Foundations & Core Requirement Check Sheet (Beginning with Catalog 2010-2011)
Name: ___________________________________________ ID #: _______________________ Date Entered:___________________
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Transfers: Community College (max. allowed 66) accepted ___________
College credits accepted ______________
Transfer students with 24 or more transferable hours and approval by the Foundations Program Director may bypass
Foundations 111. Transfer students with 36 or more transferable hours and approval by the Foundations Program
Director may bypass Foundations 111 and 112.
No 100 or 200 level classes will count as 300 or 400 level courses to meet upper level requirements.
FOUNDATIONS
HRS.
Required
Courses Taken
FOUNDATIONS: 6 hours
FDN 111 and FDN 112
Foundations
Enroll in FDN111 in the first semester of the first year and continuously enroll in the Foundations
sequence until successful completion.
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ESSENTIAL PROFICIENCIES: 11-16 HOURS
ENG 115 or ENG 111 and ENG112 or ENG125
Writing
Enroll in one of the above in the fall semester of the first year and continuously enroll in the writing
sequence until successful completion.
Any MAT class or CSC 100
Quantitative
Enroll in an Essential Proficiency quantitative course no later than the third semester and
continuously enroll in a quantitative course until its successful completion
Elementary Education Majors: Take MAT 203 and 204
World
Languages
Intermediate proficiency through FRE 201, GER 201, GRK 201 or REL 203,
JPN 201, LAT 201 or SPA 201
Wellness
KHS 100
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CORE
1.
FLAGGED COURSES: 5 courses See course schedule for designated flagged courses.
Flagged courses are noted in the title of the courses as W, Q, and C.
Students transferring to Georgetown College with 52 or more credit hours will be required to
satisfy, or demonstrate equivalencies for, three Foundations and Core flagged courses at GC:
one writing, one quantitative, and one from any of the cultural awareness classes.
TWO Writing Intensive courses (W) upon completion of the Essential Proficiency Writing
requirement. May receive writing credit for no more than one Writing Flag in any one semester.
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ONE Applied Quantitative course (Q) in addition to the Essential Proficiency Quantitative
course
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TWO Cultural Awareness courses (C)
Note: Students who spend at least one full semester abroad, in any country, receive one Cultural
Awareness flag for doing so.
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Intended Major:
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One 200
or higher
level
course in
THREE
boxes.
AREAS OF INQUIRY (AOI): 31-35 hours
1.
All 11 courses required must be taken in the Areas of Inquiry offerings, with at least ONE course numbered 200 or higher
in at least THREE of the Areas of Inquiry.
Students transferring to Georgetown College with 52 or more credit hours will be required to satisfy, or demonstrate
equivalencies for, all Areas of Inquiry requirements with the following exception: these students must take at least one
class numbered 200 or higher in at least two of the Areas of Inquiry.
AREA OF INQUIRY #1 – FINE ARTS (Choose from courses listed below.)
TWO courses (4-6 hrs). Enroll in TWO different departments: ART, MUS, THE
Art:
ART 115, 117, 119, 121, 170, 210, 212, 220, 222, 310, 313
Music:
MUS 107, 126, 147, 149, 305, 307, 315, 335, 425, 426
Theater: THE 107, 171, 220, 225, 227, 347, 407, 425
Elementary Education Majors: Take two of the following: ART 313, MUS 315, or THE 407
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AREA OF INQUIRY #2 -- HUMANITIES (Choose from courses listed below.)
THREE courses (9 hrs). Enroll in each of the following THREE subject areas: History, Philosophy, Western
& World Literature
History:
HIS 111, 113, 211, 213, 223, 225, 331, 333
Philosophy:
PHI 150, 151, 152, 195, 201, 203
PHI 325, 335, 345, 355, 365, 385
Western & World Lit.: ENG 196, 211, 213, 296, 298, 318, 320, 341; JPN 320 & 322; CLA 170, 314, 316 &
318; SPA 320 or 322
AREA OF INQUIRY #3 -- SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (Choose from courses listed below.)
TWO courses (6 hrs). Enroll in TWO different departments/programs: COMM, ECO, POS, PSY, SOC, WST
Communication & Media Studies:
COMM 101, 200, 312, 323, 325, 329, 331, 400
Economics:
ECO 221, 223
Political Science:
POS 100, 300, 201, 307, 210, 240
Psychology:
PSY 111, 163, 242, 260, 373
Sociology:
SOC 111, 113, 118, 365, 380, 390
AREA OF INQUIRY #4 -- NATURAL SCIENCES (Choose from courses listed below.)
TWO courses (6-8 hrs). Enroll in TWO different departments/programs, one of which must include a
laboratory: BIO, CHE, CSC, ENV, GEL, PHY
Biology:
BIO 100, 111, (212, 214, 314 – have pre-requisites)
Chemistry:
CHE 100, 102, 111, 171L, 271, (112, 201, 211 – have prerequisites)
Computer Science: CSC 115
Geology:
GEL 113
Physics:
PHY 103, 105, 206, 211, (212 – has prerequisites)
Elementary Education Majors: Take both courses with laboratory, one of which is BIO
AREA OF INQUIRY #5 -- RELIGIOUS STUDIES (Choose from courses listed below.)
TWO courses (6 hrs). Enroll in TWO courses, one of which must include a Biblical Studies course.
ONE must be a Biblical Studies course.
Biblical Studies:
REL231, 233, 235, 237, 325, 327, 371, 373
The SECOND can come from Biblical Studies or from any of the courses below:
Cultural/Historical Studies:
REL 243, 245, 247, 249, 341
Christian Theology:
REL 257, 357
World Religions:
REL 253, 255, 353
Other Graduation Requirements
 39 upper level hours (300 level or above)
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Minor or 15 hours of upper level hours outside major department
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48 Nexus credits ( or 6 per full-time semester)
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*120 hours need for graduation (check repeat and GSS hours)
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*Course limitations include: The following courses have limitations on the amount of credit earned that can be applied to graduation: GSC (seven semester hours); independent study and
correspondence (15 semester hours); ROTC (16 semester hours); and internship (nine semester hours total). Elementary and secondary student teaching is exempted from this requirement.
Note: A maximum of six semester hours of independent study/correspondence and internship may be taken in any one semester.
Registrar’s Signature _____________________________________ Date_______________