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Advising Track III


An Enrichment Track for students entering the University on the Dean's, President's, or Honors Scholarships (ACT 25 or above or high school rank of 5% or above) may satisfy some General Education requirements in the Choice area with additional General Studies course options and additional elective options as follows:
  1. substitute 1 elective course for Composition I
  2. substitute 4 General Studies courses, each drawn from one of the following areas, for the standard math, science, and history requirements: (I) Math/Science, (II) Social Science/Statistics, (III) History/Philosophy, (IV) Literature/Arts/Relig
  3. apply AP or CLEP credits satisfying standard General Education requirements towards any electives in the Choice area
  4. apply AP or CLEP credits towards any 2 of the integrated Core courses in Civilization, Fine Arts, or Literature

Advantages of Enrichment Track
- no requirement to take most standard introductory courses
- more elective hours
- accommodates maximum CLEP/AP hours to apply toward graduation
- a distinctive transcript when applying for graduate or professional school

Enrichment Track III General Studies Electives (GSE) Designated General Studies courses are noted in each annual course schedule and may be taken at any time during a student's course of study. (See designated GSE courses in Course Schedule.) One General Studies course may simultaneously fulfill requirements for General Education and the major.

General Studies Elective (GSE) courses have been selected for their contribution to a broadening, liberating, and enriching educational experience. GSE courses encourage conceptual thinking and discussion of ideas, investigate the presuppositions, values, or limits of an academic discipline, and along with an emphasis on reading and writing often allow investigation of a chosen problem, topic, or issue. While most provide exposure to a subject area beyond a basic introductory level, they are accessible to students from all majors across campus. These GSE courses are designed to be taken over the course of a student's college career; please note any prerequisites or recommendations for course readiness. The GSE courses listed below apply to the four designated GSE areas in Track III of the SNU General Education requirements.

This list describes GSE courses offered in regular rotations. Additional courses may appear in new academic years. GSE courses need not be taken early on in a student's college career. They should be spread throughout a program of study as available courses coincide with a student's interests.

2001-2002 GSE courses noted in bold

area crosslistings noted with asterisk *

GSE AREA 1: BIO/NS/MATH name hours pre-requisites rotation S 01 M 01 F 01 J 02 S 02
ZOO 1115 Zoology (5 hours)

none


x

BIOL 2224 Human Anatomy (4 hours)

none


x

BIOL 3193 Origins

jr req
x


x
BIOL 3154 General Ecology (4 hours)

instructor permission


x

BIOL 3213 Ornithology (3 hours)

hs sci background
x



BIOL 3163 Tropical Ecology QERC (3-4 hours)

hs sci background

x

x
CHEM 1224 General Chemistry II (4 hours)

hs ap chem/chem 1124
x


x
PHYS 1(2)14 General Physics I (& II)

hs Alg II & Trig
x
x
x
PHYS 2313 Intro to Atomic & Nuclear Physics

college Alg


x

PHYS 3191 Seminar: Musical Acoustics (1 hour)

none





PHIL 3183/PHYS 3193 Philosophy of Science*

1 phil class + 1 sci class





MATH 23(4)24 Calculus I (& II) - if no hs calc, take Calc I

w hs calc seek ins perm
x
x
x
MATH 3223 History of Mathematics

1 sem of college calc or 1 yr hs calc


x

PSY 3174 Physiological Psychology*

hs science background and psych
x


x










GSE AREA 2: SOC/PSY/STAT








PSY/ED 2173 Psychology of Children and Youth

none


x

SOC/PSY 3113 Social Psychology

soph rec


x

PSY 3133 Human Development

soph rec
x


x
PSY/REL 4113 Psychology of Religion*

phil 2013 or theo 2233





PSY 4153 Psychology of Personality

jr + psy 1113 rec


x

SOC 3103 Race and Ethnicity

soph rec
x


x
SOC/P SC 3213 Political and Social Philosophy

soph or ins perm


x

SOC 3243 Aging and Gerontology

none





SOC 3433 Death and Dying

soph rec


x

SOC/MISS 4183 Cultural Anthropology*

soph rec





SOC 4373 Sociology of Religion

soph rec





SOC 4383 Social Stratification

soph rec
x


x
STAT 3143 Statistical Methods

none
x
x
x










GSE AREA 3: HIST/PSC/PHIL








HIST 3313 Colonial and Revolutionary America

none





HIST 3333 Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850-1877

none





HIST/P SC 4173 Modern Latin America

none





HIST 4393 Field Studies in U. S. History

none





HIST 4353 America in Vietnam

soph or ins perm





HIST 4993 Spec. Studies: American Environmental History

none





PHIL 3103 History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

none


x

PHIL 3123 Logic

none
x



PHIL 3183/ PHYS 3193 Philosophy of Science*

1 phil class + 1 sci class





PHIL 3223 Ethics in America

soph rec
x


x
PHIL 4233/MISS 4333 World's Living Religions*

jr rec





P SC/PHIL 3213 Political and Social Philosophy

soph or ins perm





P SC/HIST 4433 Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

soph rec















GSE AREA 4: ENGL/SPC/ART/FA/REL








C HS 312(3)3 Church History I (and II)

none
x
x
x
ENGL 3193 Literary Field Studies (England)

none
x



ENGL 3203/ SOC 4373 Sp Studies/English: African-American Lit

ins perm





ENGL 3203/ SOC 4373 Sp Studies/English: Spiritual Pilgrimages

ins perm




x
ENGL 3223 Mythology

engl 2413 + theo 2233
x



ENGL 3323 World Literature Foundations

none


x

ENGL 4093 The Novel

engl 2413 or ins perm





ENGL 4113 Shakespeare

engl 2413 or ins perm




x
M ED 4333 Music History III (take as 3 hour class)

ins perm
x


x
B LT/ENGL 3233 Bible as Literature

engl 2413 or ins perm





PRTH/PSY 4113 Psychology of Religion*

phil 2013 + theo 2233





MISS/SOC 4183 Cultural Anthropology*

soph rec





MISS 4233/PHIL 4333 World's Living Religions*

jr rec





MISS 2243 Modern Missionary Movement

none





SP C/MCJL 2323 Survey of Mass Communication

none


x

SP C/MCJL 2523 Introduction to Theatre

none





SPAN 3323 Hispanic Area Studies

none


x

SPAN 3523 Latino Literature

engl 2413 or ins perm
x


x