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THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Table of Contents
Preface – GEP Oversight Decisions and Accommodations
The General Education Program at a Glance
Signature Courses, Variable Course, Integrated Learning
Courses ……………………………………………………………..
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Signature Courses
Exceptions for Transfers …………………………………………..
PHL 154 Moral Foundations ………………………………………
THE 154 Faith Justice and the Catholic Tradition ………………
ENG 102 Texts and Contexts ……………………………………..
HIS 154 Forging the Modern World ………………………………
Faith and Reason …………………………………………………..
First Year Seminar ………………………………………………….
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Variable Courses
Fine Arts and Literature …………………………………………….
Math Beauty …………………………………………………………
Natural Science ……………………………………………………..
Non-Native Language ……………………………………………..
Social/Behavioral Science …………………………………………
Philosophical Anthropology ……………………………………….
Religious Difference ……………………………………………….
Writing Course/ENG 101 …………………………………………..
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Integrative Learning Courses ……………………………………….
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The Business Core …………………………………………………….
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Free Electives …………………………………………………………..
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Notes Regarding Overlays
Diversity, Globalization, or Non-Western Studies Overlay ……..
Ethics Intensive Overlay ……………………………………………
Writing Intensive Overlay …………………………………………..
Fulfilling Multiple Requirements with One Course ………………
Important Section Designation Codes ……………………………
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GEP Pre-requisites …………………………………………………….
First-Year Service Learning Courses ………………………………
Advising Athletes ………………………………………………………
Certification Procedures ……………………………………………..
Advanced Placement Credit Equivalents ………………………….
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MySJU – How to Look Up Classes Faculty View ………………...
MySJU – How to Look Up Classes Student View ………………..
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GEP 2013 – 2014
THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CURRICULUM
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Degree Requirements
The new curriculum requires the completion of 40 courses distributed as follows:
School
General
Education
Program
Concentrations
(Major and
Divisional
Requirements
Electives
Total Degree
Requirements
College of Arts
& Sciences
a18
(max)
16 (max)
6 (min)
40 Coursesb
Haub School of
Business
a18
(max)
16 (max)
6 (min)
40 Coursesb
Note: Concentrations that are subject to external accrediting agency oversight may petition
the Chief Academic Officer for modification of these requirements.
a
This number may become 19 when the student elects to take two 3-credit non-laboratory
natural science classes to fulfill the requirement rather than one 4-credit laboratory class.
Taking the 2nd non-laboratory classes uses 1 free elective. See Variable Courses/Natural
Science on the following page 7.
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In addition to course requirements as specified in each area, students must complete
overlays: one course dealing with diversity, globalization or non-western area studies, one
ethics-intensive course and one writing-intensive course as part of the 40 course
requirement. More information on overlays is found on page 11-12.
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The General Education Program at a Glance (GEP)
Signature Courses [SC]
6 Coursesc
Jesuit Tradition Common Core
PHL 154 Moral Foundations
THE 154 Faith, Justice, and the Catholic Tradition
Cultural Legacy Common Core
ENG 102 Texts and Contexts
HIS 154 Forging the Modern World
Signature Variable Core
XXX 150 First Year Seminar
Faith & Reason course
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For transfer students, variations may be possible for some of the signature courses in rare
circumstances. More details are given on page 5 under the heading, “Signature Courses”.
Variable Courses [VC]
Number of courses required:
Credit is earned either by
AP credit or taken at SJU
Fine Arts or Literature
Math Beauty
Natural Science
1 course
1 course
one 4-credit course with laboratory phased in over
eight years or two 3-credit courses without a lab
Non-Native Language
2 courses
Social/Behavioral Science
1 course
Philosophy – Philosophical Anthropology
1 course
Theology – Religious Difference*
1 course
Writing (ENG 101)
1 course
*The Religious Difference course selection cannot satisfy the overlay areas of diversity,
globalization or non-Western area studies.
A complete chart of how AP credit can be awarded can be found on page 15-16 of this
section.
Integrative Learning Courses [ILC]
3 courses
Briefly, the remaining three courses in the GEP will be chosen by the major departments for
students in that major. These courses must be College of Arts & Sciences courses outside
the major department and may be specified broadly or narrowly. Please see each
department ladder in section 2 of this binder or the complete list in section 5.
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The GEP in Detail: Important Notes and Definitions
Signature Courses [SC]
6 courses
PHL 154 – Moral Foundations
THE 154 – Faith, Justice, and the Catholic Tradition
ENG 102 – Texts and Contexts
HIS 154 – Forging the Modern World
Faith & Reason Course
xxx 150 – First Year Seminar
Notes regarding Signature Courses:
[SC] On the course ladders for the individual majors Signature Courses are designated by
the notation [SC].
AP Credit: AP credit is not awarded for any of the six Signature Courses in the GEP.
Students who begin first year at SJU: Students who begin their college career at SJU,
that is, non-transfer students, must take the six Signature Courses at SJU.
Exceptions for transfer students:
 Transfer students may fulfill the requirement for ENG 102 and HIS 154 with equivalent
courses from their previous schools with SJU approval.
 Transfer students from other Jesuit or Catholic schools may fulfill the requirement for
PHL 154 and THE 154 with equivalent courses from their previous schools with SJU
approval.
 Transfer students do not have to take First Year Seminar.
 Transfer students must take their Faith and Reason course at SJU.
PHL 154 Moral Foundations: PHL 154 is a prerequisite to any Ethics-Intensive course,
Faith and Reason course, and Philosophical Anthropology course.
THE 154 Faith, Justice, and the Catholic Tradition: THE 154 is a prerequisite for the
Faith and Reason course.
ENG 102 Texts and Contexts: ENG 102 has the prerequisite of ENG 101 Craft of Language.
HIS 154 Forging the Modern World: HIS 101 Western Civilization I and HIS 102 Western
Civilization II cannot substitute for this course. However, GER students may take HIS 154
as a free elective, but not as a replacement for HIS 101 or 102.
Faith and Reason Course:
 Students may choose from a list of approved courses to fulfill this category, mainly
Theology and Philosophy, but other disciplines may be options, as well. The list of
approved courses that satisfies the Faith and Reason requirement is included in
section 4 of this binder.
 Before taking this course however, the prerequisites of both PHL 154 and THE 154
must be completed.
 If so certified, the Faith and Reason course may satisfy the Writing-Intensive Overlay
but it may not satisfy any other overlay.
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All Faith Reason courses were (and will continue to be) certified as courses,
regardless of instructor. If the course appears on the Faith & Reason drop-down list on
the class Schedule, it fulfills the requirement regardless of the instructor teaching it.
First Year Seminar:
 First Year Seminar courses can be found individually by department or under the
“Special Interest” drop down box in the class schedule link on my SJU.
 All First-Year Seminars have the course number 150 and the section code of FY (e.g.
ACC 150 Business in China.)
 For the class of 2014 only and only taken during the 2010-2011 academic year, this
requirement may also be satisfied by honors or service-learning courses with section
designation codes of HN and SL respectively. This option is not available to the class
of 2015.
 If so certified, a First Year Seminar course may satisfy only the diversity, globalization
or non-Western area studies overlay, but it may not satisfy any other overlay.
 First Year Seminar may be scheduled in either first or second semester. Ideally it is
scheduled in the opposite semester to MGT 110 or MGT 120; however, in some
cases, it may be scheduled in the opposite semester to one of the other first year
courses such as Math Beauty.
 First Year Students who took a First Year Seminar during the 1st semester should not
take another one during the 2nd semester.
The GEP Oversight committee recognizes that the First Year Seminar should not have any
pre-requisites [Apr. 4, 2012].
A course taken for First Year Seminar credit cannot count for any other Signature or
Variable GEP credit [Apr. 4, 2012].
Acknowledging that there is insufficient information at this time, the GEP Oversight
committee accepts, for the time being, the current practice according to which all transfer
students, even freshman transfer students, are exempt from the First Year Seminar
requirement. The committee also accepts the current practice according to which students
who enter SJU in the spring of their first year without having completed any past college
coursework are required to take a First Year Seminar. These issues, however, require
further study [May 9, 2012].
Variable Courses [VC]
6-9 courses
Fine Arts or Literature Course
Math Beauty Course
Natural Science Course(s)
Non-Native Language Courses
Social/Behavioral Science Course
Philosophy – Philosophical Anthropology Course
Theology – Religious Difference Course
ENG 101 – The Craft of Language
Notes regarding Variable Courses:
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[VC] On the course ladders for the individual majors Variable Courses are designated
by the notation [VC].
AP Credit: Credit may be earned in a number of variable courses through AP credit.
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Variable Courses and Overlays: If so certified, any variable course requirement [with
the exception of Religious Difference] can also fulfill the Diversity, Globalization, or
Non-Western Area Studies Overlay as well as either, but not both, of the ethicsintensive or writing-intensive overlays.
Fine Arts and Literature: This variable course requirement may be satisfied by taking:
 Any three credit ART or MTF course (history/studies or studio/production) that does
not require a pre-requisite. [Note: The previous Fine and Performing Arts Department
is now divided into two separate departments: The Department of Art (ART) and the
Department of Music, Theater, and Film (MTF).
 An approved course in literature offered by the English Department on the list of GEPappropriate courses at the 200 level or from the 300- and 400-level. Theory and
writing courses do not fulfill the GEP Art/Lit requirement unless noted.
 A course in literature offered by the Classics or Foreign Language departments.
 The lists of approved courses from these departments can be found in the Leahy
Advising Center.
The Art, Music/Theater/Film, or literature requirement may be satisfied by any 3-credit
course offered in Art or Music, Theatre & Film. It also may be fulfilled by an approved
literature course offered in English or Modern and Classical Languages. The various
departments list courses that satisfy this requirement in their departmental sections of the
catalog.
Math Beauty Courses:
 AP Credit: Students who earn a 4 or 5 on the AB or BC Calculus AP test have fulfilled
the Math Beauty requirement.
 Any mathematics course MAT 155 Fundamentals of Calculus or higher fulfills the Math
Beauty requirement.
 The remaining Math courses that are approved as “Math Beauty” have a course
number between 130 and 139; e.g. MAT 134. They can be found on the class
schedule under the “Special interest” window and selecting Math Beauty from the
drop-down list.
 Placement: In the first semester, half of the first year students are placed in a
particular Math Beauty course based on their placement test in mathematics. The
highest scoring students are placed in MAT 155 Fundamentals of Calculus or MAT
161 Calculus I. All HSB first year students who qualified for either calculus course
were given it during the first semester.
 In Semester II, the remaining half of first year students are not assigned; they are free
to choose from any of the four Math Beauty selections that are offered.
Natural Science Courses:
 Students must complete one 4-credit course with a lab or two 3-credit courses without
a lab. (4-credit lab courses for non-science majors will be phased in over eight years.)
 AP Credit: Any given AP science test provides one semester of lecture-only natural
science credit for non-science majors. If the student receives AP credit for one
science course then one additional GEP natural science course is required to fulfill the
GEP natural science requirement. If the student receives credit for two AP science
courses then the natural science requirement is fulfilled.
 Credit may be earned by taking any of the courses designated for science majors or
by courses that are designated for non-science majors.
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The lists of approved courses can also be found in the Leahy Advising Center.
Non-Native Language Courses:
 AP Credit: Students who are placed in the 301 level of language (based on an AP
score of 4 or on their placement test score) are required to only take one language
course. Students who earn a 5 on the literature or language AP test for their target
language have fulfilled the foreign language requirement.
 Modern Languages: (Students with no AP credit) the following are the sequences
that complete the requirement:
Starting level
2nd course
101
102
102
201
201
202
202
301
301
none required
 Classical Languages: (Students with no AP credit) the sequence is as follows:
Starting level
2nd course
101
102
201
202
300+
none required
 Foreign language courses can be certified as writing-intensive courses, provided that
they are found to have met the certification standards.
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International Students: International students fluent in their native language may take
2 semester courses of ESL, English as a Second Language, taught at SJU to fulfill
their foreign language requirement. Students who come to SJU fluent in both their
native language and English (e.g. students from Puerto Rico) may have fulfilled the
requirement; however, this must be approved by the Chair of the Foreign Language
Department.
Social/Behavioral Science:
 For all HSB students this requirement is fulfilled by ECN 101 Microeconomics.
However, for the University in general, this variable course requirement is fulfilled
through select courses offered in Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
or Education.
Psychology as Variable Course:
The Psychology Department has agreed that beginning in the Fall 2012 semester the only
Psychology courses that will count for variable GEP credit in the Social/Behavioral Science
area are PSY 100 and PSY 101. [April 19, 2012]
In past semesters the following courses have been listed as counting for GEP
Social/Behavioral Science credit:
 PSY 100 Introductory Psychology (for non-psychology majors)
 PSY 101 Introductory Psychology Seminar (for Psychology majors only)
 PSY 120 Lifespan Development
 PSY 121 Child Development
 PSY 122 Abnormal Psychology for Non-Majors
 PSY 124 Human Sexuality
Any student who has completed or is now completing one of these courses for their GEP
variable requirement in Social/Behavioral science should be given GEP credit. However,
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beginning in the Fall 2012 semester, the only Psychology courses that are approved in this
area are PSY 100 and PSY 101.
If a Class of 2014 student or Class of 2015 student petitions to have one of the above
classes besides PSY 100 and PSY 101 count for Social/Behavioral Science credit in a
future semester, based on the argument that earlier communications have suggested a
more expansive list of approved courses, then that's an issue that should be resolved by the
Associate Dean.
Philosophical Anthropology Courses:
 This is not a specific course but rather a select group of upper level Philosophy
courses whose content meets the criteria of Philosophical Anthropology.
 Prerequisite: PHL 154 Moral Foundations must be taken first.
Religious Difference Courses:
 Approved courses in this category are listed under REL Religious Studies (REL) or
Theology (THE).
 If so certified, the Religious Difference course may fulfill the Ethics-Intensive or the
Writing-Intensive requirements.
 The course used to fulfill this requirement cannot also be used to satisfy the Diversity,
Global, Non-Western overlay; however, a student may take a 2nd Religious Difference
course to fulfill the DGNW overlay, if certified as such.
Writing Course:
 In most cases, this required variable course is fulfilled by taking ENG 101 The Craft of
Language during the first year, the exception being AP credit as shown below.
 AP Credit: A student who earns a 4 or a 5 on the AP English Literature or English
Language test will receive credit for ENG 101 and will be placed in ENG 102 in the first
semester.
Integrative Learning Courses [ILC]
3 courses
Notes regarding Integrated Learning Courses:
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[ILC] On the course ladders for the individual majors Integrated Learning Courses are
designated by the notation [ILC].
The Integrative Learning component consists of three courses outside the major,
taught in the College of Arts & Sciences. They are chosen by the major departments
for their students. This allows the major departments to customize their students’
general education experience to some extent, and to require those courses which they
believe will be of the most benefit to students in the major.
For example, the Food Marketing Department has specified CHM 111 Food Chemistry
II, ECN 102 Macroeconomics, and SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology as the 3 ILC
courses for their majors.
Students who change majors are not required to re-start the 3-course ILC sequence.
They must only complete one sequence.
Students who have double majors are required to take only 1 sequence of ILC courses
– usually for the primary major. However, students should check with the Department
Chair of the second major to make sure they do not miss a course that is integral to
the major.
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The Integrated Learning Courses for all departments are listed in Section 5 of this
binder.
Natural Science Requirement and the Integrated Learning Course
Students who satisfy their Variable GEP natural science requirement by completing two
three-credit, lecture-based natural science courses (instead of a single four-credit, lab-based
course) may not use either of their two GEP natural science courses also to satisfy a GEP
ILC requirement [May 9, 2012].
For all ILC changes the department proposing to change its GEP ILC requirements should
first consult the department(s) offering the ILC course(s) and also notify the GEP Oversight
committee [May 9, 2012].
ILC Courses and Transfer Students
With respect to GEP ILC requirements transfer students should be considered ‘change of
major’ students in the following sense: Any Arts and Science courses already completed
elsewhere by an incoming transfer student may count as satisfying his or her ILC
requirements, provided these courses are not at the same time counted as meeting GEP
Signature, GEP Variable or primary major requirements. Transfer students who transfer in
all three of their ILC courses nevertheless may be required to take one or more courses
listed by their SJU major departments as required courses, if those courses are deemed
essential to the major.
The Business Core [BC]
10 courses
Notes regarding the Business Core:
 [BC] On the course ladders for the individual majors courses that make up the
Business Core are designated by the notation [BC].
 The Business Core in the GEP is basically the same as the Business Foundation was
in the GER. The same 10 courses are required of all majors.
 All HSB majors in the classes of 2014 and 2015 following the GEP must have
demonstrated competency in Excel during their first semester of their first year through
the mandatory, non-credit, online DSS 100 course. Beginning in the fall semester
2012, DSS 100 will no longer be offered; this competency will be completed within the
ACC 101, Financial Accounting course.
 Note that students who transfer into HSB classes of 2014 and 2015 do not need to
complete DSS 100.
Free Electives
Six Free Electives:
It is a finding of the GEP Oversight committee that all majors outside of Education must
allow for a minimum of six free electives [April 18, 2012].
Our reasoning is as follows: The course sequences for majors in Education are subject to
external constraints imposed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. That such
constraints, unique to Education, would necessitate curricular accommodations for
Education majors was widely understood during the curriculum review process. For all other
majors, the minimum of six free electives is a GEP requirement. The Comprehensive
Curriculum Report states at several points that students are to have a minimum of six free
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electives (pp. 4, 9 and 16). Indeed the six-elective minimum appears to have been “one of
the motivations for curriculum reform” (CCR, p. 15).
Overlays
Diversity, Globalization, or Non-Western Area Studies
Ethics Intensive Overlay
Writing Intensive Overlay
A complete list of overlays that have been offered can be found in section 4 of this binder.
The term “overlay” in the GEP refers to areas that are required to be covered somewhere in
the student’s academic program. They are not additional courses to be taken but rather
they are areas of study to be covered through the courses the student is already taking.
Please note: Not all sections of a particular course may satisfy the overlay requirement;
some sections may and others may not, depending on the approved overlay content. To be
sure, view the course “attributes”. See page 17-18 of this section on how to look up
overlays in the special interest and attribute drop down boxes in the class schedule
windows.
Overlays and Faith and Reason
Phased Implementation – Classes of 2014, 2015 and 2016
For the classes of 2014, 2015 and 2016, the following exemptions are in place with respect
to these requirements. Of the four GEP requirements, Faith Reason and the three overlay
requirements (Ethics Intensive, Writing Intensive and Diversity/Globalization/Non-Western):
 Class of 2014 students need to satisfy two of the four requirements; this means that
these students need to complete a Faith Reason course and one overlay
requirement OR two overlay requirements.
 Class of 2015 students need to satisfy three of the four requirements; this means
that these students need to complete a Faith Reason course and two overlay
requirements OR all three overlay requirements.
 Class of 2016 students MUST take a Faith Reason course and, of the three GEP
overlay requirements, two of the three; this means that these students need to
complete a Faith Reason course AND two overlays.
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Overlays and Transfer Students
There is a question concerning which of the overlays/Faith Reason requirements should
apply to transfer students, during the phased implementation of these GEP requirements.
The GEP Oversight committee asks that the Associate Deans make this determination in the
case of each transfer student.
Overlays and the Signature Core:
The signature common core courses – i.e., ENG 102, HIS 154, PHL 154, THE 154 – cannot
count for overlay credit in any of the overlay areas [Feb. 13, 2012].
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First-year seminars may be certified in the Diversity/Globalization/Non-Western overlay area
but may not be certified as either ethics-intensive or writing-intensive [Feb. 1, 2012 and Feb.
13, 2012].
Courses certified as Faith-Reason may also be certified as writing-intensive but may not be
certified in any other overlay area [Feb. 13, 2012].
Diversity, Globalization, or Non-Western Area Studies Overlay
 One course in any one of these three areas.
 If so certified, the First-Year Seminar, Faith and Reason, any GEP variable course
except Theology Religious Difference, any concentration course, any free elective
course, and any integrated learning course can satisfy this requirement.
 Taking a second Religious Difference course may be used to fulfill this overlay. If so
certified, the course used to satisfy this requirement may also fulfill the other overlays,
as well.
 The lists of approved courses that satisfy each of these areas are included in section 4
of this binder.
Ethics Intensive Overlay
One Course
 Prerequisite: PHL 154 Moral Foundations must be taken before the Ethics Intensive
Overlay.
 Ethics-Intensive courses may be any approved course in any department in either
college that includes both explicit and critical evaluation of ethical issues in a particular
discipline or field.
 If so certified, Faith and Reason, any GEP variable course, any ILC course, any
concentration course and any free elective course can satisfy this requirement.
 If so certified, the course used for this requirement may also fulfill the other overlays,
as well. The list of approved courses that satisfy this area is included in section 4 of
this binder.
Writing Intensive Overlay One Course
 ENG 101 or AP Credit is a prerequisite for any writing-intensive course.
 If so certified, the First-Year Seminar, Faith and Reason, any GEP variable course,
any integrated learning course, any concentration course, and any free elective can
satisfy this requirement.
 If so certified, the course used for this requirement may also fulfill other overlays, as
well.
Students can satisfy their writing-intensive requirement in the first year provided that
they have met all pre-requisites for the course and taken ENG 101 Craft of Language
(or had the ENG 101 requirement waived) [Jan. 25, 2012].
Foreign language courses can be certified as writing-intensive courses, provided that
they are found to have met the certification standards [Jan. 18, 2012].
For the purpose of fulfilling the GEP requirements a course is normally understood as
a semester unit to which a value of three or more credits is assigned. However, a twocredit course may be certified as writing intensive if, according to the writing-intensive
committee, the course meets the certification standards and the nature and amount of
writing instruction, assignments and pedagogy would be sufficient for the writingintensive aspect of a three-credit, writing-intensive course [Apr. 18, 2012].
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Multiple Overlays – Fulfilling Multiple Requirements with One Course:
All courses except for the six signature courses can be submitted and approved for
certification in one, two or three of the overlay areas (i.e., Ethics Intensive, Writing Intensive,
and/or Diversity/Globalization/Non-Western) [Feb. 13, 2012].
With the exception of the first Religious Difference course that a student takes which cannot
count for credit in the Diversity/Globalization/Non-Western overlay area, students may
receive credit for anything for which a course is certified in the GEP. This means that a
single course can count for overlay credit in three areas, if certified in each [Feb. 13, 2012].
Important Section Designation Codes
Advise students to pay close attention to section codes when they are looking up and
selecting classes:
D = Undergraduate Day Students (example D01)
P = Professional and Liberal Studies (Evening Class, may not be open for day
students; example P02.)
FY = First Year Seminar
HN = Honors Course
SL = Service Learning
GEP Prerequisites
Students should receive GEP credit for certain courses only if they have satisfied the
relevant pre-requisite(s). The class schedule should include adequate information about the
relevant pre-requisite(s) for GEP courses. Courses and/or course areas with pre-requisites
in the GEP are as follows:
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ENG 102 Texts and Contexts (pre-req: ENG 101)
Philosophical Anthropology (pre-req: PHL 154)
Ethics Intensive (pre-req: PHL 154)
Writing Intensive (pre-req: ENG 101)
Faith and Reason (pre-reqs: PHL 154 and THE 154)
An exception to the GEP pre-requisite requirement is that in Academic Year 2012-2013 the
course EDU 151 may be taken for Writing Intensive overlay credit even by students who
have not met the relevant pre-requisite (ENG 101). This decision applies only to Academic
Year 2012-2013 and only to EDU 151. [May 16, 2012]
First-Year Service Learning Courses
In May, all First-year students were invited to participate in a two-semester service learning
program. Only students who expressed interest in service learning were placed in a Service
Learning (SL) course. Service Learning Courses are designated with an SL in the section
code on the student’s schedule. All courses fulfill either a GEP requirement or overlay.
If you are advising a student who has such a course, It is important to remind the student
that this is a commitment for both Fall and Spring semesters. If the student completes
the first semester component, he/she student cannot later drop the second semester
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component. Any questions related to Service Learning can be directed to: Carrie Hutnick –
SL Coordinator, Phone: 610-660-1334, Email: chutnick@sju.edu
Advising Athletes
Janet Greder
Director, Academic Services for Athletes
jgreder@sju.edu · 610-660-1728
Ken Krimmel
Asst. Director, Academic Services for
Athletes
kkrimmel@sju.edu · 610-660-1729
Certification Procedures for GEP Courses (Faculty & Departments)
Certification Procedures
Each course being submitted for certification in a GEP certification area should identify GEP
learning goals and connect those goals to the course’s assessment measures [Dec. 8,
2011].
Each course being submitted for certification in a GEP certification area should have
received departmental approval. Certification committees should communicate the
expectation of prior departmental approval in their certification standards and/or calls for
proposals. In the case of interdisciplinary programs prior approval should come from the
relevant academic advisory board [Jan. 18, 2012].
GEP Oversight asks that new proposals normally receive certification by the beginning of
pre-registration in order to count for GEP credit the following semester. For courses being
offered fall 2012, exceptions may need to be made [Jan. 25, 2012].
Once a course is approved the certification committee should inform the contributing faculty
member, the department chair, the registrar, the CAS and HSB advising centers and the
GEP Oversight Committee chair [Mar. 21, 2012].
Certification by Course/by Section
Unless specified as certified for all sections, all courses in the three overlay areas and the
First Year Seminar area shall be understood as certified by section. For each course
certified by section, the approved syllabus shall be understood as providing a model for a
GEP course in the relevant area.
Other faculty members, besides the faculty member whose syllabus was approved, may
offer sections of the course for GEP overlay or First Year Seminar credit, provided that they
are willing to follow the model set forth in the approved syllabus.
It is the responsibility of each contributing department to verify that all of its sections that are
to receive GEP credit in a certification area are consistent with all of the essential, GEPrelated components of an approved syllabus as judged in light of the certification criteria.
If there are questions or concerns about whether a particular section of an already approved
course should count for overlay or First Year Seminar credit, or if an instructor plans to
depart significantly from the approved syllabus with respect to its essential, GEP-related
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components, then the department should consult with the certification committee before
scheduling the course for overlay or First Year Seminar credit.
As part of the review process, certifying committees may ask department chairs for the
syllabus of any faculty member teaching a course in a certification area.
Unless otherwise specified, Faith and Reason courses are certified for all sections [Mar. 21,
2012]
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AP Credit Equivalents in the GEP
Students who have earned a score of 4 or 5 on an AP exam may receive course credit,
depending on the exam. Incoming freshmen are notified over the summer what credit (if any)
they will be awarded and the course equivalent of the exam(s).
The AP course credit counts toward the 40 course graduation requirement; for example, if a
student receives AP credit for English 101 (Craft of Language), that student needs to
successfully complete only 39 courses for graduation. In the case of an AP course in a student’s
major, s/he may be placed in an upper-level course as a substitute for the course for which s/he
received AP credit. In such cases, the AP credit may be used in place of a free elective. For
questions, contact the relevant Department Chair.
A score of 4 or 5 on certain AP exams may fulfill General Education Program (GEP)
requirements, as the chart below indicates. In some departments, students are required to take
an upper-level course in place of a course for which they have received AP credit. Students must
take the GEP Signature Core Courses at SJU; they may not earn credit for these courses
through an AP exam. Those Signature Core Courses include PHL 154, THE 154, ENG 102, and
HIS 154.
When scores are received in July, the Registrar will credit transcripts using the chart below. The
Registrar also will make adjustments to student schedules based on any awarded AP credit. In
late July, students may view their AP record on MySJU. After logging into MySJU, click on:
 School Services
 Student (in the Administrative Services block )
 Student Records and Payments
 AP Program
Name of Examination
Score
Courses Awarded
Does it fulfill a GEP Requirement?1
Please note: Some majors require
specific courses for the GEP
Credit
Awarded
Art: History of Art
4 or 5
ART 101 or ART 102
Art/Lit
3.00
Art: Studio Art
5&a
portfolio
ART 196
review
required
No
3.00
Biology2
4 or 5
BIO 161
See note #2 below
3.00
2
Chemistry
4 or 5
CHM 100
See note #2 below
3.00
Computer Science A
4 or 5
CSC 120
No
4.00
4 or 5
CSC 120 and CSC 121
No
Computer Science AB
Economics: Microeconomics
3
Economics: Macroeconomics
4 or 5
3
ECN 101
8.00
Social Science
3
3.00
3
3.00
4 or 5
ECN 102
Social Science
English Language & Composition
4 or 5
ENG 101
Writing ENG 101
3.00
English Literature & Composition
4 or 5
ENG 101
Writing ENG 101
3.00
Environmental Science
2
4 or 5
ENV 105
See note #2 below
3.00
History: European
4 or 5
HIS 102
No
3.00
History: United States
4 or 5
HIS 201 and HIS 202
No
6.00
4 or 5
HIS 296
No
History: World
4
4
French Language or Literature5
5
French Language or Literature
3
Human Geography
German Language or Literature
4 or 5
4
4
3.00
FRE 202
1 of 2 Non-Native Lang courses
4
3.00
FRE 202 and 301
2 of 2 Non-Native Lang courses5
6.00
3
IRT 211
Social Science
GRM 202
1 of 2 Non-native Lang courses
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German Language or Literature5
5
Government & Politics: United States
Government & Politics: Comparative
4
3
4 or 5
GRM 202 and 301
POL 111
2 of 2 Non-Native Lang courses5
Social Science
3.00
3
3.00
4 or 5
POL 113
Social Science
International English Language
4
ESL 201
Under review
International English Language
5
ESL 201 and ESL 202
Under review
Latin: Vergil or Literature
6
Latin: Vergil or Literature
5
4
5
7
4 or 5
Mathematics: Calculus BC7
4 or 5
Music Theory
Mathematics: Calculus AB
Physics B
8
Physics C (Mechanics)8
Physics C (Electricity & Magnetism)
9
Psychology
8
LAT 202
LAT 202 and 301
6.00
3
3.00
6.00
1 of 2 Non-Native Lang courses
6
3.00
2 of 2 Non-Native Lang courses
5
6.00
MAT 161
7
Math Beauty
4.00
MAT 161 and MAT 162
Math Beauty7
8.00
4 or 5
ART 151
Art/Lit
3.00
4 or 5
PHY 101
See note #8below
4.00
4 or 5
PHY 101
See note #8 below
4.00
4 or 5
PHY 102
See note #8 below
4.00
4 or 5
PSY 196
Social Science
9
3.00
4
4
SPA 202
1 of 2 Non-Native Lang courses
Spanish Language or Literature5
5
SPA 202 and 301
2 of 2 Non-Native Lang courses5
6.00
Statistics
4 or 5
MAT 118
No
3.00
Spanish Language or Literature
4
3.00
1 These
courses may fulfill the GEP requirements listed. Some majors require specific courses for the
GEP. Please consult with your advisor and the major requirements listed in the SJU Undergraduate
Catalog for additional information on how these courses will count toward the 40 course requirement.
2
Counts as a Non-lab Natural Science GEP course for non-science majors, and as a general elective
course for science majors. No individual AP test will provide students with the complete GEP natural
science requirement. Two such forms of AP credit together will, however, fulfill the GEP natural
science requirement.
3
Students who earn a 4 for a modern foreign language test earn credit for a 202 course and must
take the 301 course to complete the Non-Native Language Requirement for the GEP.
4
Students who earn a 5 for a foreign language test, including Latin, have satisfied the Non-Native
Language Requirement and are not required to take an additional Foreign Language courses. Credit
for course 202 and 301 appears on the student’s transcript.
5
Please note that some majors (especially majors in the social sciences) designate a specific course
to fulfill the social/behavioral science GEP requirement. In these instances, the AP credit may,
depending on other major requirements, be used for elective credit only.
6
Students who earn a 4 for either Latin exam must take one course at the 300 or 400 level to
complete the Non-Native Language requirement for the GEP.
7
Students who earn a 4 or a 5 on Calculus AB or BC have satisfied the Math Beauty requirement for
the GEP.
8
Credit is given for the lecture class (PHY 101 or PHY 102), but no credit given for the labs (PHY
101L or 102L). No individual AP test will provide students with the complete GEP Natural Science
requirement. Two such forms of AP credit together will, however, fulfill the GEP Natural Science
requirement for non-science majors.
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FACULTY VIEW
HOW TO LOOK UP OVERLAY COURSES
Class Schedule
You may use the selection options below to search the class schedule to find the classes you want. You may use "*"
when searching by course number or title. When your selection is complete press the Submit button.
Term:
Fall 2010
Status:
Subject:
<all>
Course Number:
Title:
Faculty:
Begin
Time:
<all>
Hour
End Time:
Minute
am/pm
<all>
Special Interest:
Diversity Course (New GEP)
Academic
Program:
College:
<all>
<all>
00
00
am
Days:
<all>
00
00
am
Max Hits:
25
► Go to log-in page of SJU.edu. do not login.
► Select Class Schedule under “Useful Links” on the home page.
The screen shown above will appear.
► Go to the “Special Interest” *drop-down box and select the appropriate overlay.
(In this example, the Diversity overlay is shown.)
*Note: The drop-down box that the students access when scheduling is labeled
“Attribute Type” rather than “Special Interest”. (See the following page.)
Use the “Special Interest” drop down to select one of the following GEP areas:
 Diversity (New GEP)
 Ethics Intensive (New GEP)
 Faith-Reason Course (New GEP)
 First -Year Seminar
 Globalization Course (New GEP)
 Math Beauty (New GEP)
 Non-Western Studies Course
 Philosophical Anthropology (New GEP)
 Religious Difference Course
 Writing Intensive Course
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STUDENT VIEW
HOW TO LOOK UP OVERLAY COURSES
Note: The drop-down box that the students will view – after logging in – is labeled “Attribute
Type” rather than “Special Interest”. The screen they will view is below.
Look-Up Classes to Add:
Accounting
Aerospace Studies
Biology
Subject:
Course Number:
Title:
Schedule Type:
Credit Range:
hours to
hours
Part of Term:
Non-date based courses only
All
Adams, Robert C.
Ahern, Michael
Instructor:
Attribute Type:
All
Africana Studies Course
American Studies Course
Start Time:
Hour
End Time:
Hour
Days:
00
Minute
00
Mon
Minute
Tue
Wed
The student view is labeled
“Attribute Type” rather than
“Special Interest.”
00
am/pm
00
am/pm
Thur
Fri
am
am
Sat
Sun
Use the drop-down box to find
the appropriate GEP category.
Note: On this screen, students MUST select a particular subject or they may select multiple subjects by
holding down the Ctrl key and using the left click on the mouse. Then, by clicking on a particular area
such as “Diversity,” in the “Attribute Type” drop-down box, it will search for all the Diversity overlay
courses in the various subjects selected.
To view all Diversity courses from all departments, left-click on the first subject area “Accounting,” hold
the Shift key and scroll to the last subject. Left click on the last subject area; this will highlight all
subjects in blue. Then, by clicking on “Diversity” in the “Attribute Type” drop-down box, it will search
for all the Diversity overlay courses in all departments. Students should be attentive to the fact that
Theology based courses may be found both under the subject areas of “Theology” (THE) and “Religious
Studies” (REL)
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