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 In ancient Rome, education called
liberalis was that considered appropriate for a liber, or
free citizen. As a liberal arts institution, Felician College
strives to provide a broad education for students in order to
prepare them to be citizen-scholars in a rapidly changing world.
The Division of
Arts and Sciences offers students three educational options:
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The four-year
Bachelor of Arts degree in Art, Biology, Computing Science,
English, History, Humanities, Management and Marketing,
Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Philosophy,
Psychology, Religious Studies, and Social and Behavioral
Sciences, and the Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration.
Concentrations
are available in Accounting, Biochemistry, Business
Administration, Communications, Environmental Science, Fine
Arts, Gerontology, Graphic Design, Political Science,
Sociology, and International Education and Foreign Language.
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The two-year
Associate degree in Liberal Arts with concentrations in any of
the areas listed above. |
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Certificate program in Religious
Studies. |
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Flexibility characterizes the Arts and Sciences programs.
While all students share a common core of liberal studies,
students may elect a single or double major or an
interdisciplinary major in the Humanities, Natural Science and
Mathematics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, depending
upon their educational goals. Formal acceptance into a major
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Double
Major. Qualified students may submit an intent to
pursue a double major, preferably by the end of the freshman
year. Students must receive approval from the department
chairs and division director(s) of the departments involved
and are expected to complete the major requirements of both
departments.
Interdisciplinary Major.
Students may elect one of the three interdisciplinary majors:
Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences or Natural Sciences
and Mathematics. They may either follow the curriculum
required for certain concentrations within these majors, or
they may, in consultation with their advisor, design their own
interdepartmental concentrations. The latter must be coherent
and focus on particular areas of investigation which, though
not adequately included within a single department or
discipline, are worthy of concentrated study. The
interdepartmental concentration shall consist of a minimum of
30 credits, at least 18 of which should be on an advanced
level, and a senior-project.
Students
interested in designing such a concentration will submit a
proposed program, endorsed by the chair of each of the
departments concerned and the advisor. The advisor will have
all further responsibility for approving any modifications in
the program, administering comprehensive examinations, as
required, approving and reviewing the senior project, and
recommending the student for graduation.
Applications for
interdisciplinary majors are available in the Office of the
Registrar. Students are encouraged to file by the end of the
freshman year and must file by the fourth week of the semester
following completion of 60 credits.
Pre-Professional Preparation. The interdisciplinary
majors as well as the traditional discipline majors at
Felician College provide excellent preparation for admission
to law school, medical school, graduate business programs, as
well as advanced degree programs in the arts and sciences. A
student preparing to enter law school should choose a major
field of study and elective courses with a view toward
developing skills in oral and written communication, a
critical understanding of human institutions and values with
which the law deals, and creative power in thinking. Medical
schools generally urge premedical students to emphasize
liberal arts training in addition to a firm foundation in the
sciences. Most medical schools require a minimum of one year
each of college biology, physics, mathematics and English and
two years of college chemistry. Students planning a
professional career in law or medicine should consult with
their advisors to assure proper academic gu idance in
selecting courses.
Internships. Qualified students are encouraged to test
their career goals in museums, libraries, businesses,
hospitals, social and community agencies and other appropriate
professional settings. When carefully supervised according to
program guidelines, the internship qualifies for academic
credit. |
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Master's Degree Programs: |
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Degree
Requirements
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Candidates for the
Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree are
required to: |
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Candidates for the Associate in
Arts degree are required to: |
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Distribution Requirements
At least two
courses in any three of the following five categories, except
those in the area of the concentration:
 Professional:
Business Administration
Education
Humanities:
Art
English
Foreign Language
Religious Studies
Philosophy
Mathematics
Computing Science
Natural Sciences:
Biology
Chemistry
Physical Science
Social and
Behavioral Sciences:
Anthropology
History
Psychology
Political Science
Sociology
Area of
Concentration
18-21 credits
Electives
3-6 credits
For further
information about Felician College's Division of Arts and
Sciences, or any of our programs, please contact Dr. Gerard P.
O'Sullivan, Division Director, at
o'sullivang@inet.felician.edu |
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