Recommended Academic Plan
Freshman Year
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ENGL 015, 030 GWS: Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| Quantification GA | 3 |
| Humanities GH | 3 |
| Natural Sciences GN | 3 |
| First-Year Seminar FYS | 1 |
| Health and Physical Activity GHA | 2 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CAS 100 GWS: Effective Speech | 3 |
| LAS Additional Selection or Core | 3 |
| Arts GA | 3 |
| Natural Sciences GN | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences GS | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity GHA | 1 |
| Total Credits | 17 |
|
Sophomore Year
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| Quantification GQ | 3 |
| Arts GA | 3 |
| B.A. Foreign Language | 4 |
| LAS Additional Selection or Core | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences GS | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| Natural Sciences GN | 3 |
| B.A. Foreign Language | 4 |
| LAS Additional Selection or Core | 3 |
| B.A. Knowledge Domain | 3 |
| Humanities GH or Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
Junior Year
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| LAS Additional Selection or Core | 3 |
| LAS 400-level | 3 |
| B.A. Knowledge Domain | 3 |
| B.A. Foreign Language | 4 |
| ENGL 202D GWS: Effective Writing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| LAS, Additional Selection or Core | 3 |
| LAS, 400-level | 3 |
| B.A. Other Cultures | 3 |
| B.A. Knowledge Domain | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Senior Year
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| LAS Additional Selection or Core | 3 |
| LAS 400-level (may be capstone) | 6 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| LAS 400-level (may be capstone) | 3 |
| LAS Additional Selection or Core | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, GS, FYS are codes used to identify General Education requirements
Of the total credits taken, students must take one course with each of the following designations:
W: writing intensive; US and IL for International and US competency
* 12th credit proficiency required
** Choose course(s) in consultation with advisor and according to Academic Plan
*** Choose course(s) in consultation with advisor and from list at http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/gened/bad.html. courses based on consultation with advisor. List of courses can be viewed at http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/gened/bad.html.
Contact: Dr. Sandra H. Petrulionis
Professor of English and American Studies
Office: 129 Misciagna Center
Phone: 814-949-5365
E-mail:
WWW:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/shp2
