Old Core Curriculum Requirements

Students take one credit-bearing course (at least 3 credits) and, in doing so, meet one goal. [CC]

• Analyze the degree to which forms of human difference shape a person's experiences of and perspectives on contemporary issues.
• Analyze a contemporary global issue from a multidisciplinary perspective.
• Analyze the relationship that science and technology have to a contemporary social issue.
• Analyze contemporary issues of social justice.

The Contemporary Challenge learning goals must be fulfilled by taking classes at Rutgers New Brunswick; transfer and AP courses are not certified to meet these learning goals.

SEBS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SEBS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SEBS Core goal.

(3 credits)—Practical application of disciplinary knowledge. Students must participate in a certified experience that meets this goal. [EL]

• Complete and report on an applied experience (e.g., professional practice, service learning, or research) in order to examine and evaluate ideas within a discipline.

Students take two degree credit-bearing courses (at least 6 credits) and, in doing so, must meet two goals with courses in two of the following disciplines: physical, biological or environmental sciences. [NS]

• Understand and apply basic principles and concepts in the physical or biological sciences.
• Explain and be able to assess the relationship among assumptions, method, evidence, arguments, and theory in scientific analysis.

SEBS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SEBS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SEBS Core goal.

Students take one degree credit-bearing course (at least 3 credits) and meet at least one goal. [HST]

• Explain the development of some aspect of a society or culture over time.
• Employ historical reasoning to study human endeavors, using appropriate assumptions, methods, evidence, and arguments.

SEBS Students must complete one course in each of the following three areas: social/cultural analysis, economic analysis, and governmental and regulatory analysis. [SCL]

• Understand different theories about human culture, social identity, economic entities, political systems, and other forms of social organization.
• Employ tools of social scientific reasoning to study particular questions or situations, using appropriate assumptions, methods, evidence, and arguments.

(Note: Use Degree Navigator to make sure you are completing courses in three different disciplines.)

Students take two degree credit-bearing courses (at least 6 credits) and meet at least two distinct goals. [AH]

• Examine critically philosophical and other theoretical issues concerning the nature of reality, human experience, knowledge, value, and/or cultural production. [AHo]
• Analyze arts and/or literatures in themselves and in relation to specific histories, values, languages, cultures, and technologies. [AHp]
• Understand the nature of human languages and their speakers. [AHq]
• Engage critically in the process of creative expression. [AHr]

SEBS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SEBS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SEBS Core goal.

Students take two degree credit-bearing courses (6 credits) including Expository Writing 01:355:101 [WC]; and one Discipline-Based Writing and Communication [WCD] course. In doing so, students will be able to

• Communicate complex ideas effectively, in standard written English, to a general audience. [WC:01:355:101]
• Communicate effectively in modes appropriate to a discipline or area of inquiry; evaluate and critically assess sources and use the conventions of attribution and citation correctly; and analyze and synthesize information and ideas from multiple sources to generate new insights. [WCD]

Students receiving a score of 4 or above on the AP English composition or literature tests are exempted from Expository Writing 01:355:101, and for such students the writing and communication goals become a one-course requirement: WCD.

SEBS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SEBS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SEBS Core goal.

Students take two degree credit-bearing courses (at least 6 credits) and meet both goals. [QQ; QR]

• Formulate, evaluate, and communicate conclusions and inferences from quantitative information. [QQ]
• Apply effective and efficient mathematical or other formal processes to reason and to solve problems. [QR]

SEBS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SEBS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SEBS Core goal.

Students take one degree credit-bearing course (at least 3 credits) and, in doing so, meet at least one goal. [ITR]

• Employ current technologies to access information, to conduct research, and to communicate findings.
• Understand the principles that underlie information systems.

SEBS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SEBS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SEBS Core goal.