The 2010 General Education Requirements
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Curriculum Requirement
Credits
Description of Courses
First Year Seminar
3
Academic course taught by tenure-track or tenured Professor on topic of her or his choice, with ethics, and transition to college component
Reading and Writing
6
EN 101 and EN 102
Natural Sciences
6
Two courses from BY, CE, PH, or SC
Mathematics
3
MA at the 100 level or higher (except MA 101)
Historical Perspectives
3 - 6
3 or 6 credits in HS 101 and HS 102 (Western Civilization)
Social Sciences
3 - 6
3 or 6 credits in introductory social sciences AN, BE, GO, GS, PS, PY, or SO
Aesthetics and Creativity
3
3 credits of graded courses in AR, DA, MU, or TH including performance, studio, and instruction courses
Literature
3
A non-writing intensive 200 level Literature class
Cultural Diversity *
3
3 credits from a list of courses dealing with issues of diversity, e.g. race, gender
Global Understanding *
3
3 credits from a list of courses dealing with global issues, e.g. other societies, other countries
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Human Experience
3
3 credits from a list of courses on interdisciplinary topics, e.g.: Death and Dying, War and Peace, selected from a list of approved courses
Technological Literacy
3
Any course deemed TL, selected from a list of courses; may be inside or outside the major and may include IT 100, IT 102, or CS 102
Reasoned Oral Discourse
3
Any 3 credit course designated RD inside or outside the major
Completion of Two Writing Intensive Courses
0
Selected from a list of approved courses (credits are within the major)
Experiential Education (junior or senior year)
0
50 hours per credit through one of the following:
- internship, co-op, or service learning
- study abroad
- a course designated as ExEd
* Six credits in the study of the same foreign language automatically fulfill the Cultural Diversity AND Global Understanding requirements.
