ADVISORY  MANUAL
UPDATED 7/13/04
 
 

GENERAL EDUCATION
 

2-3 – TYPES OF STUDENTS AND THEIR OPTIONS

4-9 – NEW GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

10 – SEARCHING STUDENT SCHEDULE FOR GENED COURSES

11-13 – CHARTS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

13 – REASONS FOR CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED STUDENTS TO STAY WITH THE OLD GENED SYSTEM

14 – CHART FOR KEY CODES TO NEW GENED REQUIREMENTS

14-15 – GUIDE TO COMPLETION OF OLD GENED REQUIREMENTS

16-20 – EQUATE LIST FOR NEW GENED COURSES

JULY 23, 2001
 
 

CHOOSING OLD OR NEW GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

All students should see an advisor before registering for general education credit.
Listed below are the options for students at different points in their academic careers:

           1) INCOMING FRESHMEN FOR THE FALL OF 2000– must take the new general education requirements.

            2) TRANSFER STUDENTS WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE -- students  coming from another university or from YSU with an already completed bachelor's degree shall not have to complete any general education requirements at YSU.

            3) TRANSFER STUDENTS WITHOUT A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WHO START IN THE FALL OF 2000 –  all such students coming from another university must take the new general education model.  Students who have completed the transfer module at a recognized institution may transfer up to 36-40 semester hours.  A student who has completed a transfer module must check with an advisor to determine which courses must be taken beyond the 36 hours to complete the YSU program. Students who have not completed a transfer module will be allowed to transfer some of their credits if they match either YSU model. See an advisor to determine which courses equate, and can be counted.


            4) STUDENTS ENROLLED BEFORE FALL 2000 – these students have the option of continuing with the old model or switching to the new general education model. It is easiest for such students to continue with the old program; there will be plenty of courses available to do so. In order to determine the number of courses remaining in an area, such as social studies, subtract the number of credit hours already taken from the number required and multiply by two-thirds to determine the number of semester hours to be taken (round the result down to the next highest whole number).
            Those students who choose the new general education program must have an advisor evaluate the courses they have already taken to see if they equate to any of the certified general education courses under the new program. A general education bulletin is available with the list of newly certified general education courses and their equates under the former system. Under the new system students must take a math course, an oral communication course, 2 writing intensive courses, 1 oral communication course, and 2 critical thinking intensive courses, which were not required by the old system.
 

           5) STUDENTS RE-ENROLLING AFTER ONE YEAR OF ABSENCE; STUDENTS WHO COMBINE RE-ENROLLING AND TRANSFERRING STARTING WITH THE FALL OF 2000 – these students must take the new general education requirements.

            6) STUDENTS IN CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT WHO SWITCH MAJORS OR DEGREES WHILE AT YSU -- students taking the new general education model will finish whatever portion of those requirements that remain.  Students taking the old general education model must satisfy the requirements that are part of the degree they are seeking.


GENERAL EDUCATION ADVISEMENT
FOR TRANSFER AND RE-ENROLLING STUDENTS


Each college will designate one or more advisors responsible for approving general education credits for transfer or re-enrolling students.  The advisor's approval will constitute the official record for the student regarding general education credit. Such advisors will check the student transcript for all courses that would have counted under the general education requirements in existence prior to the fall of 2000.  The advisor will then take the following steps: 1) Give credit for courses that equate to courses under the new model implemented in the fall of 2000.  2) Give credit for the remaining courses when they fit into an appropriate domain even though there is no specific equate.  The advisor should check to see where courses from a department fit under the new model.  Psychology, for example, is now under personal and social responsibility.  Only give credit up to the limits imposed on each domain. Check with the General Education Coordinator (2983) regarding departments that have courses fitting into several domains.  3) Give elective credits for as many of the remaining courses as possible.

The advisor will then examine what remains as unfinished under the new
model, and advise the student to fill in any gaps in the following order:
1) Finish all basic skill courses.
2) Finish the minimum number of courses required in each domain.
3) Finish the total number of courses required overall.

Transfer and re-enrolling students will also be expected to complete the intensive requirements.  Dependent upon the hours a student has already completed and the availability of intensive courses, the department chair may recommend to the college Dean a reduction of the number of intensives required.  Each student must complete the capstone course at Youngstown State University.
 
 

NEW GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Baccalaureate Degree

A. Basic Skills

        1) Writing

To learn the skills of effective writing, students will take two courses: Writing 1 - - the standard introductory writing course, and Writing 2 - - a course in which students investigate a thematic topic, gather evidence from the library, Internet, or other appropriate sources, and write a research paper using a computer. Students may be placed into Writing 2 based on the Composition and Reading Placement Test (CRPT) or receive credit for Writing 1 and/or Writing 2 through AP testing. The approved Writing 1 and Writing 2 courses are ENGL 1550 and 1551, as well as ENGL 1550H and 1551H.

Additionally, students must take two courses with a writing intensive component. Any upper division course, except for a capstone, may qualify as writing intensive, whether it is a GER course or not, as long as it has been certified as writing intensive.  Any lower division course with a preqequisite of English 1551 may also be certified as writing intensive, provided it meets the criteria for a writing intensive course.  Students must take a leaste one writing intensive course at the upper division level.  Any faculty member may propose a writing intneisve course, and writing coordinators will offer training courses.

The writing-intensive courses may be satisfied in a foreign language, provided that other criteria established in the general education program are met.

Writing intensive courses have a "W" appearing after the course code in the schedule of classes.

 2) Speaking
  To become effective speakers, students will take an introductory Oral Communications course. The approved courses are COMM 1545 and 1545H, Communication Theory and Practice.

In addition, students must take one oral communication intensive course which is not a regular speech course; rather it includes a speaking assignment. Any course, except for a capstone, may qualify as oral communication intensive, whether it is a GER course or not, as long as it has been certified as oral communication intensive. The oral communication-intensive requirement may be satisfied in a foreign language, provided that other criteria established in the general education program are met.

Oral communication-intensive courses have a "O" appearing after the course code in the schedule of classes.
 

 3) Critical Thinking  
To meet Goal 3, students must take at least two critical thinking- intensive courses.  Any course, except for a capstone, may qualify as critical thinking-intensive, whether it is a GER course or not, as long as it has been certified as critically thinking intensive.  Critical thinking-intensive components may be included in general education courses, in the major, in the minor, or in elective courses. They may be lower division or upper division courses.

Critical thinking-intensive courses have a "T" appearing after the course code in the schedule of classes.
 

 4) Mathematics
  Students must take one course that teaches mathematical and statistical skills. A student may satisfy this requirement by passing an approved course, by passing a mathematics placement exam, or by passing a higher-level mathematics course. The current approved courses are MATH 2623 and 2625; however there are several higher-level approved substitute courses: MATH 1549, College Business Mathematics 2; 1570, Applied Calculus 1; 1571, Calculus 1; 1572, Calculus 2; 1581H, Biomathematics 2; 1585H, Calculus Honors; 2652, Mathematics for Early Childhood Teachers 2; and 2665, Foundations of Middle School Mathematics 2. B. Knowledge Domains Students must take two or three courses from each area. The approved courses are so noted with each area. The total number of courses taken in natural science, artistic & literary perspectives, and societies & institutions must total eight; hence, the pattern of number of courses taken in these three domains may be 2-3-3, 3-2-3, or 3-3-2.


1. Natural Science

 Students must take a minimum of two, and no more than three, courses from the following list of approved courses. At least one course must have a laboratory component.

A&S 2600 Exploration in the Sciences – all students must take this course unless they fulfill the laboratory requirement through substitute courses.
ASTRO 1504 Descriptive Astronomy
BIOL 1505 Biology and the Modern World
CHEM 1500 Chemistry in Modern Living
ENST 1500 Introduction to Environmental Science
GEOG 1503 Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOG 2630 Weather
GEOL 1504 The Dynamic Earth
GEOL 1510 Geology of National Parks
GEOL 2602 Introduction to Oceanography
PHYS 1500 Conceptual Physics
PHYS 2608 Sound

The following courses have been approved as substitutes in the Natural Science domain. They are high-level courses; students should consult their advisors about the appropriateness of selecting them.

BIOL 1545 Allied Health Anatomy/Physiology
BIOL 1551 Anatomy and Physiology 1
BIOL 1552 Anatomy and Physiology 2
BIOL 2601 Principles of Biology 1
BIOL 2602 Principles of Biology 2
CHEM 1505 Allied Health Chemistry 1
CHEM 1506 Allied Health Chemistry 2
CHEM 1515 General Chemistry 1
CHEM 1516 General Chemistry 2
GEOL 1505 Physical Geology
GEOL 1513 Physical Evolution of North America
GEOL 1514 Life of the Geologic Past
GEOL 2611 Geology for Engineers
PHYS 1501/L Fundamentals of Physics 1
PHYS 1502/L Fundamentals of Physics 2
PHYS 2601/2610L General Physics for Applied Medical Studies 1
PHYS 2602/2611L General Physics for Applied Medical Studies 2
PHYS 2610/L General Physics 1
PHYS 2611/L General Physics 2
PHYS 2608 Physical Science for Early and Middle Childhood  Education 

 2. Artistic and Literary Perspectives  
Students must take a minimum of two, and no more than three, courses from the following list of approved courses.

AFRST 2601 Black Studies 2
ART 1541 Survey of Art History 1
ART 1542 Survey of Art History 2
ENGL 1590 Introduction to Literature
ENGL 2610 World Literature
ENGL 2617 Women in Literature
ENGL 2618 American Literature and Diversity
ENGL 2631 Mythology
ENGL 2665 Introduction to Film Study
FNLG 2605 Topics in Foreign Drama
HPES 2698 Survey of Dance
MUSED 2621 Musical Literature and Appreciation
MUSHL 2616 Survey of Jazz
MUSHL 2617 Film Music
MUSHL 2618 Rock ‘n Roll to Rock
THTR 1512 Survey of Musical Theater
THTR 1560 Understanding Theater
THTR 1590 History of Motion Pictures
THTR 2690 The Art of Motion Pictures

 Substitute courses for MUSED 2621 and THTR 1560 and 1590

                               MUSHL 3771  Music History and Literature I
                               MUSHL 3772 Music History and Literature II
                               MUSHL 3773 Music History and Literature III
                               THTR 4860 Dramatic Texts
                               THTR 4891 History of Theater

3. Societies and Institutions  
Students must take a minimum of two, and no more than three, courses from the following list of approved courses.

AFRST 2600 Black Studies 1
AMER 2601 American Identity
ANTHR 2602 Introduction to Anthropology
CRJUS 1500 Introduction to Criminal Justice
ECON 1501 Economics in Action
ECON 1502 Panic and Prosperity: US Economic Policy Since the Great Depression
ECON 1503 Rich and Poor: Diversity and Disparity in the U.S. Workplace
ECON 2610 Principles 1
ECON 2630 Principles 2 Students may take only one course from among Econ 1501, 1502, and 1503; they may take both 2610 and 2630, but can not combine either one of them with 1501, 1502, 1503.
GEOG 2626 World Geography
GEOG 2640 Human Geography
HIST 1511 World Civilizations to 1500
HIST 1511H World Civilizations to 1500
HIST 1512 World Civilizations since 1500
HIST 1512H World Civilizations since 1500
HIST 2605 Turning Points in US History 1
HIST 2606 Turning Points in US History 2
POLIT 1550 Politics and Globalization
POLIT 1560 American Government
POLIT 2640 Comparative Governments
RELIG 2601 Introduction to World Religions
RELIG 2617 Introduction to Eastern Religions
SOCIO 1500 Introduction to Sociology
TCOM 1595 Survey of American Mass Communication
WMST 2601 Introduction to Women’s Studies

  4. Personal and Social Responsibility                     Students must take two courses from the following list of approved courses.

                                COUNS 1587 Introduction to Health & Wellness in Contemporary Society
                                COUNS 1588  Exploring Leadership Theory and Practice
                                FNUTR 1551 Normal Nutrition
                                HPES 1500 Physical Activity Core Concepts (must be taken with 2 general physical activity courses to count in this domain).
                                HSC 1568 Healthy Lifestyles
                                PHIL 2609 Technology and Human Values
                                PHIL 2625 Introduction to Professional Ethics
                                PHIL 3711  General Ethics
                                PHIL 3727  Environmental Ethics
                                PSYCH 1560 General Psychology
                                PSYCH 3707 Psychology of Intimate Relationships
                                PSYCH 3755  Child Development
                                PSYCH 3758 Lifespan Development
                                RELIG 2621 Religion and Moral Issues
                                RELIG 2631 Religion and the Earth

 
5. Selected Topics and Electives  
Students must take one course in this area either from a list of approved interdisciplinary courses or, alternatively, an additional general-education approved course from mathematics, natural science, artistic and literary perspectives, and societies and institutions. The interdisciplinary approved courses are the following

A&S 2690  Identities and Differences
BIOL 3718 Women, Science, and Technology
HMEC 3780 Consumer Economics
PHIL 2600 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2619 Introduction to Logic
PHIL 2630 Critical Thinking
RELIG 2605 Myth, Symbol, and Ritual
SPED 2630 Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society
 

 6. Capstone  
Students must take one upper division capstone course in the major or from another area that satisfies general education criteria. Associate Degree Students in associate degree programs must take a minimum of six general education courses, including Writing I and Writing II, and four additional courses selected from at least three of the following areas: mathematics, speech, natural science, artistic and literary perspectives, societies and institutions, and personal and social responsibility. No more than one course counted toward the requirement may be in mathematics. Students should check with their departments to see if certain general education courses are mandated by their program.


SUMMARY OF GENERAL EDUCATION MODEL

I. Baccalaureate Degree

Basic Skills:

        Writing I & II                         2 courses
        Speech                                  1 course
        Mathematics                          1 course

Knowledge Domains:

        Natural Science                            2-3 courses*
        Artistic & Literary Perspective      2-3 courses*
        Societies & Institutions                  2-3 courses*
        Personal & Social Responsibility     2 courses
        Selected Topics and Electives         1 course

            Course Totals           15 courses
  
* A total of eight courses must be taken in natural science, artistic & literary perspectives, and societies & institutions; hence, the pattern may be 2-3-3, 3-2-3, or 3-3-2.

Writing-intensive components are to be integrated in other courses at the upper division level or at the lower division level if the course has ENGL 1551 as a prerequisite.  Oral communication-intensive components may be at the lower or upper division level. Critical thinking-intensive components may be integrated at the lower-division or upper-division level.  An upper division capstone course is required, and preferred in the major.
 

II. Associate Degree 6 courses

Includes Writing I & II and four additional courses from at least three of the following areas: Mathematics, Speech, Natural Science, Artistic and Literary Perspectives, Societies and Institutions, and Personal & Social Responsibility. No more than one course counted toward the requirement may be in mathematics. Students should consult with their department to see if any general education courses are mandated by their program.
 
 

SEARCHING STUDENT SCHEDULE FOR GENED COURSES

Students can find general education courses under the new model by looking at the space between the course code and the course number for intensive components, and by looking at the space between the course number and the course title for the domain courses. Three exceptions to this rule are Writing 1, Writing 2 and Speech. See below for the course titles for these three required courses.

I.  Basic Skills

Writing 1 = all sections of ENGL 1550, 1550H

Writing 2 = all sections of ENGL 1551, 1551H

Mathematics = MA = all sections of MATH 2623.

Speech = all sections of COMM 1545, 1545H

Substitute Math = MS

II.  Symbols designating regular and substitute courses by domain

    Natural Science = NS

    Substitute Natural Science = SS

    Artistic & Literary Perspectives = AL

    Substitutes for Artistic & Literary Perspectives = LS

    Societies and Institutions = SI

    Personal and Social Responsibility = PS

    Selected Topics and Electives = ST

    Capstone = CA
     

III.  Symbols for intensive components attached to courses.

        W = writing intensive.

        O = oral communication intensive.

        T = critical thinking intensive.
 
 



New General Education Requirements--Baccalaureate Degree (Basic Skills)

The University is implementing a new general education program beginning with the Fall 2000 Semester. The new program has two components: Knowledge and Basic Skills. Current students may continue with the old general university requirements and are encouraged to do so. (See p. 38 in 1999-2000 YSU Catalogue). However, students enrolling for the first time in the fall of 2000 or thereafter and former/returning/transfer students must take the new general education model; other students may also choose this option. Below is a table that outlines the new requirements for general education.

All students should see an advisor before registering for general education credit.
 
Writing
2 courses +
2 Writing (W) Intensive Courses*		 Speaking 
1 course + 
1 Oral (O) Intensive Course*		 Critical Thinking 
2 courses

Intensive only (T)*

 Math (MA)
1 course		 Foreign Language
Composition & Reading Placement Test (CRPT) required. (unless comparable credit is awarded from another source i.e. transfer hours, CLEP, AP, etc.) 

Math Placement Test required

(unless comparable credit is awarded from another source i.e. transfer hours, CLEP, AP, etc.)

 Foreign Language Placement Test (FLPT) required of all students in the College of Arts and Sciences. 
1550, 1551
1550H, 1551H		 COMM 1545,
COMM 1545H		 Taken as intensive only Math 2623
Math 2625
 For specific requirements for your YSU College and major, see an advisor.
Intensive Intensive Intensive
Most W* Intensive courses will be upper division, preferably in major or minor except for lower division courses that haveENGL 1551 as a prerequisite.  Foreign Language (FL)  courses may satisfy requirement provided other criteria for WI are met. O* Intensive (other than speech). Can be in major or minor with intensive component. Usually designated as upper division. Foreign Language (FL) course may satisfy requirement provided other criteria for OCI are met T* Intensive may be included in the list of general education courses, may be in major or minor, lower or upper division.  Possible substitute courses (MS). Check with advisor.
MATH 1549
MATH 1570
MATH 1571
MATH 1572
MATH 1581H
MATH 1585H
MATH 2652
MATH 2665		  

Writing intensive components are to be integrated in other courses at the upper division level or a lower division course with an ENGL 1551 prerequisite. Oral communication intensive components may be at the lower or upper division level; the student is allowed to take one on the upper division level. Critical thinking intensive components may be integrated at the lower or upper division level.

New General Education Requirements--Baccalaureate Degree (Knowledge Domain)
The University is implementing a new general education program beginning with the Fall 2000 Semester. The new program has two components: Knowledge and Basic Skills. Current students may continue with the old general university requirements and are encouraged to do so. (See p. 38 in 1999-2000 YSU Catalogue). However, students enrolling for the first time in the fall of 2000 or thereafter and former/returning/transfer students must take the new general education model; other students may also choose this option.  Below is a table that outlines the new requirements for general education.

All students should see an advisorbefore registering for general education credit.
 
Natural Science=NS
2-3 courses		 Artistic & Literary Perspectives=AL
2-3 courses		 Societies & Institutions=SI
2-3 courses		 Personal & Social Responsibility=PS
2 courses		 Selected Topics=ST
Interdisciplinary 
1 course		 Capstone=CA

1 course
A & S 2600 required of all students not taking substitute courses. 
ASTRO 1504
BIOL 1505
CHEM 1500
GEOG 1503
GEOG 2630
GEOL 1504
GEOL 1510
GEOL 2602
PHYS 1500
PHYS 2608		 AFRST 2601
ART 1541
ART 1542
ENGL 1590
ENGL 2610
ENGL 2617
ENGL 2618
ENGL 2631
ENGL 2665
FNLG 2605
HPES 2698
MUSED 2621
MUSHL 2616
MUSHL 2617
MUSHL 2618
THTR 1512
THTR 1560
THTR 1590
THTR 2690		 AFRST 2600
AMER 2601
ANTHR 2602
CRJUS 1500
ECON 1501
ECON 1502
ECON 1503
ECON 2610
ECON 2630
GEOG 2626
GEOG 2640
HIST 1511
HIST 1511 H
HIST 1512
HIST 1512 H
HIST 2605
HIST 2606
POLIT 1550
POLIT 1560
POLIT 2640
RELIG 2601
RELIG 2617
SOCIO 1500
TCOM 15095
WMST 2601

 

 COUNS 1587
COUNS 1588
FNUTR 1551
HSC 1568
PHIL 2609
PHIL 2625
PSYCH 1560
PSYCH 3707
PSYCH 3755
PSYCH 3758
RELIG 2621
RELIG 2631		 A&S 2690
BIOL 3718
HMEC 3780
PHIL 2600
PHIL 2619
PHIL 2630
RELIG 2605
SOCIO 3745
SPED 2630

Or

Students may take an additional course in the NS, AL, SI or MS areas. Check with advisor.

 Upper division in the major or area that satisfies general education requirement
BIOL 1545 Possible
BIOL 1551substitute
BIOL 1552 courses =
BIOL 2601 (SS).
BIOL 2602 Check
CHEM 1505 with
CHEM 1506 advisor.
CHEM 1515
CHEM 1516
GEOL 1505 
GEOL 1513
GEOL 1514
GEOL 2611
PHYS 1501/L
PHYS 1502/L
PHYS 2601/2610L
PHYS 2602/2611L
PHYS 2610/2610L
PHYS 2611/2611L
PHYS 2607
 Possible substitute courses = (LS). Check with advisor.

MUSHL  3771
MUSHL 3772
MUSHL 3773
THTR 4860
THTR 4891

 
Associate Degree
In-coming students or those choosing the new general education requirement option must take a minimum of six (6) general education courses. These include:

ENGL 1550

ENGL 1551

Four additional courses are needed from at least three of the following areas:

Math (no more than one course)

Speech

Natural Science

Artistic and Literary Perspectives

Socities and Institutions

Personal and Social 

Responsibility

For a list of courses in these areas, see Baccalaurate Chart.

REASONS FOR STAYING WITH THE OLD GENED SYSTEM
  • Courses that counted under the old system may not count under the new. Only those courses that equate to a certified general education course can count. See EQUATE list.
  • Students have to take MATH 2623 (or substitute) and COMM 1545 (or 1545H) as required courses under the new system.
  • Students must also take 2 writing intensive, 1 oral communication intensive, and 2 critical thinking intensive components.

    • Key to codes for NEW General Education Requirements

    General education courses are designated in the schedule of classes by the codes listed below. For Knowledge Domain and Math Basic Skills courses, look at the space between the course number and the course title. For Intensive courses (Writing, Oral and Critical Thinking), look at the space between the course code and the course number. Writing 1, Writing 2, and Speech will not have a symbol. They are ENGL 1550, ENGL 1551, and COMM 1545 respectively, or any honors section thereof.
     
    Basic Skill Knowledge Domain Intensive Courses
      Natural Science = NS  Writing Intensive = W
    Math = MA Natural Science Substitute = SS Oral Intensive = O
    Math Substitute = MS Artistic & Literary Perspectives = AL Critical Thinking = T
      Artistic & Literary Perspectives Substitute = LS  
      Societies & Institutions = SI  
      Personal and Social Responsibility = PS  
      Selected Topics Interdisciplinary = ST  
      Capstone = CA  
    All students should see their advisor before registering for general education credit. The table above refers to the NEW requirements. You may qualify to remain under the current University requirements.

    Guide to Completion of Old General University Requirements

    Converting Quarter Hours to Semester Hours

    To convert the number of quarter hours to semester hours, multiple quarter hours by the fraction 2/3 and round down to the nearest whole number. No accumulated quarter hours will be lost in the conversion.

    Example 1: A student has accumulated 36 quarter hours. To convert, 36 quarter hours, multiple by 2/3. The student has converted 36 quarter hours to 24 semester hours.

    Example 2: A student has accumulated 17 quarter hours. To convert 17 quarter hours, multiply by 2/3. This equals 11.3. Round down to the nearest whole number and the student has converted the quarter hours to 11 semester hours.

    Consult your advisor or the Office of Records if you are having difficulty with the conversion of your record.

    Figuring How To Finish Under Semesters

    If you are a current or former student who has completed a significant number of general University requirements as they appear in the 1999-2000 Youngstown State University catalog on page 38, you are encouraged to complete this option. It will be to your advantage to keep taking these required courses. If you are unsure which plan is better for you, please consult your academic advisor or the dean’s office of your particular college. Below is a partial list of completion requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences. A more detailed list can be found on the YSU website under Q2S.

    Illustrations

    Requirement: ENGL 550 and ENGL 551. If you have not completed either course under the quarter system, you will need ENGL 1550 and 1551 under the semester system. If you have completed ENGL 550 only, you will need ENGL 1551.

    Requirement: HSC 590. If you have not completed HSC 590 under the quarter system, you will need HSC 1568.

    Requirement: Three (3) HPES activities. Subtract the number of hours of physical activity classes already taken from 3. Multiply by 2/3rds, and round off to the lowest whole number. If the number equals zero, the student has no further requirement.

    Requirement: Sixteen quarter hours of humanities. Take the number of hours completed and subtract from 16; then multiply by 2/3. This will tell you how many semester hours of humanities are still needed.

    Example: Current student has taken 12 quarter hours of humanities and needs 16. Apply the formula: (16-12) x 2/3 = 2.67. Student needs 2 semester hours or one more course in humanities.

    Requirement: Twenty quarter hours (20) of social science. Take the number of hours completed and subtract from 20; then multiply by 2/3. This will tell you how many semester hours of social science are still required. Example: Current student has taken 8 quarter hours (or two courses) of social science and needs 20 quarter hours (5 courses). Apply the formula: (20-8) x 2/3 = 8. The student will need 8 semester hours or 3 additional courses.

    Checking To Make Certain that Courses Are Not Repeats

    Please check with the Q2S Adviser Handbook for the Semester Transition or the YSU Website under Q2S, for a list showing which courses equate under the old and new systems. Students staying with the old requirements are not to repeat courses with different titles or descriptions that equate to a course they have taken under the old system.
     

    GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES THAT EQUATE

    OLD GE                                                     NEW GE
    NATURAL SCIENCE

    all students must take A&S 2600 unless they fulfill the laboratory requirement through substitute courses.

    A&S 600 Exploration in the Sciences                A&S 2600 Exploration in the Sciences

    ASTRO 504 Descriptive Astronomy                ASTRO 1504 Descriptive Astronomy

    BIOL 505 Biology & the Modern World          BIOL 1505 Biology & the Modern World

    CHEM 500 Chemistry in Modern Living           CHEM 1500 Chemistry in Modern Living

    GEOG 503 Introduction to Physical Geography GEOG 1503 Introduction to Physical Geography

    (NO COURSE)                                                GEOL 1504 The Dynamic Earth

    GEOG 630 Weather                                          GEOG 2630 Weather

    GEOL 510 Geology of National Parks               GEOL 1510Geology of National Parks

    GEOL 602 Introduction to Oceanography          GEOL 2602 Introduction to Oceanography

    PHYS 500 Physics and Man                               PHYS 1500 Conceptual Physics

    PHYS 608 Sound                                               PHYS 2608 Sound

    SUBSTITUTES FOR NATURAL SCIENCE

    BIOL 545 Allied Health Anatomy/Physiology     BIOL 1545 Allied Health Anatomy/Physiology

    BIOL 551 Physiology&Anatomy of Humans1    BIOL 1551 Anatomy & Physiology 1

    BIOL 552 Physiology&Anatomy of Humans2    BIOL 1552 Anatomy & Physiology 2

    BIOL 509/510 Principles of Biology 1,2            BIOL 2601 Principles of Biology 1

    BIOL 611/612 Principles of Biology 3,4            BIOL 2602 Principles of Biology 2

    CHEM 505 Allied Health Chemistry 1               CHEM 1505 Allied Health Chemistry 1

    CHEM 506 Allied Health Chemistry 2               CHEM 1506 Allied Health Chemistry 2

    CHEM 515/516 General Chemistry 1,2             CHEM 1515 General Chemistry 1

    CHEM 516/517 General Chemistry 2,3             CHEM 1516 General Chemistry 2

    GEOL 505 Physical Geology                             GEOL 1505 Physical Geology

    GEOL 513 Physical Evolution of North America GEOL 1513 Physical Evolution of North America

    GEOL 611 Geology for Engineers                      GEOL 2611 Geology for Engineers

    GEOL 514 Life of the Geologic Past                  GEOL 1514 Life of the Geologic Past

    PHYS 501/L,502/L Fundamentalsof Physics 1,  PHYS 1501/l Fundamental of Physics 1

    PHYS 502/L,503/L Fundamentalsof Physics 2   PHYS 1502/L Fundamentals of Physic 2

    PHYS 601/610L General Physics for                 PHYS 2601/2610L General Physics for Applied  Applied Medical Studies 1                                   

    PHYS 602/611L General Physics for                 PHYS 2602/2611L General Physics for Applied  Applied Medical Studies 2                                   

    PHYS 510/L,610/L General Physics 1,2            PHYS 2610/L General Physics 1

    PHYS 610/L,611/L General Physics 2,3            PHYS 2611/L General Physics 2

    Please note that A&S 2600 is the only laboratory course available among the regular general education natural science courses to satisfy the lab requirement. Students taking the substitute natural science courses may satisfy the lab requirement through the lab components attached to the substitute courses.
     

      ARTISTIC & LITERARY PERSPECTIVES

    BLST 601 Introduction to Black Studies 2        AFRST 2601 Black Studies 2

    (NO COURSE)                                               ART 1541 Survey of Art History 1

    (NO COURSE)                                               ART 1542 Survey of Art History 2

    ENGL 609 Introduction to Literature                ENGL 1590 Introduction to Literature

    ENGL 610 Introduction to                               ENGL 2610 World Literature
    Classical World Literature

    ENGL 617 Women in Literature                       ENGL 2617 Women in Literature

    ENGL 618 American Literature & Society        ENGL 2618 American Literature & Diversity

    ENGL 631 Mythology in Literature                   ENGL 2631 Mythology

    ENGL 665 Introduction to Film Study              ENGL 2665 Introduction to Film Study

    (NO COURSE)                                               FNLG 2605 Topics in Foreign Drama

    HPES 698 Survey of Dance                            HPES 2698 Survey of Dance

    MUSED 621 Musical Literature and                 MUSED 2621 Musical Literature and Appreciation                                                        

    MUSHL 616 Survey of Jazz                             MUSHL 2616 Survey of Jazz

    MUSHL 617 Film Music                                    MUSHL 2517 Film Music

    MUSHL 618 Rock ‘n Roll to Rock                   MUSHL 2618 Rock ‘n Roll to Rock

    THTR 560 Introduction to Theater Arts             THTR 1560 Understanding Theater

    THTR 590 History of the Motion Picture           THTR 1590 History of Motion Pictures

    THTR 690 The Art of Motion Pictures               THTR 2690 The Art of Motion Pictures
     

    Substitute Courses for Artistic and Literary Perspectives

    THTR 860 Drama 1 or 2                                   THTR 4860 Dramatic Texts

    THTR 891 History of Theater 1 or 2                  THTR 4891 History of Theater
     
     

        SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS


    AFRST 600 Intro to Black Studies 1                 AFRST 2600 Black Studies 1

    AMER 601 American Identity                            AMER 2601 American Identity

    ANTHR 602 Introduction to Anthropology        ANTHR 2602 Introduction to Anthropology

    CRJUS  500 Intoduction to Criminal Justice        CRJUS 1500 Introduction to Criminal Justice

    ECON 510 Economics in Action                        ECON 1501 Economics in Action

    (NO COURSE)                                                 ECON 1502 Panic & Prosperity

    (NO COURSE)                                                 ECON 1503 Rich & Poor

    ECON 610/630 Principles 1,2                           ECON 2610 Principles 1

    ECON 610/630 Principles 2,3                           ECON 2630 Principles 2

    GEOG 626 World Geography                           GEOG 2626 World Geography

    GEOG 640 Human Geography                          GEOG 2640 Human Geography

    HIST 511,512 Introduction to World                HIST 1511 World Civilizations to 1500
    History 1,2

    HIST 512,513 Introduction to World                 HIST 1512 World Civilizations Since 1500
    History 2, 3

    HIST 605 U.S. History 1                                   HIST 2605 Turning Points in U.S. History 1

    HIST 606 U.S. History 2                                   HIST 2606 Turning Points in U.S. History 2

    POLIT 550 Elements of Politics                          POLIT 1550 Politics and Globalization

    POLIT 604 American Government                     POLIT 1560 American Government

    POLIT 640 Comparative Government                 POLIT 2640 Comparative Government

    RELIG 601 Introduction to World Religions        RELIG 2601 Introduction to World Religions

    RELIG 617 Introduction to Eastern Religions      RELIG 2617 Introduction to Eastern Religions

    SOCIO 500 Introduction to Sociology                SOCIO 1500 Introduction to Sociology

    TCOM 581 Survey of American Mass                TCOM 1595 Survey of American Mass Communication                                                    

    WMST 601 Introduction to Women’s Studies     WMST 2601 Introduction to Women’s Studies
     

    PERSONAL AND SOCIAL REPONSIBILITY

    (NO COURSE)                                                COUNS 1587 Introduction to
                                                                             Health and Wellness in Contemporary Society

    FNUTR 551 Normal Nutrition 1                        FNUTR 1551 Normal Nutrition

    HSC 590 Strategies for Health & Wellness         HSC 1568 Healthy Lifestyles

    (NO COURSE)                                                 PHIL 2609 Technology and Human Values

    PHIL 625 Introduction to Professional Ethics      PHIL 2625 Introduction to Professional Ethics

    PSYCH 560 General Psychology                       PSYCH 1560 General Psychology

    PSYCH 707 Psychology of Marriage                 PSYCH 3707 Psychology of Intimate  & Family Relationships                                                            Relationships

    (NO COURSE)                                                 PSYCH 3758 Lifespan Development

    RELIG 621 Religion and Moral Issues                RELIG 2621 Religion and Moral Issues

    (NO COURSE)                                                 RELIG 2631 Religion and the Earth
      

    SELECTED TOPICS & ELECTIVES

    (NO COURSE)                                                BIOL 3718 Women, Science, and Technology

    HMEC 780 Consumer Economics                    HMEC 3780 Consumer Economics

    PHIL 600 Introduction to Philosophy                 PHIL 2600 Introduction to Philosophy

    PHIL 619 Introduction to Logic                         PHIL 2619 Introduction to Logic

    PHIL 630 Critical Thinking                                PHIL 2630 Critical Thinking

    RELIG 605 Myth, Symbol, and Ritual               RELIG 2605 Myth, Symbol, and Ritual

    (NO COURSE)                                                SPED 2630 Individuals with Exceptionalities
                                                                                in Society