As part of a University education a student is expected to learn about many areas of life, not just his/her major. The Arts & Humanities/Social Science requirement is part of the degree program to broaden the perspective and understanding of the student.
A total of six (6) courses need to be taken to cover the Arts & Humanities/ Social Science CORE requirement. These courses must come from five different areas of study (fields), with the sixth course being a "Depth" course. There is a finite list of courses that count as CORE.
Over the course of your career at Boise State you will need to meet the Diversity Requirement. While the courses that may be used to meet this requirement do not necessarily come from the list of core courses, thay are generally speaking from the arts, humanities or scocial sciences.
The following applies only to students planning to graduate under the 2007-08 catalog or earlier:
"Depth" is defined as being the second course in a particular field that has been approved by your advisor. A Depth course does not need to come from the lost of core courses, but it does need to be in the same field as one of the core courses you are using to graduate.
| Content |
Description |
Credits |
| Area I |
Area I core course in one field
Area I core course in a second field |
3
3 |
| Area II |
COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech
Communication
Area II core course in a second field |
3
3 |
| Area I and social science depth elective
OR
Area II and an arts and humanities depth elective |
Area I core course in a third field AND an elective depth course* which is a second course in an Area II field that has been approved by the student's advisor, not necessarily from the list of core courses.
OR
Area II core course in a third field AND an elective depth course* which is a second course in an Area I field that has been approved by the student's advisor, not necessarily from the list of core courses. |
3
3
3
3 |
* Courses that instill cultural values are acceptable while routine exercises of personal craft are not.
What should I take for my Core classes, and how do I plan for the Depth Requirement?
What is the Diversity Requirement, and how do I meet it?
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