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CORE CURRICULUM

At Temple University, we believe that all undergraduate students need to acquire a set of skills and a body of knowledge that will have lasting value. We believe that the need for this knowledge transcends an individual's chosen area of specialty as well as an individual's career goals. We believe that the different roles each of us may play - as professionals, as parents, as spouses, as informed citizens, and as members of a community - will be enhanced and be more fulfilling when we have both a broader and a deeper understanding of the many factors that influence the conditions of our lives.

Achieving these goals requires a combination of factors. These factors include learning to use language effectively, developing the ability to handle quantitative data, understanding our cultural and political history, developing an understanding of a culture and/or a language other than our own, acquiring an appreciation for the creative arts, and understanding the differences between individual and communal needs.

Core requirements, as they are delineated below, will be completed by all undergraduate students. Highly motivated students, who seek especially challenging courses, may wish to apply for admission to the University Honors Program, which offers special honors courses that meet Core requirements. For further information about Honors, see Special Academic Programs.

The University Core Curriculum is divided into the areas described below. Each area has a list of courses approved as satisfying the requirements for that area. For detailed course descriptions, please see the appropriate department in Course Descriptions. Because all approved courses are not offered every semester, students should consult the current Directory of Classes for available Core courses.

Summary

Credits

Library Orientation 0

Composition 3

Intellectual Heritage 6

American Culture 3

The Arts 3

The Individual and Society 3

Language/International Studies 3-6

Quantitative Reasoning 6-8

Science/Technology 6-8

Studies in Race 3

Three Additional Writing Courses, as needed -

Important Core Policies

Students must complete the Core Library Orientation in order to retain library borrowing privileges. The requirement consists of completing one of the several topical library skills workbooks available in the Temple bookstore, and then passing a short computer examination in the library.
All Core courses must be completed with a grade of C- or higher to satisfy a Core requirement.
Students may not complete requirements in more than two Core areas with courses in their major fields.
The three semester sequence of Composition, Intellectual Heritage I and II is intended to serve as the foundation of general education at Temple, and to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary for successful completion of other Core requirements. These courses should be taken as soon as possible after entering Temple, immediately after one another, and in order.
In two core areas, 1) Quantitative Reasoning and 2) Science and Technology, students should not take a second-level (B) course until they have completed an appropriate prerequisite first-level (A) course with a grade of C- or higher. Students should check with their advisers for the A-B sequences appropriate for their program of study.
Students who are candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences are required by the College of Arts and Sciences to complete both the foreign language and the International Studies components of the Core. (See Language or International Studies.)

Core Course Numbering

The course number provides important information about a course, including whether or not it receives Core credit and, in some cases, which Core requirement it meets. Because some courses exist in several Core versions, or in Core and non-Core versions, students should pay careful attention to course numbers and to which version of a course they take.

Numbers for courses that meet Core requirements begin with the letters "C," "R," "W," or "X." Those prefixes, along with the two-letter Required Course Indicator (RCI), provide information on the Core area a given course will meet.

C Satisfies a requirement in one of the Core areas except Studies in Race and Writing-Intensive.

R Satisfies the Studies in Race requirement, and may also fulfill another Core requirement, as indicated in the RCI.

W Satisfies a Writing-Intensive requirement.

X Satisfies a requirement in one of the Core areas, and also satisfies a Writing-Intensive requirement. Courses numbered in the 0090's or 0190's are Honors Core courses.

RCI Course Requirement(s) Fulfilled

AC American Culture

AR The Arts

CO Composition

IA, IB Intellectual Heritage

IN The Individual and Society

IS International Studies

LA, LB Language

QA Quantitative Reasoning, First Level

QB Quantitative Reasoning, Second Level

RC Studies in Race and Composition

RS Studies in Race

SA Science and Technology, First Level

SB Science and Technology, Second Level

WI Writing-intensive

WR Studies in Race and Writing- intensive

XA The Arts, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive

XC American Culture, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive

XN The Individual and Society, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive

XS International Studies, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive

Core Areas

This web version written by Mary England 7/96

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Credits
Library Orientation	0
Composition	3
Intellectual Heritage	6
American Culture	3
The Arts	3
The Individual and Society	3
Language/International Studies	3-6
Quantitative Reasoning	6-8
Science/Technology	6-8
Studies in Race	3
Three Additional Writing Courses, as needed	-

C	Satisfies a requirement in one of the Core areas except Studies in Race and Writing-Intensive.
R	Satisfies the Studies in Race requirement, and may also fulfill another Core requirement, as indicated in the RCI.
W	Satisfies a Writing-Intensive requirement.
X	Satisfies a requirement in one of the Core areas, and also satisfies a Writing-Intensive requirement. Courses numbered in the 0090's or 0190's are Honors Core courses.
RCI	Course Requirement(s) Fulfilled
AC	American Culture
AR	The Arts
CO	Composition
IA, IB	Intellectual Heritage
IN	The Individual and Society
IS	International Studies
LA, LB	Language
QA	Quantitative Reasoning, First Level
QB	Quantitative Reasoning, Second Level
RC	Studies in Race and Composition
RS	Studies in Race
SA	Science and Technology, First Level
SB	Science and Technology, Second Level
WI	Writing-intensive
WR	Studies in Race and Writing- intensive
XA	The Arts, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive
XC	American Culture, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive
XN	The Individual and Society, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive
XS	International Studies, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive