Structure of the Core Program
The Core Program offers two basic categories of courses.
- Students engage in a common education experience in the First-Year Seminar.
- Students enroll in courses in nine Areas of Understanding (AU).
- Core courses CANNOT be completed Pass/No Pass.
Core Program Courses: (Check Sheet)
Common Core:
First-Year Seminar and Colloquium (4 credits)
- Must be taken in the student's first semester of enrollment at the College.
- Creative Expression (4 credits)
- Western Cultural Heritage (4 credits)
- Non-Western Cultural Heritage (4 credits)
- Mathematical (4 credits)
- Natural and Physical Sciences (8 credits)
- Two courses in different disciplines.
- At least one course must include a lab.
- Power of Language (4 credits English composition and 4 credits of an ancient or modern based language)
- Social Sciences (4 credits)
- Humanities (4 credits)
Additional Requirements:
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Students are required to complete the appropriate level of mathematics, English and/or modern language courses as determined by the College.
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Seniors may enroll in Core Program courses to complete Core, Major, or Minor requirements as needed; however, seniors may not enroll in 100 or 200-level Core Program courses for elective purposes until all enrolled underclassmen have had the opportunity to select courses during the official pre-registration periods in November and April. (In this context, "seniors" includes both students of senior status and juniors who will have achieved senior status at the completion of the current semester.)
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One core course must be Writing Intensive (WRI), 200-level.
