St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Jeffrey W. Fagen, Ph.D.; Dean, Professor Programs of Study Minors Available of Psychology Bryan W. Hall, B.A., Ph.D.; Associate Dean, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences To be awarded a St. John’s College minor, Professor of Philosophy offers programs leading to the degrees of at least 50% of the coursework must be Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and completed by way of St. John’s College Carolyn Vigorito, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.; Associate Bachelor of Fine Arts. courses. Minors are not required for Dean, Staten Island Campus, Associate graduation but are chosen by students who Professor of Psychology wish to focus their core requirements and Eileen Larson O’Connor, B.S., M.S.Ed., Degrees and Majors general electives in particular directions. Ed.D., C.P.A.; Associate Dean for Fiscal and Available The following guidelines for minors were Administrative Affairs determined by the Liberal Arts Faculty Council: Curricula for these degrees and the major Joyce Lawlor, B.A., M.L.S.; Associate Dean for 1. Students may choose any available minor sequences required for each academic Information and Records program that is clearly differentiated from discipline appear on the following pages. their major area of concentration. Gregory T. Gades, B.S., M.B.A.; Senior Assistant Dean Bachelor of Arts 2. Students may elect a minor after the completion of one semester of college. Maria Allegretti, B.S., M.S.Ed.; Assistant Anthropology++ Dean, Staten Island Campus Asian Studies*++ 3. Only one three-credit course may be used for both a major and a minor, provided that Andres Laurito, B.A., M.S. Ed.; Assistant Dean Economics English* the minor sequence has at least 18 credits. Kandy Y. Rich, B.A., M.A.; Assistant Dean Environmental Sustainability and For minors with fewer than 18 credits, no Christine A. Yang, B.A., M.A.; Assistant Dean Decision-Making++ overlap is possible. French++ 4. The Pass-Fail Option is not available in the St. John’s College has two office locations. Government and Politics* fulfillment of minor requirements. On the Queens Campus, the Dean’s History* 5. Students should schedule an interview at office is located in St. John Hall, Room 145, Italian++ least once a year with their minor advisor. 718-990-6271. On the Staten Island Campus, Mathematics 6. The successful completion of a minor (with the Dean’s office is located in Flynn Hall, Philosophy a minimum index of 2.0) will be noted on Room 102, 718-390-4300. Psychology* students’ transcripts. Public Administration and Public Service++ 7. To be awarded a St. John’s College minor, Rhetoric and Public Address++ at least 50% of the coursework must be Objectives Social Studies+ completed by way of St. John’s College Sociology* St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences courses. Previously completed courses may Spanish*++ realizes the objectives of the University at large be applied but may not make up more than Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by offering a liberal education in a Catholic 50% of the total credit. atmosphere to students seeking higher learning Theology* either for its intrinsic values or as preparation for graduate study or professional careers. Bachelor of Science Biology*++ Chemistry*++ Academic Advisement Computer Science+ The responsibility for arranging an appropriate Environmental Science++ program and for meeting all degree Mathematical Physics++ requirements rests with the student. Academic Mathematics advisement is offered to assist students in Physical Science++ meeting this responsibility. Advisors give special Physics++ attention to the student’s academic progress and adjustment to college; they offer direction Bachelor of Fine Arts++ to the student regarding specific major/minor/ Fine Arts Core Curriculum and/or degree requirements, Graphic Design appropriate use of electives and career Illustration goals/opportunities. Photography All freshmen should report to the Freshman Center for advisement. Undecided sophomores should consult the Dean’s Office Notes:*Combined B.A./M.A. or B.S./M.S. for assignment to an advisor. Declared programs available. sophomores, juniors, and seniors should +Available on Staten Island campus only. consult their respective departments to be ++Available on Queens campus only. assigned to an advisor. 34 Interdisciplinary Minors 3732, 3735; PHI 2330, 3580; PSY 2240; SOC Specific Entrance 1150, 1170, 1570, 2220, 2330, 2430, 2440, Africana Studies 4990; THE 3240. Internships may also receive Requirements course credit with the approval of the director. 15 semester hours including: HIS 3400 and 15 high school units (or appropriate score twelve semester hours, representing at least Multicultural and Multiethnic Studies on GED): three different disciplines, selected from the English 4 following: ANT 2440, 2450; ART 1755, 1830; 18 semester hours including: ANT 1010, 1040, Mathematics 2 ENG 3300, 3330, 3470, 3475, 3480, 3650; FRE 1155/RCT 1155 and nine semester hours from History 1 3820; GOV 2480, 2750, 3680; HIS 2300, 2301, courses relating to culture/civilization, each Science 1 2302, 2450, 3410, 3711, 3712, 3850; MUS course from a different region of the world: Foreign Language 1 1300; PSY 2230; SOC 1190, 2450. Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Electives 6 Caribbean, and Middle East. Note: Independent study courses, special At least three electives must be from the topics courses and graduate level courses with Courses applicable to the minor: academic grouping. significant Africana content can be counted Africa: ANT 2450; ENG 3330; FRE 3820; GOV In addition to these basic admission for Africana minor credit with authorization of 3680; HIS 2302 requirements for all St. John’s College degree professor and director of Africana Studies. programs, the following should also be noted: Asia: ANT 2760; ASC 1230, 1250, 1300, 1. Students seeking admission to the B.F.A. American Studies 1310, 1480, 1490, 1790/THE 2830, 1800/ degree program must submit a portfolio of THE 2840, 2210, 2220, 2500/HIS 2310, 2510/ 18 semester hours including: three semester original artwork. Upon submission of a HIS 2312, 2710/GOV 3710, 2720/GOV 3720, hours in the Capstone ASP Seminar and fifteen completed admission application, students 3460, 3470; PHI 3590. semester hours from three different areas, will be asked to contact the Department of selected from the following: Europe: ENG 3540; FRE 3090, 3100, 3300, Art and Design to schedule a portfolio Humanities Group (six semester hours from 3550, 3560, 3600, 3630, 3650, 3670, 3690; review. different disciplines): ENG 2060, 3300, 3310, GOV 2650, 2660; HIS 3511, 3512, 3652, 2. Students seeking to matriculate for a B.S. 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360, 3390, 3470, 3653; ITA 3090, 3100, 3550, 3560; LLT 1040; degree, a B.A. degree in Mathematics, or 3480, 3560; HIS 2700, 2710, 2711, 2712, SPA 3090, 3550, 3610, 3770, 3780. who are looking toward careers in Medicine, 2720, 2730, 2740, 2750, 3100/ASC 2540, Dentistry, Osteopathy, or Optometry should Latin America and the Caribbean: 3150, 3180, 3375, 3701, 3702, 3705, 3711, include the following courses in their high ANT 2440; FRE 3820; GOV 2690, 2750, 2760; 3712, 3720, 3725, 3731, 3732, 3735, 3740, school programs: Intermediate Algebra and HIS 2331, 2332; SPA 3100, 3560, 3700, 3730, 3750, 3760, 3780, 3790, 3795; PHI 3540; RCT Trigonometry (or 11th year Mathematics), 3740. 2040; THE 3510. advanced Algebra and Calculus, Physics and Middle East: GOV 3820; THE 2850, 3850. Chemistry. Social Sciences Group (six semester hours 3. Students seeking admission to the B.A. from different disciplines): GOV 2160, 2240, New York Studies degree in Speech-Language Pathology and 2430, 2510, 3641, 3330, 3590, 3800; SOC Audiology must have a high school average of 1170, 1190, 2410, 2420, 2440, 2450, SOC/ 18 semester hours including: DNY 1000C at least 82 and a combined SAT score of 1100. ANT 2750. and fifteen semester hours chosen from the following: ANT 4820; ART 1020; BLW 1040; Arts, Media, and Technology Group (three ECO 1019; ESP 1050; GOV 2470, 2480; HIS semester hours): ART 1830, 1840, 2790; MUS 3760, 3770; RCT 2090; SOC 1011, 1021, Transfers 1230, 1260, 1300. 1080, 1190, 1220, 2460, 2630; THE 3320; External TVF 1740. Capstone ASP Seminar (3 semester hours) Note: No more than six semester hours The general University policy for students Seminar in American Studies: Engaging can be from mini-session courses. No more requesting transfer from other colleges or American Culture than six semester hours can be from any universities is stipulated in the Admission The seminar introduces students to recent one discipline. section of this bulletin. Students accepted by developments in American Studies focusing the College will receive an evaluation of their on social justice, community-based research Social Justice: Theory and Practice in transfer record listing the courses applicable projects, fieldwork, and problem-solving the Vincentian Tradition to their program of study at St. John’s College methodologies. of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Only courses with 18 semester hours including: THE 2320, 4995, grades of C or better will be considered for three semester hours chosen from: PHI 2200C, Catholic Studies transfer. See the Graduation Requirements 2240C; THE 2300, three semester hours section of this bulletin to see how transfer 18 semester hours including: THE 1000C, 2000, chosen from: SOC 1190; ECO 1320, and six credits impact graduation honors eligibility. 3000, and nine semester hours approved by semester hours chosen from the following: ART Transfer students must contact Transfer the minor program director; up to six semester 1830; BIO 1360; CRJ 3005; ECO 1024; ESP/ Student Services at 718-990-3372 to schedule hours may be taken outside of the department GOV 2160, ESP/ GOV 2170; GEO 2001; GOV an interview to plan their academic program. of Theology and Religious Studies with the 2850; HIS 3110, 3120, 3740, 3780; LES 1018, All external transfer applicants to permission of the director.