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Advising reference guide: Class entering 2016

Due to the transition to semesters, several changes have been made to the General Education requirements for each class that is impacted by the transition. These changes are designed to make the transition to semesters a smooth one for students, while still making sure our Gen Ed curriculum meets standards identified by the college.

General Education sequence

 

Class entering 2016: senior year on semesters

FYI or HONR 101, 102, 103 (Foundations) or HONR 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, or 127 (Logos) No change   Most students complete this requirement during their first year as a 3-course sequence. If you still need to pass 101 or 102 or 103 as a senior, then the semester-based 101 will substitute for the trimester-based 101; the semester-based 102 will substitute for either a trimester-based 102 or 103.
Second language No change   A year-long sequence of a second language is still required. The 101, 102 semester sequence is the equivalent of the 101, 102, 103 sequence under trimesters. Students can still complete this requirement via established equivalency policies.
Learning Perspectives: PA, PH, PL, PP, PN, PS No change   Students must complete one course in each of the 6 LP areas, plus an additional course in each of three LP areas such that the second course in a given area has a different prefix than the first course in that LP area.
Diversity Courses (D and G) No change   You must complete one D course and one G course.  These courses will be 3 credits under trimesters and 4 credits under semesters.
Learning Community (LC)  

Learning Communities are being phased out as we transition to semesters, which may make it difficult to complete the current requirement of taking an LC-designated course by the time you graduate. To accommodate this change, the requirement can be fulfilled by completing an Augustana LC, OR by substituting one of the following :
• complete a J-term class senior year
• complete an additional LP class (any class in any LP area; no prefix specifications). For this option, the student would have at least 10 LP classes in all.
• complete a Gen Ed-designated Senior Inquiry course or experience

Quantitative Literacy (Q) No change   You must complete one Q course. These courses will be 3 credits under trimesters and 4 credits under semesters.
HEPE No change   Two, 1-credit HEPE activity courses are required.

1 These substitutions may also serve the cohort entering in 2015-16, given the likelihood that LC offerings decline in the two years prior to semester transition.