Liberal Education Program - Foundations
Foundations courses help students develop the fundamental competencies that are essential to success in Explorations and in their upper-level major courses. Ideally, a student that is academically prepared for college-level work will complete all of Foundations by the end of freshman year. Practically, many students need to take prerequisite courses for some areas but should complete Foundations by the end of sophomore year, if possible.
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Foundations Competency |
Requirement |
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First-Year Experience |
One course- INQ 101 Waived for transfer students with 15 or more transfer credits.1 |
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Multilingual Communication |
One course in a second-level college language. |
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Quantitative Reasoning Prerequisite |
One course in MAT 100P or waived by placement. |
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Quantitative Reasoning |
One course. |
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Technological Fluency |
One course. |
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Written Communication Prerequisite
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One course in ENG 110 or ENG 119 or waived by placement. |
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Written Communication |
One course in ENG 112 or ENG 120 |
| Total Credits: | 21 |
- Waiver policies based on transfer credits are based on “initial transfer credits”, which is the number of credits taken and transferred prior to the first semester that a student is matriculated at SCSU.
All students will take at least one course in each of these areas. Your advisor will be able to help you choose which courses will work best for you.
Course Offerings:
To ensure students receive a meaningful education in an ever-changing world, SCSU faculty regularly adapts the course offerings to provide cutting-edge curricula within each LEP area. Students access the most up-to-date course offerings through one of the many advising resources or by meeting with a professional advisor. Also, prospective students can also receive advice by meeting with a member of our transfer student services team.
To view course descriptions of the courses listed below, please view the Undergraduate Catalog here.
Foundations Courses (as of Fall 2023)
In the FYE course, students will learn and practice the process of academic inquiry common to all university disciplines, while exploring their reasons for seeking a university education and the choices they make as first-year university students.
INQ 101 - 3 Credits - Intellectual and Creative Inquiry
ARB 101 - 3 Credits - Arabic II
CHI 101 - 3 Credits - Chinese II
FRE 101 - 3 Credits - French II
GER 101 - 3 Credits - German II
HBR 101 - 3 Credits - Hebrew II
ITA 101 - 3 Credits - Italian II
JPN 101 - 3 Credits - Japanese II
LAT 101 - 3 Credits - Latin II
POR 101 - 3 Credits - Portuguese II
RUS 101 - 3 Credits - Russian II
SED 105 - 3 Credits - Elementary Sign Language II
SPA 101 - 3 Credits - Spanish II
The Quantitative Reasoning Prerequisite includes topics such as real numbers and variables, plus linear, quadratic, polynomial, and basic rational and radical functions with graphing, word problems, and linear systems.
MAT 100P - 3 Credits - Introductory and Intermediate Algebra
MAT 103 - 3 Credits - Mathematics for Liberal Arts
MAT 104 - 3 Credits - Mathematics All Around Us
MAT 106 - 3 Credits - Math for Elementary Ed II
MAT 107 - 3 Credits - Elementary Statistics
MAT 108 - 3 Credits - Math for the Natural Sciences
MAT 120 - 3 Credits - College Algebra
MAT 122 - 4 Credits - Precalculus
MAT 124 - 3 Credits - Finite Mathematics
MAT 125 - 3 Credits - Applied Business Math
MAT 139 - 3 Credits - Short Course in Calculus
MAT 150 - 4 Credits - Calculus I
Technological Fluency courses must require students to solve problems, access information, and communicate information and ideas using various types of technology.
ART 114 - 3 credits - Digital Foundation for Art & Design
COM 135 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Computer Mediated Communication
CSC 101 - 3 Credits - Intro to Computers and Applications
CSC 104 - 3 Credits - Web Technology
CSC 200 - 3 Credits - Information Management and Productivity Software
DGH 100 - 3 Credits - Intro to Digital Humanities
EDU 106 - 3 Credits - New Literacies
GEO 110 - 3 Credits - Geography and Conflict
GEO 170 - 3 Credits - Basic Drone Technology
JRN 135 - 3 Credits - Digital Media Skills
JRN 170 - 3 Credits - Basic Drone Technology
MAT 140 - 3 Credits - Computational Tools for Mathematics and the Sciences
MUS 117 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Music Technology
PHY 103 - 3 Credits - Physics and Technology for Healthcare Professionals
PHI 117 - 3 Credits - Ethics of Emerging Tech.
PHY 120 - 3 Credits - Nanotechnology
WGS 150 - 3 Credits - Women, Gender, Community, and Technology
WLL 108 - 3 Credits - Technology and Language Learning
Written Communication Prerequisite courses include instruction in multi-stage reading and writing processes in order to comprehend complex texts and write different types of academic essays.
ENG 110 - 3 Credits - Fundamentals of Academic Writing
ENG 119 - 3 Credits - College Composition for Bilingual Students
Written Communication courses require students to summarize, analyze and challenge an argument-based text as well as compose and support their own arguments with a range of evidence.
ENG 112 - 3 Credits - Writing Arguments
ENG 120 - 3 Credits - Writing Arguments for Bilingual Students