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Foundation Skills


All first-time, degree seeking students must enroll in a course satisfying the First Year Experience requirement during their first semester at Ã山ǿ¼é. This applies to both full-time and part-time students. This does not include dual credit or AP credit.

Students must successfully complete the courses listed below

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Students must successfully complete one of the courses listed below

Students must successfully complete one of the courses listed below

Students must successfully complete one of the courses listed below


Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science


Natural Science with Lab (4 hours)

World Languages and Cultures (9 hours)

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  • No more than 9 hours of courses with the same prefix can satisfy the BA requirements.
  • Students earning a BA must successfully complete a four- course sequence in the same language through Language 204 or higher.
  • Natural Science must be a lab course. If Natural Science 108 is selected, then two Natural Science 108 courses must be taken to satisfy the lab requirement.
  • Students earning a bachelor’s degree which is not designated as a BA or BS must choose either the BA or BS track for the purposes of Core 39 requirements.
  • With the exception of world languages courses (ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, JPN, LATN, SPAN), courses used to satisfy the Ways of Knowing requirements must have a different prefix than any course used to satisfy the BA/BS Skills requirements.

For the following similar courses, students can receive Core 39 credit for only one of the two courses:

CHEM 103 or CHEM 107 • GEOL 151 or GEOL 161

Natural Science including 1 Lab (7 hours)

Social Science (3 hours)

World Languages and Culture (3 hours)

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  • No more than 9 hours of courses with the same prefix can satisfy the BA/BS core requirements.
  • If Natural Science 108 is selected, then two Natural Science 108 courses must be taken to satisfy the lab requirement.
  • With the exception of world languages courses (ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, JPN, LATN, SPAN), courses used to satisfy the Ways of Knowing requirements must have a different prefix than any course used to satisfy the BA/BS Skills requirements.

For the following similar courses, students can receive Core 39 credit for only one of the two courses:

CHEM 103 or CHEM 107 • GEOL 151 or GEOL 161


Ways of Knowing


  • Select one course from four out of the six categories. No two courses may have the same prefix.
  • With the exception of world languages courses (ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, JPN, LATN, SPAN), courses used to satisfy the Ways of Knowing requirements must have a different prefix than any course used to satisfy the BA/BS Skills requirements.
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Writing Intensive
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Writing Intensive
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Global, Embedded: Writing Intensive
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Global, Embedded: Writing Intensive
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry, Embedded: Global
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry, Embedded: Writing Intensive
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning, Embedded: Global, Embedded: Writing Intensive
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning, Embedded: Writing Intensive
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning
BS: Natural Science., Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BS: Natural Science., Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BS: Natural Science., Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BS: Natural Science., Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BS: Natural Science., Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BA/BS: Natural Science with Lab, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BS: Natural Science., Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
BS: Natural Science, Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Writing Intensive
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry
Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Diversity
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Global
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Global
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Diversity
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Writing Intensive
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Diversity
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Diversity
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Diversity
Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Diversity, Embedded: Writing Intensive
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry, Embedded: Diversity
BS: Social Science, Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry
BS: World Languages and Culture, Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Diversity
BA/BS: World Languages.,BS: World Languages and Culture,ÌýWays of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
BA/BS: World Languages.,BS: World Languages and Culture,ÌýWays of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture
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Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
BA/BS: World Languages,ÌýBS: World Languages and Culture,ÌýWays of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Writing Intensive
BS: World Languages and Culture, Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture
BS: World Languages and Culture, Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Writing Intensive
BS: World Languages and Culture, Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Writing Intensive
BA/BS: World Languages.,ÌýBS: World Languages and Culture,ÌýWays of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Diversity
BA/BS: World Languages.,ÌýBS: World Languages and Culture,ÌýWays of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture
BA/BS: World Languages,ÌýBS: World Languages and Culture,ÌýWays of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture
BS: World Languages and Culture, Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture, Embedded: Global

Embedded Experience


  • Embedded experiences may be courses found in other areas of Core 39, a major-specific course or an elective course.
  • Foundation courses should be completed before the embedded experiences.
  • Students complete two writing intensive experiences.
    One has to be at 200+ level and one has to be at 300+ level.
  • ENG 201 is a pre-requisite for all embedded writing intensive courses.

Click here for a list of approved courses