Degree Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree

Edgewood College’s curriculum aims to prepare students for lifelong learning and personal development, fulfilling careers and growth in responsibility for the wider community.

A minimum of 120 credits (several majors may require additional credits), and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 are required. The college residency requirement is 32 credits; departments may specify other residency requirements for their majors and minors.

I. Foundations of Communication

English Composition
ENG 110 College Writing 4 credits
Mathematics
MATH 101 or other course* 3 credits
Speech
COMMS 101 Speech 3 credits
Critical Thinking
PHIL 101 Logic: The Practice of Critical Thinking 3 credits
Foreign Language
One foreign language† 6 credits
Computer competency
As determined by the student’s major

* The math requirement may be satisfied by completing one of MATH 101, 111, 112, 122, 131 or 231 with a passing grade, or demonstrating proficiency. The following courses do not satisfy the requirement: MATH 98, 99, 102, 103 or 121. Some majors require students to take a specific Foundations math course. See specific Schools and Departments.

† A student may fulfill the Foundations foreign language requirement with a minimum of two years of the same foreign language in high school (grades 9-12) with a minimum of C (2.0) in each semester. Foreign language taken in seventh or eighth grade is not counted. No credit is awarded for language courses taken in high school, unless the student wishes to earn retroactive credits for high school work. Students for whom English is a second language satisfy this requirement by successful completion of English Composition and an Edgewood F1 literature course (i.e., a literature course taken in English). Contact the Associate Academic Dean for determination of the foreign language requirement for non-native speakers.

II. Foundations of Human Learning

An F1 course in literature (minimum of 3 credits)
An F2 course in the history and/or appreciation of one of the following arts: visual art, music, film or theatre (minimum of 3 credits)
An F3 studio experience in one of the following arts: visual art, creative writing, dance, music or theatre (minimum of 2 credits)
An F4 course in one of the following social sciences: anthropology, economics, psychology, sociology, political science (minimum of 3 credits)
An F5 two-semester sequence in one of the natural sciences, including experimental studies (minimum of 6 credits with lab components)
An F6 course in history (minimum of 3 credits)
An F7 course in philosophy other than PHIL 101 Logic (minimum of 3 credits)
An F8 course in religious studies (minimum of 3 credits)

These courses are indicated under course offerings in the catalogue and in each Timetable using the “F” and area number 1-8. Approved interdisciplinary studies courses may be substituted for other Foundations courses as noted in the semester Timetable. These courses will be designed to fulfill the objectives of specific Foundations areas.

Acceptance of transfer courses as equivalents in the Foundations curriculum will be based on catalogue descriptions and/or syllabi. It is the responsibility of the transfer student to provide this documentation. Decisions will be made by the Registrar and Associate Academic Dean.

III. Human Issues Study

All degree candidates must complete a minimum of 3 credits in an approved Human Issues Study. See HUMAN ISSUES for further details.

IV. Major

Students are required to complete all the requirements for a major, as listed in the catalogue under the specific Schools and Departments.