通识教育要求

通识教育计划, required of all students in the 文理学院 and 科学, is designed to help students hone their fundamental academic skills and expand their intellectual breadth. In addition, it creates common points of reference for students pursuing different majors.

The program ensures that students have the tools they will need for advanced study and exposes them to different ways of thinking about their world. This curriculum allows students to develop the kind of intellectual flexibility they will need for meeting future challenges.

The program has two main features: (1) it emphasizes the importance of each student demonstrating basic competencies early in the college program, either through course work that teaches these competencies or through performance on standardized tests; this is an important part of the Curriculum since it provides tools essential for successful work in advanced courses, as well as promoting skills that are valuable after graduation. (2) It requires each student to have exposure to at least six areas of knowledge; this is intended to provide a broad foundation both for more advanced study and for a lasting intellectual engagement with scholarly and cultural issues.

通识教育计划 is divided into two parts: 基本的能力 and 知识领域. Students are expected to complete the 基本的能力 during the first two years of study. 鼓励学生, 虽然不是必需的, to complete the 知识领域 during their first two years, as this provides an opportunity for intellectual exploration as students consider which academic area they would like to focus on for their major. These requirements are normally satisfied through course work; some may be met through proficiency examinations (which carry no academic credit).


The CLAS 基本的能力 requirements are in the areas of 书面交流, 定量推理, 及外语. 良好的写作能力, 用另一种语言交流, and use 定量推理 to problem solve are important skills greatly valued in today’s world. 大多数学生继续磨练他们的写作技巧, 定量推理, and languages beyond the basic General Education requirements through intermediate and advanced level courses offered in the College. “Attribute” codes in the online course system (Banner) help students search for and identify appropriate courses that fill these specific area requirements.

I. 书面交流

横幅列表-学位要求(属性)CLAS: 01

Each student must demonstrate writing competency through the successful completion of ENGL 102 or an equivalent (as approved by the English Division faculty). 取决于高考成绩, students are placed in the appropriate level writing course. Normally students enroll in ENGL 101 and 102 in their first year in the College.

Students with the following scores must take both ENGL 101 and ENGL 102:
SAT写作:499分或更低
SAT口语或读写:539分或更低
ACT英语:25分或以下

Students with the following scores should take ENGL 102:
SAT写作:500-699分
SAT口语或读写:540-739
ACT英语:26-29

Students with the following scores are exempt from ENGL 101 and 102, having demonstrated sufficient college level writing competency:
SAT写作:700分或更高
SAT口语或读写成绩:740分或以上
ACT英语:30分或以上

The Division of English does not accept courses taken online for transfer credit to fulfill the General Education Writing Competency, 文学领域的知识要求, 或艺术领域的知识要求. This policy applies to students after matriculation at Alfred University, and is based upon the centrality of classroom discussion and debate to the learning outcomes of Writing II and 200-level literature and creative writing courses. 在某些情况下, the Division of English will accept transfer credit for online coursework for Writing I, 写作能力的前半部分. 在特殊情况下, the Division of English may choose to review this policy on a case-by-case basis.

II. 外语

Banner Listing - Degree Requirement (Attribute) CLAS: 02

Each student in the 文理学院 and 科学 must successfully demonstrate competence in a language other than English equivalent to the second semester of the first year of a foreign language at the college level. Students are expected to begin undertaking language study no later than their sophomore year and continue each subsequent semester with the language until the requirement is fulfilled. Students may also demonstrate this proficiency through a language placement exam or a challenge exam, 由现代语言部安排, although successful completion of the Language Placement Exam does not confer academic credit.

语言分班考试, 每学期提供, help to determine the appropriate language course and level for students. The Placement Exam is a tool to be used by students together with their advisor and the appropriate professor(s) in the Division of Modern Languages to identify the best course corresponding to an individual student’s skills. Even if you plan to wait to take a language course in your sophomore year, it is highly recommended that you take the Placement Exam during the first week of your first semester to avoid loss of language knowledge from high school.

If a student is continuing a language taken for more than two years in high school, 或者他的母语是西班牙语, 法国, 或德语, 他或她必须参加语言安置考试. Students do not need to take the Language Placement Exam if they plan to study a language they have not previously studied. Students who want to demonstrate proficiency in a language not offered at Alfred should consult with the Chair of the Division of Modern Languages.

To be considered for membership in Phi Beta Kappa students must have, 其他资格, demonstrated intermediate proficiency in a foreign language through 200-level coursework or scoring 80% on the Language Placement Exam.

The Division of Modern Languages does not accept courses taken online for transfer credit after matriculation in fulfillment of the General Education 外语 Competency. The position of the Division of Modern Languages regarding courses taken online is based on the National Standards for Language Learning as delineated by the American Council on the Teaching of 外语s (ACTFL). 在特殊情况下, the Division may choose to review this policy on a case by case basis.

The language requirement may be waived for students in the 文理学院 whose native language is not English and who are proficient both in that language and in English. Requests for a waiver must be approved by the Chair of the Division of Modern Languages and the Dean.

外语要求豁免请求政策

3. 定量推理

横幅列表-学位要求(属性)CLAS: 03

Students must demonstrate basic competency in 定量推理. The 定量推理 requirement is fulfilled by one of the following:

  • SAT数学成绩达到或超过630分
  • ACT数学成绩达到28分或更高
  • A score of 4 or higher on the Advanced Placement Exam in either Calculus AB or Calculus BC
  • The successful completion of an AU designated 定量推理 (QR) course. The following courses are currently designated as QR courses; the list is updated annually and posted on the Alfred website.
    • 生物统计学
    • 商业统计
    • 环境数据分析
    • 数学101与数字交流
    • 数学102教师数学:K-6年级
    • 数学104商业定量方法
    • 数学131离散数学
    • 数学151微积分I
    • PHIL 282逻辑导论
    • POLS/SOCI 230 Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistics
    • 221心理学研究方法与统计学1
    • SCIE 127做科学

General Education requirements for different 知识领域 (A-F) provide students with an introduction to different ways of thinking, 知道, ,看到, laying the foundation for a lifetime of inquiry and learning. While many courses are offered in these different academic disciplines, only certain courses in the CLAS curriculum are designated as fulfilling the General Education requirement.

学位要求学术领域(属性)代码
  1. 文学(必修4学分)
  2. 哲学或宗教研究(必修4学分)
  3. 艺术(要求4学分)
  4. 历史研究(必修4学分)
  5. Social 科学 (8 credits; 4 credits each from two of the following categories):
    • 心理学(E1)
    • 政治学或经济学(E2)
    • 社会学或人类学(E3)
  6. Natural 科学 (8 credits; at least 2 credits from F-I)
    • 科学探究(F-I)
    • 科学知识(F-II)
    • 科学与社会(F-3)

第一年实习计划(FYE)

The College’s First-Year Experience program is designed to foster intellectual engagement so that students are able to succeed academically and find a meaningful role for themselves both in the Liberal 艺术 & 科学界和世界公民. 每门FYE课程都由一位教师教授
faculty member dedicated to the success of first-year students.

以及与课程相关的同行领导, each FYE faculty member helps new students engage with the Alfred community and transition to college-level learning.

财政年度计划的目标是:

  • Help students produce high-quality college-level work and develop a positive work ethic.
  • Encourage students to form “learning communities” in which students share responsibilities and support one another in their academic endeavors.
  • Provide first-year students with the opportunity to participate in a small, seminar-style class in which concentrated attention can be paid to each student and close working relationships between students and instructors can develop.
  • Encourage students to become fully integrated into the University community by introducing students to and encouraging participation in a wide variety of extracurricular activities.

The FYE program also provides a foundation for the General Education curriculum. 为此目的, 所有FYE课程, 成功地完成了, fulfill one of the General Education or University requirements.

转学生计划

The CLAS 转学生计划 is designed to help new transfers make the transition to Alfred University. Students will take the Transfer Seminar (CLAS 101) during their first semester at Alfred. 作为转学生项目的基石, the seminar provides an opportunity for students to get to know the intellectual community they have joined, while introducing them to campus resources that will help them succeed at Alfred. 在整个研讨会中，学生将
further develop core skills that lead to academic and professional accomplishment. The 转学生计划 also facilitates mentoring relationships among the transfer students and their faculty and peers.