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Apr 18, 2024
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2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Liberal Arts, AA&S
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Purpose: The Liberal Arts program is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree, usually the Bachelor of Arts degree, in the liberal arts or social sciences. Students are urged to acquaint themselves with the requirements of the major department in planning their programs. Students should select this curriculum if they intend to major in one of the following disciplines: Economics, English, Foreign Language, Pre-Law, History, Humanities, Journalism, Library Science, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Government, Religion, or Sociology.
Admission Requirements: All students will be required to demonstrate college readiness through assessment and/or transcript review and may be required to take placement tests in math, writing, and reading to aid in placing students in the appropriate courses. Students who do not meet required placement levels must enroll in developmental studies courses.
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Liberal Arts Curriculum Degree Requirements:
Health/Physical Education
- Any HLT or PED course(s)2
Social Sciences
- Any course from ECO3, PLS, PSY4, or SOC AND any course from ECO3, GEO, HIS, PLS, PSY4, SOC
Lab Sciences
- Any two-semester sequence in BIO, CHM, GOL, or PHY
Transfer Elective(s)
- Any course which has been approved as a transfer elective5
Program requirements
Students must complete through 202 in a foreign language. Those who have successfully completed Foreign language in high school may take a CLEP test in order to begin foreign language study at a level beyond 101. See advisor for additional information. Students who do not require the full two years of a foreign language must substitute transfer elective courses for the remaining credits.
Total Minimum Credits: 62
Note: HLT 143 , HLT 250 , HLT 261 , HLT 262 , HLT 263 , and HLT 290 DO NOT meet HLT/PE requirement
Note: BIO 141 and BIO 142 do not meet the science requirement
Students graduating from this program must demonstrate proficiency in specific computer competencies by passing ITE 115 (transfer elective) or an equivalent competency test. Students are encouraged not to wait until the final semester to complete this requirement.
1 Students should check with institutions to which they are considering transferring to determine appropriate MTH courses and/or sequences.
2 Veterans may be awarded credit for military experience to meet this requirement.
3 ECO 120 and ECO 201 -ECO 202 contain similar course content. Students who take ECO 120 cannot receive credit for either ECO 201 or ECO 202 . Students who take either ECO 201 or ECO 202 cannot receive credit for ECO 120 .
4 Students cannot receive credit for both PSY 235 and PSY 230 .
5 Transfer elective credits must be selected from the Approved Transfer Electives List. See a counselor, a faculty advisor, or http://www.germanna.edu/transfer-services/transfer-electives/.
Students graduating from this program may be called upon to participate in a general education outcomes assessment during their last semester.
Third Semester
- ENG (Literature)
- Humanities Elective (I)
- Lab Science (I)
- Foreign Language (III)
- Transfer Elective
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