A Bachelor of Science degree in the Newhouse School at a minimum must contain the following credits:

61 credits	In Arts and Sciences (includes Arts and Sciences electives)
42 credits	In the Recording and Entertainment Industries Newhouse major
18 credits	In the Professional Specialization
1 credit	Of free elective in any area except Newhouse
122 credits	TOTAL

The 61 credits in Arts and Sciences include Arts and Sciences courses taken to fulfill Skills and Divisional Requirements. However, these requirements will not total 61 credits. In fact, depending upon your choice of courses, you may complete these requirements with as few as 31 credits in Arts and Sciences since some courses which you may choose to fulfill these requirements are taught by other professional schools on campus. You must still complete a minimum of 61 credits by either completing a minor or specialization in Arts and Sciences or by taking elective classes in Arts and Sciences or both. You should keep track of the number of Arts and Sciences credits you have completed, and make sure the final number adds up to 61 as a minimum. Any course offered by the College of Arts and Sciences may be counted to meet this requirement. (Transfer credit and Advanced Placement equivalents in Arts and Sciences may also be counted.)

You may count up to 42 Newhouse credits towards your 122 credit total. Newhouse credits exceeding 42 will not count in the 122 credits needed for graduation.

The 18 credits applied toward your Specialization includes courses in the Whitman School of Management and the College of Visual and Performing Arts.  These courses are the only courses in other professional schools at SU which will count toward the 122 credits for graduation (except for the one-credit elective.)  Almost all  electives needed to complete your 122 credits must from courses in the College of Arts and Sciences.  The number of electives required to complete your degree varies depending upon how you fulfill your core requirements.  If some courses fulfill more than one requirement, your electives will increase. Electives are the only courses that may be taken Pass/Fail (up to 24 credits).  In other words, a Pass/Fail course may not be used to fulfill your major, specialization, skills or divisional areas.