UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
ARTS AND SCIENCES REQUIREMENT It is the purpose of a liberal arts education to create a broad base upon wh ich to bu ild one's continuing education. The student is allowed to select from the following courses to build his own base in the liberal arts. University Life I unit required (Not counted ltJward total number ofunits for graduatum. &quired of all new students and students trans/ening with 11 units m· /ess.) Communication 3 units required Foreign Language 12 units required English 6 units required Literature 3 units required Fine Arts 3 units required History 8 units required Philosophy 3 units required Physical Education 4 units required Behavioral Science 3 units required Science/Mathematics 8 units required The courses that meet the general education require- ment are the fo llowing: Communication 3 units Any one of the following 1vill meet this requirement: COMM 100 Introduction to Public Communication COMM 170 Small Group Communication COMM 181 lnu·oduction to Argumentation and Debate COMM 280 Oral Interpretation Foreign Language 12 units If you have completed: You will be required to take: (of the same language) (of the same language) BA *BS 1year high school 12 units 4 units Elementary 1and 2 and first semester Intermediate 2 years high school 8 units None
classical languages). International students for whom English is a second language need not take a foreign language under cer- tain circumstances. In addition, students who have acquired a second language without taking high school or college classes in it may be el igible for a waiver of the requirement. (For advise- ment see the Foreign Language Deparunent.) All non-native speakers of English will be able to count 12 units of ESL instruction (both EU and ESL courses at the 102 level and above) toward gradua- tion. For students pursuing the B.A. degree, the 12 units of ESL will satisfy the foreign language requirement. For students fmrsuing the B.S. degtfe, /our units will satisfy the foreign language requirement, and an additional eight units can be counted as electives. English 6units ENGL 11 0A/B Studies in Criticism and Composition All students scoring less than 400 on the verbal section of the SAT (or 16ACT) must take the Engli sh Placement Test adminis- tered by the English Deparunent at the beginning of tJ1e semes- ter. Native English speakers who do not pass the test must enroll in and successfully complete Basic English Workshop (three semester hours with no credit towards graduation) prior to enrolling in English IJOA. on-native English speakers who do not pass the test must enroll in the prescribed English for Non- Native Speakers cou1-se(s) prior to enrolling in English l l0A. Note: International students, please see the English Language Studies section of the catalog/or English 102, 103, 105, 107, and 109. Literature 3 units ENGL 250 Literature in Context ENGL 25 1 Engl ish Literature to 1798 ENGL 252 English Literature since 1798 Students may take any one of the above courses to fulfill the literature requirement. With the English Department chair's permission, the student may substitute any upper divi- sion literature course from English or foreign languages. Fine Arts 3 units Any one of the fo llowing will meet this requirement: ARTS 100 Art Appreciation ARTS I 06 Art of tJ1e Past ARTS 130 Introduction to Studio Arts COMM 160 Introduction to Drama MUSC 101 hiu-oduction to Music History 8units To fulfill the eight-unit history requirement, History 100 is required as well as either History 200 or Political Science 200. History 100 The West and the World (4 units required) Students who may have completed three units of World Civi lization are advised to take History ] JO Perspectives on Western Civilization (1 unit). History 200 United States History (4 units required) or Political Survey of American Government Science 200 (4 units required) Students who may have completed three units of United States History or United States Government are advised to take History 210, Perspectives on American History (1
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Elementary 2 and first semester Intermediate
4 units None First semester Intermediate
3 years high school
4 years high school None *Conversational language courses may be used toward the B. S. requirement /mt not the B.A. requirement. If you take a classical language for your foreign language you must take it through the 102 level for a B.S. degree. None Students with two years of a high school language must take the I 02 and 20J sections of the same language in order to com- plete the B.A. requirement. However, the instrnctor of each class may require an unprepared student to change to a lower level class. Enrollment in Spanish classes wi ll be dete1mined on the basis of a mandatory placement exam. Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment in tJ1e progran1 must be retested and placed accordingly. If the student needs to review prior coursework, he should audit the appropriate lower-level cow-se. Repeating a level for credit will forfeit all prior experience credit for that level and above. Exceptions to this policy are noted under the appropriate deparunents (please note the unit difference per semester for
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