University Studies Requirements
The University Studies program is intended to help students expand on the learning outcomes of General Education and continue to develop broad-based learning skills in upper division courses.
University Studies Components
All students who receive a Bachelor’s degree must complete University Studies requirements. These requirements include two communication intensive, one quantitative intensive, and 2 credits minimum in each of two of the three depth categories outside of the category for which a student’s major is classified.
Communications Intensive (CI) (2 courses)
For most students, courses taken for the major will meet this requirement.
Two courses from this list: Communications Intensive (CI)
Quantitative Intensive (QI) (1 course)
One of the courses from this list: Quantitative Intensive (QI)
Depth Course Requirements (4 credits minimum completed in two or more courses)
Depth Education (DHA, DSS, DSC) (4 credits minimum completed in two or more courses). Students are required to take two upper-division courses outside of their major category.
Approved 3000-level or above courses must be taken from two of the following three categories: Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA), Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC), and Depth Social Sciences (DSS). Students must select one course from each of the two categories which do not include their major (e.g., Sociology majors are associated with the Social Sciences category and would select one 3000-level or above course from the Depth Humanities and Creative Arts and one 3000-level or above course from the Depth Life and Physical Sciences).
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)
A minimum of 2 credits is required for all students whose major is not categorized as Humanities (HU) or Creative Arts (CA).
Select one course from this list: Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)
A minimum of 2 credits is required for all students whose major is not categorized as Life Sciences (LS) or Physical Sciences (PS).
Select one course from this list: Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)
Depth Social Sciences (DSS)
A minimum of 2 credits is required for all students whose major is not categorized as Social Sciences (SS).
Select one course from this list: Depth Social Sciences (DSS)
Categorization of Majors
The courses that must be taken to satisfy University Studies Depth Education requirements depend on the classification of the student’s major. In order to satisfy the Depth Education requirements, students must satisfy at least one Depth course in each area outside of the area in which their major is classified.
The following tables list majors by college and classification and show which depth requirements a student in each major must satisfy. The major categories are abbreviated as follows: HA—Humanities and Creative Arts, SC—Life and Physical Sciences, and SS—Social Sciences. Please Note: major categories are not assigned by college and some colleges offer majors in several categories.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | |||
Major and Classification | Depth Required | ||
DHA | DSC | DSS | |
American Studies HA |
| X | X |
Anthropology SS | X | X |
|
Asian Studies HA |
| X | X |
Art HA |
| X | X |
Art History HA |
| X | X |
Biochemistry SC | X |
| X |
Biology SC | X |
| X |
Biological Science Composite Teaching SC | X |
| X |
Chinese HA |
| X | X |
Chemistry SC | X |
| X |
Communication Studies HA |
| X | X |
Criminal Justice SS | X | X |
|
English HA |
| X | X |
French HA |
| X | X |
General Studies: Arts and Humanities HA |
| X | X |
General Studies: Arts and Humanities (depends on emphasis) | See advisor | ||
General Studies: Policy and Administration SS | X | X |
|
General Studies: Science SC | X |
| X |
General Studies: Social Sciences SC | X | X | X |
German HA |
| X | X |
History HA |
| X | X |
Interior Design HA | X | X | |
International Studies (depends on emphasis) | See advisor | ||
Journalism SS | X | X |
|
Law and Constitutional Studies SS | X | X |
|
Liberal Arts HA |
| X | X |
Mathematics SC | X |
| X |
Music HA |
| X | X |
Music Therapy HA |
| X | X |
Philosophy HA |
| X | X |
Physical Science Composite Teaching (Chemistry) SC | X |
| X |
Physical Science Composite Teaching (Physics) SC | X |
| X |
Physics SC | X |
| X |
Political Science SS | X | X |
|
Portuguese HA |
| X | X |
Public Health SC | X |
| X |
Religious Studies HA |
| X | X |
Secondary Science Composite Teaching SC | X | X | |
Social Work SS | X | X |
|
Sociology SS | X | X |
|
Spanish HA |
| X | X |
Statistics SC | X |
| X |
Technical Communication and Rhetoric SC |
| X | X |
Theatre Arts HA |
| X | X |
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | |||
Major and Classification | Depth Required | ||
DHA | DSC | DSS | |
Biological Engineering SC | X | X | |
Computer Science SCv | X | X | |
Civil Engineering SC | X | X | |
Computer Engineering SC | X | X | |
Data Science SC | X | X | |
Electrical Engineering SC | X | X | |
Environmental Engineering SC | X | X | |
General Studies: Technology SC | X | X | |
Mechanical Engineering SC | X | X | |
EMMA ECCLES JONES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES | |||
Major and Classification | Depth Required | ||
DHA | DSC | DSS | |
Communicative Disorders SS | X | X | |
Early Childhood Education (depends on emphasis) | See Advisor | ||
Elementary Education (dependson emphasis) | See Advisor | ||
General Studies: HumanServices (depends on emphasis) | See Advisor | ||
Public Health - Health Promotion: Health Science SC | X | X | |
Human Development and Family Studies SS | X | X | |
Human Experience Design and Interaction SS | X | X | |
Kinesiology SC | X | X | |
Nursing SC | X | X | |
Recreation Administration SS | X | X | |
Psychology SS | X | X | |
Secondary Education (dependson teaching major) | See Advisor | ||
Social Studies Composite Teaching SS | X | X | |
Special Education (may choose any two areas) | See Advisor | ||
JON M. HUNTSMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | |||
Major and Classification | Depth Required | ||
DHA | DSC | DSS | |
Accounting SS | X | X | |
Data Analytics SS | X | X | |
Economics SS | X | X | |
Finance SS | X | X | |
Management SS | X | X | |
Management Information Systems SS | X | X | |
Marketing SS | X | X | |
S.J. AND JESSIE E. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES | |||
Major and Classification | Depth Required | ||
DHA | DSC | DSS | |
Agribusiness SC | X | X | |
Agricultural Communication SC | X | X | |
Agricultural Communication and Journalism SC | X | X | |
Agricultural Education SC | X | X | |
Agricultural Systems Technology SC | X | X | |
Agricultural Systems Technology and Agribusiness(Composite) SC | X | X | |
Animal and Dairy Sciences SC | X | X | |
Applied Economics SS | X | X | |
Aviation Technology (all emphases) SC | X | X | |
Biotechnology SC | X | X | |
Bioveterinary Science SC | X | X | |
Business Education SS | X | X | |
Climate Science SC | X | X | |
Conservation and Restoration Ecology SC | X | X | |
Dietetics (all emphases) SC | X | X | |
Earth Science Teaching SC | X | X | |
Environmental Geoscience SC | X | X | |
Environmental Planning SS | X | X | |
Environmental Science and Sustainability SC | X | X | |
Environmental Studies SS | X | X | |
Equine Science and Management SC | X | X | |
Family and Consumer Sciences Education SS | X | X | |
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences SC | X | X | |
Freshwater and Marine Ecology SC | X | X | |
Food Science SC | X | X | |
Forest Ecology and Management SC | X | X | |
General Studies: Agriculture (depends on emphasis) | See Advisor | ||
General Studies: Natural Resources (depends on emphasis) | See Advisor | ||
Geography SS | X | X | |
Geology SC | X | X | |
Horticulture SC | X | X | |
Landscape Architecture HA | X | X | |
Management and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems SC | X | X | |
Natural Resource Economics SS | X | X | |
Nutrition Science (all emphases) SC | X | X | |
Outdoor Product Design and Development SC | X | X | |
Plant Science (all emphases) SC | X | X | |
Planning & Design Technologies SC | X | X | |
Rangeland Ecology and Management SC | X | X | |
Recreation Resource Management SS | X | X | |
Residential Landscape Design and Construction SC | X | X | |
Soils and Sustainable Land Systems SC | X | X | |
Technology and Engineering Education SC | X | X | |
Technology Systems (all emphases) SC | X | X | |
Wildlife Ecology and Management SC | X | X | |
Designation of Courses that Satisfy University Studies Depth Education Requirements
All courses approved for the University Studies Depth Education Requirements are clearly designated in this catalog. The designations used for University Studies Depth Education courses are as follows:
Intensive Courses
Communications Intensive, CI
Quantitative Intensive, QI
Depth Education Courses
Humanities and Creative Arts, DHA
Life and Physical Sciences, DSC
Social Sciences, DSS
