General Education Curriculum:

Waivers

Students may earn waivers from certain General Education requirements based on ACT/SAT exam scores or experience as detailed below. Academic credit is not given for waivers. Students who qualify for a waiver are simply exempt from taking certain courses, thus allowing the student to make alternate course selections.

Written Communication
A waiver from the first of the two written communication requirements, WR101 Expository Writing, is awarded for:

A score of 700 or higher on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT exam

Students who earn waivers from WR101 Expository Writing will take the second of the two writing requirements: WR121 Essay Writing.

Course Code	Course Information
WR101	Expository Writing 4.00 Credits A course introducing students to the process, purposes, and strategies of persuasive and explanatory writing. Students read and discuss works by both professional and student writers and explore techniques of argument and persuasion in writing a series of 5-6 essays. The course stresses revision, relies on frequent workshops of student writing, and aims finally to sharpen the student's ability to use evidence in a reasonable, convincing way.
WR121	Research Writing 4.00 Credits A group of writing seminars designed to build on knowledge and skills acquired in WP 101. Each seminar focuses on a central subject such as Myths of the Hero, Images of Good and Evil, Travel and Exploration, and The Individual and Society. Readings include works of fiction and analysis from a variety of theoretical perspectives (psychology, sociology, literature and cultural criticism). Writing assignments help students extend their writing skills to such intellectually challenging tasks as analyzing texts, evaluating theories, and using concepts to explore problems. Each student will write approximately 40 pages of prose, including short essays, revisions and an extended essay investigating a problem in the student's major field of interest.) Prerequisite: WP 101.

Course Code

Course Information

WR101

Expository Writing

WR121

Research Writing

Mathematics
Waivers are awarded for:

A score of 550 or better on the mathematics portion of the SAT exam for students entering Fall 2004 to present. Students entering prior to Fall 2004 require a 500 or better on the mathematics portion of the SAT.
A score of 24 or higher on the mathematics portion of the ACT exam for students entering Fall 2004 to present. Students entering prior to Fall 2004 require a 21 or better on the mathematics portion of the ACT exam.
Four years of high school math with a grade of C or better each year

World Languages
Waivers are awarded for:

Completion of three years of high school study in any one foreign language
Bi-lingual students

If you believe you have earned one of the above waivers but do not see it reflected on your transcript or degree audit, check with Kelly McCabe in the Registrar's Office (617-824-8655) to make sure your SAT/ACT scores and final high school transcript are on file.