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LSA and Non-LSA Credit

  2. Majors and Minors
  3. Departments and Units
  4. Courses
  5. LSA Degrees
  6. LSA Requirements
  7. LSA Academic Policies and Procedures
    1. Credit Policies
      1. Course Credit and Contact Hours
      2. Class Standing
      3. Residency Requirements
      4. LSA and Non-LSA Credit
      5. Graded and Non-Graded Coursework
      6. Credits Required Outside of Major Department
      7. Course Sequencing
      8. Repeating a Course
      9. Experiential and Directed Reading/Independent Study Coursework
      10. Test Credit (AP, IB, etc.)
      11. Transfer Credit Policy
    3. Registration and Enrollment
    4. Grading, Transcripts, and Academic Records
    5. Academic Standing
    6. Academic Integrity
  9. LSA Commitment to Academic Freedom
  10. Dates and Deadlines
  11. Academic Integrity
  12. Engaged Learning
  13. STEM
  14. Business
  15. What Will You Do with an LSA Degree?

LSA students must complete a minimum of 100 credits of LSA courses toward the 120 credits required for a degree.

LSA Credit and Non-LSA Credit Policies (effective Fall 2024) 

Courses listed in the LSA Undergraduate Course Catalog count as LSA credit. Courses offered by other schools, colleges, and academic units at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) that are not listed in the LSA Undergraduate Course Catalog are categorized as non-LSA credit. 

Non-LSA coursework completed Fall term 2024 or later earns credit toward a degree according to the following policies:

  • Candidates for an A.B., B.S., or B.G.S. degree must complete a minimum 100 credits of LSA courses, allowing 20 credits of non-LSA coursework in the minimum 120 required for the degree. Non-LSA credits in excess of 20 will be included in the calculation of a student's GPA, but will not be counted toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree in LSA.
  • Courses cross-listed between LSA and another school or college of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) count toward the required number of LSA credits.

 

LSA credits: credits earned from courses offered by LSA academic departments and some approved courses in other University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) academic units (such as those crosslisted with LSA courses). Courses earning LSA credit are listed in the LSA Undergraduate Course Catalog unless otherwise noted. Transfer credit in LSA subject areas is also considered LSA credit.

Non-LSA credits: credits earned from courses offered by other academic units (e.g., the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, the College of Engineering). If a course is not listed in the LSA Undergraduate Course Catalog it earns non-LSA credit.

Both LSA and non-LSA credit earn credit toward degree and honor points.

  • Exceptions: School of Music, Theatre & Dance ensemble courses yield credit toward degree but no honor points, unless they are cross-listed with LSA courses. 
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