The Core
Programs of Study
Minors
Study Abroad
Miscellaneous
100

The departments that comprise the core requirements

What is Humanities, Social Science, Math, Biology ,and Physical Sciences. 

100

The time in which you have to declare your major

What is spring quarter of your third year 

100

The number of classes that a student can double count between major and minor classes

What is zero classes

100

The number of credits received for completing civilization requirement abroad 

What is 300 units

100

The most common major at The University of Chicago

What is Economic 

200

The number of units/credits that Humanities, Art and Civilizations must sum to 

What is 600 units

200

The only program of study that requires an application

What is Law Letters and Society (1100 units)

200

The way that people can declare a minor

What is by completing the consent form 

200

Outside of tuition, the financial aid available to students

What is $1200 for airfare support students who receive need based aid and $1875 for Odyssey Scholars to help with airfare and the administrative fee
200

The place / people you go to if you need help with your writing

What is CORE / Writing Tutors?

300

The number of credits needed to earn a bachelors degree from this university

What is 4200

300

The differentiation between Comparative Literature and English Language and Literature

What is studying literature in a variety of languages vs studying English literature specifically.

300

The year that a student has to decide of they would like to continue with their minor

What is none 

"A minor can be discontinued at any time"

300

The requirements that Global Studies majors can complete abroad

What is GLST I & II and Methods course

300

The program that helps undergraduate build good study habits

What is the Academic Skills Assessment Program (ASAP) 

https://wellness.uchicago.edu/mental-health/academic-skills-assessment-program/

400

The year in which core requirements must be completed

What is fourth year

400

The number of classes that may be double counted for double majors in Media, Art and Design

What is four units

"Students double majoring in Media Arts and Design and another major can count a maximum of four courses towards both majors, pending approval from both departments....[D]ouble majors may have to take multiple capstone courses to fulfill both program requirements."

400

The minor that combines two departments

What is English and Creative Writing

400

The alternative and non-UChicago medium in which students can study abroad and fulfill their language requirement

What is Foreign Language Acquisition Grant (FLAG)

400

The programs that Pre-Med students looking to study abroad use to get out of Chicago

What is the Paris: Global and Public health program and/or Summer study abroad

500

The ways to fulfill the language requirement

What is: 

1. AP Credit

2. Heritage/Native Speaker (test out)

3. 2 quarters starting in 102

4. Full language sequence 

500

The designation needed for elective in Computer Science to count towards the major requirement

What is PhD Core or PhD Elective

"Courses numbered at the CMSC 30000-level must be designated as PhD Core or PhD Elective in order to satisfy the electives requirement for the major. Because these courses can change on a quarterly basis, they are not listed in the catalog. "

500

The minor that is abbreviated as YDDH

What is Yiddish Studies

500

The most common external scholarship for student to study abroad

What is the Gilman Scholarship

500

The quarter in which students seeking to do the joint degree program must be done with their major and core requirements*

What is spring of third year

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