Undecided Major

General Studies

Required Core Curriculum

Required Curriculum for Major

Grade

Area A

36 Credit from the following broad areas of

study:

EN 011*

Introduction to Rhetoric

(1) Arts and Humanities

EN 012*

Rhetoric: The Research Paper

(2) Natural Science, Numerical

CA 021*

Effective Communication

and Symbolic Reasoning

HI 101

Civilizations

(3) Social Science

EN 101

Approaches to Literature

(4) Professional Studies

MA 101 (MT 050)

Modern College Math I

FS 101

Freshman Seminar

(Not required transfer students)

Area B

MA 102 (MT 060) Modern College Math II

Major courses are individually developed

Natural or Physical Science

for each student by an advisor, consistent

Foreign Language

with career/educational goals.

Foreign Language

B-1

Course selected from B-1 area

3 credits for Capstone course

B-1

Course selected from B-1 area

B-2

Course selected from B-2 area

B-2

Course selected from B-2 area

Free Electives (number of electives vary

B-2

Course selected from B-2area

B-3

Course selected from B-3 area

B-3

Course selected from B-3 area

B-4

RS 101 Intro. to Religion

B-4

PH 101 Intro. to Philosophy

B-4

Religion Elective

Note: MA 005 (MT 005), MA 006 (MT 006), EN 007, EN 008 and other developmental or ESL (ES) courses will not count toward the 120 credit graduation requirement. (EFL courses (EF) will count toward degree).

* Area A - Rhetoric and Communications must be completed with a grade of "C" or better before completing 60 credit hours.

Area B-1 - Minimum of 6 credits required from two disciplines:

Art, Music, Literature, Media Studies, History and Foreign Language

Area B-2 - Minimum of 9 credits required from two disciplines:

Anthropology, Political Science, Economics and Psychology

Area B-3 - Minimum of 2 courses with at least one in the natural/physical sciences:

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science

Area B-4 - Minimum of 9 credits required from Area B-4:

Religious Studies and Philosophy

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GENERAL STUDIES MAJOR

(TOTAL OF 39 CREDITS)

The General Studies program is a Baccalaureate Degree program developed specifically for students who are interested in custom designing their own multidisciplinary curriculum. This kind of program allows a student to investigate areas of study that best serve his/her life and/or work situation.

1. You have the option of taking 36 credits from at least 2 disciplines within one broad area of study with no more than 24 credits allowed from a particular discipline OR.

2. You have the option of taking 36 credits from two broad areas of study. In this option, you will take 24 credits from at least 2 disciplines within a primary area of study, with no more than 18 credits allowed from a particular discipline. You will also take 12 credits from a secondary area of study.

3. At least 50% of the courses in the major must be at the upper division level, as defined by the respective disciplines.

4. A 3 credit Capstone Project course supervised by your Faculty Advisor is required at

the end of the program to synthesize your learning.

THE AREAS OF STUDY

1. Arts and Humanities - this includes Art, Communications, English, History, Media Studies, Modern Foreign Language, Music, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.

2. Natural Science, Numerical and Symbolic Reasoning - This includes Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics.

3. Social Science - This includes Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology.

4. Professional Studies - This includes Accounting, Education, Finance, Legal Assistant, and Management:

PLAN OF STUDY

As you develop the particular requirements of your General Studies major you are asked to formulate a cohesive and comprehensive Plan of Study. This will insure that you pursue a meaningful program. A sequence of study will be planned for a year at a time since most general studies students attend part-time and have a number of transfer credits.