TRINITY COLLEGE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS Writing General Education Small Group Learning Experience Major Course Credits Pass/Fail OPTIONAL: Minor Certificate Program Capstone Courses for Seniors     General Education CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM Courses in 5 of 6 Areas of Knowledge: Arts and Literatures, Civilizations, Foreign Languages, Natural Sciences, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences. (In 4 Areas, 3 courses must be taken, 1 of which must be 100-level or above. 2 courses in the 5th Area. While courses may carry 2 Area codes, students may use a course toward only 1 Area). 3 courses in each of 4 Areas: Arts and Literatures, Civilizations, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Mathematics (at least 2 in Natural Sciences) Modes of Inquiry: 2 exposures in Quantitative, Inductive, and Deductive Reasoning; 2 in Interpretive and Aesthetic Approaches; Focused Inquiries: 2 in each -- Cross Cultural Inquiry; Science, Technology, and Society; Ethical Inquiry. Competencies: 1--3 Foreign Language; 3 Writing; 2 Research. While courses may carry 2 Area codes, students may use a course toward only 1 area. back to the top Writing CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM 1 University Writing Course during fall of the first year 3 exposures. Requirements await the recommendations of the Writing Task Force and approval by the Arts and Sciences Council. back to the top   Small Group Learning Experience CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM - During the first year: 1 seminar - During the junior and senior years: 2 seminar, tutorial, independent study, or thesis courses - Same as current back to the top   Major CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM - Minimum of 10 courses, at least 8 at the 100 level or above - A student must declare 1 major and may do maximum of 2. The combined number of majors, minors, and certificate programs per student may not exceed 3. - Same as current - Same as current back to the top   Course Credits CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM - 34 courses required for graduation - Not more than 2 with D grade and including limits on certain types of credit that may apply to graduation, e.g., Advanced Placement, PE activity courses, Bulletin, p. 20, 37. -at least 12 courses at or above the 100-level - 34 courses required for graduation. - Same as current   back to the top   Pass/Fail CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM Courses in the major, minor, certificate programs may not be taken pass/fail. No other degree requirements, except the total number of credits required may be met by a pass/fail course unless it is offered only on that basis. Seminars, tutorials, precepturials, and discussion sections may not be taken pass/fail - Same as current back to the top   OPTIONAL   Minor CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM At least 5 courses, including 3 at the 100 level or above - Same as current back to the top   Certificate Program CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM At least 6 courses, including 4 at the 100 level or above and at least 1 of which is an introductory or capstone course - Same as current back to the top   Capstone Courses for Seniors CURRENT CURRICULUM PROPOSED CURRICULUM Departments encouraged to develop such courses - Same as current back to the top   Copyright © 1998, Duke University