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Nov 21, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Degree Requirements at James Madison University
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
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Requirements
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Credit Hours
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Foreign language courses (intermediate level required)1
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0-14
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General Education courses2
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41
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Philosophy course (in addition to General Education courses)3
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3
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Major concentration courses and electives4
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62-76
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120
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Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
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Requirements
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Credit Hours
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B.B.A. core courses
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44-45
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General Education courses2
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41
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Major courses
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24
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Electives
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11-21
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120
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Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
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Requirements
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Credit Hours
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Core program – art courses
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24
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General Education courses2
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41
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Art emphasis courses
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54
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Electives
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1
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120
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Bachelor of Individualized Study (B.I.S.)
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Requirements
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Credit Hours
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General Education courses6
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41
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Major concentration courses
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30
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Electives
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49
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120
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Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
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Requirements
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Credit Hours
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Core music program courses
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27
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General Education courses2
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41
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Major concentration courses and electives
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56-63
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124-131
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
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Requirements
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Credit Hours
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General Education courses2
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41
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Quantitative requirement (in addition to General Education courses)5
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3
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Scientific Literacy requirement (in addition to General Education courses)5
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3-4
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Major concentration courses and electives4
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73-77
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120
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)
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Requirements
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Credit Hours
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General Education courses2
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41
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Nursing courses
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61
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Other supportive courses
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14
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Electives
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4-8
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120
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Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)
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Requirements
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Credit Hours
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Core program – social work courses
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42
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General Education courses2
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41
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Social work electives
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6
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Electives
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31-35
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120
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1 The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the second semester of the intermediate level of the student’s chosen language (typically 232), or by placing out of that language through the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures placement test.
2 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
3 Any PHIL course except PHIL 120 or PHIL 150 . Consult the list of courses satisfying Bachelor of Arts degree requirements on the Registrar’s website.
4 Includes education courses leading to licensure in teacher education.
5 Consult the list of courses satisfying Bachelor of Science degree requirements on the Registrar’s website.
6 The Adult Degree Program contains a set of requirements each individualized study major must fulfill. The university recognizes this alternate general education program as a nontraditional equivalent to The Human Community.
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