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Degrees Offered
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers the following degrees:
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Bachelor of Arts |
Bachelor of Science |
- Art History
- Classical Studies
- Communication
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- English
- French
- Geography
- German
- History
- Honors Program
| Human Services
Humanities &
Augustinian Traditions
Italian
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Theology &
Religious Studies
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- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Comprehensive Science
- Computer Science
- Secondary Education
- Honors Program
- Mathematics
- Physics
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The Chemistry program is
accredited by the American Chemical Society and the Computer Science program is
accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commission of the Computing
Sciences Accreditation Board, a specialized accreditation body.
Degree Progress and Curriculum Requirements
Although faculty, staff, and the Office of Academic Advising are available to
assist students with course selection and registration, it is a student’s
responsibility to meet all curriculum requirements for his or her degree
program. Undeclared Arts students may declare their major at any time prior to
the end of their sophomore year, but must declare a major by the end of the
sophomore year.
Degree Requirements
The requirements for degrees in these majors may be found under the
departmental listings contained in the Catalog. Students must earn an overall
2.0 grade point average. Refer to the Catalog for the section on Minors, Concentrations, and
Certificates for additional information related to degree programs.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences also offers minors in most of the
fields listed above. In addition, the College offers interdisciplinary
concentrations in the following fields: Africana Studies, Arab and Islamic
Studies, Augustine in Dialogue with Culture, Irish Studies, Latin American
Studies, Peace and Justice, Russian Area Studies, and Women’s Studies. The
requirements for these programs are listed with the departmental programs.
| Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree: |
- A minimum of 40 courses of three credits or more and 2 labs (science
degrees vary according to major), which includes the successful completion
of the Core Curriculum (general core requirements and distribution
requirements), an academic major, and electives.
- A minimum of 122 credits (science degrees vary according to major).
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00.
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Residency requirement: the final 30 credits (senior year), at least half of
all courses in one's major, and at least half of the courses required for the
degree, must be taken at Villanova University. Students may complement their
majors by taking one or more interdisciplinary concentrations, as described
in the Catalog under the section on Minors, Concentrations, and Certificates.
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