the same as double degrees), consult the Academic Requirements section.
A student may obtain a second bachelor's degree by completing all university requirements for one degree; by completing all the major requirements of both degrees; and by completing all college requirements of both degrees. Courses taken towards fulfilling one degree may also count towards fulfilling parallel requirements in the other, but the total credits in the two degree programs must be at least 144 hours. Major work in one department can, if there is a generic relationship, serve as the outside field in the second major and vice versa. The student must indicate his/her double degree in his/her primary college. If both degrees are in Arts and Sciences, he or she must have an advisor in both departments and must turn in two Major Requirements Plans. The student may elect to receive the degrees simultaneously, if college and departmental requirements can be met simultaneously. For information regarding double degrees (not the same as double majors) consult the Academic Requirements section.
The College of Arts and Sciences does not require minors. However, students can earn a minor in the following disciplines in the college:
Interdisciplinary minors are also available in:
For more information about choosing or declaring a minor, students should contact the department where the minor is offered and consult the departmental section of this Bulletin. To officially declare a minor, students must complete a Declaration of Minor form (www.uky.edu/AS/students/forms) with the faculty advisor in the department where the minor is offered and take the completed form to the A&S Advising Center, 257 Patterson Office Tower. Please note that students cannot pursue a minor in the same discipline as their major. This includes the area of concentration for a Topical Major. A minimum GPA requirement of 2.0 is required to receive a minor.
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences may, by completing certain courses in the College of Education, qualify for secondary teaching certificates. For specific information, students should consult the College of Education, 166 Taylor Education Building.
Any Arts and Sciences student intending to seek teaching certification should so indicate to his or her faculty advisor. Most departments assign such students to a special advisor. The student should also contact the Associate Dean of the College of Education. As soon as the student has determined to seek certification he or she is assigned an advisor both in the College of Education and in the major department in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Students seeking certification should be sure to familiarize themselves with the requirements of both colleges. The sooner and the more thoroughly this is done, the greater the advantage to the student.
The College of Arts and Sciences applies toward baccalaureate degree requirements all UK community college courses with the same prefix and number designation as courses taught at the University. Usually the college will apply up to six hours of technical course work taken at a community college. Beyond these six credit hours, each course will be evaluated on an individual basis and as it applies to the student's baccalaureate degree program.
A junior or senior may, with the approval of his or her advisor, the instructor who would direct the work, and the dean, register for an independent work course in his or her major department. Normally, a standing of 3.0 in the major is required. In exceptional circumstances a nonmajor or topical major may be permitted to enroll in a departmental independent work course. Such a course is characterized by special assignments for study, regular conferences, reports, and usually involves preparation of a paper. The instructor in each case must file with the department evidence of the nature of the work achieved. Credit for such courses may be granted to undergraduates to an amount of not more than 12 hours.
The College of Arts and Sciences accepts experiential education and internship courses (such as EXP 396, departmental 399 courses,) on a pass-fall basis only, regardless of which college is offering the courses. A total of 12 credit hours in these courses may be counted toward the 120 credit hours required for graduation. College of Arts and Sciences majors may earn a maximum of six credit hours of experiential education credit in a semester.
A maximum of 16 semester credit hours earned in American Military Studies and Air Force Studies courses will be accepted towards fulfilling the 90 hours of A&S courses required and the 120 minimum number of hours needed for graduation with a baccalaureate degree in the College of Arts and Sciences.
