Juniata College
GRADUATION CHECKSHEET
College Writing Seminar (4 credits)
Students should complete this course during the first semester of their freshman year.
Information Access (1 credit)
Students should complete this course during the first semester of their freshman year.
Interdisciplinary Colloquia (IC and CA)
Students will need to choose one course from a listing of courses known as Interdisciplinary Colloquia (IC) and one course from a listing
known as Cultural Analysis (CA). In the IC course, faculty from different disciplines work with students in a team-taught and
interdisciplinary setting to tackle a significant topic while developing writing, discussion, close reading, and critical thinking skills. The CA
courses focus on some aspect of culture or offer an introduction to a culture by using both scholarly and primary texts from that culture and
are also committed to developing writing skills. The IC and CA courses require sophomore standing and above and can be taken in any order
or even at the same time. The Interdisciplinary Colloquium and Cultural Analysis requirement will be waived for students who successfully
complete a world language course beyond the 210 level in the target language and a semester or more of study abroad in the target language
and culture. Please note that the credits (7 to 8 credits) need to be earned elsewhere to earn the needed 120 for graduation.
Communication Skills* (12 credits) effective 11/fall
In addition to the College Writing Seminar, students must take at least four “C” courses (minimum of 12 credits), two courses or 6 credits
must be writing-based (CW); and the additional courses may be speech-based (CS). One CW course must be in the POE.
Quantitative Skills* (course specific not credit related)
To fulfill the quantitative skills requirement, students have two options: They may either 1) complete a single course that carries the Q
designation or 2) complete a course that fulfills a QS designation and complete a course that carries a QM designation. Q, QM, and QS
courses may count toward the POE.**
Distribution* (30 credits)
Students must complete six credits in each of five categories: Fine Arts (F), International (I), Social Sciences (S), Humanities (H), and
Natural Sciences (N).** In three of these five areas, at least three credits must have a prerequisite or be numbered at the 300-level or above.
Distribution courses may count in a student’s POE.
Program of Emphasis (45-63 credits for a designated or individual POE)
The Program of Emphasis (POE) must include 45-63 credits. At least 18 credits must be at the 300-level or above. No more than two
courses and a maximum of 15 credits in the POE can be research, internship, or independent study. Degree-seeking, one-year international
students must have 14-16 Juniata credits in their POE’s. To graduate with distinction in the POE, seniors must complete an honors
integrative experience, which is approved by two faculty members and presented in a public forum.
Community Engagement (optional) (0-4 credits)
Students who engage in service activities may earn one credit per semester, for a maximum of 4 credits, by enrolling in this course. Students
choosing this option are expected to participate in classroom discussion and individual reflection to explore the relationship between service
and relevant social issues. Credit is awarded on a pass/fail basis.
Students must complete at least 120 credits with a minimum grade point average of 2.00.
*A course may double count to fulfill both a distribution and a skills requirement, and a course may triple count to fulfill a distribution and a
skills requirement and also count in the POE, but a course can not be used toward more than one distribution or more than one skills
requirement. For example, SP 250 can count as either an international or a humanities class and also be used as a CW or CS course, but SP
250 can not count as both I and H or as both CW and CS
revised 5-15
Juniata College
GRADUATION CHECKSHEET
This form may be used by the advisor & student as a check on meeting requirements. The degree audit is the official source of your
academic record.
I.
College Writing Seminar
II.
Interdisciplinary Colloquia and Cultural Analysis
IC:
(3 or 4)
(4)
CA:
Information Access
(1)
(3 or 4)
III. Communication Skills, Two courses or six credits must be writing-based, (CW), Additional courses may be speechbased, (CS);
One CW course must be in the POE
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IV. Quantitative Skills (QM & QS) or a (Q)
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) OR proficiency exam (0)
V. Distribution – Six credits in each of the 5 areas. In 3 of 5 areas, 1 of the 2 courses must have a prerequisite or be at
the 300 level. NOTE: Applied music courses must be in the same concentration, i.e., voice, piano, guitar – may not
combine credits from different concentrations.
Distribution
(F) Fine Arts
(I) International
(S) Social Sciences
(H) Humanities
(N) Natural Sciences
Course Title
Credits Course Title
Credits
Program of Emphasis - 45-63 credits for designated or individual; at least 18 credits at the 300-400 level.
A Secondary Emphasis must have a minimum of 18 credits. In some instances, courses may also be included
in the designated or individual POE and in the secondary emphasis.
Course Title
Service Learning (optional)
Credits Course Title
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Students must complete at least 120 credits with a minimum grade point average of 2.00.
Credits