Curriculum Pre-2025: Courses

Summary of Requirements

A. 32 Course Units

B. Minimum accumulative GPA of 2.00 and a GPA of 2.00 in the major field

C. Fulfillment of the curricular goals of the Gettysburg Curriculum

D. Minimum of the last year of academic work as a full-time student in residence

E. Discharge of all financial obligations to the College.

Multiple Inquiries

1. The Arts - one course

Art History and Art Studio, all courses EXCEPT ARTH 284
Africana Studies 244, 251, 318
CLA 201
Cinema & Media Studies 101, 220, 230, 250, 251, 252, 255, 261, 265, 280, 284, 355, 361, 365
English 205
First Year Seminar 118-4, 119-3, 120-2, 144-3, 144-4, 162-2, 185-3, 197, 197-2
French 350
German 280
Latin American Studies 251
MUS_CLAS 101, 102, 103, 105, 111, 115, 141, 142, 149, 170, 205, 206, 212, 241, 242, 244, 250, 251, 261, 262, 304, 305 318, 320, 321, 341, 342, 410, 412, 440, 442
Music Applied Lessons – Beginning with the Class of 2018, four semesters of the same instrument/voice lessons
Music Ensembles – Beginning with the Class of 2018, four semesters of the same ensemble; choir, orchestra, band, etc.
Theatre Arts, all courses

2. Humanities - one course

Africana Studies 221, 240, 321, 375
Anthropology 255/CLA 125
Asian Studies 227, 230, 242/342, 247/347, 248/348
Cinema & Media Studies- 231, 250, 251, 259, 260
Classics, all courses EXCEPT CLA 201
CWES 205, 225, 237, 240, 320, 340,
English, all courses EXCEPT ENG 101, 111, 112, 113, 205
Environmental Studies 225, 241, 319
First Year Seminar 116-4, 122-1, 126-3, 131-2, 131-3, 133, 133-3, 134-1, 136-3, 137-2, 138-2, 138-3, 138-4, 143-2, 148-1, 154-4, 170-3, 183, 184-4, 191-1, 192-4, 194-1, 197-1
French 305
German 120, 225, 230, 231, 240, 250, 259, 260, 285, 305, 312, 329, 337, 345, 351, 400
History, all courses; EXCEPT 212
Interdisciplinary 138, 214, 228, 238, 243, 265, 270, 305, 306, 308, 320, 338
Italian 251, 260, 270, 275, 280, 402
Latin American Studies 222, 260, 261, 263, 266, 361, 364
MUS_CLAS 211
Philosophy, all courses EXCEPT PHIL 103, 131, 211
Religion, all courses
Spanish 305, 351, 353, 354, 360, 368, 369, 370, 376, 378, 379
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 125, 218, 220, 221, 240, 270, 280

Africana Studies 246/346, 256, 264, 270, 274, 290, 370, 374
Anthropology, all courses
Asian Studies 229, 252/352, 273
Economics, all courses EXCEPT ECON 241, 267
Education 201, 264
Environmental Studies 161, 162
First Year Seminar 105-3, 107, 116-3, 126-4, 137-1, 156-4, 166-4, 178, 184-1
Latin American Studies 231, 232, 262, 267, 331
MGT 242
Political Science, all courses EXCEPT POL 215
Psychology 101, 225, 230
Public Policy 221
Sociology, all courses EXCEPT 303, 368
Spanish 380, 383
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 231, 252

4. Natural Science with lab (1 course)

Astronomy 101, 102
Biology 101, 102, 110, 111* beginning Fall 2024, BIO 111 will not count as NS with lab, 112, 113, 114, 204, 211, 212, 214, 217, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 236, 240, 251, 306, 307, 314, 320, 334, 335, 340, 351, 359
Chemistry 107, 107-I 108, 108-I, 203, 204, 222, 305, 306, 317, 333, 334, 359, 375
Environmental Studies 211, 223, 306, 318
Health Sciences 209, 210, 309, 310, 311, 318, 326
Physics 101, 103, 104, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 211, 240, 310, 352

Natural Science with or without lab (1 course)

Astronomy 101, 102
Biology 101, 102, 103*, 104* 110, 111* beginning Fall 2024, 112, 113, 114, 118, 202, 204, 205, 206*, 211, 212, 215, 217, 218, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 230, 235, 240, 306, 307, 314, 316*, 320, 325, 332*, 333*, 334, 335, 340, 351, 361*, 390
Chemistry 105, 107, 108, 118, 203, 204, 221, 231*, 246*, 305, 306, 317, 320*, 333, 334, 353*, 375
Environmental Studies 121*, 122*, 123*, 125* 126*, 127*, 128*, 129* 130*, 211, 223, 251*, 309*, 316*, 323*
First Year Seminar 124*, 124-3*, 153-2*
Health Sciences 209, 210, 230*, 309, 310, 311, 312*, 318, 319*, 330*, 326, 376*
Physics 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 211, 240, 246*, 310, 312*, 319*, 325*, 330*, 341*, 352, 381*
Psychology 236*, 237*, ~~238*

*courses without lab

~~ Effective Fall 2018 PSYCH 238 no longer satisfies the Natural Science requirement.

5. Quantitative, Inductive, and Deductive Reasoning - one course

Biology 251, 260
Computer Science, all courses
Data Science 220
Economics 241
Education 236
Environmental Studies 230
First Year Seminar 146-2, 146-3, 162-2, 162-4, 165-1, 187-4
Health Sciences 232, 326
MGT 235
Mathematics, all courses
Philosophy 211, 314
Public Policy 251
Political Science 215
Psychology 205
Sociology 299
Spanish 384

Integrative Thinking

1. Interdisciplinary Courses or Course Cluster

Interdisciplinary courses - two courses

Africana Studies 130, 131, 132, 215, 236, ~~250/350 Topic 251, 262, 280, 281, 318, 331
Art History 270, 284
Asian Studies 229, 248/348, 253/353, 255/355, 261, 266
Anthropology 229, 231, 270
Biology 251, 359
Chemistry 305, 306, 307, 358, 359
Cinema & Media Studies 217, 219, 226, 291
Computer Science 107, 251
CWES 212, 215, 285, 320
Data Science 265
Economics 214, 252, 302, 341^
Education 220, 225, 261, 320, 332, 377
English 333, 404***
Environmental Studies 196, 225, 240, 251, 252, 312, 317, 333, 334
First Year Seminar 120-3, 123-1, 155-3, 156-2, 157-2, 158-4, 162-2, 171-4, 176-3, 190-3, 193-2
French 342
German 250, 273, 277, 285, 331, 335, 341, 351
History 212, 274
Health Sciences 120, 230
Interdisciplinary Studies all courses with an IDS subject designator except for IDS 104, 125, 138, 212, 214, 215, 220, 228, 229, 238, 264, 265, 305, 338 and courses numbered IDS 450-499
Gettysburg in England Interdisciplinary Studies 325, 1-EL, 2-EL, 3-EL
Italian 230 Topic (see below), 240, 251, 262, 275, 291
Latin American Studies 140, 147, 231, 251, 262, 267, 276, 300, 331
MUS_CLAS 170, 251, 318
Philosophy 346
Physics 358
Political Science 333, 382
Psychology 226, 238, ~400 Topic
Public Policy 219, 322, 323
Sociology 262, 267, 276, 331
Span 363, 330-SS, 331-SS These courses are taught in the Off-Campus studies program in Seville Spain
Women Gender and Sexuality Studies 120, 210, 225, 226, 231, 252, 310, 340

*** ENG 404 only topic “Space in the Amer Imagination” approved for this goal.

*ITAL 230- Made in Italy-Fashion Industry

~PSYCH 400 Topic: Coping with Adversity approved as Interdisciplinary

~~AFS 250/350 Topics: Black Feminism and Hip Hop; and Black Bodies in American Sport approved as Interdisciplinary

^Effective Spring 2020, ECON 341 no longer approved as Interdisciplinary

Course Cluster (Two disciplinary courses from different subject areas with an integrative experience clustered around a common theme)

Instructions and form for declaring an integrative course cluster

Capstone in Major

(To be determined by departments and programs and announced in the catalog, departmental handbook and/or website)

Effective Communication

1. First Year Writing

English 101, 111, 112, 113
First Year Seminars 101-4, 106-1, 107, 108-1, 110-1, 114, 117-3, 121-3, 123-4, 126-5, 130-1, 133-2, 134-4, 138, 140-1, 142-1, 142-3, 143-3, 143-4, 148-1, 149-2, 149-3, 150, 152-4, 152-5, 153, 157-2, 159-3, 159-4, 166-1, 167, 170-3, 171-1, 171-2, 178-2, 179-3, 181-2, 181-3, 183-4, 185-1, 189-4, 191-1, 191-4, 193-3, 198-2

*Prior to March 2016- Scored 660 or above on the SAT Writing Test.

*After March 2016- Scored 35 or above on the New SAT Writing and Language Test

Scored a 4 or 5 on the English Literature or English Composition CEEB Advanced Placement Test.

2. Communication Conventions of the Major Field

(To be determined by departments and programs)

Informed Citizenship

1. Cultural Diversity - two courses *

Global Understanding - one course
Africana Studies 130, 131, 132, 221, 236, 246/346, 249/349, 250/350, 251, 256, 262, 270, 274, 318, 321, 331, 370, 375
Anthropology 103, 106, 215, 223, 225, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 236, 239, 240, 245, 250****, 252, 270
Art History 131, 234, 235, 240, 245, 270
Asian Studies all courses EXCEPT AS 234
Chinese 228/328
Classics 253
CIMS 261, 284, 361, 375
CWES 305
Economics 212, 256, 338
Education 260, 360
English 113, 253, 255, 268, 271, 350^, 357, 363, 365, 366, 369
Environmental Studies 162, 334, 335
First Year Seminar 102-3, 103, 116-3, 149, 149-2, 156-3, 192-3, 193-2, 199-4
French 331, 336
Health Sciences 322
History 208, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 238, 253, 255, 261, 262, 264, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 305, 323, 325, 330, 337, 346, 361, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 380
Interdisciplinary Studies 206, 238, 252, 278, 350^^
Latin American Studies 215, 223, 228, 231, 232, 236, 251, 261, 263, 264, 361
MUS_CLAS 102, 212, 251, 318
Philosophy 215, 216, 240, 255, 355
Political Science 202***, 253, 267, 270, 271, 363
Religion 128, 135, 138, 210, 226, 238, 241, 244, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 254, 265, 270, 271, 272, 280,310, 320, 351, 352, 358, 360, 362
Spanish 307*, 322, 378, 379
Sociology 243, 244
Theatre Arts 248, 331
Women Gender and Sexuality Studies 214, 226, 231

* SPAN 307 only the topic “Maya Civilization” has been approved for this goal.

*** POL 202 only the topic "Islamic Political Thought” has been approved for this goal.

**** ANTH 250 only the topic “Culture and Medicine” has been approved for this goal.

^ ENG 350 Topics- Modern African Fiction, Environmental Justice and World Literature, have been approved for this goal.

^^ IDS 350 Topic- Ending Slavery approved for this goal.

Conceptualizing Diversity - one course

Africana Studies 130, 131, 132, 215, 221, 236, 240, 244, 246/346, 248/348, 250/350, 251, 262, 264, 267, 268, 270, 274, 280, 290, 318, 321, 331, 367, 370, 374, 375
Anthropology 218, 221, 223, 232, 236, 243, 245, 250******, 252, 345
Art History 240
Asian Studies 252/352
Classics 240, 253, 280, 340, 345
Cinema & Media Studies 215, 231, 235, 280
Civil War Era Studies 237, 240, 305, 346
Economics 252, 302
Education 115, 199~~, 220, 264, 320
English 113, 224, 225, 231, 244, 235, 250^, 252, 257, 258, 261, 262, 263, 265, 266, 267, 272, 330^^^, 334, 340**, 350**, 357, 362, 363, 364, 365, 367, 368, 378, 386
Environmental Studies 165, 304, 335
First Year Seminar 113-1, 118-4, 119-3, 127-3, 128-3, 133-2, 149-3, 161-3, 166-4, 179, 186, 186-2, 197-2, 199-4
French 310, 320, 331, 343
German 225, 230, 231, 235, 265, 270, 280, 285, 335, 340, 351
History 230, 238, 253, 255, 261, 262, 273, 274, 280, 305, 323, 350, 364, 375
Interdisciplinary Studies 206, 214, 229, 250****, 264, 265, 322**
Italian 230 Topic (*see below), 240, 280
Latin American Studies 145, 220**, 222, 223, 232, 236, 251, 261, 263, 266, 300**, 322, 363, 364, 365
MUS_CLAS 103, 149, 244, 251, 318
Philosophy 115, 125, 128, 218, 247, 265
Political Science 301**
Psychology 210, >400
Religion 135, 214, 226, 265, 320
Sociology 202, 209, 212, 217, 240
Spanish 307**, 310**, 322, 365, 370, 378, 385
Women Gender and Sexuality Studies 120, 125, 210, 214, 218, 220, 221, 225, 226, 240, 252, 280, 310

*A course listed as both Global Understanding and Conceptualizing Diversity may be used to fulfill the goal in only one area. In all cases, two cultural diversity courses must be taken.

^ ENG 250 only “African Americans and the Power of Spoken Word” course topic has been approved for this goal.

^^^ ENG 330 only Gender and Genre topic has been approved for this goal

ENG 340 “Writing Out of Black Childhood” and “Sex, Race and Empire” course topics have been approved for this goal.

ENG 350 only “Asian American Lit as Critique”, “James Baldwin”, “Hughes and Hurst”, “African American Narrative”, and “Blackness and the Rainbow” course topics have been approved for this goal.

IDS 322/POL 301 Public Policy Seminar only “Political Economy of Disaster” course topic has been approved for this goal.

ITAL 230 - "Made in Italy-Fashion Industry" and "Afro-Italians in Digital Media"

LAS 220 only “Literature of the Americas” and “Cuban Literature” (Spring 2016) course topic has been approved for this goal.

LAS 300 only “Sexuality as Pol Discourse LA” course topic has been approved for this goal.

SPAN 307 the following topics have been approved for this goal: “Lang & Pop Cult: Latin Amer. Topic: Spanish US”, “US Pres Elections Lat Amer Media” and “Mexican Americans from the Chicano Movement to the present Day”

SPAN 310 only “Women in Peninsular Lit 19-21 C” course topic has been approved for this goal.

**** IDS 250 only "Poverty, Education and the American Dream in Contemporary Rural America" and Native American Sports topics have been approved for this goal.

****** ANTH 250 “Culture and Medicine” and “Social Inequality in the Ancient World” have been approved for this goal.

> PSYCH 400 Topic Identity, Immigration, & Development- Spring 2017 only

>> REL 209 Topic Islam in America approved for Conceptualizing Diversity

~~ Effective Fall 2019, EDUC 199 no longer fulfills Conceptualizing Diversity

2. Science, Technology, and Society - one course

Anth 205, 226
Art History 284
Biology 102, 103, 104, 306, 316, 361
Chemistry 222, 231
Computer Science 103
Data Science 150, 220, 265
Economics 258, 341
Education 350
English 297
Environmental Studies 121, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 161, 196, 211, 223, 230, 252, 306, 316, 333, 363
First Year Seminar 106-3, 120-3, 123-3, 124, 124-4, 133, 141-3, 146-2, 155-2, 162-4, 176-2, 179-2, 193-3
German 275, 276
History 326
Interdisciplinary Studies 284, 322*,
MUS_CLAS 262
Philosophy 110, 131, 153, 221, 233, 253, 312, 315, 342
Political Science 301*, 333
Psychology 230, 341
Sociology 204, 239, 250**

* IDS 322/POL 301 Public Policy Seminar “Political Economy of Disaster” course

topic has been approved for this goal.

* IDS 322 Public Policy Seminar “Nuclear Policy” course topic has been approved for this goal.

** SOC 250 only “Energy, Environment and Society” course topic has been approved for this goal.

3. Second Language (two-course sequence in the same language)

Students must complete one year of language study or its college-level equivalent, as a college graduation requirement. The two-course sequence will be in the same language.

Individualized Study courses and Internships may not be used to fulfill Curricular Goals.

First Year Seminar (Effective with the Class of 2024)

First Year Seminar - one course

FYS, all courses

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