Capital allows students to establish competence in some areas of General Education through means other than taking a particular course. Students may be exempted from a General Education category through standardized test scores or by interview (fees are assessed for this service: contact the Center For Excellence in Learning and Teaching for further details), by virtue of the completion of a particular major, or by portfolio.
I. Standardized Exams and Interviews
Students may demonstrate that they already possess the knowledge or skills delineated by a goal. Assessment procedures are available for each goal. Students who are interested in this option should contact the Center For Excellence in Learning and Teaching prior to enrolling in a course that has been approved to satisfy that particular goal.
Goal One: Reading and Writing in College
- ACT: English 28
- SAT: Verbal 680
- CLEP: 53
Goal Two: Oral Communications
- Interview: Dr. Stephen Koch ex. 6320
Goal Three: Quantitative Reasoning
- ACT: Math 28
- SAT: Math 670
- CLEP: 50
Goal Four: Global Awareness
Goal Five: Lifetime Health
Goal Six: Cultural Diversity
- Interview: Dr Thomas Maroukis ex. 6447
Goal Seven: Fine Arts
- Interview: Dr. Gary Ross (art) ex. 6332
- Dr. William Kennedy (theatre) ex. 6497
- Dr. William Dederer (music) ex. 6474
Goal Eight: Religion
- Interview: Dr. David Belcastro ex. 6771
Goal Nine: Social Science
Goal Ten: Natural Science
Goal Eleven: Humanities
Goal Twelve: Ethical Thought
- Faculty developed exam: 70 %
II. Exemption by Major
Students pursuing some specific majors fulfill some goals through the studies in the major. For example, students majoring in mathematics meet the Quantitative Reasoning goal through their studies in mathematics. What follows is a complete list of goals met by the following majors:
Major | Goal Fulfilled |
Accounting
Art
Biology
Chemistry
Communication
*Comprehensive Social Studies
*Comprehensive Science
Conservatory
Criminology
Economics
Economics-Political Science
Education (Early Childhood)
*Elementary Education
Engineering (dual degree program)
Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics
French
Health and Sports Science
History (only with teacher licensure)
Management
Mathematics and Computer Science
Nursing
Organizational Communication
Political Science (only with teacher licensure)
Psychology
Public Relations
Radio-TV, Film
Social Work
Sociology
Speech (Comm. Arts; Radio/TV; Ed. 7-12)
Theatre (only with teacher licensure)
| 3, 9
7
3, 10
3,10
7
4, 9
3, 10
7
3, 9
3, 9
9
3
3
10
4
10, 5
4, 9
3, 9
3
10, 9
9
4, 9
3, 9
7
7
9, 6
3, 9
7
7 |
*Majors not available to freshmen.
III. Portfolio
Students may demonstrate that they have acquired the skills or knowledge delineated in a goal through work or life experience. A student, for example, who has lived abroad for a period may wish to demonstrate that this experience has provided him/her with the knowledge and skills delineated by the Global Issues goal. A student who has extensive work giving public presentations may wish to demonstrate the skills delineated by the Speaking and Listening Skills goal. Students can do this by assembling all the material relevant to demonstrating such things as a file or portfolio to be evaluated by a faculty panel assembled for such purposes. Students interested in this option should contact Dr. Richard Ashbrook.