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A Guide for Students and Advisors
Some perspectives on general education "I think if [Roosevelt University] can send out people who are trained to a sense of . . . personal responsibility, for what
happens in their community, in their environment, then I think this College will have done a tremendous work for democracy at home and for a solution to
the great world problems that we have . . . today." "The gains of education are never lost." "You've got to know history...You should know the economic systems...The broader the study, the more expansive the scope, the
better off you are...If there was one discipline I would stress, it would be in the field of communication: language, English, a foreign language." Science education "has to be experiential and hands-on -- not only for the next generation of scientists, but so that we can
have people who can read an article in the newspaper and figure out how to vote on it; so that we can have people in our legislatures, in our leadership
positions, who understand the importance of the science they are funding or not funding." Introduction The General Education Program consists of courses designed to support and supplement academic majors. These include courses in basic skills, distributional courses in humanities, social science, and science and integrative courses that explore themes from the perspective of a number of different disciplines. Roosevelt University Assessment All new freshmen and transfers must submit recent ACT scores or take the Roosevelt University Assessment test for placement in English and Mathematics. All students, whether entering as first-year students or as transfers, will be required to fulfill the following General Education Requirements within the 120 credits counted towards the bachelor’s degree. Transfer students may find that many of these courses or their equivalents have already been fulfilled, through the State of Illinois General Education Core Curriculum as endorsed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The following guidelines are meant to help in preparing student programs of study. Students are obligated to familiarize themselves with both general education and major field requirements for graduation. New courses may be added to the schedule which can fulfill these requirements. Check with your advisor or the Assistant or Associate Deans of Arts and Sciences if you have questions. University Writing Requirement Before graduating, each student at Roosevelt must demonstrate his/her ability to write in a clear, well-organized, and grammatically correct manner. Fulfillment of the UWR varies for each individual student and is dependent upon prior course work and test scores. English 101 and English 102 completed at Roosevelt with a grade of C- or higher will normally satisfy this requirement. Great Ideas (for freshmen students only) Great Ideas is a two-semester sequence required only of students who enter Roosevelt University as first-year students (with less than 30 semester hours of previous college credit). Students in Great Ideas read and interpret selections of classic writings. These courses are offered as Liberal Studies 111 and Liberal Studies 112, and should be taken concurrently with English 101 or 102 during the student’s first year at Roosevelt. Roosevelt Signature Course All students* must take this 200-level course, which emphasizes metropolitanism and cultural diversity. Students should have completed the UWR prior to taking this course, which should be taken when a student has completed between 30 and 90 hours of course credit. The Signature Course can count for the major with advisor approval but not towards other distribution requirements. Signature courses include any 200-level class in Liberal Studies except LIBS 201. New courses are added frequently. Consult each semester's Class Schedule for the most current listings. *Students who transfer in 90 hrs or more are exempt from this requirement. Writing Social Justice Students in LIBS 201: Writing Social Justice practice the advanced reading, writing and research skills needed in their undergraduate majors (and later, for many, in graduate school) as they explore contemporary social justice issues. This course must be complete with a grade of C- or higher. Mathematics All students must complete at least 3 semester hours of mathematics at the level of Math 110 (Quantitative Literacy) or above. Students in many fields will need to fulfill this requirement early in their academic careers. Consult your major advisor for the appropriate course. See Elementary Courses in the Mathematics section for detailed information. Natural Sciences All students must complete at least two courses in the natural sciences (at least one of which must be a four or more hour lab course including substantial hands-on laboratory or field experience). One course must be in the biological sciences and one course in the physical sciences. Roosevelt University Courses to fulfill this requirement include (please note that some of these courses have prerequisites): Biological Sciences with lab
Biological Sciences without lab
Physical Sciences with lab
Physical Sciences without lab
Humanities and Social Sciences All students will take 3 social science and 3 humanities courses. Disciplines listed in Social Sciences and Humanities may be used for one or the other, but not both. The Social Sciences include:
The Humanities Include:
Multicultural Studies At least one course in either the Social Sciences or the Humanities must focus on non-Western cultures. This includes the study of social, political, and cultural development of the peoples of Asia, Africa, or Latin America. This requirement may also be fulfilled with a course dealing directly with North American descendants of persons from these world regions as well as indigenous peoples of North America.
1AFR 101, 102, 202, 217, 228, 229, 240, 245, 327, 335, 370, 371, and 385 may be used to satisfy social science requirements. AFR 207, 228, 229, 370, and 371 may apply to humanities requirements. Any African American studies course not listed will be assigned to either social science or humanities at the discretion of the director of the African American Studies Program and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. |
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A Guidebook to the General Education Requirement