CORE REQUIREMENTS

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ELECTIVES
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
YR IV
YR III
YR II
YR I
CORE REQUIREMENTS
CURRENT CONFIGURATION
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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
YR IV
YR III
CORE REQUIREMENTS
YR II
YR I
ELECTIVES
PROPOSED CONFIGURATION For Discussion
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• Increase number of electives throughout 4 years
  through area distribution requirements
  
• Require electives beyond introductory levels
• Decrease core
• Decrease major hours outside of professional
  degrees
  
• Freshman electives/Freshman Seminar
• Expand interdisciplinary studies
• Increase interdepartmental courses
• Increase number of self-designed majors

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Three Possible Plans/Talking Points

• I. Patch Revise Curriculum
• Add May or January Session
• Institute FYE starting with summer common
  reading/field trips/orientation around student
  selected activities
  
• Extend summer Honors program, etc.
• II. Moderate Alteration of Requirements
• Free up electives in Freshman year (reduce core
  Freshman hours)
  
• Create elective sexy discipline-specific 100
  level courses for each major following summer
  Honors model
  
• Move discipline/major survey courses to 200
  level
  

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III. Substantive Revision

• Do all or some of the above plans
• Establish three categories of distribution
  requirements
  
• Elective area distribution requirements
• Affinity requirements
• Maturity requirements

Current core Freshman 19 hours
Sophomore 15 hours Junior 3 h
ours Total current core 35 hours University req
uirements 6 hours Total 43 hours
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Distribution Requirements

• Elective Requirements
• Freshmen must take x number of the nine areas,
  and no more than two of their Freshman courses
  may fall in the same area
  
• Sophomores must take x number of courses in the
  nine areas
  
• Juniors must take a GBS, IDS, and/or a Cultural
  Immersion Course (Language/Study Abroad)
  
• Maturity Requirements
• Distribution of core requirements over four
  years
  
• Students must take x number of hours at the 300
  and 200 levels outside of their majors and
  outside of other major requirements
  
• Seniors may not take 100 level courses
• Affinity Requirements
• Students must take x number of hours in a related
  (defined) area at the 200 level or above that do
  not meet major requirements
  
• For example, a Commerce major would have to take
  x number of hours in Business, Accounting, and/or
  Economics
  
• IDS courses must meet affinity but not major
  requirements

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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
YR IV
Maturity Requirements 200, 300, 400 Affinity
Requirements After Major is declared 200 and a
bove
Elective Requirements 300 and below
YR III
CORE REQUIREMENTS
YR II
YR I
ELECTIVES
PROPOSED CONFIGURATION
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POSSIBLE ELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
Area I Biology, Physics, Astronomy, Chem.,
Natl Science Area II Psychology, Sociology, H
uman Relations Area III Math, Computer Science,
Logic Area IV Fine Art, Drama, Music, Dance
Area V English, Communications, Film
Area VI History, Political Science
Area VII Languages, Study Abroad, GBS
Area VIII Religion, Philosophy
Area IX Education Area X Business, Commerce,
Economics, CIS Area XI Exercise Science
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Major Requirements
Affinity Requirements
Elective Requirements
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AREA 51
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Possible Affinity Requirements

• RELATED AREAS
• Humanities
• Behavioral Sciences, Education
• Sciences, Math, Statistic, Computer Science
• Business, Economics, CIS, Commerce
• Languages, GBS, Study Abroad
• Exercise Science