Newcomb-Tulane College: Core Curriculum and Courses of Study
Academic Year 2008-2009
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These classes primarily are self-instructional; students use audiotapes, textbooks,
and software where available and attend group sessions with a native speaker of
the language under study. Progress is monitored by the program director.
Courses taken in the program are offered as electives and do not fulfill the core
undergraduate foreign language requirement.
Students in Newcomb-Tulane College with a grade-point average of at least 3.33
in their major program may register, normally in their senior year, for up to six
credits of 600- or 700-level courses not listed in this catalog, for credit toward a
baccalaureate degree. Approvals from the course instructor, advisor, chair of the
major department, dean of the College and dean of the school offering the course
are required.
PROVISIONAL GRADUATE CREDIT
A senior who completes all baccalaureate requirements before the end of the
senior year and intends to enter a Tulane University graduate program may apply
for provisional graduate credit in up to, but not more than, 12 credits of both 600-
and 700-level courses. These courses must be approved by the applicable
department beyond the credits needed for the baccalaureate. Graduate credit for
such work, if passed with a grade of B or better, will be awarded when the student
is admitted to full graduate status in the applicable school, upon recommendation
of the department chair and approval of the dean. These provisions do not apply
to transfer of credits to or from other graduate institutions.
Tulane University has developed "4+1" programs in which students can obtain a
master's degree within one year of completing the bachelor's degree. Students
who pursue this option take courses in the fifth year at a substantially reduced
tuition rate. Fields of study in which these programs are offered include
anthropology, applied sociology, art history, classics, biomedical engineering,
economics, environmental biology, environmental science, English, French,
geology, history, linguistics, mathematics/statistics, neuroscience, philosophy,
physics, political science, psychology, public health and Spanish and Portuguese.
Interested students should contact their academic advisers for more information.