Areas of Inquiry
Multicultural Requirement / Writing
BA vs BS
Is it complete?
100

How many credits do you need to complete an area of inquiry?

15 credits!

100

Can students double dip MC classes with areas of inquiry?

YES. the only place they can't double dip is with BA/BS classes.

100

T/F A BS is better than a BA- explain

FALSE!! There is no difference between the two, we recommend BA vs BS depending on courses they have already completed or plan to complete. 

100

Social Science:

EC 201, EC 202, EC 327, EC 330

NO! They must hit at least 2 departments!

200

T/F: Students need to have areas of inquiry complete before applying to the business school. 

False!!

200

Students must take WR 122

They can take either WR 122 or 123 after taking 121 but the business school does not care which one.

200

If they are planning on a BA and have taken 101-103 and 201-203 FR, are their arts and letters complete?

No! 2 years of proficiency in language required for BA, and no double dipping. 300s French could start going into arts and letters.

200

Arts and Letters:

DAN 260, MUS 151, PHIL 160, REL 101

YES- as long as you have classes from 2 departments and no longer need 2 of the same.

300

How many classes can students ~safely~ take P/NP?

3 classes or 12 credits. Anymore and they will need more than 180 credits to graduate.

300

T/F Students must have both writing classes before being admitted to the business school.

TRUE!! writing is a formal requirement before being accepted (it's not like areas of inquiry)

300

A student has taken SPAN 301. Is there BA complete?

YES! 300 level classes satisfy the language requirement through proficiency.

300

Science:

ENVS 202, ASTR 123, PSY 202, ASTR 122

No! PSY 202 is a social science (it's 201 that is a science)

400

T/F You need to have 2 classes in each area that have the same prefix

FALSE- according to new areas of inquiry rules, students do not need to have multiple classes from the same dept.

400

They have taken ANTH 278 (Science, Race, Society) and ENG 243 (Int Chicano/Latino Lit), is there MC requirement complete?

No. These are both US perspectives classes and they still need one global perspectives class.

400

How many classes do you need to complete your BS

Depends on their placement exam. They may also have their BS complete but need to take more math to complete PB requirements.

400

BS: MATH 241, MATH 243

YES! They have also shown proficiency for MATH 111 (1 full year)

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