2013-14 University of the Pacific

College of the Pacific Departments and Programs required by the majors and minors they have selected, and courses that satisfy each student’s individual interests. Biological Sciences Chemistry General Education Requirements Communication In addition to participation in three Pacific Seminars, College of the Pacific Earth & Environmental Sciences students are required to successfully complete nine courses, three in Economics each of the three main categories of the University general education English program, totaling a minimum of 42 units. Students must take three Ethnic Studies courses listed under Category I- Social and Behavioral Sciences (one in Film Studies each subcategory), and three courses listed under Category II- Arts and Gender Studies Humanities (one in each subcategory). In Category III- Natural Sciences Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences and Mathematics, students have the option of taking one course from each History of the three areas, or two courses from area A- Natural Sciences and one Jacoby Center course from area B- Mathematics and Formal Logic. John Muir Center Mathematics Restrictions: Modern Language and Literature 1. No more than eight units from a single department as defined by Philosophy subject code (e.g., “HIST”, “MPER”, etc.) may be applied to meet the Physics requirements of the general education program. Political Science 2. Units earned by correspondence, extension, or independent study Psychology may not count in general education except with the permission of Religious and Classical Studies the Associate Dean and Director of General Education. Coursework Sociology in directed research, field experience or similar activities such as Theatre Arts internships, practicums, and cooperative education cannot be used Visual Arts to meet general education requirements. Cross-Disciplinary Programs 3. Beginning Fall 2009, Pacific accepts a 4 or higher for Advanced The home of the arts and sciences at the University of the Pacific, Placement and a 5 or higher for Higher Level International featuring over 60 majors and minors and opportunities for interdisciplinary Baccalaureate. There is a maximum of 28 units from Advanced and experiential study. Placement, International Baccalaureate DANTES and/or CLEP Mission test results that may be applied toward a Pacific degree including General Education and major requirements. The College of the Pacific’s mission is to prepare students to lead Further, students who transfers into the College as internal transfers or successful lives as engaged members of their communities, both from another institution has a general education analysis made of their professional and civic, through discovery-based learning that teaches transcripts at the time of matriculation into the College to determine what them to think critically and work collaboratively. requirements remain to be completed of the 12 course/42 unit minimum For students in College of the Pacific, the arts and sciences or “liberal requirement. Students who pursue a degree in another school of the arts” college of the university, liberal learning is not a mere addition to University may elect to complete a second major in the College of the professional preparation, but rather its foundation. We believe that a Pacific without fulfilling the specific general education requirements of the grounding in the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences deepens College. students’ understanding of difficult issues and transforms them to become, first and foremost, self-reflective, knowledgeable, and ethical persons. As Phi Beta Kappa such they bring a broad perspective to their professional careers and are The College of the Pacific houses a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the well prepared to assume the responsibilities of civic leadership. nation’s oldest academic honor society. Only ten percent of American For both arts and sciences students who pursue degrees and pre- colleges and universities qualify to host PBK chapters. Each year each professional students who complete coursework in the College, Pacific chapter chooses no more than the top ten percent of its graduates for provides a personalized learning environment that supports student the honor of membership. Phi Beta Kappa honors students who have success through broad access to our faculty. Students in the College of distinguished themselves in their studies of the liberal arts and sciences. the Pacific study with nationally and internationally recognized scholars To be eligible for invitation, a student must demonstrate breadth in the who are committed undergraduate teachers. Learning takes place both liberal arts and sciences, including, specifically, at least one course in in the class and outside it as students and faculty interact in directed literature, intermediate competence in a second language (equivalent to and collaborative inquiry. Active learning strategies in the classroom, two years of college language study), and competence in mathematics extensive experiential learning opportunities alongside faculty researchers/ equal to pre-calculus. practitioners, and one-on-one faculty advising together give students exceptional opportunities to benefit from faculty expertise as teachers and College of the Pacific Language scholars. Requirement The College challenges students to engage in exploration, inquiry, and The College of the Pacific requires one year of college instruction or discovery: exploration of the world around them and of themselves and equivalent training in a language other than English for all students who inquiry into philosophical, social, and natural phenomena that generates seek a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Students who transfer to University different types of meaningful discovery. of the Pacific from another college or university with sophomore standing With the assistance of faculty advisors, students in the College plan or above, or who seek a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or a Bachelor of their academic programs to include general education courses, courses Fine Arts (BFA) degree in the college, are exempt from this requirement. Students who have completed their secondary education and received a diploma in a language other than English may be exempt from the University of the Pacific 1 language requirement with the approval of the Associate Dean of the must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in a minor program. Students may College of the Pacific. not take a major and a minor in the same discipline. The College language requirement can be met entirely, or in part, For a complete description of approved minors, see the appropriate by completing coursework at the College, at approved colleges and department or program description in this catalog. universities, or by examination. A placement test may be taken only once.To fulfill the requirement by completing coursework, a grade of Declaring a Major or Minor C- or better at Pacific (or a C or better in transfer) must be obtained in To declare or add a major or minor, students must complete a Change the second semester course. In addition to modern and ancient written of Program form, available on the Office of the Registrar’s web site, and languages, students may elect to complete the requirement in American submit it to the Academic Affairs Office of The College (WPC 111) with Sign Language. Computer languages cannot be substituted for the all required faculty signatures. Students must have a faculty advisor for requirement. For more information regarding the language requirement, each major and minor; advisors may be assigned by the department refer to the Department of Modern Language and Literature section of the chair or program director offering the program or a student may request a General Catalog. particular faculty member in the department and ask him or her directly to Because students interested in qualifying for Phi Beta Kappa, the national serve as his/her major or minor advisor. honors society for liberal arts and science students, must demonstrate Students are encouraged to officially declare their majors and minors as at least intermediate proficiency in another language, equivalent to two soon as they decide to pursue them. This helps ensure that a student’s years of college-level coursework, all BS, BFA, and BA students who progress to degree is being tracked accurately and that he/she is believe they may qualify for this academic distinction are urged to pursue being advised appropriately. For students who enter The College as the study of a language other than English as part of their coursework at “exploratory” or undecided about their major, it is important to declare Pacific. a major program of study by the end of their sophomore year or fourth While the University makes every effort to meet student interests and semester. Some major programs, especially in the natural sciences, needs, it does not guarantee that every student is able to fulfill this that have a series of prerequisite courses, require that a student begin requirement by studying his or her first choice of a language. The pursuing the necessary coursework early. Students interested in the University also does not guarantee that students studying languages other natural sciences who are undecided about a specific major should declare than those offered through the Pacific Department of Modern Language “Exploratory BS” to indicate that they intend to declare a natural science and Literature do have access to the courses needed to complete the major. This will ensure that they are advised

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