<p>Are students required to take courses in each of the five categories (Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Mathematical and Symbolic Analysis, and Creative Expression)?</p>
<p>Yes, unless you don’t want to graduate.
A liberal arts degree means that you’re “well-rounded.” You can check your progress on Wolverine Access.</p>
<p>Actually, you’re not required to take courses in all 5 of those categories. However, you have to take at least 7 credits in each of Natural Science, Social Science, and Humanities, and 3 credits in 3 out of those 5 categories you listed in your original post. Hope that makes sense.</p>
<p>Essentially:</p>
<p>You need 30 distribution credits. Out of these:</p>
<p>-7 must come from Natural Science, Social Science, AND Humanities (21 out of the 30)</p>
<p>-the remaining 9 credits can come from a variety of areas. You can get up to, but no more than, 3 additional credits in each of the core areas (NS, SS, HU)</p>
<p>-some of the remaining 9 credits can be interdisciplinary or creative expression as well.</p>
<p>to add to andre above, 3 credits from the additional nine can also be taken as MSA, or:</p>
<p>“Alternately, students may fulfill up to 9 of these credits by taking courses designated as Interdisciplinary (ID).”</p>
<p>and there is also the fourth term language proficiency and the race-ethnicity requirement.</p>
<p>see: <a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umich/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=78a951a61a10a110VgnVCM100000a3b1d38dRCRD&vgnextchannel=65bcc2b206dfd110VgnVCM100000a3b1d38dRCRD&vgnextfmt=default[/url]”>http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umich/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=78a951a61a10a110VgnVCM100000a3b1d38dRCRD&vgnextchannel=65bcc2b206dfd110VgnVCM100000a3b1d38dRCRD&vgnextfmt=default</a></p>
<p>you can also check your progress by clicking “My Academic Requirements” under “Degree Progress/Graduation” on wolverine access.</p>
<p>I took all of my area distribution in nat sci, humanities, and social science.</p>