2013 – 2014 - Barton College

72 Degree RequirementsEach course in these areas will have one of the following outcomes: Written Communication (W),Oral Communication (O), and Critical Thinking (C). Courses that are offered will have the learningoutcome indicated on the course title with either “W” for Written Communication, “O” for OralCommunication, or “C” for Critical Thinking.Required learning outcomes will only have to be fulfilled once for double majors.FYS 101 and 102. First Year Seminar I and II.3 and 1 semester hours.The course is especially designed for Barton College first year students. It explores topics relatedto the intellectual and social transition from high school to college, and it is an introductionto Barton College. It includes an introduction to the concept of liberal arts education asan endeavor to develop a deeper and richer understanding of the world we live in and anunderstanding of ourselves in relation to that world. The course is based on the belief that weare not truly educated unless we are able to use our knowledge to enrich ourselves and to contributeto the lives of others. Fall and Spring, freshman year.Written Communication. 6 semester hours.This requirement may be satisfied by testing out of both ENG 101 and 102 (only through APor CLEP), by testing out of ENG 101 and by successfully completing ENG 102 or 103, or bysuccessfully completing ENG 101 and 102. Writing Proficiency Placement Credit: A student whoseplacement is ENG 102 or 103 receives placement credit on the transcript for ENG 101, uponsuccessful completion (with a grade of C- or better) of ENG 102 or 103, at Barton College.During orientation, a student is placed into ENG 100, 101, 102, or 103. Placement is determinedby the Department of English and Modern Languages. The Writing Program is competency based.The student is tested at the end of each course and, if the test scores indicate that a student has therequired skills, then the student is assigned to the next course in the sequence. To satisfy the WritingProficiency requirement, a student entering at the ENG 100 level has a 9-hour Writing Proficiencyrequirement. A student missing 25 percent or more of the ENG 100, 101, or 102 classes in onesemester receives an officially recorded F for three hours of English. Students who place in ENG100 must take the course during the first two semesters of enrollment at Barton College.In order to graduate, the student must successfully complete six writing intensive courses. Two ofthese writing intensive courses include ENG 101 (unless placed out of or transferred in) and ENG102. Successful completion is defined as the achievement of at least a C- grade. If a student doesnot earn at least a C- in ENG 101 or ENG 102, the student must enroll in the course in the nextsemester or trimester.Computational Proficiency Requirement. 3 semester hours.The student is placed at one of the following levels: Level I course placement, MTH 100; Level IIcourse choice, MTH 120 or 130; Level III or higher course choices, MTH 150, 210, 250 or 260;Level IV course choice, and MTH 170. A student whose Mathematics placement is Level I or IImust complete either MTH 120 or 130. A student whose Mathematics placement is Level III or