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General Education Requirements

All students who begin their course of study in the College of Arts and Sciences or University College after August 2003 must meet the General Education Requirements listed below. Students previously enrolled may elect to follow these requirements or to meet those previously in effect.

Language Skills	Quantitative Skills	Ancient and Modern Heritages	Social Sciences
Literature and Fine Arts	Natural Sciences	Diversity or Global Studies

1. 12 credits in Language Skills (9 if the W course is double counted), as follows:

a. 6 credits in English Composition (50:350:101-102).
b. 3 credits from the offerings in a foreign language at the 102 (Elementary II) level or higher (the course must be offered in the foreign language, not in translation). You should consult the guide prepared by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, "Understanding the Foreign Language Requirement at Rutgers-Camden."
c. 3 credits from a writing intensive course, either one of the writing courses offered by the English department (989:300, 301, 302, 303), or a course labeled ‘writing intensive’ (indicated by a “W” in the catalogue) offered in any discipline. This course may be double-counted to satisfy another requirement, if appropriate.

2. 6 credits in Quantitative Skills, as follows:

a. 3 credits in mathematics (640 courses only)
b. 3 additional credits in mathematics (640); computer science (198); statistics (960); or from the following courses: 50:730:201,332, or 430; 50:790:391; 50:830:215; 50:920:301.

3. 9 credits in Ancient and Modern Heritages, as follows:

a. 3 credits in World Masterpieces (090:238).
b. 6 credits from the disciplines of history, philosophy, or religion (NOT including 730: 201, 332, or 430).

4. 6 credits in Literature and Fine Arts, as follows:

a. 3 credits from the fine arts department (not including speech courses).
b. 3 credits in the departments of English (350, 352, or 354) or Foreign Languages (not including courses devoted primarily to the acquisition of a language).

5. 6 credits from the offerings in the social science disciplines, as follows:

anthropology, criminal justice, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, or urban studies. (No more than 3 credits can be taken in any one discipline).

6. 3 credits in Diversity or Global Studies, as follows:

a. 3 credits in a course, designated D in the catalogue, that explores the philosophical, theoretical, empirical, and pragmatic bases of diversity in contemporary American society. Diversity refers to multicultural differences within the United States, including race, gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and social class.
OR
b. 3 credits in a course, designed G in the catalogue, that focuses on societies, languages (not a language acquisition course), and cultures outside the English speaking world, including continental Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America

7. 6 credits from the offerings of the natural science disciplines, as follows:

astronomy, biological sciences, chemistry, geology, or physics.

Courses required for major programs may count toward completing both major and general curricular requirements, but no course, with the exception of a Writing Intensive (W) course, may be counted toward fulfilling two different categories of the general curricular requirements. A Writing Intensive (W) course can, if appropriate, fulfill some other general curricular requirement as well as the writing intensive requirement.