Credits Needed for Graduation by Major

See listing by major below.

The total number of course units (“c.u.,” or “credits”) needed for graduation varies between 32 and 36 depending on the number of credits required in the major. Each major specifies a certain number of credits that must be completed, but never less than 12. In addition to the major, students must normally complete 20 credits outside the major. No more than 36 credits will be required for graduation. Those whose majors require more than 16 credits may take correspondingly fewer than 20 outside the major. At least 16 of the 20 credits outside the major must be Arts and Sciences courses. (See Policies Governing Non-College Courses.)

Students who are completing more than one major must use their largest major to calculate the required graduation credits. For example, a student majoring in English (12 c.u.) and Fine Arts (16 c.u.) needs at least 36 c.u. to graduate.

MAJOR	C.U. FOR THE MAJOR	C.U. OUTSIDE THE MAJOR	TOTAL C.U. NEEDED FOR GRADUATION
African Studies	12	20	32
Africana Studies	12	20	32
Ancient History	12	20	32
Anthropology	14	20	34
Architecture*	16	20	36
Biochemistry	18	18	36
Biological Basis of Behavior	18.5	17.5	36
Biology*	16	20	36
Biophysics	20	16	36
Chemistry	17	19	36
Cinema Studies	13	20	33
Classical Studies	12	20	32
Cognitive Science	16	20	36
Communication	14	20	34
Comparative Literature	14	20	34
Criminology	14	20	34
Earth Science*	15	20	35
East Asian Area Studies	12	20	32
East Asian Languages & Civilizations	14	20	34
Economics	12	20	32
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English	13	20	33
Environmental Studies	15	20	35
Fine Arts	16	20	36
French and Francophone Studies	12	20	32
Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies	13	20	33
German	12.5	20	32.5
Health & Societies	14	20	34
Hispanic Studies	12	20	32
History	12	20	32
History of Art	13	20	33
Individualized Major	14	20	34
International Relations	14	20	34
Italian Studies	12	20	32
Jewish Studies	14	20	34
Latin American & Latino Studies	12	20	32
Linguistics	14	20	34
Logic, Information & Computation	17	19	36
Mathematical Economics	16	20	36
Mathematics	13	20	33
Modern Middle Eastern Studies	12	20	32
Music	15.5	20	35.5
Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations	14	20	34
Philosophy*	12	20	32
Philosophy, Politics & Economics	16	20	36
Physics & Astronomy*	17.5	18.5	36
Political Science	12	20	32
Psychology	13	20	33
Religious Studies	12	20	32
Romance Languages (2 Languages)	18	18	36
Science, Technology & Society	14	20	34
Slavic Languages and Literature (Russian)	12	20	32
Sociology	14	20	34
South Asia Studies	12	20	32
Theatre Arts	13	20	33
Urban Studies	14	20	34
Visual Studies	15	20	35

* Some concentrations in this major will require more than this number of c.u. to complete; in these cases fewer courses outside the major may be required. The total graduation requirement will remain 36 c.u.

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