3.1 UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM

3.2 COLLEGE CORE REQUIREMENTS
NOTE: College Core requirements may not be satisfied with University Core courses. Some courses taken in major or minor programs, however, may also be used to satisfy the College Core requirements.

3.2 (a) B.A. College Core Requirements
Modern or Classical Language (proficiency at 202 level). The study of a second language, in addition to one's native tongue, prepares students for a global society and is an integral part of a liberal arts curriculum. The McAnulty College of Liberal Arts requires each student to demonstrate proficiency in a classical or modern language at the 202 (highest intermediate) level. The College strongly recommends that students begin their language courses or take other steps necessary to establish proficiency no later than the first semester of their sophomore year.

Proficiency may be established by taking the appropriate courses or through foreign language proficiency examinations. Students who wish to fulfill all or part of the foreign language requirement with courses in a language already studied in high school must take a language placement exam.The test results will determine the course level into which the student will be placed.

International students who have completed the equivalent of a high school diploma in their native language are excused from the College foreign language proficiency requirement. They may not enroll in courses in their native language except above the 302 level. In addition, international students must be tested for English proficiency through the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program office located in room 304, Des Places Language Center.Literature
3 crs.

* Writing, grammar or linguistics courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
  * NOTE: CLSSX 123 Classical Mythology counts as a literature course.
History or Literature3 crs.
Math, Computer Science, Natural Science3 crs.
* This requirement may be filled by taking either mathematics, computer science, biology, chemistry or physics.
Social Science6 crs.
* Students must take courses in two of the following areas: political science, sociology, psychology.
Communication3 crs.
* Any course offered by the Communication Department (check University catalog for pre-requisites) fulfills this requirement.
* NOTE: Additional courses counting as Communication are CLSSX 121 General Etymology, CLSSX 122 Etymology of Scientific Terms, ENGL 464 Modern English Grammar, ENGL 462 Intro to Linguistics.
Philosophy3 crs.
Philosophy or Theology 3 crs.

NOTES:
* Cross-Listed Courses
* A course which is listed in two different departments will fulfill a requirement in only one area.
* Pass/Fail Grades
* Courses taken Pass/Fail cannot satisfy any core, major, or minor area requirements.

3.2 (b) B.S. College Core Requirements
Modern or Classical Language
The study of a second language, in addition to one's native tongue, prepares students for a global society and is an integral part of a liberal arts curriculum. The College strongly recommends that students begin their language courses or take other steps necessary to establish proficiency no later than the first semester of their sophomore year.

Proficiency may be established by taking the appropriate courses or through foreign language proficiency examinations.

Students who wish to fulfill all or part of the foreign language requirement with courses in a language already studied in high school must take a language placement exam. The test results will determine the course level into which the student will be placed.

International students who have completed the equivalent of a high school diploma in their native language are excused from the College foreign language proficiency requirement. They may not enroll in courses in their native language except above the 302 level. In addition, international students must be tested for English proficiency through the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program office located in room 304, Des Places Language Center.

Literature 3 crs.
Writing, grammar or linguistics courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
NOTE: CLSSX123 Classical Mythology counts as a literature course.

Political Science/Psychology/Sociology/History/Economics
Oral Communication 3 crs.
Philosophy 3 crs.
Liberal Arts Electives 12 crs.
Art history, classics, communication, economics, English, foreign language, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology or theology.

NOTES:
Cross-Listed Courses:
A course, which is listed in two different departments, will fulfill a requirement in only one area.
Pass/Fail Grades
Courses taken Pass/Fail cannot satisfy any core, major or minor area requirements.

3.3 Honors College/ Integrated Honors Program
The IHP is a university-wide honors program that accepts students based on their high school records, test scores, and recommendations. For these students, the IHP Core curriculum replaces the University Core; IHP students from the

College of Liberal Arts still follow the College Core. The IHP Core curriculum is as follows:
* 101 Logic and Rhetoric 3 crs.
* Honors Mathematics (121, 115 or 225) 3 crs.
* Honors Intro to Philosophical Thinking 3 crs.
* Honors Social, Political and Economic Systems 3 crs.
* Honors Shaping of the Modern World 3 crs.
* Honors Arts & the Human Experience 3 crs.
* Core Science (171, 172, 173 or 174) 3 crs.
* Honors Theology: Classical and Contemporary Theology 3 crs.
* Honors Seminar

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