A minimum of 27 semester hours for full-time students is required, with a concentration of at least 15 hours of coursework in one department. These courses must be selected with the assistance of the department adviser and approved by the department concerned. At least 9 semester hours must be taken in two related fields, and the courses must be approved by the department concerned. This language requirement may be satisfied by successfully passing an oral examination given by the appropriate member of the Department of Romance Languages and Classics. A minimum of 33 semester hours of coursework for full-time students is required, with a concentration of at least 15 hours in one department.
Several alternatives are available for the related fields.
Fifteen semester hours may be taken in the remaining two or more related fields. All courses must be selected with the assistance of the departmental adviser and approved by the department concerned. The language proficiency as given for Plan I is also required. Areas of concentration offered at the present time are anthropology, economics, history, international business, political science, and Spanish. Under Plan I, the student is required to pass a final oral examination extending over the whole period of study and the thesis.