Course Selection Guidebook [pdf] - College of William and Mary

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Course Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011Social Responsibility: To acquire a sensitivity to the consequences of one’s life and conduct forother people and for our natural and social environments.Personal Fulfillment: To prepare for a fulfilling life, one rich in the satisfactions derived from art,music, literature, science, and the other achievements of cultures throughout the world. A liberallyeducated person experiences the joy of learning and discovery in all the facets of life.Cultural Literacy: To gain the background knowledge and other skills necessary for understandingwritten and oral communication from a wide range of sources at home and abroad, particularly thosethat are recognized as constituting the mainstream of our political, cultural, business, and artisticworlds. Similarly, to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for communication to suchaudiences.Political Autonomy: To prepare for responsible citizenship in a democracy that plays an importantrole in world affairs. This requires understanding the issues to be decided by the political processand an ability to make informed and rational choices among alternative policies, either directly or byelection of representatives committed to those goals. Ideally, many individuals will have the desireand the ability to participate personally in governance at some level, which would require theaforementioned skills to a high degree along with the ability to communicate one’s views effectivelyand persuasively to others.Life and Career Enhancement: To acquire the broad-based, nonprofessional, higher-order skillsthat enable an individual to flourish in a wide range of domestic and/or international careers or otherendeavors.Requirements for an Undergraduate DegreeStudents must fulfill the general degree requirements set forth in the catalog at the date of entranceto the College and the major requirements in effect when the major is declared. General degreerequirements include the Freshman Seminar Requirement, Proficiency Requirements, and theGeneral Education Requirements.Freshman SeminarEach entering undergraduate student is required to pass one Freshman Seminar. The only studentswho are exempt from this requirement are transfer students who enter the College with at least 24semester credits earned after graduation from high school which have been accepted at TheCollege of William & Mary. College credits earned through Advanced Placement or other placementtests will not be counted towards the 24 semester credits required for this exemption. The FreshmanSeminar requirement should be completed during the first year. A student may not declare a majoruntil this requirement is completed.In the Catalog and Registration Schedule, Freshman Seminars usually are numbered 150, 151, 152or 153 and are offered in most departments and programs. Freshman Seminars designated with a“W” and other lower-division courses designated with a “W” may be used to satisfy the writingrequirement when the student earns a C or better. (See Writing requirement details under the4
Course Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011Proficiencies section that follows.) Students will be unable to register for a Freshman Seminarswithout a “W” if they have not already earned AP/IB credit or exemption for Writing 101.Proficiencies1. Foreign Language. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign languagecommensurate with the 202 level at William and Mary. Completion of the foreign languagerequirement is accomplished in several ways:a) completion of Level IV in High School of an ancient or modern foreign language;b) a score of at least 600 on the College Board SAT II achievement test in a modern foreignlanguage or 650 on the test in Latin;c) completion of a college language course at or above the 202 leveld) AP or IB credit for the 202 or higher level in any foreign languageStudents seeking to demonstrate proficiency in a modern foreign language not currently offered atWilliam & Mary may do so by documenting one of the following:1) this was the language of instruction in the high school from which you graduated2) that you have scored “Intermediate” or higher on the ACTFL standardized test for this languageIf you meet one of these criteria, you may petition the Registrar for alternate fulfillment of theforeign language proficiency requirement by using this form:http://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/documents/degree/Proficiency_Exemption_Form.pdf.N.B. Among the ancient languages in which students may demonstrate proficiency at William andMary are Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Students may petition to the Chair of Classical Studies todemonstrate proficiency in other ancient languages.PlacementA. Placement in modern languages is determined by prior study of the language in high school.1. If you have completed Level I, enroll in *101 or **102.2. If you have completed Level II, enroll in 201.3. If you have completed Level III, enroll in either 201 or 202.4. If you have completed Level IV, enrollment above 202 is required5. If you have completed Level V, enroll in courses above 202 (e.g., French 151, 210 or 212;German 205 or 208; Hispanic Studies 151 or 207, etc.).*All 101 courses in Modern Languages are offered only in fall semester.**All 102 courses in Modern Languages are offered only in spring semester.The following additional placement rules apply to Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Japanese or Russian:Incoming students who wish to continue in Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Japanese or Russian at theCollege of William and Mary will be placed into the appropriate level according to the results of aplacement exam given before the start of classes each semester. See the websites for the respectivelanguage areas for more information on the exam. Seniors are not permitted to register for5
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