What is the difference between the BA and BS degree?
The BA degree is a more interdisciplinary degree with a swath of introductory courses in the social, physical, and natural sciences. The BS is more focused on preparing its majors with a strong background in the physical and natural sciences and is less interdisciplinary at the upper-division level than the BA degree. For instance, the BS requires a full year of Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Math, while the BA only requires 2 or 3 Chemistry courses, two Math courses, one Biology and no Physics courses. The degrees also differ in their upper-division ES electives-the BS degree asks that you take part of your upper-division courses from a specified science list, whereas you have much more leeway in the BA degree in that any upper-division course is acceptable. The outside concentration for the two degrees differs as well. The BS requires an outside concentration from one or more departments from a specified list (i.e. Chemistry, EEMB/MCDB, Geography, Geology, Math, Statistics, or Phys
