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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES 4159 Academic advising for each student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is available prior to each semester’s enrollment by a faculty member from the student’s major area(s) or from an advisor in the college’s advising center. Although academic advising is intended to provide effective guidance and every student is required to seek the advice of a faculty advisor, students individually are responsible for planning their own programs and for meeting the degree requirements by the time they expect to graduate. GRADES Students must have a minimum CGPA of 2.0 and complete all requirements in their major and/or minor departments with a C– or higher. (A minimum CGPA of 2.0 is required in the student’s major and minor departments.) Any course in which the student receives a grade of F does not count in the credit hours accumulated for graduation. Any course in which a letter grade of D is received does not count in a student’s major or minor. CREDIT HOUR REQUIREMENTS A candidate for a bachelor’s degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 122 credit hours in courses offered by the college or by other academic programs of the university offering bachelor’s degree programs. TRANSFER CREDIT HOURS Ordinarily, the maximum number of transfer credit hours that may be counted toward graduation in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is 96, including credit(s) earned at other campuses of Indiana University. Not more than 60 credit hours earned at accredited junior colleges may be applied toward a degree. TESTING OUT OF REQUIREMENTS Students may test out of the general-education requirements Quantitative Reasoning and Computer Literacy by passing appropriate proficiency tests. For testing out of part of world languages, see World Languages Placement Examination information on page 204. UPPER-LEVEL COURSE WORK A minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed in 300- or 400-level (junior-senior) courses. To satisfy campus general-education requirements, students must pass at least one 300-level core course (i.e., A 399, B 399, N 390, or T 390). RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT At least 26 credit hours of the work taken as a senior and at least 10 credit hours above the first-level courses in the major subject (not necessarily during the senior year) normally must be completed while in residence at IU South Bend. The 10 credit hours in the major subject must be taken in courses approved by the major department. CORRESPONDENCE AND SPECIAL CREDIT By special permission of the dean, a maximum of 12 credit hours may be earned toward a degree through correspondence study or by special credit examination. Ordinarily students in residence in the college are permitted to enroll concurrently in courses offered through the Indiana University School of Continuing Studies Independent Study Program (correspondence courses). Any correspondence courses in the student’s major must also have the approval of the departmental chairperson. (SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking may not be taken by correspondence.) TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS A student is expected to complete the work for a degree within 10 years. Failure to do so may require passing of comprehensive examinations on the subjects in the area(s) of concentration and fulfilling the general requirements in the current IU South Bend Bulletin. GRADUATION DEADLINES An application for a degree or certificate must be filed in the office of the coordinator of student services, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, not later than October 1 for May and August graduations, or March 1 for December graduation. All credit hours of candidates for degrees, except those of the current semester, must be on record at least six weeks prior to the conferring of degrees. Credit hours by correspondence must be on record at least three weeks prior to the conferring of degrees. BACHELOR OF ARTS The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at IU South Bend offers instruction leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in the following majors: Anthropology Philosophy Biological Sciences Physics Chemistry Political Science English Psychology French Sociology German Spanish History Women’s and Gender Studies Mathematics The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts degree is designed to give students a broad acquaintance with the various ways scholars study and interpret the world in which we live. It is also intended to enable students to understand, and to communicate their understanding of, the richly varied and changing contexts of our lives. Within this generaleducational framework students choose one or more areas for in-depth study.
1603 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES Every student at IU South Bend must complete campuswide general-education requirements. Students within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must also complete requirements for bachelor’s degrees, and the following concentration requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their academic advisors every semester to help them select the optimal course of study. In many cases, courses can be selected that satisfy both the college and the campuswide general-education requirements. A bachelor’s degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at IU South Bend comprises three parts: Part One Campus and college requirements (I, II and III) together encourage breadth of general knowledge and skills. Part Two A minor encourages depth of knowledge in an area outside the major, perhaps even outside the college Part Three A major encourages deep and coherent knowledge and skills development in a particular field of study within the college. Part One and Part Two together make up the college’s liberal education requirements, summarized below. For information on Part Three, major requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, refer to the relevant department or interdisciplinary program section of this publication. SUMMARY OF CLAS LIBERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS No course may be used to meet more than one Part One requirement. Any course used to meet major (Part Three) or minor (Part Two) requirements may also be used to meet one but not more than one of the Part One requirements. No course may be used to meet both a minor (Part Two) and major (Part Three) requirement. A candidate for a bachelor’s degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 122 credit hours, including at least 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level. GENERAL EDUCATION For a more detailed description of the IU South Bend general-education curriculum, including lists of approved courses, see pages 35-40 in this publication. All courses certified as meeting the campuswide generaleducation requirements are designated in the Schedule of Classes. CAMPUSWIDE CURRICULUM (33-39 CR.) (All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.) PART ONE FUNDAMENTAL LITERACIES (13-19 CR.) Writing ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition 1 Critical Thinking Select from approved course list, pages 36-37 Oral Communication SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking Visual Literacy Select from approved course list, page 37 Quantitative Reasoning Select from approved course list, page 37 Information Literacy COAS-Q 110 Introduction to Information Literacy (1 cr.) Computer Literacy Select from approved course list, page 37 COMMON CORE COURSES (12 CR.) Complete one course from each of the following four areas, as designated in the Schedule of Classes. At least one of the areas must be completed at the 300-level. The Natural World Select from approved course list, page 38 Human Behavior and Social Institutions Select from approved course list, page 38 Literary and Intellectual Traditions Select from approved course list, page 38 Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity Select from approved course list, page 38 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL VALUES (8 CR.) Students must complete one course from each of the following three areas, as designated in the Schedule of Classes. Non-Western Cultures Select from approved course list, pages 38-39 Diversity in United States Society Select from approved course list, pages 39-40 Health and Wellness (2 cr.) Select from approved course list, page 40
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