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General Education Requirements 33-59 Credits

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Scientific Analysis AA, BA, and BS 11-12 credits

Social Scientific Analysis AA, BA, and BS 3-8 credits

The Contemporary World AA, BA, and BS 4 credits

Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis AA, BA, and BS 3-8 credits

Pluralism and Diversity AA, BA, and BS 0-4 credits

Foreign Language AA, BA, and BS* 0-12 credits

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Degree Requirements

For Macaulay Honors College, AS and AAS general education degree requirements, please refer to the specific section of the Catalog addressing these programs.

General education requirements may vary depending upon the major or curriculum.

Students in U.S. colleges and universities are required to take courses in what is called general education. These courses provide a broad and comprehensive introduction to knowledge as it is organized by academic disciplines. General education provides students with the skills and knowledge expected of educated persons to:

read challenging texts in English and to write clearly and expressively
experience at least one laboratory science as well as mathematics
explore one or more social sciences and to comprehend their different perspectives on individuals and societies
have an introduction to the systematic study of literature and the arts
gain competence in at least one foreign language and knowledge of its cultural contexts
understand the historical development of United States institutions and relationships among contemporary world cultures

General education also serves as an introduction to more specialized kinds of knowledge. Students finish general education courses with the skills and vocabulary that enable them to complete successfully courses in their majors in both associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs.

The general education requirements at CSI are arranged in the following categories: Required Courses; Scientific Analysis; Social Scientific Analysis; Contemporary World; Textual Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis; Foreign Language; and Pluralism and Diversity.

The general education courses comprise 33 to 59 credits of the total credits required for associate’s and bachelor’s degrees. Some of the courses are to be taken within the student’s first 36 credits; all general education courses should be taken within the student’s first 60 credits.

To receive an Associate in Arts, a Bachelor of Arts, or a Bachelor of Science degree at the College of Staten Island, students must complete the general education requirements as indicated below, including four required courses that should be completed within the first 36 credits. These required courses are: ENG 111, ENG 151, COR 100, and PED 190. In addition, each associate’s and bachelor’s degree offered by the College has a set of requirements providing for courses outside the student’s major field of study. These course offerings are grouped in the categories listed below; the category that each course satisfies is identified in the course descriptions by the designation in parenthesis. With the exception of pre-major requirements, minor requirements, and the Pluralism and Diversity requirement, a course may be used to satisfy only one requirement.

For the Macaulay Honors College and for the Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degree programs, the general education requirements vary. Please see the general education requirements of the following programs appearing in the major requirements section of the Catalog: Associate in Science (AS): Engineering Science, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Associate in Applied Science (AAS): Business, Computer Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, and Nursing.

Required Courses for AA, BA and BS

ENG 111	Introduction to College Writing	4 hours; 3 credits
ENG 151	College Writing	4 hours; 4 credits
COR 100	United States: Issues, Ideas, and Institutions	4 hours; 4 credits
PED 190	Fitness for Life	2 hours; 1 credit

Scientific Analysis AA, BA, and BS 11-12 credits

Courses fulfilling the Scientific Analysis requirement belong to the disciplines of Natural and Applied Science, Technology and Mathematics. These courses are designed to enhance the students’ knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts, methods, practices, and applications, seeking to develop a basic understanding and appreciation of science in general, as well as of a particular science field. These courses are intended to give students the opportunity to develop their ability to reason and their capacity for rigorous critical analysis.

A. Science and Technology: 8 credits

Courses fulfilling this requirement are in the disciplines of astronomy, biology, chemistry, electrical technology, geology, integrated science, and physics. One group of courses is designated as appropriate for students who do not intend to continue with advanced courses; another group is for students who do intend to continue.

Two semesters of laboratory science at the 100 level are required, chosen from among the courses listed below, all of which have MTH 015, MTH 020 or its equivalent through placement as a prerequisite. Where appropriate, these courses will have experiments that incorporate the use of computers. They subscribe to the principle of writing across the curriculum and to the use of word processing in laboratory reports. Courses satisfying this requirement are marked (science) at the end of the course descriptions.

Scientific Analysis Courses

Courses designed for students seeking an introduction to the sciences whose curriculum does not require the study of science beyond the introductory level; these courses are not suitable as prerequisites for further study in the sciences:

Course No.	Title	Credits
BIO 106/107	Principles of BiologyI/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
BIO 108/109	Principles of Biology II/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
CHM 106/107	Chemistry for Today I/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
CHM 108/109	Chemistry for Today II/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
GEO 105	Environmental Geology	4 credits
PHY 102	Sound and Light	4 credits
PHY 103	Matter and Antimatter	4 credits
PHY 105	Galileo to Newton and Beyond	4 credits
PHY 107	Maxwell to Einstein and Beyond	4 credits
INS 100/101	Integrated Physical Science/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
INS 110/111	Integrated Physical Science II/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit

Courses that provide the foundation for further study in the sciences:

Course No.	Title	Credits
AST 100/101	Contemporary Theories of the Solar System/Planetary Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
AST 102/103	Contemporary Theories of the Universe/Galactic Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
AST 105	Observational Astronomy	4 credits
AST 120	Space Science I	4 credits
AST 160	Space Science II	4 credits
BIO 170/171	General Biology I/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
BIO 180/181	General Biology II/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
CHM 141/121	General Chemistry I/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
CHM 142/127	General Chemistry II/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
GEO 100/101	Physical Geology/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
GEO 102/103	Historical Geology/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
PHY 120/121	General Physics I/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
PHY 160/161	General Physics II/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit

Courses designed as introductory science sequences for students in particular programs; these courses are intended to be taken only by students in the programs for which they have been designed:

Course No.	Title	Credits
CHM 110/111	Principles of Chemistry I/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
CHM 116/117	Principles of Chemistry II/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
	(for Nursing students)
PHY 110/111	College Physics I/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
PHY 150/151	College Physics II/Laboratory	3 credits; 1 credit
PHY 153	Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics	4 credits
	(for Engineering Technology students)
PHY 114	Introduction to Physics (for Nursing students)	4 credits
PHY 116	Physics I	4 credits
PHY 156	Physics II (for Health Science and Life Science students)	4 credits

Courses designed to introduce students to the application of science in technology:

Course No.	Title	Credits
ENS 102	Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Technology	4 credits
SCI 106	Power, Pollution, and Energy	4 credits
CSC 115	Introduction to Computer Technology	4 credits
GEO 110	Field and Environmental Geology of Hawaii	4 credits

B. Mathematics: 3-4 credits

Courses fulfilling this requirement are broadly divided into four categories and choices should be based on the student’s intended field of study. In selecting a course appropriate to a specific major, refer to the section on Mathematics for information on placement tests, course descriptions, and prerequisites. Courses numbered 100 or higher that fulfill this requirement are marked (math) at the end of the course description.

Mathematics Courses

One course numbered 100 or higher with three credits or more:

100-level courses that satisfy this requirement:

Course No.	Title	Credits
MTH 102	Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students	4 credits
MTH 103	Mathematical Ideas	4 credits
MTH 109	Mathematics and the Environment	3 credits
MTH 113	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	4 credits
MTH 121	Finite Mathematics	3 credits
MTH 123	College Algebra and Trigonometry	4 credits
MTH 130	Pre-Calculus Mathematics	3 credits

200-level courses that satisfy this requirement include:

Course No.	Title	Credits
MTH 214	Applied Statistics Using Computers	4 credits
MTH 230	Calculus I with Pre-Calculus	6 credits
MTH 231	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	3 credits
MTH 235 (MTH 235 Accelerated Calculus I, Mathematics Minor)	Accelerated Calculus I	5 credits

Students should consult the Department of Mathematics to determine appropriate placement in this sequence of courses for further study of mathematics. Please note that some degree programs have specific requirements in mathematics. MTH 230, 231, and 235 (MTH 235 Accelerated Calculus I, Mathematics Minor) each have MTH 229 Calculus Computer Laboratory as a corequisite.

Social Scientific Analysis AA, BA, and BS 3-8 credits

These courses provide an introduction to the social sciences: the role of institutions, groups, and individuals in society. They examine human behavior and thought in its political, economic, social, cultural, and/or geographic context. Students are introduced to the fundamental methodologies of the social sciences, such as, hypothesis development, data collection and analysis, and the critical evaluation of evidence. Courses fulfilling this requirement are in the disciplines of African American studies, American studies, anthropology, communications, economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, and women’s studies. Courses satisfying this requirement are marked (social science) at the end of the course description.

For Associate in Arts; Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science in Art, Communications, Dramatic Arts, Information Systems, Music: 7 - 8 credits

Two courses to be selected from those offered in the social sciences, at least one of which must be at the 200 level. The 200-level courses have a significant writing component and subscribe to the principle of writing across the curriculum.

For Bachelor of Science with the exception of the Bachelor of Science in Art, Communications, Dramatic Arts, Information Systems, and Music: 3 - 4 credits

One course at the 100 or 200 level from the lists of those offered in the social sciences, with ENG 111 as prerequisite for the 200-level course. The 200-level courses have a significant writing component and subscribe to the principle of writing across the curriculum.

Social Scientific Analysis Courses

Courses are identified as (social science) at the end of the course descriptions. Courses that are marked with an asterisk (*) also fulfill the Pluralism and Diversity requirement and are identified as (p&d) at the end of the course descriptions.

100-level courses

Course No.	Title	Credits
AFA 160	African American History: 1619 to the Present	3 credits
AMS 101	America: An Introduction	3 credits
ANT 100	Introduction to Anthropology	3 credits
ECO 101	Introduction to Economics	3 credits
GEG 100	Introduction to Geography	3 credits
HST 100	Past and Present	3 credits
HST 116	Freshman Seminar in History	3 credits
HST 160	African American History: 1619 to the Present	3 credits
HST 182	Women’s History and Feminist Theory	3 credits
INT 100	International Studies	3 credits
PHL 101	Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
PHL 130	Introduction to Ethics	3 credits
POL 100	American Government and Politics	3 credits
POL 103	Understanding the Political World: An Introduction to Political Science	3 credits
PSY 100	Psychology	3 credits
SOC 100	Sociology	3 credits
SOC 120	Social Problems	3 credits
WGS 100	Women’s History and Feminist Theory	3 credits

200-level courses with ENG 111 as a prerequisite (see course description for other prerequisites, which may include COR 100):\

Course No.	Title	Credits
AFA 211*	American Culture in Black and White	4 credits
AFA 262*	African American History: 1619-1865	4 credits
AFA 263*	African American History: 1865-Present	4 credits
AFA 265*	History of the Caribbean	4 credits
AFA 269*	Blacks in Urban America: 1900-Present	4 credits
AFA 275	Place, Race, and Racism	4 credits
AMS 210	American Philosophy	4 credits
AMS 211*	American Culture in Black and White	4 credits
AMS 212	Twentieth-Century America	4 credits
AMS 214	America in the World	4 credits
AMS 220	Geography and the United States	4 credits
AMS 221	The American Dream	4 credits
AMS 222	The City in American Culture	4 credits
AMS 224	Religion in America	4 credits
AMS 231	American Myths and Realities	4 credits
AMS 251	American Ideas	4 credits
AMS 258	Vietnam and America: 1945-1975	4 credits
ANT 201*	Cultural Anthropology	4 credits
ANT 202	Physical Anthropology	4 credits
ANT 225*	Multicultural Literacy	4 credits
CIN 204	Politics, Cinema, Media	4 credits
COM 225*	Multicultural Literacy	4 credits
ECO 257*	The Japanese Economy	4 credits
ECO 285	Economics for Engineers	4 credits
EDD 252*	History of Education in the U.S.	4 credits
GEG 222	Geography of the United States	4 credits
GEG 223	American Landscapes	4 credits
GEG 275	Place, Race, and Racism	4 credits
HST 201	History of Western Civilization Antiquity to 1500	4 credits
HST 202	History of Western Civilization since 1500	4 credits
HST 204*	Introduction to Asian Civilization	4 credits
HST 211*	Japanese Civilization	4 credits
HST 212	History of the Ancient Near East	4 credits
HST 213*	Chinese Civilization	4 credits
HST 214	Greece and the Hellenistic World	4 credits
HST 215	The Origins of Western Europe: 400-100 CE	4 credits
HST 216	Byzantine Thought and Civilization	4 credits
HST 217*	Introduction to Women’s History	4 credits
HST 218	The Roman World	4 credits
HST 219	Greek and Roman Mythology	4 credits
HST 220	Medieval Thought and Civilization	4 credits
HST 221	The American Dream	4 credits
HST 223	American Landscapes	4 credits
HST 224	Jewish History	4 credits
HST 225	History of Christianity	4 credits
HST 228	Renaissance and Reformation Europe	4 credits
HST 229	History of Religion from Antiquity to Our Times	4 credits
HST 230	Early Modern England	4 credits
HST 231	Reacting to the Past	4 credits
HST 235*	The Modern Middle East	4 credits
HST 236*	Asian American History	4 credits
HST 240	American Ideas	4 credits
HST 244	U.S. History: 1607-1865	4 credits
HST 245	U.S. History: 1865-Present	4 credits
HST 246	Religion in America	4 credits
HST 248*	NYC: History and Problems	4 credits
HST 249*	Italian American History	4 credits
HST 251*	History of the U.S. City	4 credits
HST 252*	History of Education in the U.S.	4 credits
HST 257*	The History of American Immigration	4 credits
HST 258	Vietnam and America: 1945-1975	4 credits
HST 260	U.S. History, First Encounters to the Present	4 credits
HST 262*	African American History: 1619-1865	4 credits
HST 263*	African American History: 1865-Present	4 credits
HST 264*	The African Diaspora	4 credits
HST 265	History of the Caribbean	4 credits
HST 269*	Blacks in Urban America: 1900-Present	4 credits
HST 270	Modern British History: 1700-1900	4 credits
HST 273	Medieval Russia	4 credits
HST 274	History of Modern Russia	4 credits
HST 275	Imperial Russia	4 credits
HST 277	Europe: 1815-1914	4 credits
HST 286*	History of American Women	4 credits
HST 291	The Atlantic World	4 credits
MGT 223	Public Administration	4 credits
PHL 200	Early Political Theory	4 credits
PHL 202	Modern Political Theory	4 credits
PHL 204	American Political and Legal Thought	4 credits
PHL 210	American Philosophy	4 credits
PHL 213	Existentialism	4 credits
PHL 216	Ideas and the World: 600 BCE-1600 CE	4 credits
PHL 217	Ideas and the World: 1600 to the Present	4 credits
PHL 220	Experience and Knowledge	4 credits
PHL 221	Logic and Scientific Method	4 credits
PHL 223	Philosophical Thinking	4 credits
PHL 224	Selected Issues in Metaphysics	4 credits
PHL 236	Life and Death: Bioethics	4 credits
PHL 237	The Tragic Dilemma	4 credits
PHL 240	Philosophy of Religion	4 credits
POL 201	Early Political Theory	4 credits
POL 202	Modern Political Theory	4 credits
POL 204	American Political and Legal Thought	4 credits
POL 219	Politics, Cinema, Media	4 credits
POL 221	The American Presidency	4 credits
POL 222	The American Legal System	4 credits
POL 223	Public Administration	4 credits
POL 231	City Hall and Albany	4 credits
POL 233	CUNY Internship Program in New York: Government and Politics I	4 credits
POL 234	CUNY Internship Program in New York: Government and Politics II	4 credits
POL 235	The American Political System	4 credits
POL 241	Western European Politics: United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany	4 credits
POL 244	From the Soviet Union to the Commonwealth of Independent States	4 credits
POL 246	Nazism and the Holocaust	4 credits
POL 252*	Middle East Politics	4 credits
PSY 212	Social Psychology	4 credits
PSY 202	Psychopathology	4 credits
PSY 226	Theories of Personality	4 credits
PSY 242	Developmental Psychology	4 credits
PSY 288	Cognitive Psychology	4 credits
SLS 230	American Society	4 credits
SLS 235	The American Political System	4 credits
SLS 245	Contemporary Social Issues	4 credits
SLS 325	Social Thought	4 credits
SOC 202*	Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Class	4 credits
SOC 210	Sociology of Health and Medicine	4 credits
SOC 212	Criminology	4 credits
SOC 220	Marriage and the Family	4 credits
SOC 226	Socialization of the Child	4 credits
SOC 230*	Sociology of Women	4 credits
SOC 232	Sociology of Aging	4 credits
SOC 325	Social Thought	4 credits
SOC 238*	Sociology of Men	4 credits
SOC 245	Contemporary Social Issues	4 credits
SOC 250	Sociology of Religion	4 credits
SOC 255	Sociology of the Arts	4 credits
SOC 270	The Community	4 credits
SOC 274	Social Welfare	4 credits
SOC 275	Sociology of Education	4 credits
SOC 280	Sociology and Politics	4 credits
SOC 292	The Individual in Society	4 credits
SOC 325	Social Thought	4 credits
WGS 202*	Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Class	4 credits
WGS 217*	Introduction to Women’s History	4 credits
WGS 230*	Sociology of Women	4 credits
WGS 238*	Sociology of Men	4 credits
WGS 286*	History of American Women	4 credits

The Contemporary World AA, BA, and BS 4 credits

Courses fulfilling this requirement are designed to provide an understanding of global and regional contexts. As COR 100 explores issues, ideas, and institutions in the United States, so this requirement will cover contemporary global issues, ideas, and institutions. The courses will emphasize the interactions of societies along political, economic, and cultural dimensions. Courses will cover the development, formation, and impact of the global context and ways in which different nations, societies, and cultures influence and are influenced by global forces. Students will use comparative and historical analytic frameworks for understanding the contemporary world.

A 200-level course to be selected from the list below. These courses have ENG 151 and COR 100 as prerequisites, have a significant writing component, and subscribe to the principle of writing across the curriculum. Courses satisfying this requirement are marked (cont. wld.) at the end of the course description.

The Contemporary World Courses

Courses that are marked with an asterisk (*) also fulfill the Pluralism and Diversity requirement and are identified (p&d) at the end of the course descriptions.

Course No.	Title	Credits
AFA 266*	Contemporary African Issues	4 credits
CIN 203	Chinese Cinema	4 credits
ECO 250	International Economics	4 credits
ECO 251*	International Political Economy	4 credits
ECO 252	Economic Geography	4 credits
ENH 209	Literature and Global Cultures	4 credits
GEG 225	Cultural Geography	4 credits
GEG 250	Conservation and Humanity	4 credits
GEG 260	Urban Geography	4 credits
GEG 252	Economic Geography	4 credits
GEG 264	Political Geography	4 credits
HON 205	Non- U.S. Experience: Humanities	4 credits
HON 206	Non-U.S> Experience: Social Sciences	4 credits
HST 203	The World since 1914	4 credits
HST 206*	Modern China	4 credits
HST 208*	History of Modern Latin America	4 credits
HST 209*	Modern Japan	4 credits
HST 210*	History of Modern India	4 credits
HST 267*	Contemporary African Issues	4 credits
HST 271	Modern British History: 1900 to the Present	4 credits
HST 272	Modern Germany	4 credits
HST 278	Twentieth-Century Europe	4 credits
HST 284	The Soviet Union and Contemporary Russia	4 credits
HST 331*	Black Intellectual Thought in the African Diaspora	4 credits
INT 200*	The World and the West: Contemporary Issues	4 credits
INT 201	Latin American Perspectives	4 credits
INT 203*	Gender in the Contemporary World	4 credits
INT 230*	Aspects of Contemporary China	4 credits
LNG 230*	Aspects of Contemporary China	4 credits
PHL 243*	Comparative Religion	4 credits
POL 240*	Comparative Government	4 credits
POL 251*	International Political Economy	4 credits
POL 256*	East Asian Politics	4 credits
POL 259	International Security	4 credits
POL 260	International Politics: In Search of a New World Order	4 credits
POL 261	International Organizations	4 credits
POL 264	Political Geography	4 credits
PSY 213*	Cross-cultural Psychology	4 credits
SOC 240*	Minority Groups	4 credits
SOC 260*	Class, Status, and Power	4 credits
WGS 203*	Gender in the Contemporary World	4 credits

Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis AA, BA, and BS 3-8 credits

These courses introduce students to the literary, visual, and performing arts. Students will examine the historical and cultural aspects of various works, as well as methods for their analysis and/or creation. This requirement aims to encourage active inquiry into the complexity of language, art, and communication. Courses included in this category are of a general, fundamental nature. The 200-level courses have a significant writing component and subscribe to the principle of writing across the curriculum. Courses satisfying this requirement are marked (literature) or (arts & com.) at the end of the course description.

For Associate in Arts; Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science in Art, Communications, Dramatic Arts, Information Systems, Music: 6 - 8 credits

Two courses, one from the list of offerings in literature and one from the list of offerings in the arts or communications at the 100 and 200 level, with ENG 111 and, in some cases, ENG 151 as prerequisite for the 200-level course.

For Bachelor of Science with the exception of the Bachelor of Science in Art, Communications, Dramatic Arts, Information Systems, and Music: 3 - 4 credits

One course at the 100 or 200 level from the lists of those offered in literature, the arts, or communications with ENG 111 and in some cases ENG 151, as prerequisite for the 200-level course.

Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis Courses

Courses that are marked with an asterisk (*) also fulfill the Pluralism and Diversity requirement and are identified (p&d) at the end of the course descriptions.

Literature: Courses are identified as (literature) at the end of the course descriptions.

200-level courses

Course No.	Title	Credits
AFA 221*	African American Literature	4 credits
AFA 225	Contemporary Third World Literature	4 credits
ARB 340	Arabic Literature	4 credits
AMS 243	American Humor	4 credits
ANT 225	Multicultural Literacy	4 credits
DRA 215	Modes of Drama	4 credits
DRA 345	Spanish Theatre	4 credits
DRA 465	Spanish Theatre in the 20th Century	4 credits
DRA 426	Classical French Drama	4 credits
ENH 201	British Literature to 1800	4 credits
ENH 202	British Literature since 1800	4 credits
ENH 203	Literary History of the U.S. to 1855	4 credits
ENH 204	Literary History of the U.S. since 1855	4 credits
ENH 205	Classics of European Literature	4 credits
ENH 206	Classics of Modern World Literature	4 credits
ENH 207*	Asian Literature Before 1900	4 credits
ENH 208	Contemporary Literature	4 credits
ENH 210	Introduction to Fiction	4 credits
ENH 211	Introduction to Poetry	4 credits
ENH 212	Modes of Drama	4 credits
ENH 213	Nonfiction	4 credits
ENH 214	Trends in Literature and Film	4 credits
ENH 215	Literature and Humanities	4 credits
ENH 216	The Bible and Later Literature	4 credits
ENH 217	Introduction to Shakespeare	4 credits
ENH 218	Introduction to the Study of Literature	4 credits
ENH 221*	African American Literature	4 credits
ENH 222*	Women and Literature	4 credits
ENH 223*	Mythology of Women	4 credits
ENH 224*	U.S. Literature: Multicultural Perspectives	4 credits
ENH 230	Introduction to Language	4 credits
LNG 266*	Women in European Literature to the Renaissance	4 credits
LNG 267*	Women in European Literature after the Renaissance	4 credits
LNG 315	Languages in Contrast: English and Chinese	4 credits
WGS 222*	Women and Literature	4 credits
WGS 266*	Women in European Literature to the Renaissance	4 credits
WGS 267*	Women in European Literature after the Renaissance	4 credits
WGS 353	The Feminist Challenge in French Literature	4 credits

Any 300- or 400-level course in foreign literature (FRN, ITL, SPN) or equivalent courses in other languages, if offered. Some of these courses require a reading knowledge of the language; others allow students without knowledge of the language to read the works in English translation. Foreign language courses at the 300- or 400-level are included since many students place directly into these upper-level courses and need not pass through the prerequisite language courses.

Arts and Communications: Courses are identified as (arts & com.) at the end of the course descriptions:

100-level courses

Course No.	Title	Credits
AMS 150	Dance History: Twentieth-Century Survey	3 credits
ART 100	Introduction to the Visual Arts	3 credits
ART 120	Introductory Drawing	3 credits
ART 130	Introductory Painting	3 credits
ART 150	Introductory Sculpture	3 credits
CIN 100	Introduction to Film	3 credits
CIN 111	Video I	3 credits
COM 100	Introduction to Media	3 credits
DAN 150	Dance History: Twentieth-Century Survey	3 credits
DRA 100	Introduction to the Theater	3 credits
MUS 105	World Music	3 credits
MUS 108	Introduction to Jazz History	3 credits
MUS 110	Introduction to Music History	3 credits
MUS 120	Rudiments of Music	3 credits
MUS 125	Introduction to Music Theory	3 credits
PHO 101	Introduction to Photography	3 credits

200-level courses

Course No.	Title	Credits
AMS 205	Modern Art in Latin America	4 credits
AMS 209	Art and Society in America	4 credits
AMS 230	American Film and American Myth	4 credits
AMS 236	Music in American Life	4 credits
AMS 237	American Musical Theater	4 credits
AMS 241	Popular Culture and Mass Society	4 credits
AMS 252	American Art	4 credits
ANT 225	Multicultural Literacy	4 credits
ART 200	History of Art to the Renaissance	4 credits
ART 201	History of Art after the Renaissance	4 credits
ART 203	Art of the Ancient World	4 credits
ART 205	Modern Art in Latin America	4 credits
ART 207	Nineteenth-Century Art	4 credits
ART 208	Twentieth-Century Art	4 credits
ART 209	Art and Society in America	4 credits
ART 210	The Architect and Society	4 credits
ART 240*	Women and the Fine Arts	4 credits
CIN 204	Politics, Cinema, Media	4 credits
CIN 230	American Film and American Myth	4 credits
CIN 401	American Directors I	4 credits
CIN 402	American Directors II	4 credits
CIN 404	French Directors I	4 credits
CIN 405	French Directors II	4 credits
CIN 407	European Cinema	4 credits
CIN 408	Global Cinema	4 credits
COM 200	Media and Culture	4 credits
COM 201	History and Theory of Television	4 credits
COM 225*	Multicultural Literacy	4 credits
DRA 272	Performance Histories (Ancient to Early Modern)	4 credits
DRA 273	Performance Histories (1600-1900)	4 credits
DRA 274	Performance Histories (1901-Present)	4 credits
MUS 236	Music in American Life	4 credits
MUS 237	American Musical Theater	3 credits
MUS 239*	History of Jazz	3 credits
POL 219	Politics, Cinema, Media	4 credits
WGS 270*	Women and the Fine Arts	4 credits

Pluralism and Diversity AA, BA, and BS 0-4 credits

Pluralism and Diversity courses focus on questions of difference. More specifically, they examine issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, ethnicity, and ability. These courses deploy historical, theoretical, and critical scholarship to study the issues listed above. Courses may be 200-, 300-, or 400-level. Prerequisite: a minimum of ENG 111.

One course at the 200 level or above, which subscribes to the principle of writing across the curriculum, to be selected either from those courses marked with an asterisk on the lists for Social Scientific Analysis; Contemporary World; Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis; or from among those listed under Pluralism and Diversity. These courses deal significantly with pluralism and diversity. They may be selected so as to fulfill one of the other requirements as well. Courses satisfying this requirement are marked (p&d) at the end of the course descriptions.

Pluralism and Diversity Courses

One course to be selected either from those marked with an asterisk (*) in the other general education lists or from among the following. These courses can be selected so as to fulfill one of the other requirements as well. Courses are identified (p&d) at the end of the course descriptions:

Course	Title	Credits
AFA 211	American Culture in Black and White	4 credits
AFA 221	African American Literature	4 credits
AFA 247	Peoples and Cultures of Africa	4 credits
AFA 253	African Politics	4 credits
AFA 260	History of Africa	4 credits
AFA 262	African American History 1619-1865	4 credits
AFA 263	African American History 1865-Present	4 credits
ANT 225	Multicultural Literacy	4 credits
ART 205	Modern Art in Latin America	4 credits
AMS 306	Latinas/os in the United States	4 credits
AMS 205	Modern Art in Latin America	4 credits
ART 240	Women and the Fine Arts	4 credits
HST 265	History of the Caribbean	4 credits
AFA 266	Contemporary African Issues	4 credits
AFA 269	Blacks in urban America: 1900 to Present	4 credits
AFA 275	Place, Race, and Racism	4 credits
AFA 323	The Black Writer in the Modern World	4 credits
AFA 333	Colonialism and the African Experience	4 credits
AFA 361	The Heritage of Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. DuBois	4 credits
AMS 211	American Culture in Black and White	4 credits
ANT 201	Cultural Anthropology	4 credits
ANT 205	Native American Societies	4 credits
ANT 225	Multicultural Literacy	4 credits
ANT 306	Latinas/os in the United States	4 credits
ANT 331	Women and Work	4 credits
ANT 350	Foraging Societies	4 credits
ANT 460	Personality and Culture	4 credits
CIN 240	Third World Cinema	4 credits
COM 225	Multicultural Literacy	4 credits
COM 371	Media and Margins	4 credits
ECO 251	International Political Economy	4 credits
ECO 256	Analysis of Underdeveloped Areas	4 credits
ECO 257	The Japanese Economy	4 credits
EDD 252	History of Education in the United States	4 credits
ENH 207	Asian Literature Before 1900	4 credits
ENH 221	African American Literature	4 credits
ENH 222	Women and Literature	4 credits
ENH 224	U.S. Literature: Multicultural Perspectives	4 credits
ENL 329	Migration and Diasporas in Literature and Culture	4 credits
ENL 335	Modern Asian Literature	4 credits
ENL 348	Women Novelists	4 credits
ENL 366	Walt Whitman	4 credits
ENL 368	Queer Studies	4 credits
ENL 384	Major Woman Author I	4 credits
ENL 385	Major Woman Author II	4 credits
ENL 386	Major Woman Author III	4 credits
ENL 390	Studies in Women in Literature and the Arts	4 credits
ENL 391	Woman as Hero	4 credits
ENL 392	The Black Writer in the Modern World	4 credits
ENL 395	Mythic Concepts and Archetypes in Literature	4 credits
ENL 396	Studies in Global Literature I	4 credits
ENL 397	Studies in Global Literature II	4 credits
ENL 398	Cultural Variety in the Literature of the United States	4 credits
EDP 220	Special Educational Needs of the Developmentally Disabled
GEG 275	Place, Race, and Racism	4 credits
HST 207	History of Africa	4 credits
HST 217	Introduction of Women's History	4 credits
HST 222	Islam: Religion and Culture	4 credits
HST 234	Asian Tigers since 1945	4 credits
HST 238	World Civilization I	4 credits
HST 239	World Civilization II	4 credits
HST 251	History of the U.S. City	4 credits
HST 252	History of Education in the United States	4 credits
HST 262	African American History 1619-1865	4 credits
HST 263	African American History 1865-Present	4 credits
HST 264	The African Diaspora	4 credits
HST 265	History of the Caribbean	4 credits
HST 266	Peoples and Cultures of Africa	4 credits
HST 267	Contemporary African Issues	4 credits
HST 269	Blacks in Urban America 1900-Present	4 credits
HST 286	History of American Women	4 credits
HST 331	Black Intellectual Thought in the African Diaspora	4 credits
HST 333	Colonialism and the African Experience	4 credits
HST 361	The Heritage of Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. DuBois	4 credits
HST 386	The Recovery of Women's Past	4 credits
HST 389	Themes in American Women's History	4 credits
INT 200	The World and the West: Contemporary Issues	4 credits
INT 203	Gender in the Contemporary World	4 credits
INT 230	Aspects of Contemporary China	4 credits
LNG 230	Aspects of Contemporary China	4 credits
LNG 266	Women in European Literature to the Renaissance	4 credits
LNG 267	Women in European Literature after the Renaissance	4 credits
LNG 396	Studies in Global Literature I	4 credits
LNG 397	Studies in Global Literature II	4 credits
MUS 203	Music History I - History of Jazz	3 credits
NRS 305	Women's Health Issues Across the Lifecycle	3 credits
PHL 243	Comparative Religion	4 credits
PHL 344	Eastern Philosophy	4 credits
POL 240	Comparative Government	4 credits
POL 251	International Political Economy	4 credits
POL 252	Middle East Politics	4 credits
POL 256	Eastern Asian Politics	4 credits
POL 253	African Politics	4 credits
POL 338	Civil Rights and Liberties	4 credits
POL 342	Comparative Politics of Developing Countries	4 credits
POL 349	Comparative Human Rights	4 credits
POL 353	China: Politics and Foreign Relations	4 credits
PSY 213	Cross-Cultural Psychology	4 credits
PSY 215	Psychological Perspectives on Disabilities	4 credits
PSY 217	Psychology and Chinese Culture	4 credits
PSY 235	Gender and Sexuality	4 credits
PSY 268	Psychology of women	4 credits
SLS 240	World Civilization I	4 credits
SLS 241	World Civilization II	4 credits
SOC 202	Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Class	4 credits
SOC 240	Minority Groups	4 credits
SOC 260	Class, Status, and Power	4 credits
SOC 306	Latinas/os in the United States	4 credits
SOC 330	Women and work	4 credits
SOC 340	Ethnicity and Immigration	4 credits
SOC 350	Psychosocial Aspects of Disability	4 credits
SOC 371	Media and the Margins	4 credits
SPN 325	The Civilization of Pre-Columbian Spanish America	4 credits
SPN 330	The Civilization of Spanish America	4 credits
SPN 350	Introduction to Spanish American Literature	4 credits
SPN 480	LIterature of the Hispanic Caribbean	4 credits
WGS 201	Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	4 credits
WGS 203	Gender in the Contemporary World	4 credits
WGS 217	Introduction to Women's History	4 credits
WGS 222	Women and Literature	4 credits
WGS 230	Sociology of Women	4 credits
WGS 235	Gender and Sexuality	4 credits
WGS 238	Sociology of Men	4 credits
WGS 266	Women in European Literature to the Renaissance	4 credits
WGS 267	Women in European after the Renaissance	4 credits
WGS 268	Psychology of Women	4 credits
WGS 270	Women and the Fine Arts	4 credits
WGS 330	Women and Work	4 credits
WGS 348	Women Novelists	4 credits
WGS 368	Queer Studies	4 credits
WGS 384	Major Woman Author I	4 credits
WGS 385	Major Woman Author II	4 credits
WGS 386	The Recovery of women's Past	4 credits
WGS 387	Major Woman Author III	4 credits
WGS 389	Themes in American Women's History	4 credits
WGS 390	Studies in Women in Literature and the Arts	4 credits
WGS 391	Woman as Hero	4 credits

Foreign Language AA, BA, and BS* 0-12 credits

*For BS foreign language degree requirements, please refer to the specific section of the Catalog addressing these programs.

Demonstration of proficiency through the intermediate level, 213 or above. Students may complete this requirement by achieving a passing grade on the proficiency examination (see below); or by taking three or fewer four-credit courses through level 213 or above, depending on the results of their placement examination.

The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers proficiency examinations in French, Italian, and Spanish. Students continuing with a language taken in high school are required to take the proficiency examination administered through the World Languages and Literatures Media Center, Building 2S, Room 114.

Other students may take the proficiency examination to receive exemption from the language requirement or to be placed at an appropriate level to fulfill the requirement. Students wishing to demonstrate proficiency through or above the 213 level in a language for which CSI does not administer an exam may take exams elsewhere. In all cases, students who pass a proficiency exam through or above the 213 level will receive an exemption only. No credit will be granted.

Students possessing a foreign high school degree from a non-English speaking country will receive an automatic exemption from the foreign language requirement although they will receive no credit toward their degree. (Not required for BS degree program in Information Systems).

Foreign Language Courses

Demonstration of proficiency is required through the intermediate level, 213 or above. Courses are identified (foreign lang.) at the end of the course descriptions.

Course No.	Title
ASL 113	American Sign Language I	4 credits
ASL 114	American Sign Language II	4 credits
ASL 213	American Sign Language III	4 credits
CHN 113	Basic Chinese I	4 credits
CHN 114	Basic Chinese II	4 credits
CHN 213	Continuing Mandarin Chinese I	4 credits
FRN 113	Basic French I	4 credits
FRN 114	Basic French II	4 credits
FRN 213	Continuing French I	4 credits
ITL 113 (Foreign Language AA, BA, and BS* 0-12 credits, ITL 113 Basic Italian I)	Basic Italian I	4 credits
ITL 114 (Foreign Language AA, BA, and BS* 0-12 credits, ITL 114 Basic Italian II)	Basic Italian II	4 credits
ITL 120	Intensive Italian I	6 credits
ITL 213	Continuing Italian I	4 credits
ITL 220	Intensive Italian II	6 credits
SPN 113	Basic Spanish I	4 credits
SPN 114	Basic Spanish II	4 credits
SPN 120	Intensive Spanish I	6 credits
SPN 213	Continuing Spanish I	4 credits
SPN 220	Intensive Spanish II	6 credits

GPA

All students are required to achieve at least a 2.0 grade point average in their core or major requirements in order to earn an undergraduate degree at the College. Some programs require a higher GPA.

Honors Requirements

Departmental Honors

Students may graduate with honors in their field of study in most bachelor’s degree majors. To receive honors, the student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average in courses taken in the major and/or pass a comprehensive examination in the subject. The student must also complete an honors thesis or project. This last requirement is the heart of the honors program, for each student must work closely with a faculty member to define the project, carry out the research and investigation, and write the final report or prepare the final project. Students may receive credit through independent study for their work on an honors project. The projects must be accepted by the department. Students who successfully complete these requirements will receive the notation on their transcript that they have graduated with honors in their field of study. For specific requirements, see the section on Honors Requirements under the bachelor’s degree program description.

Graduation with Honors

Undergraduates who meet the qualifications will receive the associate’s or bachelor’s degree summa cum laude, magna cum laude, or cum laude as follows: