Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement  

Three (3) credits of Foundations of American Democracy (FAD) are required for degree completion. Courses that meet this requirement may also be used to meet other major, minor, or General Education requirements.

General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

• General Education Requirements (41 Hours)  

CHE 1101 /CHE 1110  & CHE 1102 /CHE 1120  will fulfill Science Inquiry. MAT 1110  fulfills the Quantitative Literacy requirement.

Language Requirements (3 Hours)

Students are required to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in a language other than English. Intermediate-level proficiency is demonstrated by successful completion of a 4th-semester language course in one of the following:

• Intermediate Language Course II
   *
  or
• Combined Intermediate Language Course
   *
  or
• Higher level language courses
     (A higher-level language course that requires one of the above listed courses as a prerequisite may also be used to fulfill the language requirement.)

Note: Beginning language course I & II or beginning combination language course and intermediate language course I are prerequisites for *intermediate level II course. Placement tests are designed for placement purposes only, and a score on this test alone is not sufficient to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency.

Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education.

Major Requirements (55-57 Hours)

Not including 12 hours from General Education Requirements, above

2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major department, plus any other courses under Major Requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.

Minor Required (12-18 Hours)

Minimum of 9 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill minor requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.

Electives (1-9 Hours)

Taken to total 120 hours for the degree

Total Required (120 Hours)

Notes

Students seeking a BA degree in Geology (119A) are not permitted to declare a second major or subsequent second degree in Geology - Environmental Geology Concentration (259C), Geology - Paleontology Concentration (259D), Geology - Quantitative Geoscience Concentration (259E), or a BS degree in Geology (244A).