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Dec 21, 2024
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2023 - 2025 Voorhees University Catalog
General Education Curriculum (GER) Requirements (Fall 2017)
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This General Education 44-hour curriculum is applicable to students entering the college fall 2017.
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Analysis and Communication - 9 Hours
Quantitative Literacy - 3 Hours
(select one)
Information Technology - 3 Hours
Natural Sciences- 4 Hours
(select one)
Health and Wellness - 2 Hours
(select one)
Global and Intercultural Learning - 15 Hours
(Historical, Religion, Artistic, and Political Learning and Languages)
Select Two Courses:
Major course offerings may not be used to fulfill GEN ED requirements
Business Majors are required to take ECO231 as one of their choices
Personal and Career Development
(Collegiate Success Skills, Personal Awareness, and Career Exploration)
(These courses are not applicable to non-traditional majors)
Special Notations
- Students who pursue a major in Biology and Computer Science must enroll in MATH 121 or MATH 131 prior to enrolling in MATH 231 /MATH 232 . MATH 121 & MATH 131 are required as a part of the 40-hour general education courses.
- Students who pursue a major in Biology are required to complete the 40 hours of General Education Requirements, including General Biology & Lab (BIO 130 General Biology & Lab ) and Physical Science & Lab (PHY SC 130 & Lab), during the freshman year.
- Students who enroll in and complete, with a grade of “C” or better, MS 101 Introduction to ROTC or MS 102 Introduction to Leadership offered in cooperation with South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, will satisfy the 2-hour physical education General Education Requirement. Enrollees who have military service experience and request consideration for their years of service to satisfy the College’s General Education 2-hour physical education requirement must submit as a part of their application for admission, official documentation of their years of service. The two (2)-hour credit may be granted based upon the relevance of the military experience to the description of the College’s 2-hour physical education requirement.
- Students are encouraged to earn the grade of “C” or better in each course of the General Education Curriculum. However, the grade of a minimum grade of “C” must be earned in ENG 131 and ENG 132 .
- Usually, first-semester freshmen do not enroll in 200-level courses; however, exceptions may apply depending upon an individual student’s academic readiness and upon the recommendation of the advisor.
- As recommended by the Department Chair, the Registrar and Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs will give the final approval or disapproval of a first-semester freshman’s request to enroll in 200-level courses.
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