Student Academics

The College of Arts and Sciences offers curricula leading to the degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science. All Arts & Sciences majors, except for Biochemistry & Computer Science, can work toward both degrees.

Bachelor of Arts Degree
Students who wish to graduate with a bachelor of arts degree must complete the College graduation requirements, the UNL Comprehensive Education requirements for Information Discovery and Retrieval and Integrative Studies, the Essential Studies requirements for the BA degree, the requirements for a major, and the requirements for a minor or minors if required by the major.

Bachelor of Science Degree
The bachelor of science degree is characterized by a strong prescriptive major, an essential scientific base, and the inclusion of a general liberal education as an important aspect of the degree.The major must include between 50-70 credit hours including required collateral courses in other departments. For students who wish to acquire two majors in two departments, the departments will be asked to make some accommodation for the students. In addition to the general education requirements, a student must establish a scientific base by completing courses in mathematics and natural sciences.

General Education Requirements
The general education requirements for students in the College of Arts and Sciences consists of four components:

• Information Discovery and Retrieval,
• Essential Studies,
• Integrative Studies, and
• Co-Curricular Experience.

For more information on these components and specific requirements:

• Undergraduate Bulletin

Which Bulletin to Follow
Students who enroll at UNL under the academic year (Fall, Spring, Summer) of the bulletin must fulfill the requirements stated in the bulletin or in any other bulletin which is published while they are enrolled in the College provided the bulletin they follow is no more than ten years old at the time of graduation. A student must, however, meet the requirements from one bulletin only rather than choosing a portion from each.