Core Course Requirements
All students must complete the liberal arts core requirement as part of their Fisher degree. Courses for the major and minor may also count toward completion of the Core.
Detailed information about Core Requirements (including degree requirements for graduation and academic honors) is available in the Undergraduate Catalog.
TIER ONE - Foundations |
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Course |
Usually Taken |
Credits |
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Learning Community (LC) |
Fall, Freshman year |
Minimum 6 credits |
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DEPT 199C: Research-based Writing (RW) |
Spring, Freshman year |
Minimum 3 credits |
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Scientific and Quantitative Literacy (SQ) |
Sophomore year |
Minimum 3 credits |
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Cultural Contrasts (CC) |
Sophomore year |
Minimum 3 credits |
TIER TWO - Perspectives |
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Course |
Usually Taken |
Credits |
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Perspectives on the Arts courses (P1) |
Two courses; minimum 6 credits |
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Philosophical and Religious Perspectives (P2) |
Two courses; minimum 6 credits |
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Socio-cultural Perspectives courses (P3) |
Two courses; minimum 6 credits |
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Explorations of the Natural and Technical World courses (P4) |
Two courses; minimum 6 credits |
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Intercultural Perspectives and Languages courses (P5)* |
Two courses; minimum 6 credits |
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*Note: BA students must take 2 foreign language courses in sequence in the same language.