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48PLAN OF STUDY PLAN OF STUDY 49basis for placement. The levels are coded byletters: H, A, B, C, D. Students may challengetheir placements by contacting theMathematics Department coordinator.Students who receive a placement level of Dmust take Math 005, which does not satisfy theQ requirement. Students who successfullycomplete 005 are expected to enroll in a coursethat does satisfy the requirement; Math 104 issuggested. Students who receive a placementlevel of C must take Math 104, which doessatisfy the Q requirement.Students who receive a placement level of B,A, or H may enroll in courses that bear theirplacement level as a minimum prerequisite. Forinstance, students with A placement may takeB placement courses. Placement levels are listedin the prerequisite section for each Q course.Students who receive a placement level of Hshould consult with a member of theMathematics Department regarding upperlevelwork.Goals:• To study varied approaches to quantitativemethods and the critical analysis of dataand/or mathematical models.• To understand the applicability ofquantitative reasoning to real worldsituations by using authentic numerical datawhenever possible.• To recognize the limits of quantitativemethods in particular contexts.• To read, construct, interpret, and evaluatetables, graphs, charts, data, and/ormathematical models.5. Institutional and Cultural Systems (S)(4 semester hours)Courses bearing the Institutional andCultural Systems (S) designation focus onhuman society and its attempts to attain goalsvalued collectively. Special emphasis is placedon developing a better and more criticalunderstanding of the institutions and culturalsystems that play an increasingly significantrole in contemporary life.Goals:• To explore different ways of defining society,including learning to recognize various typesof social phenomena and distinguishingtypes of social organization.• To examine different types of social goals,their sources, and the institutions andprocesses that implement them.• To understand, apply, and integrateanalytical perspectives from diverse fields ofinquiry in the analysis of society and socialinstitutions.6. Literary Textual Analysis (T)(4 semester hours)200-level courses bearing the LiteraryTextual Analysis (T) designation are designedprimarily to help students to refine theirwriting and literary analytical skills. Thesecourses emphasize the thoughtful productionof written work; the interpretation ofrhetorical, symbolic and figurative language;and the meaning of implicit argumentation.Goals:• To present interpretive arguments in clear,well-organized essays.• To develop writing skills using moreadvanced compositional techniques thanwere used in English 105.• To understand the literary mode of textualanalysis, which includes the use of symbolicand figurative use of language, intertextualreference, and metaphor, and how such amode builds upon more fundamental textualanalytical skills.• To understand how to read literary texts thatuse implicit arguments, the role thatfigurative language plays in the creation ofsuch implicit arguments, and how such textsserve as models for students’ owncompositional skills.7. Ethical Values and FaithPerspectives (V) (4 semester hours)Courses bearing the Ethical Values and FaithPerspectives (V) designation explore one of twopossible areas of knowledge or a combinationof both.Ethical Values: Such courses are designed toprepare students to analyze moral and ethicalproblems, propose solutions, and makeresponsible decisions.Goals:• To identify moral and ethical issues.• To develop analytical skills for dealing withthese issues.• To understand both the logical and thepersonal and social consequences of moralstands.Faith Perspectives: Such courses are designed toprepare students to recognize how faithperspectives and religious heritages shapeworldviews; to enable students to analyze,compare, and interpret historical religioustraditions; and to help students recognize theimplications of those traditions for individualsand societies.Goals:• To identify the worldview and value systemsof various faith perspectives.• To recognize how faith perspectives shapeworldviews, actions, and interactions withsociety.• To develop conceptual tools and analyticalskills for understanding and criticizing faithand value experiences in a rational way.Senior Integrative Experience (I)(4 semester hours)The Senior Integrative Experience is thecapstone experience for the General StudiesFrames of Reference Program. Investigatingcomplex problems demands a mature, holistic,and integrative approach. SIE courses thusARTH 333ARTH 352BIO 316CHEM 330CLAS 330CLAS 350CLAS 450COMM 335COMM 411CJ 393CJ 418CJ 420EES 340EDUC 321ENG 301ENG 302ENG 303ENG 304ENG 306ENG 310ENG 311ENG 314ENG 318ENG 319ENG 327ENG 333ENG 336ENG 346ENG 347ENG 350ENG 357ENG 365ENG 378ENG 385ENG 398ENG 410ENG 472ENG 489ENVS 306ENVS 326ENVS 410FR 335FR 443GER 305GER 307GER 340HIST 303HIST 314HIST 319HIST 323HIST 325HIST 328HIST 347HIST 352HIST 353HIST 360HIST 415HIST 426HIST 460INST 470INST 482JOUR 435MBE 301require students to draw upon multiple framessimultaneously typically by presenting andsynthesizing claims from different frames ofreference in order to respond to a singlequestion, problem or issue.Goals:• To review the differing methods thatcharacterize each of the frames of reference.• To reflect on the need for integrativethinking in response to complex issue,problems and questions.• To produce a major project which drawsupon multiple frames of reference.COURSES SATISFYING GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTSCourses are subject to change.Writing Intensive (W)Complete two from the following list:FRAMES OF REFERENCEAesthetic Understanding (A)Complete one from the following list:ART 105ART 204ART 205ART 206ART 207ART 208ART 209ART 213ART 307ART 350ARTH 201CLAS 370COMM 221ENG 232ENG 298FR 334GER 240GER 244GER 340HUM 231MUS 100MUS 101MUS 102MUS 110MUS 201MUS 213MUS 214MUS 250MUS 251MUS 252MBE 324MBE 330MBE 332MBE 333MBE 355MBE 373MBE 400MBE 406MBE 407MATH 333MATH 471PHIL 332PHIL 337POLS 323POLS 326POLS 348POLS 350POLS 373PSY 354PSY 480MUS 253MUS 313MUS 314MUS 350MUS 351MUS 352MUS 353PSY 394SPAN 270REC 308REC 311REC 340REC 342RELST 335SOC 308SOC 311SOC 319SOC 418SOC 480SPAN 307SPAN 317SW 307SW 401TH 301TH 302TH 346TH 347WGS 319SPAN 329SPAN 370TH 100TH 101TH 210TH 220TH 301TH 302TH 375
50PLAN OF STUDY PLAN OF STUDY 51or complete a total of four semester hours from the following list:APMU 111APMU 113APMU 121APMU 122APMU 131APMU 132APMU 141APMU 142APMU 151APMU 152APMU 161APMU 162APMU 211APMU 221APMU 222APMU 230APMU 231APMU 232APMU 241APMU 242APMU 251APMU 252APMU 261APMU 262APMU 321APMU 322APMU 331APMU 332APMU 341APMU 342APMU 351APMU 352APMU 361APMU 362APMU 421APMU 422APMU 431APMU 432APMU 441APMU 442APMU 451APMU 452APMU 461APMU 462Literary Textual Analysis (T)Complete one from the following list:CLAS 263CLAS 264ENG 216ENG 250ENG 251ENG 258ENG 259ENG 261ENG 263ENG 264Ethical Values and Faith Perspectives (V)Complete one from the following list:ENG 265ENG 266ENG 280ENG 281ENG 284ENG 285ENG 286ENG 287ENG 289PHIL 203POLS 203TH 250Historical Perspectives (H)Complete one from the following list:ARTH 231ARTH 232ARTH 341ARTH 351CLAS 209CLAS 210CLAS 356CLAS 360FR 328FR 329GER 317GER 344HIST 219HIST 220HIST 250HIST 251HIST 252HIST 306HIST 313HIST 314HIST 316HIST 317HIST 325HIST 328HIST 347HIST 348HIST 349HIST 350HIST 351HIST 352HIST 353HIST 380HIST 385HIST 415HIST 417HIST 418MBE 330PHIL 332PHIL 336POLS 317RELST 303RELST 304RELST 326CLAS 105COMM 335CSRF 232CSRF 233ENVS 304GER 205GER 305HIST 248HUM 150PHIL 101PHIL 102PHIL 105PHIL 110PHIL 212PHIL 215PHIL 221PHIL 253PHIL 272PHIL 304PHIL 316PHIL 321PHIL 328PHIL 337PHIL 350PHIL 353PHIL 372POLS 204POLS 239RELST 113RELST 116RELST 140RELST 157RELST 180RELST 181RELST 217RELST 218RELST 232RELST 233RELST 238RELST 250RELST 251RELST 253RELST 320RELST 335RELST 336RELST 338RELST 341RELST 351RELST 352RELST 353RELST 361RELST 452SOC 336SPED 371SW 307SW 361Natural Science Laboratory (L)Complete one from the following list:BIO 100BIO 131BIO 132BIO 150BIO 221BIO 222CHEM 120Quantitative Perspectives (Q)Complete one from the following list:CS 110CS 112CS 205MATH 104MATH 135MATH 136Institutional and Cultural Systems (S)Complete one from the following list:AMST 200BIO 285CJ 348COMM 101ENVS 106ENVS 326GEOG 112GEOG 113HIST 346INST 202MBE 106MBE 332MBE 333MBE 373POLS 103POLS 111POLS 112POLS 201POLS 202POLS 206EES 131EES 133EES 200MATH 150MATH 171MATH 172POLS 210POLS 250POLS 302POLS 323POLS 326POLS 335POLS 343POLS 344POLS 345POLS 348EES 210PHSC 100PHYS 141MATH 189MATH 205MATH 210POLS 350POLS 353POLS 355POLS 373POLS 422PSY 380REC 101SOC 100SOC 110SOC 219PHYS 142PHYS 221PHYS 222POLS 265PSY 210SW 450SOC 237SOC 251SOC 270SOC 311SOC 351SPAN 355SPAN 365SW 201WGS 219Senior Integrative Experience (I)Complete one from the following list:ART 450BIO 435BIO 460BIO 475CLAS 450COMM 411CJ 489EES 425EES 435ENG 410ENG 472ENVS 410FR 443GER 444HIST 425HIST 426HIST 433HIST 451HIST 489HUM 431INST 470INST 482MajorsEach student must successfully complete at leastone major offered by the college. The student mustdeclare a major and designate a major advisor no laterthan the semester in which the student completes 64hours. Subsequent change to a different major issubject to the requirements of that particular major,such as restrictions on GPA and time of declaration.Forms for completing this process are available on theRegistrar’s home page or in the Registrar’s Office.Students may change majors at any time by filing anew declaration.The student’s major advisor or committee mustcertify that the student has successfully completed allthe requirements for the major prior to graduation. Astudent may not present more than 64 semester hoursin any one discipline or more than 88 semester hoursin any two disciplines to fulfill graduationrequirements (see “Limitation on Course Credits”).MBE 406MBE 407MBE 417POLS 499PSY 477REC 408RELST 461RELST 463SOC 430SOC 489TH 410WGS 430SW 410SW 475Other Graduation RequirementsTotal Semester Hours: Students must complete atleast 128 semester hours of academic coursework,two-thirds of which must be traditionally graded.Grade Point Average: Students must have at leasta 2.0 (C) grade point average in the major and at leasta 2.0 cumulative average. The comprehensive liberalstudies and the history and social science majorsrequire a 2.5 average. The individualized majorrequires a 2.7 average.Residence Requirement: Effective Fall 2013, allstudents are required to complete 128 semester hoursto graduate, and they must complete their last 32hours and at least 16 semester hours in their majorarea in residence at Virginia Wesleyan.First-Year Experience: All freshmen—andtransfer students with fewer than 12 semester hours—must complete the one-credit course, FYE 101First-Year Experience. (A transfer student is a student
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