Common use of Core Curriculum Clause in Contracts

Core Curriculum. The University adopted a revised Core Curriculum as of Fall 2003 which all undergraduate students must complete as part of their baccalaureate program. The Core consists of several groups of courses designed to enhance each student’s academic capabilities. Its goal is to give all students at the University a grounding in the broad knowledge and intellectual values obtained in a liberal arts education and to assure that graduates have a shared academic experience. The required courses encourage intellectual development in seven areas of study: writing and communication, social and behavioral sciences, mathematical reasoning, scientific methods in the physical and natural sciences, the humanities, the fine arts, and languages. The Core consists of lower-division courses which develop these skills and abilities, and students are strongly encouraged to complete the Core early in their college careers. Individual student substitutions should be minimal and are discouraged. Except where noted (see “Alternative Credit Options” in the Undergraduate Admissions section of the Catalog), students may apply AP or CLEP credit to the Core requirements. Departments and colleges may restrict student choices within the Core to meet departmental and college degree requirements. A grade of C (not C-) is required in all courses used to fulfill the requirements of the Core Curriculum. Courses taken CR/NC can be applied to the core, subject to general University and individual college and department regulations on the number of credits that can be taken CR/NC and the applicability of courses taken CR/NC to the individual degree. The University recognizes, however, that the highly structured nature of many degree programs and the presence of numerous transfer and non-traditional students requires flexibility on its part. Transfer and re- entering students will receive advising in the college and department to which they are admitted in order to establish an appropriate program which will meet their needs and the aims of the Core. Where degree program requirements are so structured that a student’s total academic program credits would be increased by taking a Core course in a particular Core area, a department may approve a blanket substitution of a course in a particular Core area for all students pursuing an undergraduate degree in that particular program. Approval of substitutions or exceptions is handled on a department and college basis. The basic Core Curriculum requires approximately 37 hours of courses in seven areas of study.

Core Curriculum. The University adopted a revised Core Curriculum as of Fall 2003 2016 which all undergraduate students must complete as part of their baccalaureate program. The Core core consists of several groups of courses designed to enhance each student’s academic capabilities. Its goal is to give all students at the University a grounding in the broad knowledge and intellectual values obtained in a liberal arts education and to assure that graduates have a shared academic experience. The required courses encourage intellectual development in seven areas of study: writing and communication, social and behavioral sciences, mathematical reasoning, scientific methods in the physical and natural sciences, the humanities, the fine arts, and languages. The Core core consists of lower-lower- division courses which that develop these skills and abilities, and students are strongly encouraged to complete the Core core early in their college careers. Individual student substitutions should be minimal and are discouraged. Except where noted (see “Alternative Credit Options” in the Undergraduate Admissions section of the Catalog), students may apply AP or CLEP credit to the Core requirements. Departments and colleges may restrict student choices within the Core core to meet departmental and college degree requirements. A grade of C (not C-) is required in all courses used to fulfill the requirements of the Core Curriculum. Courses taken CR/NC can be applied to the core, subject to general University and individual college and department regulations on the number of credits that can be taken CR/NC and the applicability of courses taken CR/NC to the individual degree. The University recognizes, however, that the highly structured nature of many degree programs and the presence of numerous transfer and non-traditional nontraditional students requires flexibility on its part. Transfer and re- re-entering students will receive advising in the college and department to which they are admitted in order to establish an appropriate program which that will meet their needs and the aims of the Corecore. Where degree program requirements are so structured that a student’s total academic program credits would be increased by taking a Core core course in a particular Core core area, a department may approve a blanket substitution of a course in a particular Core core area for all students pursuing an undergraduate degree in that particular program. Approval of substitutions or exceptions is handled on a department and college basis. The basic Core Curriculum requires approximately 37 hours of courses in seven areas of study.

Core Curriculum. The University adopted a revised Core Curriculum as of Fall 2003 2016 which all undergraduate students must complete as part of their baccalaureate program. The Core core consists of several groups of courses designed to enhance each student’s academic capabilities. Its goal is to give all students at the University a grounding in the broad knowledge and intellectual values obtained in a liberal arts education and to assure that graduates have a shared academic experience. The required courses encourage intellectual development in seven areas of study: writing and communication, social and behavioral sciences, mathematical reasoning, scientific methods in the physical and natural sciences, the humanities, the fine arts, and languages. The Core core consists of lower-division courses which that develop these skills and abilities, and students are strongly encouraged to complete the Core core early in their college careers. Individual student substitutions should be minimal and are discouraged. Except where noted (see “Alternative Credit Options” in the Undergraduate Admissions section of the Catalog), students may apply AP or CLEP credit to the Core requirements. Departments and colleges may restrict student choices within the Core core to meet departmental and college degree requirements. A grade of C (not C-) is required in all courses used to fulfill the requirements of the Core Curriculum. Courses taken CR/NC can be applied to the core, subject to general University and individual college and department regulations on the number of credits that can be taken CR/NC and the applicability of courses taken CR/NC to the individual degree. The University recognizes, however, that the highly structured nature of many degree programs and the presence of numerous transfer and non-traditional nontraditional students requires flexibility on its part. Transfer and re- entering students will receive advising in the college and department to which they are admitted in order to establish an appropriate program which that will meet their needs and the aims of the Corecore. Where degree program requirements are so structured that a student’s total academic program credits would be increased by taking a Core core course in a particular Core core area, a department may approve a blanket substitution of a course in a particular Core core area for all students pursuing an undergraduate degree in that particular program. Approval of substitutions or exceptions is handled on a department and college basis. The basic Core Curriculum requires approximately 37 hours of courses in seven areas of study.