Graduation requirements

First year requirements

In the first year each student takes ten courses, subject to the following requirements:

• Academic English I
• Identity and Diversity in a Global City
• Logic, Information Flow and Argumentation

At least one of the following courses:

• An introductory course in research methods
• Calculus I
• Calculus II and Linear Algebra

At least one of the following courses, at the appropriate level:

• Dutch I
• French I
• German I
• Spanish I
• Arabic 1

At least one of the following courses:

• Big Questions in Science
• Big Questions in Society
• Big Questions in History
• Big Books

At least one of the introductory theme courses:

• Introduction to Energy, Climate, Sustainability
• Introduction to Life, Evolution, Universe
• Introduction to Health and Well-being
• Introduction to Information, Communication, Cognition
• Introduction to Cities and Cultures
• Introduction to Social Systems

Students who have met the above requirements have met the requirements for the first year Academic Core subjects. In addition students may choose subjects from a wide range of electives to reach the required total of 10 courses for the first year.

Specific requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree

Students take their major in the Sciences, i.e. must complete at least eleven courses listed as Sciences courses.

Concentration:

• At least three of the eleven courses must be at 300 level, and at least two of these must belong to the same theme.

The following Academic Core courses must be completed:

• Academic English I
• Academic English II
• Calculus I
• Calculus II and Linear Algebra (some Science students will take Basic Research Methods and Statistics instead, depending on their chosen area of study)
• Identity and Diversity in a Global City
• Logic, Information Flow and Argumentation
• One Big Questions course
• Two levels of a foreign language course. Native speakers and bilinguals will not be able to choose any of those languages as their foreign language choice.

Students must complete a theme course at 300-level in the Sciences.

Specific requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Humanities

Students take their major in the Humanities, i.e. must complete at least nine courses listed as Humanities courses.

Concentration:

• At least three of these courses must be at 300 level.
• Students must complete at least seven of the nine courses in two disciplines within the Humanities.

The following Academic Core courses must be completed:

• Academic English I
• Academic English II
• Identity and Diversity in a Global City
• Logic, Information Flow and Argumentation
• One Big Questions course
• Three levels of a foreign language course. Native speakers and bilinguals will not be able to choose any of those languages as their foreign language choice.

Students are required to complete the methods course Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, in the first year. Students are also required to complete the second year methods course Texts and (Moving) Images.

Students must complete a theme course at 300-level in the Humanities.

Specific requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Social Sciences

Students take their major in the Social Sciences, i.e. must complete at least nine courses listed as Social Sciences courses.

Concentration:

• At least three of these courses must be at 300 level.
• Students must complete at least seven of the nine courses in two disciplines within the Social Sciences.

The following Academic Core courses must be completed:

• Academic English I
• Academic English II
• Basic Research Methods and Statistics I
• Basic Research Methods and Statistics II
• Identity and Diversity in a Global City
• Logic, Information Flow and Argumentation
• One Big Questions course
• Two levels of a foreign language course. Native speakers and bilinguals will not be able to choose any of those languages as their foreign language choice. 

Students must complete a theme course at 300-level in the Social Sciences