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Bachelor of Science Degree: 182.0 quarter credits
Degree Requirements
Incoming students, 2011/2012)
| General education requirements | 62.0 Credits | |||
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| ENGL 101 | Expository Writing and Reading | 3.0 | ||
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| ENGL 102 | Persuasive Writing and Reading | 3.0 | ||
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| ENGL 103 | Analytical Writing and Reading | 3.0 | ||
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| UNIV 101 | The Drexel Experience | 2.0 | ||
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| Any 8-credit math sequence* | 8.0 | |||
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| Any 8-credit science sequence** | 8.0 | |||
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| * Sample Math sequences: | 8.0 | |||
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| Additional math sequence options are available. Students should check with the the Department. | ||||
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| MATH 101 | Introduction to Math Analysis I | 4.0 | ||
| MATH 102 | Introduction to Math Analysis II | 4.0 | ||
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| MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4.0 | ||
| MATH 122 | Calculus II | 4.0 | ||
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| **Sample Science sequences: | 8.0 | |||
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| Additional science sequence options are available. Check with the the Department. | ||||
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| BIO 107 | Cells, Genetics and Physiology | 3.0 | ||
| BIO 108 | Cells, Genetics and Physiology Lab | 1.0 | ||
| BIO 109 | Biological Diversity, Ecology and Evolution | 3.0 | ||
| BIO 110 | Biological Diversity, Ecology and Evolution Lab | 1.0 | ||
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| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 4.0 | ||
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry II | 4.0 | ||
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| PHYS 103 | General Physics I | 4.0 | ||
| PHYS 104 | General Physics II | 4.0 | ||
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| Literature | ||||
| Nonwestern literature requirement: | ||||
| One of the following courses: | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 203 WI | Post-Colonial Literature I: Africa/Asia/Caribbean/Japan/Middle East | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 204 | Post-Colonial Literature II: Africa/Asia/Caribbean/Japan/Middle East | 3.0 | ||
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| Western literature requirement: | ||||
| One of the following courses: | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 200 WI | Classical to Medieval Literature | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 201 | Renaissance to the Enlightenment | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 202 WI | Romanticism to Modernism | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 205 WI | American Literature I | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 206 WI | American Literature II | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 207 WI | African American Literature | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 211 WI | British Literature I | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 212 | British Literature II | 3.0 | ||
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| Additional general requirements | ||||
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| ANTH 101 | Cultural Diversity: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | ||
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| ANTH 110 | The Human Past | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 150 | Mass Media and Society | 3.0 | ||
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| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 | ||
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| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 | ||
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| MUSC 130 | Introduction to Music | 3.0 | ||
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| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3.0 | ||
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| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 | ||
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| Any 4-credit statistics course | 4.0 | |||
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| Core History Requirements | 49.0 Credits |
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| HIST 161 | Themes in World Civilization I | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 162 | Themes in World Civilization II | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 163 | Themes in World Civilization III | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 201 | US History to 1815 | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 202 | US History, 1815-1900 | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 203 | US History since 1900 | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 296 | Research Methods in History + | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 301 | The Study of History + | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 490 WI | Senior Seminar in History I + | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 491 WI | Senior Seminar in History II + | 3.0 | ||
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| PSCI 110 | American Government I | 4.0 | ||
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| PSCI 120 | History of Political Thought | 4.0 | ||
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| PSCI 140 | Introduction to Comparative Political Analysis | 4.0 | ||
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| PSCI 150 | International Politics | 4.0 | ||
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| Any 200-level European History course | 3.0 | |||
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| Any History of Latin America, Africa, or Asia | 3.0 | |||
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| + These courses must be taken in sequence. | ||||
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| History Electives* | 30.0 Credits |
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| * Only 200-level and above HIST courses will fulfill this this requirement. | ||||
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| Free Electives | 41.0 Credits |
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In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List on the Drexel University Writing Center page. Students scheduling their courses in Banner/DrexelOne can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.












