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Across-the-Curriculum Key<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Across-the-Curriculum Key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following codes appear on course listings beginning Fall 2005<\/em> to indicate the Across-the-Curriculum (ATC) value associated with a course. These courses can be used to satisfy the ATC portion of the General Education requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA<\/strong> — Environmental Awareness (Waived Fall 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GA<\/strong> — Global Awareness (Waived Fall 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RA<\/strong> — Race and Gender Intensive (Waived Fall 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SI<\/strong> — Speaking Intensive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WI<\/strong> — Writing Intensive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning Fall 2008:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALPA<\/strong>— Arts, Literature and Performance (appreciation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALPP<\/strong>— Arts, Literature and Performance (performance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EL<\/strong>— Experiential Learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FL<\/strong>— Foreign Language<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FSEM<\/strong>— Freshman Seminar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GI<\/strong>— Global Inquiry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HES<\/strong>— Human Experience & Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OL<\/strong>–On-line<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QR<\/strong>— Quantitative Reasoning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following codes appear on transcripts prior to Fall 2005<\/em> to indicate the Across-the-Curriculum (ATC) value associated with a course. These courses were used to satisfy the ATC portion of the General Education requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA<\/strong><\/td>Environmental Awareness<\/td>EG<\/strong><\/td>Environmental Awareness
Global Awareness<\/td>		GA<\/strong><\/td>Global Awareness<\/td><\/tr>
RA<\/strong><\/td>Race & Gender Intensive<\/td>RE<\/strong><\/td>Race & Gender Intensive
Environmental Awareness<\/td>		RG<\/strong><\/td>Race & Gender
Global Awareness<\/td><\/tr>
SE<\/strong><\/td>Speaking Intensive
Environmental Awareness<\/td>		SG<\/strong><\/td>Speaking Intensive
Global Awareness<\/td>		SI<\/strong><\/td>Speaking Intensive<\/td><\/tr>
SR<\/strong><\/td>Speaking Intensive
Race & Gender Intensive<\/td>		WE<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Environmental Awareness<\/td>		WG<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Global Awareness<\/td><\/tr>
WI<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive<\/td>WR<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Race & Gender Intensive<\/td>		WS<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Speaking Intensive<\/td><\/tr>
01<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Global Awareness
Race & Gender Intensive<\/td>		02<\/strong><\/td>Global Awareness
Race & Gender Intensive
Environmental Awareness<\/td>		03<\/strong><\/td>Race & Gender Intensive
Speaking Intensive
Environmental Awareness<\/td><\/tr>
04<\/strong><\/td>Environmental Awareness
Speaking Intensive
Global Awareness<\/td>		05<\/strong><\/td>Speaking Intensive
Writing Intensive
Environmental Awareness<\/td>		06<\/strong><\/td>Global Awareness
Writing Intensive
Environmental Awareness<\/td><\/tr>
07<\/strong><\/td>Speaking Intensive
Global Awareness
Race & Gender Intensive<\/td>		08<\/strong><\/td>Race & Gender Intensive
Writing Intensive
Environmental Awareness<\/td>		09<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Speaking Intensive
Race & Gender Intensive<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/strong><\/td>Speaking Intensive
Global Awareness
Writing Intensive<\/td>		11<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Environmental Awareness
Race & Gender Intensive
Speaking Intensive<\/td>		12<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Environmental Awareness
Global Awareness
Speaking Intensive<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Environmental Awareness
Global Awareness
Race & Gender Intensive<\/td>		14<\/strong><\/td>Environmental Awareness
Race & Gender Intensive
Speaking Intensive
Global Awareness<\/td>		15<\/strong><\/td>Race & Gender Intensive
Speaking Intensive
Global Awareness
Writing Intensive<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/strong><\/td>Writing Intensive
Speaking Intensive
Race & Gender Intensive
Global Awareness
Environmental Awareness<\/td>		 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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