The “OLD” A&S Core Curriculum(54 credits)
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 130 credits to obtain a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree from Seton Hall University. Students required to complete 130 credits include those who began their studies at Seton Hall University prior to Fall 2008 or who transferred in Fall 2008 with 30 or more credits.
A. English Language
All students must demonstrate college-level competence in the English language. Remedial courses do not count for graduation credit.
ENGL 1201-1202
| College English I and II or English department procedure
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| | Total: 0-6 credits
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B. Communication
All students must demonstrate competence in spoken communication.
COST 1600
| Oral Communication or communication department procedure
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| | Total: 0-3 credits
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C. Mathematics
All students must demonstrate competence in at least one college level mathematics course, depending on major. Remedial courses do not count for graduation credit.
MATH 1101
| Statistical Concepts and Methods
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MATH 1102
| Mathematical Perspectives
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| MATH 1202 | Mathematical Models in the Social Sciences
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| MATH 1203 | Statistical Models for the Social Sciences
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| MATH 1303 | Quantitative Methods for Business
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| MATH 1401 | Calculus I
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| MATH 1501 | Honors Calculus I or mathematics department examination procedure
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| | Total: 0-3 credits, plus prerequisite courses, if necessary
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D.1) Natural Sciences
All students must complete at least two 3-credit courses in the natural sciences: biology, physics and chemistry.
| BIOL 1101 | Introduction to Biology
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BIOL 1102-1103
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I-II
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| BIOL 1105-1106 | Human Structure and Function I-II
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| BIOL 1201 | General Biology/Organism
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BIOL 1202
| General Biology/Cell
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CHEM 1001
| Chemistry and the World Around Us
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| CHEM 1301 | Elements of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
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| CHEM 1123-1124 | General Chemistry I-II
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| CHEM 1125-1126 | General Chemistry Lab I-II
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| CHEM 1107-1108 | Principles of Chemistry I-II
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PHYS 1001
| Introduction to Physical Science
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| PHYS 1007 | Introduction to Astronomy
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| PHYS 1701-1702 | General Physics I-II
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| PHYS 1705-1706 | Principles of Physics I-II
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| PHYS 1811-1812 | Physics Laboratory I*-II*
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PHYS 1815
| Physics Laboratory and Data Analysis I*
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| Total: 6 credits
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| *Laboratory courses must be taken in conjunction with the appropriate lecture courses.
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D.2) Behavioral Sciences
All students must complete at least two 3-credit courses in the behavioral sciences: anthropology, archaeology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology and social work.
AFAM 1111
| Introduction to African-American Studies
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ANTH 1201
| Introduction to Physical Anthropology
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ANTH 1202
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
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ARCH 1001
(IDIS 1201)
| Archaeology for Liberal Arts
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ECON 1402
| Principles of Economics I*
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ECON 1403
| Principles of Economics II*
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ECON 1411
| Introduction to Economics
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POLS 1001
| Introduction to Political Science
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POLS 1401
| Western Political Thought I
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PSYC 1101
| Introduction to Psychology
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PSYC 1105
| Principles of Psychology I
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PSYC 1106
| Principles of Psychology II |
SOCI 1101
| Introduction to Sociology
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SOCI 2601
| Social Problems and Solutions
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SOCI 2701
| Social Change |
SOWK 1111
| Introduction to Social Work |
SOWK 2301
| Social Policy Analysis |
SOWK 2401
| Social Welfare: Commonality and Diversity
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| Total: 6 credits
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| *Both ECON 1402 and 1403 must be taken to fulfill 3 credits of this requirement.
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E. 1) Western Civilization
All students are required to take 12 to 18 credits in culture and civilization courses distributed as follows:
A 6-credit sequence of courses in the study of Western Civilization:
Courses in the core curriculum that are linked by a hyphen (ARTH 1101-MUHI 1102) must both be taken in order to fulfill the requirement. These courses should be taken in the order listed.
ARTH 1101-MUHI 1102
| World/Music and Civilization
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ENGL 2101-2102
| Great Books of the Western World I-II
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HIST 1201-1202
| Western Civilization I-II
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PHIL 1102-1103
| Philosophy and the Classical Mind/Philosophy and the Modern Mind
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| Total: 6 credits
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E. 2) Foreign Language
A 6-credit sequence in a foreign language, taken in one of the following ways:
- by completion of a two-semester foreign language course at the intermediate level;
- by achievement of exemption through satisfactory performance on a foreign language examination at the intermediate level departmental examinations; or
- by completion of any two courses in advanced conversation.
CHIN 2101-2102
| Intermediate Chinese I-II
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FREN 1101-1102
| Intermediate French I-II
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GERM 1101-1102
| Intermediate German I-II
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GREK 2205-2206
| Intermediate Greek I-II |
GREK 2207-2208
| New Testament Greek I-II |
ITAL 1101-1102
| Intermediate Italian I-II |
JAPN 2101-2102
| Intermediate Japanese I-II |
LATN 2101-2102
| Intermediate Latin I-II
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RUSS 1101-1102
| Intermediate Russian I-II
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SPAN 1101-1102
| Intermediate Spanish I-II
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SPAN 1103
| Intermediate Accelerated Intermediate Spanish I-II |
SPAN 2401-2402
| Intermediate Spanish for Hispanics I-II |
| Departmental examination in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, or Spanish
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| Total: 0-6 credits
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E. 3) American Civilization/African, Asian and Latino Civilization/Foreign Language/ Advanced Language
Complete 6 credits from one of the following E-3 categories:
A) A 6-credit sequence of courses in one of the following:
| The study of American Civilization
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ARTH 1107-MUHI 1108
| American Art/Music of America
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ENGL 2103-2104
| American Literature I-II
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HIST 1301-1302
| American History I-II
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AFAM 1213-1214
| African-American History I-II
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AFAM 2411-2412
| Early/Modern African-American Literature
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IDIS 1501-1502
| Peoples and Cultures of America I-II
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| The study of African, Asian and Latino Civilizations
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AFAM 1201-1202
| History of African Civilization I-II
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ASIA 3102-3103
| History of Traditional Asia/Modern Asia
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HIST 1401-1402
| History of Latin America I-II
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HIST 1501-1502
| History of African Civilization I-II
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HIST 1601-1602
| History of Traditional Asia/Modern Asia
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IDIS 1101-1102
| Traditional Cultures of the Non-Western World I-II
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B) A 6-credit sequence in Foreign Literature or Language from one of the following:
| Foreign Literature Taught in Translation
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ASIA 2101-2102
| Asian Literature in English Translation I-II
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CLAS 2301-2302
| The Classical Epic/Greek and Roman Drama
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CLAS 2303-2304
| Politicians in Antiquity/Historians of Greece and Rome
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ENGL 3401-3402
| Classical Russian Literature/Contemporary Russian Literature
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ENGL 3608-3609
| Asian Literature in English Translation I-II
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| Language or Literature at a Higher Level than Intermediate
(The courses listed here or at a higher level)
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CHIN 3101-3102
| Advanced Chinese I-II
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FREN 1201-1202
| Advanced French I-II (or above)
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FREN 3301-3302 or 4311-4319
| French Literature
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GERM 1201-1202
| Advanced German I-II (or above)
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GERM 2301-2304
| German Literature
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ITAL 1201-1202
| Advanced Italian I-II (or above)
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ITAL 2301-2304, 2311-2316, or 2321-2332
| Italian Literature
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JAPN 3111-3112
| Third Level Japanese I-II
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JAPN 3113-3114
| Introduction to Readings in Japanese I-II
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JAPN 3211-3212
| Business Japanese I-II
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RUSS 2111-2112
| Advanced Russian I-II (or above)
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RUSS 2115-2116, 2313-2314, or 2317
| Russian Literature
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SPAN 1201-1202
| Advanced Spanish I-II (or above)
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SPAN 2501-2502, SPAN 3311, 4311-4315, or 4317-4323
| Advanced Spanish for Hispanics I-II
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| Total: 6 credits
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F. Ethical Questions
All students must complete one 3-credit course dealing with ethical questions viewed in the perspective of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
PHIL 1105
| Ethics
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PHIL 1108
| Self and Community: Philosophy in Theory and Practice II
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RELS 1502
| Contemporary Moral Values
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RELS 1503
| Christian Ethics
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| | Total: 3 credits
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G. Philosophy and Religious Studies
All students must complete three 3-credit courses in philosophy and religious studies, with a minimum of one 3-credit course in philosophy and one 3-credit course in religious studies.
AFAM 2415
| African Religions
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AFAM 2416 (PHIL 1251)
| African Cultural Philosophy
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AFAM 2417 (RELS 2261)
| The Black Church
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ASIA 1101 (RELS 1402)
| World Religions
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ASIA 3101 (RELS 1403)
| History of Asian Religious Reflections
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PHIL 1101
| Introduction to Philosophy
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PHIL 1104
| Logic
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PHIL 1107
| Self and Community: Philosophy in Theory and Practice I
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PHIL 1204
| Symbolic Logic
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RELS 1010
| The Religious Dimension of Life
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RELS 1102
| Introduction to the Bible
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RELS 1202
| Christian Belief and Thought
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RELS 1302
| Introduction to the Catholic Vision
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RELS 1402 (ASIA 1101)
| World Religions
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RELS 1403 (ASIA 3101)
| History of Asian Religious Reflections
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RELS 2261 (AFAM 2417)
| The Black Church
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| Total: 9 credits
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