Admission requirements

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If you have completed the prerequisites listed below with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and have earned at least 40 credits, you can be considered for admission to the bachelor of arts in Urban Studies.

  • Three years of high school math through intermediate (second year) algebra or a course in intermediate algebra at the college level
  • 5 credits of English composition

In order to graduate, you will also be expected to meet the following general university requirements, many of which can be fulfilled with lower-division coursework:

  • Two years in high school of the same foreign language or 10 credits of one language at the college level
  • 5 credits in Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning (QSR) coursework*
  • 10 credits of writing-intensive coursework (not including the 5 credits of English composition required for admission)**
  • 15 credits in Visual, Literary or Performing Arts (VLPA) coursework
  • 15 credits of Individuals and Societies (I&S) coursework
  • 15 credits of Natural World (NW) coursework

* Students who first enrolled in college prior to Autumn 1985 are exempt from this requirement.

** Writing-intensive coursework may also count toward the Humanities, Social Science or Natural Science requirements.