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 who 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 their sophomore year, if possible.
| Foundations Competency | Requirement |
|---|---|
| First-Year Experience | One course - INQ 101 Waived for transfer students with 15 or more transfer credits.1 |
| Multilingual Communication | One course in a second-level college language. See placement page |
| Quantitative Reasoning Prerequisite | One course in MAT 100P or waived by placement. See placement page |
| Quantitative Reasoning | One course. |
| Technological Fluency | One course. |
| Written Communication Prerequisite | One course in ENG 110 or ENG 119 or waived by placement. See placement page |
| Written Communication | One course in ENG 112 or ENG 120 |
| Total Credits: | 21 |
1Waiver policies based on transfer credits are based on “initial transfer credits”, which are 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 current course offerings in each LEP area, please view the Undergraduate Catalog.