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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA

College/School: New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: ASDISASBA

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
A minimum of 12 upper-division credit hours used toward the major requirements must be taken from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in the Class Search.

Disability Studies Core
DST 101 Introduction to Disability Studies (CIVI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
DST 322 Social and Cultural Implications of the Many Forms of Disability (SOBE) OR DST 458 Disability and Communication Advocacy 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
HRC 200 Introduction to Social and Cultural Analysis (CIVI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
HRC 310 Social and Cultural Analysis: Method and Theory (SOBE) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Disability Studies Electives
AMS 449 / ETH 449 / WST 449 Hate Speech, Manifestos, and Radical Writings (CIVI) AMS 469 / ETH 469 / WST 469 Trash Talk ASB 339 / POS 339 / SBS 339 / SOC 339 Grassroots Social Movements BIO 312 / IAS 340 / PHI 320 Bioethics (HUAD) CDE 498 / FAS 498 / SOC 498 Topic: Disability and Inclusion COM 421 Rhetoric of Social Issues DST 322 Social and Cultural Implications of the Many Forms of Disability (SOBE) DST 394 Topic: Civil Rights Law and Accessibility Compliance DST 394 Topic: Disability History DST 394 Topic: Disability Studies Memoir and Writing DST 394 Topic: International Disability Issues DST 394 Special Topics DST 458 Disability and Communication Advocacy DST 469 / ENG 469 Science and Literature DST 494 Topic: Disability & Media: The Politics of Representation DST 494 Topic: Gender, Sexuality, and Disability DST 494 / IAP 494 Topic: Disability and Aesthetics DST 494 Special Topics HRC 494 Topic: Veterans and Critical Disability Studies IAP 494 Topic: Accessibility in Digital Arts and Design JUS 301 Research in Justice Studies (SOBE) RTH 364 Foundations in Recreational Therapy (SOBE) SOC 352 Social Change (CIVI) SOC 400 Perspectives on Aging 24 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	24
Disability Studies Capstone
DST 484 Internship OR DST 493 Honors Thesis OR DST 499 Individualized Instruction OR HRC 480 Capstone: Practices and Approaches 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3


Upper Division Global and Civic Engagement Requirement: satisfied through completion of six credits of upper-division courses with a Global Communities, Societies and Individuals (GCSI) or Governance and Civic Engagement (CIVI) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the university general studies requirements; or completion of three credits from an ASU-approved global education program. Adjustment to upper-division and elective hours is required if a lower-division global education course is used. 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Mathematics Proficiency Requirement: all New College students in a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree program are required to obtain a grade of "C" or higher in any course that satisfies the ASU General Studies MATH requirement.
Mathematics (MATH) Recommended: MAT 114 OR MAT 117 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
NEW 101 The ASU New College Experience OR IAS 300 Career Strategies and Personal Resilience NEW 101 (or other ASU college equivalent) is required for all first-year students. IAS 300 is required for all transfer students in New College. 1 - 3 Credit Hours		1 - 3
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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Disability Studies, BA

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