Policy: "Michigan Tech's General Education four-course core is an
integrated, coherent curriculum intended to meet multiple general
education goals. It is the judgment of the faculty that more traditional
approaches to general education are less effective, and thus it is in
students' best interests that they experience the full sequence of core
courses. Accordingly, students may not transfer to MTU course work to
meet general education core requirements taken after they first enroll at
MTU . The single exception is that, for students in the World Cultures
modern language option, an approved modern language course may be
transferred to MTU to complete the requirement for a second such course
after the requirement for co-enrollment in UN1003 and one semester of
modern language has been met. (Incoming) Transfer students who complete
a semester or more at another college or university may transfer course
work to MTU to meet general education core requirements in accordance
with current equivalency policies."
Introduction
After listening to all concerned parties and sorting through the
issues, the General Education Executive Committee has arrived at the
following revised policies regarding transfer credits and general
education courses. While it still may involve some problems for some
people, we believe that it is simpler, clearer, and easier to implement
at the same time that it maintains the integrity of the general education
program.
Policy Changes
New (incoming) Transfer Students
All new incoming students with any transfer credit (not
students enrolled at MTU taking courses off-campus) will receive transfer
credit based upon a single conversion schedule. Regarding the core
courses, students may now fulfill the general education requirements as
follows:
First transfer English Composition course = UN1001 Perspectives at
MTU
Second transfer English Composition course = UN2001 Revisions at
MTU
UN1002 World Cultures: one 3 credit transfer World History, Anthropology,
European History or Western Civilization course receives credit for
UN1002 World Cultures.
UN2002 Institutions: transfer credit remains unchanged with one transfer
American Government or Economics course receiving credit for UN2002
Institutions.
MTU Students seeking transfer credit
After enrollment at MTU, students must take UN1001 Perspectives in
the fall and UN1002 /3 World Cultures in the spring at MTU.
Distance Learning Students
Simplification of General Education transfer credits allows Distance
Learning students to fulfill the following for general education:
UN 1001, 1002, 2001, and 2002 (these are MTU core courses)
Distribution requirements:
EC 3400 (or other Distribution course specified by major in degrees where
applicable)
6 transfer credits of HUA
6 transfer credits of SSA
Additionally, since MTU does not currently offer all of the general
education core courses via distance education, distance learning students
may transfer in equivalent courses for UN1001, 1002, 2001, and
2002.
International Students and U.S. Study Abroad Students
General Education transfer credit for international students
(students with transfer credit from outside the U.S.) will be assigned by
the Center for International Education (CIE) without regard to specific
distribution list requirements.
For students who entered on semesters (not transition) there is NO procedure to create an individual
'ad hoc' form of general education. All arrangements for transition students have been done on
an individual basis "when an advisor requested them and in cases unique to the individual."
Policy: "Co-Curricular Activities courses (3 units required) may be taken only once each as credit
towards Gen Ed requirements."
Activities courses are not shown on the four year schedules. Students will have to fit them
in around the required academic courses.
There are a few classes in Air Force and Army ROTC which fulfill the
co-curricular activities. The ROTC
classes are repeatable but can be used only once to fulfill co-curricular
requirements. The Varsity Sports classes are also repeatable and can only
be used once for co-curricular requirements.
Please note that billiards now counts as a co-curricular course under the
semester system. Also, if there are still students here who had taken
billiards on the quarter system, that will count as a co-curricular unit
under the semester system.
CO-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITY CLASSES
Students must complete 6 half-semester units (.5) of co-curricular activities, which are graded Pass/Fail. The following courses are each worth .5 units:
PE 0100 Personal Wellness PE 0101 Flag Football PE 0103 Bait & Fly Casting PE 0104 Ultimate Frisbee PE 0105 Beginning Bowling PE 0106 Beginning Golf PE 0107 Floor Hockey PE 0111 Beginning Swimming PE 0112 Intermediate Swimming PE 0116 Beginning Basketball PE 0117 Beginning Hockey PE 0118 Beginning Weight Training PE 0120 Beginning Alpine Skiing (Downhill) PE 0121 Beginning Snowboarding PE 0122 Softball PE 0126 Beginning Volleyball PE 0127 Beginning Archery PE 0130 Water Aerobics PE 0132 Beginning Soccer PE 0134 Beginning Gymnastics PE 0135 Beginning Cross Country Skiing PE 0138 Beginning Racquetball/Squash PE 0139 Beginning Badminton PE 0140 Beginning Tennis PE 0141 Softball Officiating PE 0143 Basketball Officiating PE 0144 Volleyball Officiating PE 0145 Beginning Rifle PE 0146 Beginning Billiards PE 0148 Beginning Skating PE 0152 Beginning Social Dance PE 0153 Beginning Aerobics PE 0156 Beginning Mountain Biking PE 0166 Moving for Fitness PE 0170 Beginning TaeKwonDo & Hapkido PE 0173 Fall Outdoor Adventures PE 0174 Winter Outdoor Adventures PE 0205 Intermediate/Advanced Bowling PE 0206 Intermediate/Advanced Golf PE 0210 Special Topics in Physical Education PE 0211 Advanced Swimming* PE 0216 Intermediate/Advanced Basketball* PE 0217 Intermediate/Advanced Hockey PE 0218 Intermediate/Advanced Weight Training PE 0220 Intermediate/Advanced Alpine Skiing (Downhill)* PE 0221 Intermediate/Advanced Snowboarding PE 0226 Intermediate/Advanced Volleyball* PE 0227 Intermediate/Advanced Archery PE 0230 Water Polo PE 0232 Intermediate/Advanced Soccer* PE 0234 Intermediate Gymnastics PE 0235 Intermediate/Advanced Cross Country Skiing PE 0238 Intermediate/Advanced Racquetball/Squash PE 0239 Intermediate/Advanced Badminton PE 0240 Intermediate/Advanced Tennis* PE 0246 Intermediate/Advanced Billiards PE 0248 Intermediate/Advanced Skating* PE 0252 Intermediate Social Dance PE 0253 Intermediate/Advanced Aerobics PE 0256 Intermediate/Advanced Mountain Biking PE 0266 Running for Fitness PE 0270 Intermediate/Advanced TaeKwonDo & Hapkido PE 0415 Individual Athletics for Seniors *See Coaching Endorsement section for explanation.
Air Force ROTC AF 0120 Physical Conditioning (.5) AF 0230 Precision Drill Team (.5) Army ROTC AR 2059 Military Marksmanship Training (1) AR 2068 Fall Military Physical Conditioning (1) AR 2069 Spring Military Physical Conditioning (1) AR 2075 Ranger Challenge (1)
PE 2010 Varsity Football* PE 2020 Varsity Basketball* PE 2030 Varsity Hockey* PE 2040 Varsity Nordic Skiing* PE 2080 Varsity Track* PE 2090 Varsity Tennis* PE 2130 Varsity Volleyball* PE 2140 Varsity Cross Country* PE 2230 Cheerleading Dance Team* PE 2240 Cheerleading Stunt Team* PE 2150 Cross Training *See Coaching Endorsement section for explanation.
PE 2280 Ski Patrol (First Aid) PE 2290 Ski Patrol (Hill) PE 2370 Lifeguard Training (2 credits) PE 2500 Sports Safety Training PE 2570 Exercise and Lifetime Fitness PE 2580 Water Safety Instructor (2 credits)* PE 3000 Master Student Athlete (Varsity athletes only) PE 3980 CPR PE 3990 Community First Aid PE 4010 Psychology of Coaching (3 credits)+ PE 4020 Foundations of Coaching (3 credits) PE 4050 Introduction to Athletic Training (3 credits) PE 4100 Coaching Practicum (2 credits) *See Coaching Endorsement section for explanation. +May count for general education requirement under "Language, Thought, and Value" list.
PE 4020 (3 credits) Foundations of Coaching (fall) PE 4050 (3 credits) Introduction to Athletic Training (fall) PE 4010 (3 credits) Psychology of Coaching (spring) PE 4100 (2 credits) Coaching Practicum (fall, spring) *One or more elective courses chosen from the courses with an asterisk.
The Degree Audit form is available from the Registrar's Web site. Download
and print a copy of the one for the semester you entered the Physics department. Fill this
out and take it to your advisor. He will sign it and send it to Degree Services.
It would be a good idea to print out a copy of your on-line
transcript and take it with you to your advisor.
Any request to change graduation requirements from those on the Degree Audit form
must be on a "Petition to Alter Degree Requirements". A copy of this form is available
from Dr. Gary Agin, 103 Fisher.
An application for graduation must also be filed. This is available from the
Degree Services office in the Administration Building.
MA1150 is a traditional calculus course. Students get lots of practice doing
problems.
MA1160 uses Mathematica software to
illustrate calculus concepts and problem solutions. Students do not seem to get as
much practice actually doing calculus themselves.
MA1150 and the later courses in the MA__50 sequence are required as part of the
SPH and SAP curricula. Later courses in this sequence are prerequiste for some of the
upper level required Physics courses. The MA__60 sequence courses are explicitly excluded
from satisfying the prerequisite. DO NOT TAKE MA1160.
Take MA3560 Mathematical Modeling instead. It also covers differential equations,
but from a different perspective. It makes limited use of Mathematica, so
you will have to spend some extra time learing how to use the software. This is a short-term
solution to the problem. We will sign any necessary prerequisite waivers and other paperwork
necessary for this substituion to count for the affected students.
We have revised the suggested Four Year Schedule to reflect when the course will be offered in
the future: MA3150 and MA3530 have traded places. Also, MA2320 (Elementary Linear Algebra)
has been moved to the Spring semester of Year 1 in order to satisfy one of the prerequisites
for MA3530.
No, but it may be taken to satisfy some of the General Eduacation requirements
including UN1002. There are special rules for doing this. See the rest of this section.
An advanced placement exam must be taken.
Notice for 2003 (similar arrangements are made each year):
The MODERN LANGUAGE PLACEMENT EXAM for students with previous experience in
French, German, or Spanish will be offered on Monday, December 1 (for
French and German, in Walker 114) and Tuesday, December 2 (for Spanish, in
Walker 113 and 114) from 7-9 p.m. To register for the exam, pay $14.00
(non-refundable) at the Cashier's Office in the Administration Building by
Friday, November 14.
For further information, contact Prof. Heidi Bostic at
hlbostic@mtu.edu or
487-2376.
Here is some useful information regarding HU2293, Transitional Spanish.
For students who have had a year or two of high school Spanish (but who do
not place into second year Spanish at Tech), HU2293 is often a more
appropriate course than the HU2291/2292 sequence.
The semesters referenced below are in 2004.
The modern language folk would appreciate it if you could let advisors know
that HU2293: Transitional Spanish Languge and Culture will be offered this
summer (Track I) and also next fall (two sections). It is specifically
designed for students who are "in transition" between beginning and
intermediate level, for example, those students who have had two years of
high school Spanish, but were unsuccessful in scoring at the appropriate
intermediate level on the placement exam. We often recommend that students
with one year and study/travel experience in a Spanish speaking country
also enroll.
The most important difference between HU2291/2292 [the "true beginner"
classes] and HU2293 is that 2293, the Transitional course, allows students
to earn 3 additional placement credits (for a total of 6 credits), when
they complete the course with C or higher. The reason for these extra
credits is that HU2293 provides a more intensive and accelerated review of
grammar, along with exposure to reading and culture, hence "covering more
ground."
This year (2001-2) the Modern Language Program (in HU) changed its course numbering system, basically upping each course a level. (the 1000 level courses were changed to 2000, 2000 to 3000, etc.) These changes have implications for students who are trying to meet the new general education distribution requirements, specifically the requirements that they take 5 classes from the distribution lists, 2 from one list, 2 from another, and a 5th from any list, and that at least two of the courses be at the 3000 level or higher.
Since the modern language changes are new, we should be as flexible with
the students as possible, it seems to me, so:
Students who took a 1000 level course should be allowed to count it
toward their distribution requirement (count it as a 2000 level course,
since that is what it now is). Students who took a 2000 level course
should be allowed to count it toward one of the two 3000 level courses
required of them, since that is what it now is.
Dennis Lynch
Chair, General Education Executive Council
Certain of the General Education Distribution Courses are open to Freshmen
since the prerequisite has been waived. These courses are designated on the
list on pp 138-9 of the Undergrad Catalog by a * after the course number (i.e. PSY2000*).
These are
good choices since 15 credits of Distribution Courses are required for graduation.
"Elective" is a catch-all word used to designate slots for courses not explicitly required. A course required as part of a declared minor or a concentration area in the Applied Physics major would be an "elective". The General Education distribution courses would also be electives.
A maximum of 6 semester credits of the last 36 credits required for graduation may
be transfered from another University. The relevant regulation may be found at
Answers to these and other questions concerning the professional position of people with degrees in Physics are provided by The American Institute of Physics at their web site www.aip.org/statistics.