通识教育要求

通识教育计划, required of all students in the 文理学院 and 科学, is designed to help students hone their fundamental academic skills and expand their intellectual breadth. In addition, it creates common points of reference for students pursuing different majors.

该项目确保学生拥有深造所需的工具，并让他们接触到思考世界的不同方式. This curriculum allows students to develop the kind of intellectual flexibility they will need for meeting future challenges.

该计划有两个主要特点:(1)它强调每个学生在大学计划早期展示基本能力的重要性, either through course work that teaches these competencies or through performance on standardized tests; this is an important part of the Curriculum since it provides tools essential for successful work in advanced courses, as well as promoting skills that are valuable after graduation. (2) It requires each student to have exposure to at least six areas of knowledge; this is intended to provide a broad foundation both for more advanced study and for a lasting intellectual engagement with scholarly and cultural issues.

通识教育计划 is divided into two parts: 基本的能力 and 知识领域. Students are expected to complete the 基本的能力 during the first two years of study. 鼓励学生, 虽然不是必需的, to complete the 知识领域 during their first two years, 因为这提供了一个智力探索的机会，因为学生考虑他们想要专注于他们的专业的学术领域. These requirements are normally satisfied through course work; some may be met through proficiency examinations (which carry no academic credit).


The CLAS 基本的能力 requirements are in the areas of 书面交流, 定量推理, 及外语. 良好的写作能力, 用另一种语言交流, and use 定量推理 to problem solve are important skills greatly valued in today’s world. 大多数学生继续磨练他们的写作技巧, 定量推理, 通过学院提供的中级和高级课程学习超出基本通识教育要求的语言. 在线课程系统(Banner)中的“属性”代码帮助学生搜索和识别满足这些特定领域要求的适当课程.

I. 书面交流

Banner Listing - Degree Requirement (Attribute) CLAS: 01

每位学生必须通过成功完成ENGL 102或同等水平(由英语学部教员批准)来证明写作能力。. 取决于高考成绩, students are placed in the appropriate level writing course. Normally students enroll in ENGL 101 and 102 in their first year in the College.

Students with the following scores must take both ENGL 101 and ENGL 102:
SAT写作:499分或更低
SAT口语或读写:539分或更低
ACT英语:25分或以下

有以下成绩的学生需要参加英语102:
SAT写作:500-699分
SAT口语或读写:540-739
ACT英语:26-29

Students with the following scores are exempt from ENGL 101 and 102, having demonstrated sufficient college level writing competency:
SAT写作:700分或更高
SAT口语或读写成绩:740分或以上
ACT英语:30分或以上

英语部不接受在线课程的学分转换，以满足通识教育写作能力, 文学领域的知识要求, 或艺术领域的知识要求. This policy applies to students after matriculation at Alfred University, 并且是基于课堂讨论和辩论的写作II和200级文学和创意写作课程的学习成果的中心地位. 在某些情况下, the Division of English will accept transfer credit for online coursework for Writing I, 写作能力的前半部分. 在特殊情况下, the Division of English may choose to review this policy on a case-by-case basis.

II. 外语

横幅列表-学位要求(属性)CLAS: 02

文理学院的每个学生必须在大学水平的外语第一学年第二学期成功地证明英语以外的语言能力. 学生应该在大二之前开始语言学习，并在随后的每个学期继续学习语言，直到满足要求. Students may also demonstrate this proficiency through a language placement exam or a challenge exam, 由现代语言部安排, although successful completion of the Language Placement Exam does not confer academic credit.

语言分班考试, 每学期提供, help to determine the appropriate language course and level for students. 分班考试是学生与他们的指导老师和现代语言系的教授一起使用的工具，用来确定与学生个人技能相对应的最佳课程. Even if you plan to wait to take a language course in your sophomore year, 强烈建议您在第一学期的第一周参加分班考试，以避免高中语言知识的丢失.

If a student is continuing a language taken for more than two years in high school, 或者他的母语是西班牙语, 法国, 或德语, 他或她必须参加语言安置考试. Students do not need to take the Language Placement Exam if they plan to study a language they have not previously studied. 想要证明自己精通艾尔弗雷德不提供的语言的学生应该咨询现代语言部门的主席.

To be considered for membership in Phi Beta Kappa students must have, 其他资格, 通过200级的课程或在语言考试中达到80%的成绩，证明具有中等水平的外语能力.

现代语言学部不接受为完成通识教育外语能力而在网上修习的课程. 现代语言学部对网络课程的立场是基于美国外语教学委员会(ACTFL)所制定的国家语言学习标准。. 在特殊情况下, the Division may choose to review this policy on a case by case basis.

文理学院的学生，如果其母语不是英语，但同时精通英语和英语，则可以免除语言要求. Requests for a waiver must be approved by the Chair of the Division of Modern Languages and the Dean.

外语要求豁免请求政策

3。. 定量推理

横幅列表-学位要求(属性)CLAS: 03

Students must demonstrate basic competency in 定量推理. The 定量推理 requirement is fulfilled by one of the following:

  • SAT数学成绩达到或超过630分
  • ACT数学成绩达到28分或更高
  • A score of 4 or higher on the Advanced Placement Exam in either Calculus AB or Calculus BC
  • The successful completion of an AU designated 定量推理 (QR) course. The following courses are currently designated as QR courses; the list is updated annually and posted on the Alfred website.
    • 生物统计学
    • 商业统计
    • 环境数据分析
    • 数学101与数字交流
    • 数学102教师数学:K-6年级
    • 数学104商业定量方法
    • 数学131离散数学
    • 数学151微积分I
    • PHIL 282逻辑导论
    • POLS/SOCI 230 Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistics
    • PSYC 221 Psychological 研究 Methods and Statistics I
    • SCIE 127做科学

不同知识领域(A-F)的通识教育要求为学生提供了不同思维方式的介绍, 知道, ,看到, laying the foundation for a lifetime of inquiry and learning. While many courses are offered in these different academic disciplines, only certain courses in the CLAS curriculum are designated as fulfilling the General Education requirement.

学位要求学术领域(属性)代码

  1. 文学(必修4学分)
  2. 哲学或宗教研究(必修4学分)
  3. 艺术(要求4学分)
  4. 历史研究(必修4学分)
  5. Social 科学 (8 credits; 4 credits each from two of the following categories):
    • 心理学(E1)
    • 政治学或经济学(E2)
    • 社会学或人类学(E3)
  6. Natural 科学 (8 credits; at least 2 credits from F-I)
    • 科学探究(F-I)
    • 科学知识(F-II)
    • 科学与社会(F-3。)

第一年实习计划(FYE)

学院的第一年体验计划旨在促进智力参与，以便学生能够在学术上取得成功，并在文科中为自己找到有意义的角色 & 科学界和世界公民. 每门FYE课程都由一位教师教授
faculty member dedicated to the success of first-year students.

以及与课程相关的同行领导, each FYE faculty member helps new students engage with the Alfred community and transition to college-level learning.

财政年度计划的目标是:

  • Help students produce high-quality college-level work and develop a positive work ethic.
  • 鼓励学生组成“学习社区”，让学生在学术努力中分担责任并相互支持.
  • Provide first-year students with the opportunity to participate in a small, 研讨会式的课堂，可以集中注意每个学生，学生和教师之间可以建立密切的工作关系.
  • 通过向学生介绍和鼓励学生参加各种各样的课外活动，鼓励学生充分融入大学社区.

The FYE program also provides a foundation for the General Education curriculum. 为此目的, 所有FYE课程, 成功地完成了, fulfill one of the General Education or University requirements.

转学生计划

The CLAS 转学生计划 is designed to help new transfers make the transition to Alfred University. Students will take the Transfer Seminar (CLAS 101) during their first semester at Alfred. 作为转学生项目的基石, the seminar provides an opportunity for students to get to know the intellectual community they have joined, while introducing them to campus resources that will help them succeed at Alfred. 在整个研讨会中，学生将
further develop core skills that lead to academic and professional accomplishment. The 转学生计划 also facilitates mentoring relationships among the transfer students and their faculty and peers.