Newcomb-Tulane College: Core Curriculum and Courses of Study
Academic Year 2008-2009
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· An SAT II Subject Test score of 640 or above,
· A passing grade in language courses at the 102 level or 112 level.
NOTE: All courses completed in order to fulfill the foreign language
requirement must be taken in the same language.
*Candidates for the Bachelor of Science of Engineering majoring in
Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Engineering Physics
are exempt from this requirement.
Scientific Inquiry (9-12 credits), comprising:
I.
Quantitative Reasoning (3 or 4 credits) Competency may be attained by:
· An advanced placement score of 4 or 5 on the Calculus AP exam or 3
or better on the Calculus BC exam, or
· An advanced placement score of 4 or 5 on the Statistics AP Exam, or
· Successful completion of one course in mathematics (excluding Math
119), or
· Successful completion of Symbolic Logic (Philosophy 121 BA,
BFA, and MARCH degrees only) or
· Experiments and Experimental Design (BMEN 201).
note: Students completing a Bachelor of Science degree have additional
restrictions on courses that will complete the Quantitative Reasoning
requirement. Consult the individual school sections for more information.
II.
Physical and Life Sciences (6-8 credits) Competency may be attained
by:
· An advanced placement score of 4 or 5 on a science exam or 5 or
better on a higher level IB science exam,
· Successful completion of two courses in architectural technological
systems, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth and environmental
sciences, neuroscience, physics, psychology or in public health (only
SPHU 102 or SPHU 202).
· note: One of the Science courses must be selected from a list of
courses with an approved laboratory component.
III.
Cultural Knowledge (12 credits), comprising any six credits of Humanities
and Fine Arts and any six credits of Social Sciences.
· Courses from which these credits can be earned are offered regularly
by the Schools of Architecture, Liberal Arts, Public Health and
Tropical Medicine, and Social Work. Departments and programs
offering these courses include:
HUMANITIES: African and African Diaspora Studies, Arabic,
Architectural History/Theory, Chinese, Classical Studies,