Degrees Offered
Elizabethtown College grants four residence degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science. Four additional degrees are offered through the Center of Continuing Education and Distance Learning: Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Professional Studies, Associate of Arts, and Associate of Science.The Core Program
The Core Program supports the academic goals expressed in Elizabethtown College’s mission statement. It has four major purposes: to provide a sense of mission and purpose to general education, to provide a foundation for successful study in liberal arts and professions, to integrate knowledge across the disciplines by engaging students in the study of the natural world and the human experience, and to develop habits of the mind that foster continued intellectual growth. The Core Program promotes truth, tenable judgments and important ideas by assuring that a student has the opportunity to acquire significant knowledge and accepted methods of inquiry.
An important component of the Core Program is the First-Year Seminar and its companion piece, the Intellectual Engagement Experience. In addition, students enroll in 10 courses in eight Areas of Understanding. The thematic Areas of Understanding unite the Core Program into a cohesive offering, develop skills of self-education, and integrate knowledge across the disciplines. Any exceptions to Core requirements must be petitioned to the Academic Standing Committee.
Courses in the Core Program are reviewed every three years, with approximately one-third of the courses undergoing review each year. Thus, the Core is fluid, with courses moving in and out. For the current list of approved Core courses, refer to the online list available through the Registration and Records website.
