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)
Student 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 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 also are committed to developing writing skills. The IC and CA course 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)
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 two of which 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: (1) completion of a Q course; (2) completion of a QM (mathematics) course and completion of a QS (statistics) course. 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 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 1 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 405 can count as either an international or a humanities class and also be used as a CW or CS course, but FR
SP 405can not count as both I and H or as both CW and CS
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I. College Writing Seminar _________________ (4) Information Access ______________ (1)
II.
Interdisciplinary Colloquia and Cultural Analysis
IC: _________________ (3 or 4) CA: _______________ (3 or 4)
III. Communication Skills -Two courses or 6 credits must be writing-based, (CW). Additional courses may be speechbased, (CS); One CW course must be in the POE
_________________ ( ) ________________ ( ) _______________ ( ) ______________ ( )
IV. Quantitative Skills (QM & QS) or a (Q)
_________________ ( ) and ________________ ( ) OR _________________ ( )
QM QS Q
V. Distribution - 10 courses; in 3 of 5 areas, 1 of the 2 courses must have a prerequisite or be at the 300 level
Distribution
(F) Fine Arts
Course Title
(I) International
(S) Social Sciences
(H) Humanities
Credits Course Title
(N) Natural Sciences
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 Credits Course Title Credits
Credits
Community Engagement (optional) _______________ ( )
Students must complete at least 120 credits with a minimum grade point average of 2.00.