3. General LSA Requirements First Year Writing Requirement (FYWR) Upper Level Writing Requirement (ULWR) Race and Ethnicity (R&E) Quantitative Reasoning (QR/1 or QR/2) 4th term proficiency in one language other than English
Welcome to the University of Michigan and the College of Literature Science and the Arts! Soon you’ll be here for Orientation. Before you arrive, we wanted to give you a brief overview of the LSA degree and the types of courses you’ll take when you’re here. LS&A offers over 2,000 courses each semester so you’ll have lots to choose from! For the next 15 minutes we would like to follow along as we introduce you to LSA, review the basic degree requirements, and get you ready for Summer Orientation. Along the way, we will hear from current UM students about how they approached these requirements, followed their passions, and made the most of their time at Michigan.
The general college wide requirements make up about ¼ of your total LSA degree. Give or take this ends up being about 30 credits. To put this into context the college requires a minimum of 120 credits to graduate.There are 5 things that make up the LSA College Requirements:Show graphic here- Read titles of eachThe first-year writing requirement (this is the most important to remember as a fY student)The Upper level writing requirement ( this is something you’ll do probably in your junior or senior year)The Race and Ethnicity requirement The Quantitative Reasoning requirement (this is not just a math requirement!)And 4th term proficiency in a language other than EnglishDoes this seem intimidating? Don’t worry! Your advisor will review this again during orientation.Let’s break it down:
