Punjab University offers Bachelors in Arts (BA) for the duration of two years and exams are held at the end of Second Year. Candidates have to choose two elective subjects and one optional subject. The subjects of Psychology and Applied Psychology cannot be taken together. Candidates have to pass the Compulsory subject of Islamic Studies/Ethics and Pakistan Studies separately in the University Examinations.

The BA/BSc private candidates are now permitted to submit the examination forms for the subjects having practical portion. The decision was taken because students were facing difficulty in getting admission. Now all the private students can appear in the final exams of BA/BSc with subjects having practical portion.

"English Language" and "Islamiyat/ Ethics and Pakistan Studies" are compulsory subjects carrying 200 marks and 100 marks, respectively and a candidate has to select two elective subjects, carrying 200 marks each and there will be one optional subject carrying 100 marks.  

List of compulsory, elective and optional subjects is given below.

Compulsory Subjects: 

• 1. English Language (200 marks)
  2. Islamiyat/ Ethics  (60 marks)
  3. Pakistan Studies  (40 marks)

Elective Subjects: (200 marks each, Choose 2 subjects)

• 1. Arabic
  2. Applied Psychology
  3. Bengali
  4. Economics
  5. Education
  6. English Literature
  7. Fine Arts
  8. French
  9. Geography
  10. Geology
  11. German
  12. History
  13. Hindi
  14. Home Economics
  15. Health & Physical Education
  16. Islamic Studies
  17. Journalism
  18. Kashmiryat
  19. Library & Information Science
  20. Music
  21. Persian
  22. Philosophy
  23. Political Science
  24. Punjabi
  25. Russian
  26. Social Work
  27. Sociology
  28. Spanish
  29. Turkish
  30. Urdu
  31. Women Studies

Optional Subjects (100 marks, choose 1 subject)