Arts and Sciences Electives
Arts and sciences courses are integrated into the curriculum through the Context and Perspectives requirement for all students and the additional Arts and Sciences Electives requirement for students pursuing a business degree program.
Arts and sciences courses cover topics in the humanities, natural and applied sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and mathematical sciences. The following course codes and courses are considered arts and sciences:
- All EMS1, GLS, HI, MA, MLCH, MLFR, MLIT, MLSP, NAS, PH, PSY, and SO courses
- CS 150, CS 160, CS 180, CS 213, CS 230, CS 240, CS 280, CS 342, CS 380, and CS 480
- EC 282, EC 317, EC 321, EC 329, EC 331, EC 333, EC 341, EC 343, EC 351, EC 362, EC 370, EC 379, EC 382, EC 425, and EC 483
- HNR 201, HNR 445, HNR 450, and HNR 460
- Any ID courses (except ID 199, ID 209, ID 299, ID 399, ID 421, and ID 422, which are business electives)
- LA2 courses numbered 101-199
- SL 120
- ENT 120
- Study Abroad courses numbered 4900
- 1
EMS courses include courses in cinema, literature, writing, communications, and film and media studies. Students should read the descriptions of all courses with the subject header of EMS in order to find specific courses in their area of interest.
- 2
LA (Law) courses numbered LA 200 or above may not be used towards the Arts and Sciences requirements in the Law Minor.
Business Electives
Students may take additional business electives as part of a second major or minor. Business courses may not fulfill Context and Perspectives requirements, Arts and Sciences Electives requirements, or minor requirement where arts and sciences courses are specified. Business electives may be used to fulfill the Unrestricted Electives requirement.
The following course codes and courses are considered business electives:
- All AC, FI, FT, MG, MK, PRS, and XD courses
- CS 250, CS 350, CS 360, CS 401, and CS 460
- EC 112, EC 224, EC 225, EC 311, EC 346, EC 373, EC 374, EC 375, EC 376, EC 377, EC 402, EC 431, EC 441, and EC 454
- HNR 440
- SL 121
- ENT 121
- ID 199, ID 209, ID 299, ID 399, ID 421, and ID 422
- LA3 courses at the 200 level or higher (except for LA 402)
- Study Abroad courses numbered 4100
- 3
LA (Law) courses numbered 200 and above may not be used to fulfill the Arts and Sciences requirements in the Law Minor.
Communication Intensive Courses
Courses that satisfy the Communication Intensive requirement are indicated with a "Communication Intensive" course tag in Workday. Transfer students entering Bentley with 30 or more transfer credits are waived from the Communication Intensive requirement.