A. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS (complete these by the deadlines to avoid Registration Holds)

1. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (three requirements):

BASIC COMPOSITION (BC) (complete by 30 credit hours)(for course completed Fall term 2008 or later, a grade of "C" or better is required): ENG 1020, Introductory College Writing, 4 cr.

INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION (IC) (choose one) (complete by 75 credit hours)(for course completed Fall term 2008 or later, a grade of "C" or better is required):  Pre-requisite: "C" or better grade in Basic Composition (BC)
Africana Studies-AFS 2390, Introduction to African-American Literature: Literature and Writing, 4 cr.
English-ENG 2100, Introduction to Poetry: Literature and Writing, 3 cr.
English-ENG 2110, Introduction to Drama: Literature and Writing, 3 cr.
English-ENG 2120, Introduction to Fiction: Literature and Writing, 4 cr.
English-ENG 2210, Great English Novels: Literature and Writing, 3 cr.
English-ENG 2310, Major American Books: Literature and Writing, 3 cr.
English-ENG 2390, Introduction to African-American Literature: Literature and Writing, 4 cr.
English-ENG 2570, Literature By and About Women: Literature and Writing (CD), 3 cr.
English-ENG 3010, Intermediate Writing, 3 cr.
English-ENG 3020, Writing and Community, 3 cr.
English-ENG 3050, Technical Communication I: Report Writing, 3 cr.
 

WRITING INTENSIVE course in major field (WI) (consult Major Department). Pre-requisite: "C" or better grade in Intermediate Composition (IC)

2. MATHEMATICS COMPETENCY (MC) (complete by 30 credit hours by one method below):
* Attain CLEP score of "50" or higher, an AP score of "2" (no degree credit), or "25" on ACT Math exam;
* Transfer credit for the equivalent of MAT 1800 or higher taken at an accredited college;
* Place beyond the first "1000" level Math course on the Math Competency/Proficiency Examination; or
* Complete a Math course at WSU numbered at the "1000" level or higher with a satisfactory grade.

3. ORAL COMMUNICATION (OC) (complete by 60 credit hours by one method below):
* Pass WSU Oral Communication Competency Exam (no credit hours granted); or
* Pass one of the courses, or its equivalent, below:
Communication-COM 1010, Oral Communication: Basic Speech, 3 cr.
English-ENG 3060, Technical Communication II: Writing and Speaking, 3 cr.

4. COMPUTER LITERACY (CL) (complete by 30 credit hours by one method below):
*Completion of college level computer course such as
Basic Engineering-B E 1200, Basic Engineering I: Design in Engineering, 3 cr.
Communication-COM 3210, News Editing,  (Public Relations and Journalism majors), 4 cr.
Computer Science-CSC 1000, Introduction to Computer Science, 3 cr.
Computer Science-CSC 1050, Introduction to C and Unix, 2 cr.
or any higher level CSC course;
FPC 1100, Computing in the Arts, (preferred for most students in CFPCA), 2 cr.; or
* Pass the Computer Literacy Competency Exam; or transfer credit for a comparable course taken at another college or university.

5. CRITICAL THINKING (CT) (complete by 75 credit hours by one method below):
* Pass WSU Critical Thinking Competency Exam OR
* Pass one of the following:
Business Administration-B A 1010, Critical Thinking for Consumer Decisions, 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 1050, Critical Thinking,  3 cr.
Communication-COM 2110, Argumentation and Debate, 3 cr.


B. UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE GROUP REQUIREMENTS:
Please note the following in meeting Group Requirements: A given Subject Area Code (e.g. ANT, HIS, P S, etc.) may not be used more than twice; a course must be at least three semester hours to apply; and courses for Group Requirements may not be elected on a Passed/Not Passed basis.

1. NATURAL SCIENCE: one Physical Science and one Life Science, one of which includes laboratory:

PHYSICAL SCIENCE (PS) (choose one):
Astronomy-AST 2010, Descriptive Astronomy, 4 cr.
Chemistry-CHM 1000, Chemistry and Your World (ST), 3-4 cr.
Chemistry-CHM 1020, Survey of General Chemistry, 4 cr.
Chemistry-CHM 1220, General Chemistry I, 4 cr.
Chemistry-CHM 1225, General Chemistry I (ENGG),  3 cr.
Chemistry-CHM 1410, Chemical Principles I: General/Organic Chemistry, 6 cr.
Geology-GEL 1010, Geology: The Science of the Earth, 4 cr.
Physics-PHY 1020, Conceptual Physics: The Basic Science,  3-4 cr.
Physics-PHY 1040, Einstein, Relativity and Quanta: A Conceptual Introduction (ST), 3-4 cr.
Physics-PHY 2130, General Physics, 3 cr.
Physics-PHY 2170, General Physics (Calculus-based course), 4 cr.
Physics-PHY 2175, General Physics (ENGG), 4 cr.
Physics-PHY 3100, The Sounds of Music, 4 cr.

LIFE SCIENCE (LS) (choose one):
Anthropology-ANT 2110, Introduction to Physical Anthropology, 3 cr.
Biology-BIO 1030, Biology Today, 3-4 cr.
Biology-BIO 1050, An Introduction to Life,  3-4 cr.
Biology-BIO 1510, Basic Life Mechanisms,  4 cr.
Biology-BIO 2200, Introductory Microbiology, 4 cr.
Nutrition & Food Science-NFS 2030, Nutrition and Health (ST), 3 cr.
Psychology-PSY 1010, Introductory Psychology, 4 cr.
Psychology-PSY 1020, Elements of Psychology, 3 cr.

LABORATORY (LB) laboratory must be associated with one of the above courses:

2. HISTORICAL STUDIES (HS) (choose one):
Anthropology-ANT 3200, Lost Cities and Ancient Civilizations, 3 cr.
History-HIS 1000, World Civilization to 1500, 3-4 cr.
History-HIS 1300, Europe and the World: 1500-1945, 3-4 cr.
History-HIS 1400, The World Since 1945, 3-4 cr.
History-HIS 1600, African Civilizations to 1800, 3-4 cr.
History-HIS 1610, African Civilizations Since 1800, 3-4 cr.
History-HIS 1800, The Age of Islamic Empires: 600-1600, 3 cr.
History-HIS 1810, The Modern Middle East, 3 cr.
History-HIS 1995, Society and the Economic Transition (ST), 3 cr.
Near Eastern Studies-N E 2030, The Age of Islamic Empires: 600-1600, 3 cr.
Near Eastern Studies-N E 2040, The Modern Middle East, 3 cr.

3. SOCIAL SCIENCE (choose one from each of the two categories):

AMERICAN SOCIETY & INSTITUTIONS (AI) (choose one):
History-HIS 1050, American Civilization Since World War II,  3-4  cr.
Political Science-P S 1010, American Government,  4 cr.
Political Science-P S 1030, The American Governmental System, 3 cr.

BASIC SOCIAL SCIENCE (SS) (choose one):
Africana Studies-AFS 2210, Black Social and Political Thought, 4 cr.
Anthropology-ANT 2100, Introduction to Anthropology, 3-4 cr.
Economics-ECO 1000, Survey of Economics,  4 cr.
Economics-ECO 2010, Principles of Microeconomics, 4 cr.
Economics-ECO 2020, Principles of Macroeconomics,  4 cr.
Geography-GPH 1100, World Regional Patterns (CD), 4 cr.
Geography-GPH 2000, Introduction to Urban Studies (CD), 4 cr.
Geography-GPH 3130, Introductory Urban Geography, 4 cr.
Geography-GPH 3200, Europe,  3 cr.
History-HIS 2000, Introduction to Urban Studies (CD), 4 cr.
Honors-HON 1000, City I, 3 cr.
Political Science-P S 1000, Introduction to Political Science, 3 cr.
Political Science-P S 2000, Introduction to Urban Studies (CD),  4 cr.
Political Science-P S 2240, Introduction to Urban Politics and Policy, 4 cr.
Sociology-SOC 2000, Understanding Human Society, 3 cr.
Sociology-SOC 2020, Social Problems, 3 cr.
Sociology-SOC 2500, Introduction to Urban Studies (CD), 4 cr.
Sociology-SOC 3300, Social Inequality,  4 cr.
Sociology-SOC 3510, The Nature and Impact of Population on Society,  3 cr.
Sociology-SOC 4100, Social Psychology, 4 cr.
Urban Studies-U S 2000, Introduction to Urban Studies  (CD), 4 cr.
Women's Studies-W S 3010, Interdisciplinary Introduction to Women's Studies, 3 cr.

4. HUMANITIES (one course in each of the two categories below):

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS (VP) (choose one):
Art History-A H 1000, Introduction to Art, 3-4 cr.
Art History-A H 1110, Survey of Art History: Ancient through Medieval,  3-4 cr.
Art History-A H 1120, Survey of Art History: Renaissance through Modern, 3-4 cr.
Communication-COM 2010, Introduction to Film, 4 cr.
Communication-COM 2020, History of Film ,  4 cr.
Dance-DNC 2000, Introduction to Dance (CD), 4 cr.
Dance-DNC 2310, History of Dance from 1800 to the Present, 3 cr.
English-ENG 2450, Introduction to Film, 4 cr.
English-ENG 2460, History of Film, 4 cr.
Music History-MUH 1340, Music Appreciation: World Music (CD), 3 cr.
Music History-MUH 1350, History of American Popular Music, 3 cr.
Music History-MUH 1351, History of American Popular Music: 1940 to the Present, 3
Music History-MUH 1370, Music Appreciation: Beginnings to the Present,  3 cr.
Slavic Studies-SLA 3710, Russian and East European Film,  3 cr.
Theatre-THR 1010, Introduction to the Theatre, 3 cr.
Theatre-THR 1030, Black Theatre: An Introduction (CD), 3 cr.

PHILOSOPHY & LETTERS (PL) (choose one):
Classics-CLA 1010, Classical Civilization (CD), 3-4 cr.
Classics-CLA 2100, Classical Origins of Western Thought (CD), 3 cr.
Classics-CLA 2200, Introduction to Greek Tragedy, 3 cr.
Communication-COM 2160, Contemporary Persuasive Campaigns and Movements, 3 cr.  
English-ENG 2200, Shakespeare,  3 cr.
English-ENG 2500, The English Bible as Literature,  4 cr.
English-ENG 2720, Basic Concepts in Linguistics, 3 cr.
English-ENG 3110, English Literature to 1700,  3 cr.
English-ENG 3120, English Literature after 1700, 3 cr.
English-ENG 3140, Survey of American Literature, 3 cr.
French-FRE 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature, 3-4 cr.
German-GER 2310, Short Fiction from Central Europe and Russia
German-GER 2700,  Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature,  3-4 cr.
Honors-HON 2100, Classical Origins of Western Thought (CD), 3 cr.
Italian-ITA 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature,  3-4 cr.
Linguistics-LIN 2720, Basic Concepts in Linguistics, 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 1010, Introduction to Philosophical Systems,  3-4 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 1020, Honors Introduction to Philosophical Systems, 4 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 1030, Introduction to Philosophical Problems, 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 1040, Honors Introduction to Philosophical Problems, 4 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 1100, Contemporary Moral Issues (EI), 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 1120, Professional Ethics (EI), 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 2100, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy,  3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 2110, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Philosophy, 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 2320, Introduction to Ethics (EI), 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 3500, Theory of Knowledge, 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 3550, Metaphysics, 3 cr.
Philosophy-PHI 3700, Philosophy of Art, 3 cr.
Polish-POL 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature, 3-4 cr.
Political Science-P S 3510, Law, Authority and Rebellion, 4 cr.
Political Science-P S 3520, Justice, cr.
Russian-RUS 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature, 3-4 cr.
Slavic Studies-SLA 2310, Short Fiction from Central Europe and Russia, 3 cr.
Spanish-SPA 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature, 3-4 cr.

5. FOREIGN LANGUAGE/FOREIGN CULTURE (FC):

* Completion of one language through the 3rd semester or placement beyond the 3rd sem., either of which concurrently meets the University requirement in Foreign Culture, is required for all majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. The degree in Art History requires 4 semesters of either French or German.
* For a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Science, choose a language or one of the following:
Africana Studies-AFS 3250, Politics and Culture in Anglophone Caribbean, 3 cr.
Africana Studies-AFS 3610, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Foreign Culture: The Africans  (CD), 4 cr.
Anthropology-ANT 3150, Anthropology of Business  (CD), 3-4 cr.
Anthropology-ANT 3520, Understanding Africa: Past, Present and Future, 3 cr.
Anthropology-ANT 3540, Cultures and Societies of Latin America, 3 cr.
Anthropology-ANT 3550, Arab Society in Transition (CD), 3 cr.
Armenian-ARM 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
Armenian-ARM 4750, Survey of Armenian Culture and Literature: The Modern Period,  3 cr.
Chicano-Boricua Studies-CBS 2410, History of Mexico, 3 cr.
Chicano-Boricua StudiesCBS 2420, History of Puerto Rico and Cuba, 3 cr.
Dance-DNC 2400, Introduction to African Dance (CD), 3 cr.
English-ENG 2670, Introduction to Canadian Studies,  3 cr.
French-FRE 2710, Introduction to French Civilization I,  3 cr.
French-FRE 2720, Introduction to French Civilization II,  3 cr.
German-GER 2710, Survey of Germanic Culture I (CD), 3 cr.
German-GER 2720, Survey of Germanic Culture II (CD), 3 cr.
German-GER 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
Geography-GPH 2700, Introduction to Canadian Studies, 3 cr.
History-HIS 2700, Introduction to Canadian Studies,  3 cr.
Greek-GRK 3710, Modern Greek Literature and Culture in English (CD), 3 cr.
History-HIS 2440, History of Mexico, 3 cr.
Italian-ITA 2710, Italian Culture and Civilization I, 3 cr.
Italian-ITA 2720, Italian Culture and Civilization II, 3 cr.
Japanese-JPN 4550, Japanese Culture and Society I, 4 cr.
Japanese-JPN 4560, Japanese Culture and Society II,  4 cr.
Near Eastern Studies-N E 2000, Introduction to Islamic Civilization of the Near East, 3 cr.
Near Eastern Studies-N E 3550, Arab Society in Transition (CD), 3 cr.
Nursing-NUR 4800, Transcultural Health Through the Life Cycle,  3 cr.
Polish-POL 2710, Survey of Polish Culture (CD), 4 cr.
Polish-POL 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
Political Science-PS 2700, Introduction to Canadian Studies,  3 cr.
Russian-RUS 2710, Study of Russian Culture (CD), 3 cr.
Russian-RUS 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
Slavic Studies-SLA 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
Ukranian-UKR 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.

 
To determine your progress in meeting University and College requirements, make an appointment with an Academic Advisor in the University Advising Center by calling 313 / 577-8889. The Advising Center, located at 1600 David Adamany Undergraduate Library, is open from 8:30 - 7:00 Monday and Thursday and from 8:30 - 5:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Summer hours are Mon.--Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

It is the student's responsibility to become familiar with and to complete all degree requirements.

8/07/09