Students must complete their degree requirements in order to receive a diploma at the University of Oregon. While degrees have different requirements, all undergraduate students must satisfy writing, area of inquiry, and cultural literacy requirements. Students earning a bachelor of arts degree must also complete second language requirements, and students completing a bachelor of science degree must complete a mathematics or computer science requirement.
Students should consult with their academic advisors to ensure they understand degree requirements early in their journey at the UO.
Requirements by bachelor degree:
- Bachelor of Architecture
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Education
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Bachelor of Interior Architecture
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Music in Education
A full overview of bachelor's degree requirements are available in the UO Catalog.
Bachelor of Science
- Written English: WR 121 and either WR 122 or WR 123 (grade of C-/Pass or better)
- Area of Inquiry: Minimum of 15 credits in approved area-satisfying courses in each area.
- Each area must include courses in at least two subjects
- Total minimum credits: 45 (no more than 3 courses from one subject)
- Credits from a course may not be used to satisfy area requirements and Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Mathematics requirements.
- Cultural Literacy: One approved course in each of the following categories:
- Global Perspectives: Courses must be a minimum of 3 credits.
- US: Difference, Inequality & Agency
- Mathematics/Computer Science: One year college-level or equivalent (grade C-/Pass or better)
- Credits from a course may not be used to satisfy area requirements and Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Mathematics requirements.
- Minimum credits: 180
- Upper-division credits: 62
- Total ABCDP* credits: 168
- UO ABCD credits: 45
- UO residence requirement: 45 after 120
- UO satisfactory performance: University of Oregon GPA of 2.0
- UO academic major: Completion of an academic major required for all bachelor's degrees at the University of Oregon.
Bachelor of Arts
- Written English: WR 121 and either WR 122 or WR 123 (grade of C-/Pass or better)
- Area of Inquiry: Minimum of 15 credits in approved area-satisfying courses in each area.
- Each area must include courses in at least two subjects
- Total minimum credits: 45 (no more than 3 courses from one subject)
- Credits from a course may not be used to satisfy area requirements and Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Mathematics requirements.
- Cultural Literacy: One approved course in each of the following categories:
- Global Perspectives: Courses must be a minimum of 3 credits.
- US: Difference, Inequality & Agency
- Second Language: Completion of at least the third term, second year of a second-language course taught in the language (grade of C-/Pass or better)
- Minimum credits: 180
- Upper-division credits: 62
- Total ABCDP* credits: 168
- UO ABCD credits: 45
- UO residence requirement: 45 after 120
- UO satisfactory performance: University of Oregon GPA of 2.0
- UO academic major: Completion of an academic major required for all bachelor's degrees at the University of Oregon.
Bachelor's Degrees in Fine Arts, Education, Landscape Architecture, Music, and Music in Education
- Written English: WR 121 and either WR 122 or WR 123 (grade of C-/Pass or better)
- Area of Inquiry: Minimum of 12 credits in approved area-satisfying courses in each area.
- Each area must include courses in at least two subjects
- Total minimum credits: 36 (no more than 3 courses from one subject)
- Cultural Literacy: One approved course in each of the following categories:
- Global Perspectives: Courses must be a minimum of 3 credits.
- US: Difference, Inequality & Agency
- Minimum credits: 180
- Upper-division credits: 62
- Total ABCDP* credits: 168
- UO ABCD credits: 45
- UO residence requirement: 45 after 120
- UO satisfactory performance: University of Oregon GPA of 2.0
- UO academic major: Completion of an academic major required for all bachelor's degrees at the University of Oregon.
Bachelor of Architecture
- Written English: WR 121 and either WR 122 or WR 123 (grade of C-/Pass or better)
- Area of Inquiry: Minimum of 12 credits in approved area-satisfying courses in each area.
- Each area must include courses in at least two subjects
- Total minimum credits: 36 (no more than 3 courses from one subject)
- Cultural Literacy: One approved course in each of the following categories:
- Global Perspectives: Courses must be a minimum of 3 credits.
- US: Difference, Inequality & Agency
- Minimum credits: 231
- Upper-division credits: 62
- Total ABCDP* credits: 168
- UO ABCD credits: 45
- UO residence requirement: 45 after 171
- UO satisfactory performance: University of Oregon GPA of 2.0
- UO academic major: Completion of an academic major required for all bachelor's degrees at the University of Oregon.
Bachelor of Interior Architecture
- Written English: WR 121 and either WR 122 or WR 123 (grade of C-/Pass or better)
- Area of Inquiry: Minimum of 12 credits in approved area-satisfying courses in each area.
- Each area must include courses in at least two subjects
- Total minimum credits: 36 (no more than 3 courses from one subject)
- Cultural Literacy: One approved course in each of the following categories:
- Global Perspectives: Courses must be a minimum of 3 credits.
- US: Difference, Inequality & Agency
- Minimum credits: 225
- Upper-division credits: 62
- Total ABCDP* credits: 168
- UO ABCD credits: 45
- UO residence requirement: 45 after 165
- UO satisfactory performance: University of Oregon GPA of 2.0
- UO academic major: Completion of an academic major required for all bachelor's degrees at the University of Oregon.