Summary Notes and Electives - Guidebooks

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

65 credits	in Arts and Sciences (includes Arts and Sciences electives)
31-38 credits	in a Newhouse major
18 credits	in a Minor or Specialization
8 – 1 credit(s)	free electives, no more than 4 of which can be in PED (Physical Education); none may be Newhouse courses
122 credits	TOTAL

The 65 credits in Arts and Sciences include Arts and Sciences courses taken to fulfill Skills and Divisional Requirements. However, these requirements will not total 65 credits. In fact, depending upon your choice of courses, you may complete these requirements with as few as 23 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 65 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 65 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.)

Newhouse major requirements range from 31-38 credits. You may count up to 38 Newhouse credits towards your 122 credit total. Newhouse credits exceeding 38 will not count in the 122 credits needed for graduation.

The 18 credits applied toward your Minor or Specialization are a minimum. A few minors require 19, 21 or 24 credits, in which case you may subtract these additional credits from the number of free electives you need to complete your 122 credits. You may minor or specialize in any area outside of communications. If that area happens to be in the College of Arts and Sciences, you can include these credits in the 65 credits of Arts and Sciences coursework you need and, in that way, increase the number of free electives you have. If you choose a minor that is not in Arts and Sciences, you must choose elective courses in Arts and Sciences to achieve the 65 credits needed for graduation.

The number of electives required to complete your degree varies. If you have many courses that fulfill more than one requirement, you could have as many as 35 credits of electives.

If none of your course requirements overlap and you are in a Newhouse major that requires 38 credits, you will need only four credits of electives to complete your 122 credit program.

Only four credits of your 122 can be in Physical Education courses. Free electives or Arts and Sciences 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 a requirement in your major, minor, skills or divisional areas.

SUMMARY NOTES AND ELECTIVES

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

65 credits	in Arts and Sciences (includes Arts and Sciences electives)
31-38 credits	in a Newhouse major
18 credits	in a Minor or Specialization
8 – 1 credit(s)	free electives, no more than 4 of which can be in PED (Physical Education); none may be Newhouse courses
122 credits	TOTAL

The 65 credits in Arts and Sciences include Arts and Sciences courses taken to fulfill Skills and Divisional Requirements. However, these requirements will not total 65 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 65 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 65 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.)

Newhouse major requirements range from 31-38 credits. You may count up to 38 Newhouse credits towards your 122 credit total. Newhouse credits exceeding 38 will not count in the 122 credits needed for graduation.

The 18 credits applied toward your Minor or Specialization are a minimum. A few minors require 19, 21 or 24 credits, in which case you may subtract these additional credits from the number of free electives you need to complete your 122 credits. You may minor or specialize in any area outside of communications. If that area happens to be in the College of Arts and Sciences, you can include these credits in the 65 credits of Arts and Sciences coursework you need and, in that way, increase the number of free electives you have. If you choose a minor that is not in Arts and Sciences, you must choose elective courses in Arts and Sciences to achieve the 65 credits needed for graduation.

The number of electives required to complete your degree varies. If you have many courses that fulfill more than one requirement, you could have as many as 35 credits of electives.

If none of your course requirements overlap and you are in a Newhouse major that requires 38 credits, you will need only four credits of electives to complete your 122 credit program.

Only four credits of your 122 can be in Physical Education courses. Free electives or Arts and Sciences 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 a requirement in your major, minor, skills or divisional areas.

SUMMARY NOTES AND ELECTIVES

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

65 credits	in Arts and Sciences (includes Arts and Sciences electives)
32-38 credits	in a Newhouse major
18 credits	in a Minor or Specialization
1 – 7 credit(s)	free electives, no more than 4 of which can be in PED (Physical Education); none may be Newhouse courses
122 credits	TOTAL

The 65 credits in Arts and Sciences include Arts and Sciences courses taken to fulfill Skills and Divisional Requirements. However, these requirements will not total 65 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 65 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 65 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.)

Newhouse major requirements range from 32-38 credits. You may count up to 38 Newhouse credits towards your 122 credit total. Newhouse credits exceeding 38 will not count in the 122 credits needed for graduation.

The 18 credits applied toward your Minor or Specialization are a minimum. A few minors require 19, 21 or 24 credits, in which case you may subtract these additional credits from the number of free electives you need to complete your 122 credits. You may minor or specialize in any area outside of communications. If that area happens to be in the College of Arts and Sciences, you can include these credits in the 65 credits of Arts and Sciences coursework you need and, in that way, increase the number of free electives you have. If you choose a minor that is not in Arts and Sciences, you must choose elective courses in Arts and Sciences to achieve the 65 credits needed for graduation.

The number of electives required to complete your degree varies. If you have many courses that fulfill more than one requirement, you could have as many as 35 credits of electives.

If none of your course requirements overlap and you are in a Newhouse major that requires 38 credits, you will need only four credits of electives to complete your 122 credit program.

Only four credits of your 122 can be in Physical Education courses. Free electives or Arts and Sciences 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 a requirement in your major, minor, skills or divisional areas.

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