General Education Requirements

General Education Requirements

 

CLASS OF 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (Updated November 2009)
Courses which satisfy the seven areas in the program of General Education

Students must complete one course from each of these seven areas, taken in seven different departments (as defined by the course designations). Each of these courses, when completed at Connecticut College, must be taken for a letter grade and must be worth at least four credit hours. Any exceptions to the seven department rule must be approved by the Committee on Academic Standing. These seven courses should normally be completed by the end of the sophomore year. With special permission, appropriate coursework taken at other institutions may be counted towards these requirements.

Area 1 - Physical and Biological Sciences

 

Astronomy 105, 110; Biology 103, 105, 106; Botany 115; Chemistry 101, 103, 107; Environmental Studies 115, 120; Geophysics 115, 120; Physics 107, 109, 111; Psychology 101; All Freshman Seminars numbered 11XX

Area 2 - Mathematics and Formal Reasoning

All 100-level courses in Computer Science; FYS 147, 179; All 100- and 200-level courses in Mathematics (except 205); Philosophy 103; All Freshman Seminars numbered 12XX

Area 3 - Social Sciences

Anthropology 102, 104, 229; Economics 111, 112, 226, 336; Education 202, 223; FYS 153, 158, 173, 184; Gender and Women's Studies 103; German Studies 110; Government 110, 111, 112, 113, 226; Hispanic Studies 110; Human Development 111; Linguistics 110; Music 229; Psychology 102; Slavic Studies 110; Sociology 102, 103; All Freshman Seminars numbered 13XX

Area 4 - Critical Studies in Literature and the Arts

American Studies 103, 117, 201A, 207, 208; Anthropology 108; Arabic 120; Chinese 232, 236, 238, 244; Classics 203, 204, 222; Dance 140, 145, 241; East Asian Studies 101, 230; All English courses at the 100 or 200 level, except for Creative Writing courses and English 228; Film Studies 101, 227, 243, 255, 256, 288, 395C; French 327, 328, 329; FYS 102, 105, 106, 121, 144, 148, 149, 150, 155, 156, 159, 161, 165, 172, 178, 181, 182, 183, 184; Gender and Women's Studies 230, 238, 244; German Studies 202, 215, 251, 252, 253 (formerly German Studies 210), 255, 256, 322, 328; Hispanic Studies 208, 216, 224, 250, 251; Humanities 258; Italian 216, 301, 302 (formerly 401), 316, 317, 406, 408, 409; Music 103, 108, 117; Slavic Studies 165, 166, 230, 263, 288; Theater 140, 141, 241, 263; All Freshman Seminars numbered 14XX

Area 5 - Creative Arts

Art 101, 102, 103, 200; Dance 107, 108, 151, 152, 166, 222, 251, 252, 253, 254, 266; English 217, 221, 240; Film Studies 222, 321; FYS 141, 167; Gender and Women's Studies 314; Music 104, 122, 131, 132, 223; Theater 104, 120; All Freshman Seminars numbered 15XX

Area 6 - Philosophical and Religious Studies

American Studies 213; Anthropology 213;  Art History 230; Classics 104, 210, 211; Film Studies 211, 252; FYS 125, 127, 139, 162, 163, 164; Government 211, 214; All 100- and 200-level courses in Philosophy (except 103, 213, 214, and 272); Religious Studies 113, 114, 158, 202, 203, 204 (formerly 250), 205, 206, 207, 211, 213, 260; All Freshman Seminars numbered 16XX

Area 7 - Historical Studies

American Studies 201D, 201S, 217, 275; All 100- and 200-level courses in Art History with the exception of courses in philosophy and museum studies (Art History 230, 258, 263, 270, and 274); Classics 101, 102, 229, 230; East Asian Studies 202, 203, 225, 254; Environmental Studies 224; FYS 108, 122, 140, 151, 152, 166, 169, 170, 175, 176; Gender and Women's Studies 217, 222, 275; German Studies 243, 272; Government 207; Hispanic Studies 324; All History courses (except U.S. History courses) at the 100 or 200 level, 201; Music 102, 247, 248; Philosophy 213, 214; Religious Studies 208, 209, 223; Slavic Studies 105, 247, 248, 256, 264; All Freshman Seminars numbered 17XX

 

 

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