The requirements listed on a student’s Progress page reflect the current active program for the student. The requirements on this page replicate the program requirements in the Academic Catalog.
Students may notice that for certain requirements, specific courses are listed underneath that requirement. The language below the requirement will indicate the number of courses that are requirement within that requirement. In some instances, the specific courses all may be required, in other instances the student may have a choice of a certain number of courses. However, in this instance, the Progress screen will show all courses that may fulfill the requirement. The system is displaying all of the possible options. In instances where one course is needed, but a menu of options is available, once the student plans, registers, or completes a course that fulfills the requirement, the requirement will list whether it is fully planned, or X number of total courses completed. Any other courses in the menu will be listed as “Not started” but so long as the requirement is listed as fully planned, in progress, or completed, the requirement fulfillment has been met upon successful completion of the course.
While individual major course requirements vary, the framework for all Arts and Sciences is structurally the same.
The Arts and Sciences undergraduate program requires a minimum of 128 credit hours of study. These credits are earned through a combination of degree requirements and electives. The degree requirements are comprised of four components:
The following are the minimum credit and GPA requirements that must be successfully completed to receive an undergraduate degree from Emmanuel College
View the Arts and Sciences Learning Goals and Curriculum.
View the full list of Arts and Sciences full Programs of Study and Departments
Major Programs: Majors lead to either a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (B.F.A.). Typically, majors leading to a B.A. require 40 to 48 credits, whereas majors leading to the B.S. or B.F.A. require between 60 and 68 credits. At least 50% of the credit hours counting towards the major requirements must be completed at Emmanuel.
Double Majors: Students may elect to have a double major by fulfilling all the requirements for a major in two different departments. Students who successfully complete two majors only earn one degree.
Minor Programs: Minor programs typically consist of 20 to 24 credits, at least 12 of which are completed at Emmanuel.
Course Overlaps: Students are allowed to declare up to three academic programs (majors and minors) – with no more than two majors – and use courses to satisfy the requirements in all programs. Students may pursue two majors within an academic department; however, they may not choose two concentrations within an academic department. Courses that are listed as options to fulfill more than one requirement within a major or minor, may not fulfill two requirements within that program.
Domains of Knowledge (General Requirements): Regardless of major requirements, all Arts and Sciences students have the same core Domains of Knowledge that must be fulfilled in order to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree. Below review the specific domains of knowledge (general requirements).
View Domains of Knowledge Guidelines
The knowledge, skills, and habits of the mind developed through the study of the liberal arts disciplines and their respective methods of inquiry, their concepts and vocabulary, their creative and critical processes, and their contributions to human knowledge are basic to the goal of developing the intellectual, aesthetic and moral sensibility assumed in a person liberally educated for life. Courses that fulfill these requirements are marked with the abbreviations noted in parentheses in the course descriptions section of this catalog.
Aesthetic Inquiry (AI-L; AI-A) Requirement: two courses (one from literature, one from the arts)
Historical Consciousness (H) Requirement: one course (a historical survey of a significant period of history or region of the world)
Social Analysis (SA) Requirement: two courses from two different disciplines
Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Analysis (SI; SI-L; QA) Requirement: three courses (one laboratory science course, one quantitative analysis course, and one from either area, where the science course may be a non-laboratory science course.
Religious Thought and Moral Reasoning (R; RCT; M) Requirement: three courses (two in religious thought, one in moral reasoning)
Total Credit Requirement and “Free Electives”
All A+S student and GPP undergraduate students will have a “Total Credit Requirement” section of their Progress screen. This is because the numeric credits associated with specific course requirements (domains of knowledge, major requirements, etc.) may not necessarily add up to the minimum 128 credits, or the student may have a number of credits that were transferred in and the student has not met the residency requirement. This requirement section will pull in all applicable courses and indicate any additional credits that are needed to meet either the 128 credit minimum or the residency requirement. Additionally, A+S students in the 4+1 program will have any graduate-level courses factored out of this block as the graduate credit cannot be applied to the undergraduate minimum credit requirements for graduation. Courses that fulfill credit toward the minimum credit for graduation or residency, that are not otherwise applied to the undergraduate general requirements or major or minor requirements are considered “free electives.”
Undergraduate GPP Program Requirements:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Requirements & Curriculum
The BSBA undergraduate program requires a minimum of 128 credit hours of study. These credits are earned through a combination of degree requirements and electives. The BSBA degree requirements are comprised of four components and the following minimum credit and GPA requirements are needed to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Emmanuel College.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degree Requirements & Curriculum
The BSN undergraduate program requires a minimum of 128 credit hours of study. These credits are earned through a combination of degree requirements and electives. The BSN degree requirements are comprised of four components and the following minimum credit and GPA requirements are needed to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Emmanuel College.
Graduate GPP Program requirements: Candidates for a master's degree must successfully complete a minimum of 30 credits. Specific credit requirements are indicated under each program section of the academic catalog. A cumulative grade point average of B (3.0) or higher is required for graduation. A maximum of 2 courses (6 credits) may transfer to the degree. All other credits must be completed at Emmanuel.
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