General Education Requirements I he mission of the general education program at Weber State University is to 1) assist undergraduate students in the development of a world view inclusive of knowledge from both the arts and sciences and 2) to develop skills essential to the acquisition, evaluation, synthesis, and communication of information associated with both personal and professional development. Thus, the purpose of the general education component of a student's undergraduate degree program is to assist the student in his/her intellectual, personal, professional, and cultural development. Combined with a concentrated study in a major discipline, the general education component serves to develop the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills that exemplifies the educated citizen. General education involves a set of interrelated educational experiences that assists the student in becoming a self reliant interdependent individual in a global community. The ultimate objective of the undergraduate program at Weber State University is to combine the objectives of general education and discipline-specific education in assisting students to be able to: ♦ Understand the processes of acquiring knowledge and information ♦ Reason logically, critically, and creatively in a variety of contexts ♦ Recognize different ways of thinking, creating, expressing, and communicating through a variety of media ♦ Understand the diversity that exists in value systems and cultures in an interdependent world ♦ Develop a capacity for self assessment and lifelong learning Core Requirements The core requtements listed below apply to all Bachelor's degrees and A.A./A.5. degrees. General education requtements for A.A.S. degrees vary and are specified by each program. 1. COMPOSITION (6 credit hours) - Engl ENIOIO, Intro to Writing, and Engl EN2010, Intermediate Writing, (with a grade of C or above). 2. AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (3 credit hours) - one of the following: a. PolSc All 100, American National Government, or Hist All 700, American Civilization, or Econ All 740, Economic History of the United States. b. For history majors: Hist 2700, History of the United States to 1877, and Hist 2710, History of the United States since 1877. c. Present advanced placement credit in American History, American Government or suitable transfer courses from other institutions. 3. QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (3 credit hours) - one of the following: a. Completion of one three-credit mathematics course (with a grade of C or above): MathQL1030, Contemporary Mathematics, Math QL1040, Intro to Statistics, Math QL1050*, College Algebra, Math QL1080, Pre-calculus, or any math course with either Math QL1050* or Math QL1080 as a prerequisite. *Note that Math QL1050 is College Algebra, not Intermediate Algebra as Math 105 was on the quarter system. b. A score of 65 or greater on the COMPASS college algebra exam. c. A score of 3 or higher on the AP Calculus or AP Statistics exam. 39 4. COMPUTER & INFORMATION LITERACY (2 to 5 credit hours) - Successful completion of approved four-part (A,B,C,D) requirement. Can be met by taking proficiency exams with a C grade or better, courses with a C- grade or better, or a combination of the two. Completion of one three-credit TBE TE1700 Microcomputer Applications course and/or one one-credit IS&T 2000 will meet Parts A, B, and C of the requtement. Part A. WORD PROCESSING TBE TA1501 1/2 credit exam or TBE TA1701 one-credit course, Intro to Word Processing. Part B. OPERATING SYSTEMS, E-MAIL, AND DATABASES TBE TBI502 1/2 credit exam or TBE TBI 702 one-credit course, Intro to Windows and Databases. Part C. SPREADSHEETS TBE TC1503 1/2 credit exam or TBE TCI 703 one-credit course, Intro to Spreadsheets. Part D. INFORMATION LITERACY (Library Science, Internet) TBE TD1504 V2 credit exam or either LIBSCI/TBE TD1704 one-credit course Internet Navigator or LIBSCI/TBE TD22 01 two-credit course Library Science Skills, Resources, and Research Exams are credit/no credit, courses vary. Students should check with the advisor for thet Major to determine the best way to meet the computer literacy requtement. More information is also available at: http://weber.edu/tbeAiteracy.htm. Breadth Requirements Courses selected to fulfill the following general education requirements must each be from a different program (e.g., have a different course abbreviation), with the exception ofHnrs - Honors courses. Students should consult with an advisor before selecting general education courses. Humanities/Creative Arts Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or Bachelor of Integrated Studies Select nine (9) credit hours — at least three (3) credit hours from Humanities and at least three (3) credit hours from Creative Arts. Each course must be from a different program (e.g. have a different course abbreviation), with the exception ofHnrs - Honors courses. Associate of Applied Science Select three (3) credit hours from Humanities or Creative Arts. GROUPS - HUMANITIES Anthropology Anthro HU/DV2300 Art Art HUl 115* Communica tion Comm HUl020 Comm HUl050 Comm HUl 115* CommHU2280 Language & Culture (3) Humanities on the Internet (3) Principles of Public Speaking (3) Intro to Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) Humanities on the Internet (3) Mass Media and Society (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GEN ED- Jnterdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Ms* Humanities COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State Univ 2003-2004 CATALOG E R S I T Y