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Student Guide for Transition to the Wright State Core
Wright State converted to a semester calendar at the beginning of fall term and introduced the Wright State Core, the semester program that replaced General Education. Students who complete the quarter General Education (GE) Program prior to fall 2012 will have completed the requirements of the Wright State Core. Students who register for the first time in fall 2012 or later must complete all Core requirements.
The following guide is for transition students. Transition students are defined as students who have been or are currently enrolled at WSU and did not complete all GE requirements prior to fall 2012. GE courses completed in the quarter program will be applied to the requirements of the Core. Transition students must complete a combination of quarter courses and semester courses that satisfies the course distribution in each Core Element and totals at least 37 semester hours. (To convert quarter hours to semester hours, multiply the total number of quarter hours earned by 2/3 and round up to the next hour.) Use the quarter GE courses listed on your current DARS report and the tables below to plan your transition. This grid is a guide only and does not replace your advisor; meet with your advisor to develop your transition plan and follow it carefully.
- Column 1 lists each Element of the Core and the required course distribution in that Element.
- Column 2 lists the current GE Area that is equivalent to each Core Element and provides spaces for you to enter the GE quarter courses you completed prior to fall 2012 from your DARS report.
- Column 3 lists the courses in each Core Element. Check the box next to each course you complete in the new Core beginning fall 2012.
Colleges, departments and pre-professional programs may require specific Core courses. Talk to your advisor.
Table 1 - Communication
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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| Core Element 1 Communication |
GE Area 1 Communication List quarter courses and hours completed on lines provided |
Element 1 Core Courses |
| One first-year writing course | If first writing course is complete, from your DARS report, list course number and quarter hrs _______. If not complete, take one course from Column 3 this row.
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| One second-year writing course | If second writing course is complete, from your DARS report, list course number and quarter hrs _______. If not complete, take one course from Column 3 this row. |
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Table 2 – Mathematics
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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| Core Element 2 Mathematics |
GE Area 1 Mathematics List quarter courses and hours completed on lines provided |
Element 2 Core Courses |
| One Core math course | If one GE math course is complete, from your DARS report list course number and quarter hrs __________. If not complete, take one course from Column 3, this row as required by your major. |
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Table 3 – Global Traditions
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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| Core Element 3 Global Traditions |
GE Area II Cultural-Social Foundations List quarter courses and hours completed on line provided |
Element 3 Core courses |
| One Interdisciplinary Global Studies course | If one Non-Western World course is complete, from your DARS report list course number and quarter hrs __________. If not complete, select one course from Column 3 interdisciplinary Global Studies. |
Interdisciplinary Global Studies
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| One History course | If one History course is complete, from your DARS report list number and quarter hrs __________. If not complete, select one course from Column 3 this row. |
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Table 4 – Arts/Humanities
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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| Element 4 Arts/Humanities |
GE Area IV Human Expression List course number and hours completed on lines provided. |
Element 4 Core courses |
| If one Human Expression course is complete, from your DARS report list course number and quarter hrs If not complete, select one course from Column 3 this row. |
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Table 5 – Social Science
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Element 5 |
GE Area III Human Behavior |
Semester Core courses in Element 5 |
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Two courses from different categories: Anthropology Economics Finance Political Science Psychology Sociology Honors |
If Human Behavior courses is (are) complete from your DARS report list course numbers and quarter hrs. (1)______________ (2)______________ If only one completed, take one course from a different category in column 3. If none completed, take two courses from different categories in column 3. |
Anthropology
Economics
Finance
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Honors Interdisciplinary
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Table 6 – Natural Science
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Element 6 Natural Science |
GE Area V Natural Sciences List course numbers and hours on lines provided
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Element 6 Core Courses |
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Semester Hours 8 Two lab science courses
Colleges, departments, and pre-professional programs may require specific Core courses or a specific sequence of courses for their majors.
Talk to your advisor to plan for completing the natural science courses or course sequences required by your major.
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From your DARS report list numbers and quarter hours of Natural Science courses completed on lines provided. (1)________ (2)________ (3)________ If you have completed three natural science courses in the GE program, you have satisfied the natural science requirements in the Core. If you completed two natural science courses in the quarter GE Program, you have met the course distribution for the Core requirement but may need to take additional hours to reach the minimum total hours required in the Core (37 semester hours). If you have completed one natural science course in the quarter GE Program, you must take one additional Core lab science listed in Column 3 to meet the course distribution requirement for the Core but may need to take additional hours to reach the minimum total hours required in the Core (37 semester hours). Transitioning Natural Science course sequences required for specific majors If you completed the sequence of lab science courses in the quarter GE Program required by your major, the Core requirements for natural sciences are satisfied. If you completed only one or two of the courses in the sequence, consult your departmental advisor to determine which semester Core courses you must complete to meet the general education requirements of your major. |
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Table 7 - Additional Core Courses
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Two Additional Core Courses from any Element |
GE Courses and hours completed that satisfy the Core requirement of 2 additional courses
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Semester Core courses |
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Two Additional Core Courses from any Element
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If you have completed 2 GE Program courses, including Area VI college component courses, not used to satisfy one of the Element requirements, you have satisfied this Core requirement. From your DARS report list the courses and hours used to satisfy this requirement on the lines provided.
If only one completed, take one additional core course as described in Column 3. If none completed, take two additional Core courses as described in Column 3. |
Any Core course not used to satisfy one of the above Element requirements. List the courses used to satisfy this requirement and check the boxes.
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Additional Requirements
(No additional hours are required)
In addition to meeting the learning outcomes required in each Element of the Core, Wright State students are expected to develop multicultural competence and proficiency as writers. Core courses counted to fulfill an Element requirement also satisfy these requirements.
Table 8 - Multicultural Competence
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Multicultural Competence One course |
If you have completed the Non-Western World requirement in the quarter GE Program, the Multicultural Competence requirement is satisfied. From your DARS report list the course on the line provided.
If not, select one Core course from Column 3. |
Any Core course designated as MC, SRV or SRVI or requiring an approved study abroad component. List the course on the line provided.
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Table 9 - Integrated Writing
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Two Integrated Writing courses
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Writing intensive GE courses |
Integrated Writing Core courses |
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Two Integrated Writing courses
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Writing Intensive GE courses
The previous GE program required students to complete at least four designated WI courses in GE. The Core program requires at least two IW courses. The number of designated IW courses that transition students must take depends on the number of WI courses completed in the previous GE program. If you received a grade of P in the writing component of:
Transition students who cannot successfully complete the required number of IW courses in the Wright State Core may satisfy the IW requirement in any of the following ways:
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Integrated Writing Core courses
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Writing Across the Curriculum
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) at Wright State is a comprehensive program extending writing throughout each student's undergraduate career. The WAC program consists of two parts--Writing in the Wright State Core and Writing in the Major.