CSSE / Advising Services - Requirements

Core Curriculum at MCLA

Students complete credits in its college wide core curriculum, designed to engage students with a number of fields of human inquiry. In challenging students to become active, informed citizens, core courses reflect a diversity of content and perspective, fostering a deeper understanding of the complex world in which we live. CSSE / Advising Services has a number of resources available to assist students in completing core requirements.

Tier I: Critical reading, thinking, writing (3 cr) (CWR)
Tier I: Quantitative reasoning (3 cr) (CMA)
Tier I: Computing, technology, problem solving (3 cr) (CCL)
Tier I: Language arts (CLA=competency at the 102 level for all students entering in fall 2006 and thereafter; CSP=any language course including Forms of Speech for students entering prior to fall 2006)

Tier II: Creative Arts must take two courses, at least one of which must be a 200-level course (6 cr) (CCA)
Tier II: Human Heritage must take two courses, at least one of which must be a 200-level course (6 cr) (CHH)
Tier II: Self & Society must take two courses, at least one of which must be a 200-level course (6 cr) (CSS)
Tier II: Science & Technology must take two courses, one of which must be a 4-credit lab course (7 cr) (CSTL and CST)

Tier III: Capstone Seminar (3 cr) (required of all students entering in fall 2006 and thereafter; transfer compact students are NOT exempt from this requirement) (CAP)

Graduation Requirements

Completion of 120 credits (no more than 5 PHED skills/activities credits)

At least 45 credits completed through MCLA
At least 39 upper-division credits (300-500 level)
Final 15 credits of course work completed through MCLA
Overall MCLA GPA at least 2.00
Physical Education two credits (required of students entering fall 2005; for each season a student participates in a varsity sport, a one credit waiver will be granted; transfer compact students are NOT exempt from this requirement)
Completion of Core Curriculum
Completion of Major Requirements
Major GPA at least 2.00
At least one-half of major credits through MCLA
Completion of Second Major Requirements (if applicable)
Completion of Minor Program Requirements (if applicable)
Completion of Teacher Licensure Program Requirements (if applicable)