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Degree Requirements Listing

The College offers two degrees: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. The general education requirements of the degrees are identical. Students are responsible for making sure that they have fulfilled all degree requirements prior to their intended graduation date. The Bachelor of Arts degree is awarded under all major programs. Students majoring in any program in the Division of Science and Mathematics, or in economics and finance, may elect to receive either the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. Students majoring in the interdisciplinary program environmental studies receive the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Degree Requirements

  1. 2.000 or higher cumulative grade point average.
  2. Presentation of 110 credit hours successfully completed, subject to the following conditions:
    • No more than 42 credit hours in any one discipline.
    • A minimum of 54 credit hours taken at Centre, including 23 of the last 30 hours applied toward the degree.

3. Completion of specified general education requirements as follows:

A. Communication:

* Doctrina Lux Mentis Requirement:

DLM 110The Craft of Writing

3
AND
DLM 120The Art of Speaking

3

* Second Language Requirement:

One or two second language courses depending upon placement at entrance.

3 - 8
Total Credit Hours:3-8

* Mathematics Requirement:

One mathematics course.

3
Total Credit Hours:3

* Writing Requirement:

Approval from Committee on Student Writing
OR
ENG 170Topics in Writing

3
** A grade of C- or higher is required for ENG 170.

B. Exploration:

Two courses from each of the following three divisions:

* Arts & Humanities Division Requirement (two courses from two different disciplines):

ARB 150Arabic Literature and Culture

3
ARH 117Introduction to Visual Studies

3
ARH 260Survey of Western Art I

3
ARH 261Survey of Western Art II

3
ARH 271The Art of Modernism: 1889-1945

3
ARH 272Curating Centre

3
ARS 103Art: 3D Design Basics

3
ARS 110Introduction to Drawing

3
ARS 210Introduction to Oil Painting

3
ARS 230Ceramics-I

3
ARS 240Hot Glass-I

3
ARS 250Introduction to Photography

3
ASN 255Boston and Japanese Art: The Other Tea Party

3
CLA 231Greek and Roman Mythology

3
CLA 347/LIN 211Indo-European Linguistics and Poetic Traditions

3
ENG 210British Literature-I

3
ENG 211The Romance of Arthur

3
ENG 220British Literature-II

3
ENG 230American Literature

3
ENG 231Literary Criticism: Theory and Practice

3
ENG 233Living for the City: Urban Landscapes; Urban Lives

3
ENG 236/FLM 270The Western: Imagining Identity

3
ENG 238Speaking from Nature: Some Traditions in the Poetry of China, England, and America

3
ENG 241Creativity and Constraint: Riffs on the Sonnet

3
ENG 270African American Literature

3
ENG 271Queer Poetics

3
ENG 272Postcolonial Literature

3
FLM 205Introduction to Film

3
FLM 270/ENG 236The Western: Imagining Identity

3
FLM 281Film Analysis and Contemporary French Cinema

3
FRE 150French Ideas and Cultures in Translation

3
FRE 322Film Analysis and Contemporary French Cinema

3
GER 150Topics in German Literatures and Cultures in English

3
LIN 211/CLA 347Indo-European Linguistics and Poetic Traditions

3
LAS 222Migrant Childhoods: Art, Literature, and Human Rights

3
MUS 110Fundamentals of Music

3
MUS 116Foundations and World Views of Music

3
MUS 120Materials and Structure of Music-I

3
MUS 219The Great American Songbook

3
MUS 233Contemporary Improvisation

3
PHI 110Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHI 171An Introduction to Ethical Thinking

3
PHI 172Politics, Law, and Philosophy

3
PHI 221Ancient Greek Philosophy

3
PHI 250Self, World, and Freedom

3
PHI 252Philosophy of Space and Time

3
PHI 253Philosophy of Religion

3
PHI 276Philosophy of Art

3
THR 117Acting-I

3
THR 133Foundations of Drama and Theatre-I

3
THR 134Foundations of Drama and Theatre-II

3
THR 150Introduction to Technical Theatre

3
THR 230Theory and Criticism

3
THR 332Shakespeare-II

3

* Social Studies Division Requirement (two courses from two different disciplines):

ANT 110Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3
ANT 120Human Biological and Cultural Origins

3
ANT 252Tombs, Temples, and Trash: Intro to Archaeology

3
ECO 110Introduction to Economics

3
EDU 127Education and U.S. Society

3
EDU 128Leadership: An Act of Service

3
ENS 210Introduction to Environmental Studies

3
GNS 210Introduction to Gender Studies

3
HIS 110Inventing the Modern World-I

3
HIS 120Inventing the Modern World-II

3
HIS 121Cultivating the Wilderness: North America 1400-1865

3
HIS 224Recession, Memory, and Film

3
HIS 230Inventing the United States-I

3
HIS 240Inventing the United States-II

3
IST 110Introduction to International Studies

3
POL 120Political Ideologies & Issues

3
REL 101Introduction to Judaism and Jewish Traditions

3
REL 102Introduction to Christianity and Christian Traditions

3
REL 103Introduction to Islam and Islamic Traditions

3
REL 110Biblical History and Ideas

3
REL 130Asian Religions

3
REL 140Philosophy of Religion

3
REL 150Western Religious Traditions

3
REL 151Religions of Africa

3
REL 152African Diaspora Religions (Caribbean, Latin America, and the U.S.)

3
REL 221Performing Tradition: Art, Religion, Globalization

3
REL 234The History of Heaven and Hell

3
REL 251Black Religions, Resistance, and Social Movements

3
REL 252Black Religion and Popular Culture

3
REL 315New Testament and Heretical Literature

3
REL 333The Qur’an: Themes and Interpretations in Islam

3
REL 334Islam in America

3
REL 375Augustine and the “Dark Ages”

3
SOC 110Introduction to Sociology

3
SOC 210Social Welfare: Social Workers, Activists, Bureaucrats

3

* Science & Mathematics Division Requirement (two courses from two different disciplines, including one four-credit course with a lab):

BIO 110Evolution, Biodiversity, Ecology

4
BIO 210Introduction to Genetics

4
BIO 240Biotechnology: Fact and Fiction

3
CHE 111Fibers and Forces

3
CHE 131General Chemistry-I

4
CHE 135Accelerated General Chemistry

4
CHE 141Introduction to Chemistry and Crime

3
ENS 215Introduction to Environmental Science

4
ENS 240Alternative Energy Technology

3
MAT 131Mathematics in Strategy Games

3
MAT 261Mathematically Exploring the Biological World

3
NSC 110Big Bang: Developing the Evidence

4
PHY 110Introduction to Physics

4
PHY 165Space, Time, and the Theory of Relativity

3
PSY 110Introduction to Psychological Science

4
PSY 111Survey of Psychological Science

3
** Exploration courses are denoted with the letter E on course schedule. Exploration courses may count towards majors and minors. Exploration courses may also count towards Difference and Equity or Sustainability requirements (please see below).

C. Connection:

* Experiential Learning Requirement (two courses from two of the five areas listed below for a minimum of 4 credits):

Arts Engagement:
One course designated as Arts Engagement (courses vary each year).
** Arts Engagement courses are denoted with the letter A on course schedule. Three terms of a single music ensemble (MUS 183/184/191/193/194/195/196) must be taken for one A tag. Although some courses count toward both Exploration and Arts Engagement, students may only get credit for one of these two requirements from one course.
Global Engagement:
One course abroad designated as Global Engagement (courses vary each year).
** Global Engagement courses are denoted with the letter G on course schedule. Credit-bearing courses abroad on non-Centre programs transferred to Centre may fulfill this requirement.
Community-Based Learning:
One course designated as Community-Based Learning (courses vary each year).
** Community-Based Learning courses are denoted with the letter C on course schedule. Although some courses count toward both Exploration and Community-Based Learning, students may only get credit for one of these two requirements from one course.
Mentored Research:
One course designated as Mentored Research (courses vary each year).
** Mentored Research courses are denoted with the letter R on course schedule.
Internships:
One course designated as INT 400.
 

* Sustainability Requirement:

One course designated as Sustainability (courses vary each year).
** Sustainability courses are denoted with the letter S on the course schedule. A course designated as an Exploration course may also fulfill the Sustainability requirement.

* Difference and Equity Requirement:

One course designated as Difference, Equity, and Inclusion (courses vary each year).
** Difference and Equity courses are denoted with the letter D on the course schedule. A course designated as an Exploration course can also fulfill the Difference and Equity requirement.

D. Capstone:

* Doctrina Lux Mentis III Requirement:

Interdisciplinary Collaboration
 

4. Completion of a major program.

5. Submission of formal application for the degree.

6. Approval of the Faculty and of the Board of Trustees.

Notes:

  1. Additional courses may be added to the list of courses fulfilling specific general education requirements. All courses listed as counting toward a specific requirement are valid for that academic year.
  2. No course may be used to fulfill more than one general education requirement, except in the case of the Diversity or Sustainability requirements.  One course that fulfills the Exploration course requirement can fulfill either the Diversity or the Sustainability requirement. 
  3. The College’s general education requirements normally should be completed by the end of the sophomore year, except for the Experiential Learning, Sustainability, Diversity, or DLM III requirements.