Current/Previous Curriculum: Implications of the New Curriculum
Implications of the 2006 curriculum for continuing (“pre-‘06”) students
| Old General College Requirements and Perspectives Requirements : |
Can be satisfied* with courses taken from existing Basic Skills and Perspectives lists or with certain NEW curriculum courses (if taken in fall 2006 or after): |
| ENGL 11, 12 | ENGL 101, 102 |
| FL through level 3 | FL through level 3 |
| 2 PHYA courses | Any 2 PHYA courses, one of which may be an LF (#100-199) |
| MATH 10 + 1 MATH | MATH 110 + any QR course |
| 2 Nat Sci, 1 w/lab | 1 PL courses, 1 PX course |
| 2 Social Sciences (from 2 different departments) | 2 Non-Historical SS courses (from 2 different departments) |
| Fine Arts | Any VP course |
| Literature | Any LA course |
| Pre-1700 History | Any WB course |
| Other Western History | Any course approved as HS and NA |
| Non-Western History | Any course approved as BN or GL |
| Philosophy | Any PH course |
| Cultural Diversity | Any US course |
| Swim Test | Cancelled |
| Note on COMM 9: Students may use any current CI course, or any course taken before 2006 that has since been classified as CI, to fulfill this requirement. Permission to use a previously taken course to meet an unfulfilled requirement applies only to COMM 9. | |
| * No double-counting of Gen Ed courses; major courses may not count unless specified by the student's major | |
| Old A&S Perspectives Requirements: | **Satisfied in NEW curriculum with: |
| Western History | Any course approved as HS and NA > 199 |
| NWCMP*** | Any BN or GL > 199 [if "other Western" taken at GC level] |
| Social Science | Any Non-Historical SS course > 199 |
| Aesthetic | Any VP or LA course > 199 |
| Natural Science/Math | Any QI or PL course > 199**** |
| Philosophy | Any PH course > 199 |
| ** No major/minor courses may be used to satisfy perspective requirements | |
| ***All BA and most BS degrees require students to take a NWCMP at the GC or A&S level. | |
| ****If PL, student must choose a Life Science if two Physical sciences were taken at GC level, and vice versa | |
Other notable adjustments:
- Students may declare up to three “in depth” areas (i. e., two majors and one minor or two minors and one major.)
- Unless otherwise specified, students in the College may use up to 24 hours of professional school credit toward graduation.
- BA students may earn up to 45 hours in their respective majors.
- IDST majors, formerly prohibited from having second majors, will be treated like any other major.
Abbreviations for new, 2006, requirements:
Foundations level:
- QR = Quantitative Reasoning
- FL = Foreign Language
- LF = Lifetime Fitness
- CR = Composition and Rhetoric
Approaches level:
- PL = Physical and Life Sciences (PX=with lab)
- SS = Social and Behavioral Sciences (Non-Historical)
- HS = Historical Analysis (Soc. and Behavioral Sciences)
- PH = Philosophical and Moral Reasoning
- VP = Visual and Performing Arts
- LA = Literary Arts
Connections level:
- US = US Diversity
- GL = Global Issues
- NA= North Atlantic World
- BN = Beyond the North Atlantic World
- CI = Communication Intensive
- WB = World Before 1750
- EE= Experiential Education
- QI = Quantitative Intensive
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