CLAS Residence Requirements
Students must earn a minimum of 30 residence semester hours with letter grades in CLAS at CU Denver.
A minimum of 21 out of the last 30 semester hours applied toward graduation requirements must be in residence in CLAS at CU Denver. This applies even for students who exceed the 30 hour residency requirement.
Departments maintain a residence requirement for the major, minor and certificates. Students should consult with a faculty advisor concerning departmental residence requirements.
College GPA
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Fulfilling Graduation Requirements
A single course may not fulfill more than two requirements in the following areas: CU Denver Core Curriculum, a major program, a minor program or a certificate program. CLAS Core requirements are excluded and may not be double-dipped. Individual departments may have additional and/or more stringent program requirements.
Major Department
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors require a minimum of 30 credits and no more than 56** credits in the major subject code (major discipline). Interdisciplinary and individually structured majors are exceptions.
**Note: Courses applying to Core Intellectual Competency requirements (English Composition I & II and Mathematics) are not included in this calculation.
Upper-Division Requirements
A minimum of 45 credit hours of upper-division work must be completed.
A minimum of 16 upper division credits are required in the major subject code. Interdisciplinary and individually structure majors are exceptions.
The Minor
Minors require a minimum of 15 credit hours (may be interdisciplinary).
A minimum of 6 upper division credit hours are required (may be interdisciplinary).
Minors require a minimum of 9 hours in residency.
Minimum GPA and allowable grades: 2.0 minimum GPA, including at least 12 hours with C or higher grades.
The Certificate
Undergraduate certificates require a minimum of 12 credit hours (may be interdisciplinary).
A minimum of 6 upper division credit hours are required.
Because a certificate is a CU certification of a student’s specialized knowledge in an advanced subject matter, all courses in a certificate program are expected to be taken in residency at CU Denver.
A minimum GPA of 2.0 with no course below a C is required for an undergraduate certificate.
Internships
A maximum of 9 semester hours of internship credit are allowed toward the 120 semester hours applied toward graduation.
Independent Study
A maximum of 12 semester hours of independent study is allowed toward the 120 semester hours applied toward graduation.
Physical Education
A maximum of 8 credit hours of Physical Education courses is allowed toward the 120 semester hours applied toward graduation.
Pass/Fail
Courses used to satisfy major, minor or foreign language requirement or to demonstrate proficiency cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis.
No more than 6 hours pass/fail are allowed in any semester. A maximum of 16 semester hours may be taken pass/fail.
CLAS Graduation Requirements
(Take in addition to the University Core)
Credits that are already being applied to the CU Denver Undergraduate Core Curriculum may not be applied toward the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduation requirements.
Communicative Skills (3 hours)
One course in communicative skills from the following list, with a minimum grade of C-:
Foreign Language- Second semester proficiency (0-10 hours)
Students must demonstrate foreign language proficiency through:
- A second-semester-level course (1020) with a minimum grade of C- (1.70)
- Satisfactory proficiency testing or
- Completion of a second-year/level II (second semester or later) high school course with a minimum grade of C- (1.70).
Humanities (3 hours)
One additional course with an ENGL (LIT), HIST, HEHM, HUMN, PHIL or RLST prefix or a Spanish, French, German, Chinese culture or literature course. Students may not use a language course to satisfy this requirement.
ENGL, HIST, FREN, PHIL and SPAN majors may use a course in their major to satisfy this requirement.
Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)
One additional course with an ANTH, COMM, or PSYC prefix, except ANTH 1303, ANTH 3301, ANTH 3512 or PSYC 2220.
ANTH, COMM and PSYC majors may use a course in their major to satisfy this requirement.
Social Sciences (3 hours)
One additional course with an ECON, ETST, GEOG, PBHL, PSCI, or SOCY prefix, or ENVS 1342 or SJUS 2000, except ETST 2155, GEOG 1202, GEOG 3232 and GEOG 3240.
ECON, GEOG, PSCI and SOCY majors may use a course in their major to satisfy this requirement.
Biological and Physical Sciences, Mathematics (3-4 hours)
One additional course in biology, chemistry, geology, physics, math (except MATH 3040 and course taken for math Intellectual Competency requirement). If you have only taken one science course with a lab, this course MUST have a lab.
Also allowed are ANTH 1303, 3301 and 3512; ENVS 1042; GEOG 1202, 3232 and 3240; or PSYC 2220.
BIOL, CHEM, MATH and PHYS majors may use a course in their major to satisfy this requirement.
Total Hours of CLAS Graduation Requirements: 15-26
Major
Complete all requirements associated with your individual major.
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