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AFS - Africana Studies
AGS - Aging Studies
AMS - American Studies
ARB - Arabic
ART - Art
A&S - Anthropology and Sociology
ASIA - Asian Studies
BIOL - Biology
CE - Civil and Environmental Engineering
CHE - Chemical Engineering
CHEM - Chemistry
CHN - Chinese
CL - Comparative Literature
CLSS - Classics
CM - Computational Methods
CS - Computer Science
DS - Data Science
DOC - Documentary Storymaking
ECE - Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECON - Economics
EDUC - Education
EGRS - Engineering Studies
ENG - English
ES - Engineering Science
EVSC - Environmental Science
EVST - Environmental Studies
FAMS - Film and Media Studies
FLL - Foreign Languages and Literatures
FREN - French
FYS - First Year Seminar
GEOL - Geology and Environmental Geosciences
GERM - German
GOVT - Government and Law
GRK - Greek
HEBR - Hebrew
HIST - History
IA - International Affairs
IDEA - IDEAL
INDS - Interdisciplinary Studies
INS - A.B. in International Studies
JAPN - Japanese
LACS - Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LAT - Latin
MATH - Mathematics
ME - Mechanical Engineering
MS - Military Science
MUS - Music
NEUR - Neuroscience
PHIL - Philosophy
PHYS - Physics
PSTD - Policy Studies
PSYC - Psychology
REES - Russian and East European Studies
REL - Religious Studies
RUSS - Russian
SPAN - Spanish
THTR - Theater
WGS - Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Narrative Courses
Engineering Capstone sequence (two courses)
One additional course at the 200-level
One approved science elective
One approved science elective
One at the 300-level
Three approved Engineering electives
Three approved Engineering electives
Two approved electives from outside the Engineering division
Two approved electives outside of the Engineering division
Two approved technical electives
Two approved technical electives
Three approved Engineering focus theme electives
An approved Chemistry elective
An approved engineering/engineering science elective
An approved MATH, CS, CM elective
An approved MATH elective - MATH 272 or higher
And
SPAN
Any 300/400-level SPAN course
Appropriate independent study/honors work
Approved CE science elective in BIOL, GEOL, or NEUR
CE
Approved CE science elective
Approved elective
Approved Five or Six course cluster
Approved science/mathematics elective
Approved six course concentration in Hydrology and Aquatic Systems, Restoration Ecology, or Energy Resources
Approved Statistics course
At least one course in Film and/or Media History
At least one course in Film and/or Media Practice
At least one course in Film and/or Media Theory
Capstone
Capstone elective or Department Honors
Demonstrated piano proficiency
DOC Legal and Ethical Questions
ECON 253 will replace ECON 365 beginning with the Class of 2020
ECON
Economics Capstone Requirement
ENG
Eight English Electives
Either
Electives
One approved CE engineering elective
Film and/or Media History course
Film and/or Media Practice course
Film and/or Media Theory course
GERM
Five 300/400-level GERM courses
Five additional courses
GOVT
Five additional Government and Law electives
BIOL
Five Biology electives
Five courses in Natural Sciences
ECON
Five Economics electives
Five electives
GEOL
Five Geology courses
MATH
Five MATH electives
PHYS
Five PHYS electives
PSYC
Five PSYC electives
Five upper-level electives
Four Policy Studies theme electives
Foreign Language
Foreign Language requirement
HIST
Four additional History electives
Four approved electives
A&S
Four A&S electives
CS
Four CS 200, 300 or 400 level electives
Four electives
Four ENG electives
PHYS
Four/Five PHYS electives
PSYC
Four PSYC electives
MUS 150-164
Ensemble participation
HIST 110-149
One Introduction to History Seminar
HIST 350-399
Two Research Seminars
HIST 350-399
Research Seminar
Honors thesis
Italian (ITAL) Courses through LVAIC program at DeSales may be included
Joint thesis in Government and Law and Religious Studies
Mathematics Department multivariate calculus module
Mathematics-Economics Capstone elective
Mathematics/science elective
One 200-level studio elective
CHN
One 300-level CHN course
One 300-level dramatic literature elective
REL
One 300-level REL elective
One 400-level seminar
One additional 200-level or higher Mathematics elective
One additional 300/400-level Chemistry or Biology course
HIST
One additional 300/400-level History elective
One additional Biology course
One additional Chemistry course*
One additional seminar from
One additional studio elective
One approved Environmental Studies elective
MATH
One approved Mathematics elective
One course in Humanities or Social Sciences
One course in International History
One department approved environmental elective
One Design elective
MUS
One elective in Musicology at or above the 300-level
GOVT
One GOVT 400-level seminar
GOVT 401-418
One GOVT Seminar
One HLSS Category A or B elective
One interdisciplinary course elective
One intermediate theory course
One additional laboratory course in the natural sciences
MUS
One MUS elective
One semester of college level calculus
One technical theater elective
PSYC
One upper-level elective
Or
Science/mathematics elective
Senior standing in civil engineering
Seven approved electives
BIOL
Seven Biology electives
ENG
Seven English Electives
Six additional A&S electives
Six additional A&S electives, with at least one elective at the 300-level (A&S 300-341)
Six approved electives
Six A&S electives
GEOL
Six Geology electives
Six IA Region and Theme electives
One approved CE technical elective
Three 100-level studio electives
Three approved 200-level engineering electives
GOVT
Three 200 or 300-level approved GOVT electives
SPAN
Three 300/400-level SPAN courses
Three approved 300 or 400-level engineering electives
FREN
Three 400-level FREN courses
Three additional art electives
Three additional courses
Three advanced Chemistry electives
HIST
Three approved History electives
BIOL
Three Biology electives
CE
Three CE electives
CS
Three CS 300 or 400 level electives
Three department approved technical electives
Three technical electives from an approved list with at least one geology course and no more than one approved 100-level course.
Three electives
ENG
Three ENG electives
Three theater electives, one of which must be at the 300-level
PSYC
Three Laboratory electives
MATH
Three MATH electives
PHYS
Three PHYS electives
PSYC
Three PSYC electives
Three studio electives
Three upper-level electives
GERM
Two 300/400-level GERM courses
FREN
Two 300-level FREN courses
Two 300-level performance electives
Two 400-level seminars
Two additional courses
Two additional Environmental Studies electives
Two additional science electives
Two additional science/engineering electives from the list below:
Two advanced Chemistry electives
ECE
Two approved ECE electives
Two approved Environmental Studies humanities electives
One approved Environmental Studies science elective
Two approved Environmental Studies social science electives
Two approved HLSS Humanities and Social Science electives - Category A
Two approved HLSS Natural Science and Engineering electives - Category B
Two approved science electives
Two approved social science electives
CE
Two CE electives
CHE
Two CHE electives
Two course in Humanities or Social Sciences
ECON
Two ECON electives
Two electives
PHIL
Two electives in Metaphysics/Epistemology/Logic/Language
PHIL
Two electives in Value Theory
ENG
Two ENG electives
Two free electives
Four theater electives, two of which must be at the 300-level.
PSYC
Two Laboratory electives
ME
Two ME electives
PHIL
Two Philosophy electives
PHYS
Two 200-level or higher PHYS electives
Two additional approved CE math or science electives
Two semesters of approved ensemble participation
Two technical electives
Two Thermal Fluids and/or Systems Modeling electives
PHYS
Two/Three PHYS electives
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