The following are the requirements for the core curriculum of the
College of Arts and Sciences and courses and examinations that fulfill these requirements for students required to complete 120 credits to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree from Seton Hall University.
UNIVERSITY CORE (16 credits)
All students must demonstrate college-level competence in the following courses
| CORE 1001 |
University Life (1 credit) |
| CORE 1101 |
The Journey of Transformation |
| CORE 2101 |
Christianity and Culture in Dialogue |
| CORE 3101 |
Engaging the World |
| ENGL 1201 |
Core English I |
| ENGL 1202 |
Core English II |
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES CORE for B.S. Students (41-42 credits)
As of Fall 2009, all incoming freshmen and transfer students with 29 or fewer credits who are candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in the College of Arts and Sciences must demonstrate college-level competence in the following areas. The Core Curriculum is designed to provide Bachelor of Science students with a substantial liberal arts background while allowing students the freedom to pursue large and demanding technical majors.
A-1) All Students must take at least two mathematics courses at the level of MATH 1401 or higher, or one such mathematics course and one computer science course. Only one of MATH 1401/1501 can be used to satisfy this requirement.
| CSAS 1113 |
Computing for Science Majors |
| CSAS 1114 |
Design of Programs I |
| MATH 1401 |
Calculus I |
| MATH 1411 |
Calculus II |
| MATH 1501 |
Honors Calculus I |
| MATH 1511 |
Honors Calculus II |
| MATH 2111 |
Statistics for Science Majors |
A-2) All students must take two courses designed for science majors, with laboratory. Only one of CHEM 1123/1107, and only one of PHYS 1701/1705, can be used to satisfy this requirement.
BIOL 1201
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General Biology/Organism
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BIOL 1202
|
General Biology/Cell
|
CHEM 1123/1125
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General Chemistry I with Lab
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CHEM 1124/1126
| General Chemistry II with Lab
|
CHEM 1107
|
Principles of Chemistry I
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CHEM 1108
|
Principles of Chemistry II
|
PHYS 1701
|
General Physics I
|
PHYS 1702
|
General Physics II
|
PHYS 1705
|
Principles of Physics I
|
PHYS 1706
|
Principles of Physics II
|
PHYS 1811
|
Principles Laboratory I**
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PHYS 1812
| Physics Laboratory II**
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PHYS 1815
| Physics Laboratory & Data Analysis I**
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PHYS 1816
| Physics Laboratory & Data Analysis II**
|
| **Lab must be taken with appropriate lecture.
|
B. Oral Communication/Rhetoric (2 credits)All Students must demonstrate competence in spoken communication.
COST 1500
|
Foundations in Oral Rhetoric
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Students must complete one course from each department. One course must be an Ethics course.
| PHIL 1101 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHIL 1104 |
Logic |
| PHIL 1105 |
Ethics* |
| PHIL 1107 |
Self & Community: Philosophy in Theory & Practice I |
| PHIL 1108 |
Self & Community: Philosophy in Theory & Practice II* |
| PHIL 1204 |
Symbolic Logic |
PHIL 1251
(AFAM 2416) |
African Cultural Philosophy |
| RELS 1010 |
Religious Dimension of Life |
| RELS 1102 |
Introduction to the Bible |
RELS 1103
| Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
|
| RELS 1104 |
Introduction to the New Testament |
| RELS 1202 |
Christian Belief & Thought |
| RELS 1302 |
Introduction to Catholic Theology |
RELS 1402
(ASIA 1101) |
Religions of the World |
RELS 1403
(ASIA 1403) |
History of Asian Religious Reflections |
| RELS 1502 |
Contemporary Moral Issues* |
| RELS 1503 |
Christian Ethics* |
| RELS 1504 |
Faith and Justice* |
RELS 2261
(AFAM 2417) |
The Black Church |
| RELS 2411 |
Jewish Beliefs and Practices |
| RELS 2415 |
Introduction to Islam |
RELS 2418
(ASIA 2118) |
Buddhist World of Thought and Culture |
|
* Ethics course |
D. Historical/Aesthetics/Literature (6 credits)
Students must complete two of the following courses.
| AFAM 1111 |
Introduction to Africana Studies |
AFAM 1201-1202
(HIST 1501-1502) |
History of African Civilization I-II |
AFAM 1213-1214
(HIST 2375-2376) |
African American History I-II |
| AFAM 2411-2412 |
Early African American Literature/Modern African American Literature |
| ARTH 1101 |
Art of the Western World |
| ARTH 2107 |
American Art |
ASIA 1601-1602
(HIST 1601-1602) |
History of Traditional Asia/History of Modern Asia |
| ASIA 2101-2102 |
Asian Literature in English Translation I-II |
| CLAS 2301-2302 |
Epics and Novels of Greece & Rome/Greek & Roman Drama |
| CLAS 2303-2304 |
Politicians in Antiquity/Historians of Greece & Rome |
| ENGL 2101-2102 |
Great Books of the Western World I-II |
| ENGL 2103-2104 |
American Literature I-II |
| HIST 1101-1102 |
World History I-II |
| HIST 1201-1202 |
Western Civilization I-II |
| HIST 1301-1302 |
American History I-II |
| HIST 1401-1402 |
History of Latin America I-II |
| HIST 1501-1502 |
History of African Civilization I-II |
| IDIS 1501-1502 |
Peoples and Cultures of America I-II |
| IDIS 1101-1102 |
Traditional Cultures of the Nonwestern World I-II |
| MUHI 1102 |
Music & Civilization |
| MUHI 1108 |
Music of America |
| PHIL 1102-1103 |
Philosophy & the Classical Mind/Philosophy & the Modern Mind |
E. Language/Multicultural (6 credits)
Based upon the results of the language placement test, students will complete one of the following two sets of options:
E-1) Complete one of the following two-course elementary language sequences
| ARAB 1011-1012 |
Introductory Modern Arabic |
CHIN 1102-1103
| Elementary Chinese I-II
|
| FREN 1001-1002 |
Elementary French I-II |
| GERM 1001-1002 |
Elementary German I-II |
| GREK 1205-1206 |
Elementary Greek I-II |
| ITAL 1001-1002 |
Elementary Italian I-II |
| JAPN 1102-1103 |
Elementary Japanese I-II |
| LATN 1101-1102 |
Elementary Latin I-II |
| RUSS 1001-1002 |
Elementary Russian I-II |
| SPAN 1001-1002 |
Elementary Spanish I-I |
| SPAN 1003 |
Accelerated Elementary Spanish I-II (6 Credit course)
|
E-2) Place into intermediate language or above, and take one of the following:
a) Complete a two-course intermediate language sequence from among those listed below,
ARAB 2101-2102
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Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I-II
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CHIN 2101 -2102
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Intermediate Chinese I-II
|
FILI 2011-2012
|
Intermediate Filipino I-II
|
FREN 2001-2002
|
Intermediate French I-II
|
GERM 2001-2002
|
Intermediate German I-II
|
GREK 2205-2206
(CAST 2205-2206)
|
Intermediate Greek I-II
|
GREK 2207-2208
(CAST 2207-2208)
|
New Testament Greek I-II
|
ITAL 2001-2002
|
Intermediate Italian I-II
|
JAPN 2101-2102
|
Intermediate Japanese I-II
|
LATN 2101-2102
|
Intermediate Latin I-II
|
PORT 2103-2104
| Portuguese for Luso-Brazilians I-II
|
RUSS 2001-2002
| Intermediate Russian I-II
|
SPAN 2001-2002
| Intermediate Spanish I-II
|
SPAN 2003
| Accelerated Intermediate Spanish I-II (6 credit course)
|
SPAN 2103-2104
| Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers I-II
|
OR
b) Complete two additional courses from among those eligible for requirements found in C. Philosophy or Religion, or D. Historical/Aesthetic/Literature in this B.S. Core Curriculum,
OR
c) Complete two advanced language courses (courses taught in a foreign language), with Intermediate Language II as a prerequisite, and counting toward a major in the given language.
F. Social Science (6 credits)Students must complete two courses. Courses must be from different departments.
| ANTH 1201 |
Physical Anthropology |
| ANTH 1202 |
Cultural Anthropology |
ARCH 1001
(IDIS 1201) |
Archaeology for Liberal Arts |
| ECON 1402 |
Principles of Economics I* |
| ECON 1403 |
Principles of Economics II* |
| ECON 1411 |
Introduction to Economics |
| POLS 1211 |
United States Politics |
| POLS 1401 |
Western Political Thought |
| POLS 1611 |
Comparative Politics |
| POLS 1711 |
International Relations |
| PSYC 1101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
| SOCI 1101 |
Understanding Society |
| SOCI 2601 |
Social Problems |
| SOCI 2701 |
Social Change |
| SOWK 1111 |
Introduction to Social Work |
| SOWK 2201 |
Social Problems and Programs |
| SOWK 2301 |
Social Policy Analysis |
|
* Both ECON 1402 and 1403 must be taken to count for 3 credits in this section. |
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Total: 57-58 credits |
