The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science curriculum consists of the Pathways general education curriculum, the major (at least 24 credits), and elective credits for a total of 120 credits. Included in this total are 9-11 credits of additional requirements (see below), which constitute the pre-Weissman Core. A total of at least 120 credits and a minimum C (2.00) average – cumulative, and in the major, are required for graduation. There is no GPA requirement for College Option courses, but in order to graduate with the liberal arts minor, a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 in the three courses that make up his or her minor. A minimum of ninety (90) credits must be in arts and sciences courses. Note: The Financial Mathematics major is the only degree program in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences that awards a Bachelor of Science degree.
At least 60 percent of the credits in the major must be taken at Baruch. Transfer students must meet all degree requirements and take a minimum of 30 credits at Baruch.
The three courses forming the Pre-Weissman Core must be completed before a student is allowed to declare a major in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences.
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Students may not use proficiency and/or exemption exams to satisfy this requirement. Effective spring 2017, Baruch College does not award any credits based on the Jerusalem Exam.
Students who have studied a foreign language in high school for fewer than three years must take one year of language as follows:
Students who have studied a foreign language in high school for three years must choose one of the following options:
Students who have studied a foreign language in high school for 3 1⁄2 or more years must choose one of the following options:
Students have the option of taking a placement exam to ensure that they are placed at the correct level.
To officially declare a major in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, a student must be registered at Baruch College, must complete the Pre-Weissman Core and must have established an overall GPA of at least 2.0. A minimum of 60% of the credits in the major must be completed at Baruch College.
Students are encouraged to file their official major forms as soon as they have decided which majors they intend to pursue, as the major requirements they will be expected to complete for graduation are the ones in force at the time a major is officially declared by meeting with a faculty advisor in the relevant academic department.
Every student who wishes to purse a major in the Weissman School must complete a Major/Specialization Form, ideally before the end of the junior year. The form is completed in consultation with a faculty advisor in the major department. Once the major form is signed by the faculty advisor, the department submits it to the Office of the Associate Dean for school approval.
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences students wishing to complete double majors must file two separate major/specialization forms, each with the appropriate department advisor's signature. The Office of the Associate Dean then approves the two major forms. Please note that both majors must be in Weissman departments.
A double major will appear on a student's transcript only if the courses listed on both forms are completed at the time of graduation. Students who want to combine courses from two disciplines into a single major should consider the Arts and Sciences ad hoc major option. Students who want to combine a discipline at Baruch College with another at a different senior college should consider the CUNY BA option.
Students who complete two majors are waived from College Option requirements other than Great Works of Literature (,
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The Bachelor of Arts degree requires that 75 percent (90 out of 120) of the credits toward the degree will be designated arts and sciences courses.
No courses from this list can be used to satisfy the 90-credit liberal arts and sciences requirement at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, or to satisfy minimum arts and sciences requirements at the Zicklin School of Business or at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs.
Questions about the non-liberal arts courses, business courses, and free electives should be directed to an advisor prior to registration. Appeals regarding the liberal arts status of courses should be directed to the Weissman Committee on Academic Standing.
Students may earn a second baccalaureate degree provided that they complete 30 additional credits at Baruch, that they meet all the requirements for the Baruch BA degree, and that they choose an entirely new major. None of the courses in the second major can have previously been applied to the major.