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3. Students who need additional support to meet the necessary standards are required to do additional work through the Academic Resource Center and the Writing Center. The need for these additional services is determined through review of student records and testing done at the beginning of ENG 101 and MAT 201.
4. Some choice exists among certain core requirements (e.g., laboratory sciences).
5. Students in heavily loaded concentrations may need to begin taking courses in their
concentration during their freshman year.
Course Levels
The first digit of a course number indicates the class level of the course.
 Freshmen have permission to take sophomore-level (200) courses, provided they have met the
prerequisites.
 Junior and senior-level courses (300 and 400) are considered to be upper-division courses.
100-level course designation: These courses have no prerequisites. They may be survey courses, courses defining basic concepts, or courses presenting the terminology of a discipline.
Assumptions and Expectations:
1. Students possess reading skills sufficient to comprehend college-level material in textbook and monograph form. Students will receive instruction in the reading skills needed in each discipline.
2. Students possess writing ability sufficient to compose definitions, paragraphs, or essays where appropriate. Students are being instructed in a planned program of college-level writing throughout the first year in all courses. Professors are instructing students in discipline-specific writing expectations, as well as introducing and supporting the required math and science skills.
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4. Students needing remedial support will be given additional services through the Academic Resource Center. Professors should refer students to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) as soon as they become aware of the need.
200-level course designation:
Assumptions and Expectations:
1. Students will have completed, or are taking concurrently, college composition (ENG 101-102) or the equivalent
Professors should not only consider the quantitative
demands of class reading but also qualitative factors of text complexity such as levels
of meaning and purpose, structure, language conventionality and clarity, and
knowledge demands.
While written essays are a possible means of assessment and evaluation with the
course, page length for 100 level courses should be kept to 3-5 pages. Multiple means
of assessment are highly encouraged so that students develop multiple ways of
demonstrating proficiency.
These courses provide students with their first significant introduction,
beyond terminology and rudimentary ideas, to various disciplines. Students will continue to develop
reading and writing skills related to the field, as well as being introduced to the required math and
science skills.
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