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Understanding Stevenson’s Curriculum

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Understanding your degree audit

The degree audit reports lists all requirements of the selected degree program and shows the student’s completed coursework, their preregistered courses, in-progress courses and remaining requirements. Degree audit should be completely accurate for students who have only attended Stevenson University and have not switched majors while attending. For honors students, students who have switched majors, or students who have transferred credits from another institution, degree audit should be assessed very carefully with an awareness that changed that are to the student’s advantage may not be reflected in the audit. These include possible waivers and course substitutions that might be granted by the appropriate department chair or division director. Degree audit does not replace academic advising as it does not include any information about prerequisite sequences, elective course choices, etc. All students should consult with their advisor to confirm their understanding of the report printout.

The Core Curriculum

Skills Courses

• ENG 151 or 171H
• ENG 152 or 202H
• ENG Writing Course* (200, 300 or 400 level) – Could fulfill secondary requirement in the major
• Communications Course* – Could fulfill secondary requirement in the major
• Physical Activity, Life Skill, or Wellness Learning Course - 1 credit
• Computer Literacy Course (IS 134 for all majors except FIVTH and VCART which take IS 124) – Or complete passing Computer Literacy Assessment test

Distribution Courses

• Fine Arts – 3 credits from one or more of the following: Art, Music, Theatre or Film (but not video) – Could fulfill secondary requirement in the major
• Social Sciences – 2 courses, 6 credits from 2 of the following: Anthropology, Economics, Family Studies, Georgraphy, Polictical Science, Psychology or Sociology – Could filfill secondary requirement(s) in the major
• Mathematics & Science – 3 courses, 10 credits, at least one of which must be a lab science and at least one of which must be MATH 110 or higher, taken from the following: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physical Science or Physics – Could fulfill secondary requirement(s) in the major
• Humanities – 4 courses, 12 credits, taken from at least 3 of the following: History, Literature, Philosophy or Religion – Could filfill secondary requirement(s) in the major – English writing courses at the 200 level or above (for example, essay, fiction or poetry writing) are not Literature courses)
• Core Electives – 2 courses, 6 credits – Both of these courses must be outside of the discipline of the major and they cannot be used to fulfill any additional Core requirements, but they may fulfill secondary program requirements for the major. These two courses may be selected from any of the distribution disciplines listed above or from foreign language courses at the 200-level, Communication courses, English writing and language courses, or interdisciplinary courses that include one of the distribution disciplines.

* This course may be replaced by an approved course in certain major fields of study. See the department or program administrator for details.

Major requirements and secondary requirements

The degree audit report lists the specific courses that are required in order to earn a degree from a particular program. “Major Requirements” are generally courses from the department of the major discipline. “Secondary” requirements are courses that must be taken to earn the degre but are not from the major’s central discipline. Many secondary requirements can also be used to fulfill elements of the Core Curriculum.

Course substitution and waivers

Transfer students and students who switch majors can ask for a course substitution or waiver from the Division Director or Department Chair. The Director/Chair will assess the merits of the request and may ask the student to provide detailed documentation about the previously taken course. If a waiver is granted, the student will not have to take the required course but no credit is granted. If a substitution is granted, the student will be considered to have completed that requirement. The student should have the Director/Chair sign a “Course Substitution/Waiver” form if the request is granted. This form should be filed as part of the student’s permanent record in the Registrar’s Office. Course substitutions and waivers should show in the proper place on the degree audit report.

     

 

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