NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
Date:___________________________________________________
GENERAL EDUCATION ACADEMIC PLANNING SHEET
Student’s Name:__________________________________________ Identification Number:_____________________________________
Effective for freshmen entering NJCU in Fall 2015 or later
Expected Date of Graduation:________________________________
Students are responsible for maintaining and updating this advisement record and for bringing it to meetings with advisors.
Major (declared or intended):________________________________
IMPORTANT: This sheet is for new non-transfer students entering NJCU in Fall 2015 or later. Students enrolled before Fall 2015 and new transfer students in Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 complete Academic Planning Sheet #3-GS. If you have any questions regarding your major or minor requirements, please see your academic advisor.
CATEGORIES/COURSES
SEMESTER/YEAR
Academic Foundations Courses - Non Degree Semester Hours INTD 090 Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines (w/INTD105) ENGL 095 Developmental Writing (ALP) (w/ENGL101) MATH 095 Basic CollegeMath MATH 098 Algebra for College
4 semester hours 2 semester hours 3 semester hours 4 semester hours
Academic Foundations Courses - Degree Credits INTD 105 Reading and Writing across the Disciplines (w/INTD 090)
2 credits
Tier 1 English Composition and Math Courses (7–10 credits) ENGL 101 English Composition I OR ESL 101 English Composition I – ESL OR ESL 115 English Composition I for Bilingual Students MATH 114 Contemporary Math OR MATH 140 Statistics I OR MATH 175 Enhanced Precalculus (for STEM majors) OR MATH 164 Precalculus for Business Students
4 credits 6 credits 6 credits 3 credits 3 credits 4 credits 4 credits
Tier 2 English Composition Courses (4–6 credits) ENGL 102 English Composition II OR ESL 102 English Composition II – ESL OR ESL 116 English Composition II for Bilingual Students
4 credits 6 credits 6 credits
All students take ten seminars (30 credits) across Tiers 1 and 2 with at least two seminars in each of the four Modes of Inquiry. Intermodal seminars count toward two Modes of Inquiry but do not reduce the total number of required seminars in Tiers 1 and 2. (List Intermodal seminars twice, once under each Mode of Inquiry, but indicate the number of credits for each course only once). All students also complete one Tier 3 Capstone course (3 credits) in the final semester of General Education. Students who place into INTD 090/105 or ENGL 095 take:
Four Tier 1 Seminar Courses (12 credits) Six Tier 2 Seminar Courses (18 credits) One Tier 3 Capstone Course (3 credits)
Students who place into ENGL 101 without ENGL 095 take:
One Tier 1 Seminar Course (3 credits) Nine Tier 2 Seminar Courses (27 credits) One Tier 3 Capstone Course (3 credits)
See the semester course listing (MCL) for current General Education seminars that meet the Modes of Inquiry distribution requirements. * Some departments accept MATH 102 Fundamentals of Math. Consult your advisor
Course #
Title
Tier
Intermodal
CREATIVE PROCESS AND PRODUCTION (AT LEAST 2 COURSES)
£ £ £ £
Semester
Year
Grade
Credits