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Academic Policies
Application of
Four-Year and Out-of-State Two-Year College Transfer
Courses to UA General Education Requirements
Transferable courses from out-of-state
institutions and Arizona four-year institutions may apply to the
Foundations
component of the UA General Education curriculum based on a course-by-course
evaluation by University advisors in departments offering First-Year
English Composition, Mathematics, and Second Languages.
The University of Arizona will accept
one or more transfer courses toward fulfilling Tier One and Tier Two
requirements in the following manner:
- Transfer applicability will
be determined on a course-by-course basis by a University academic
advisor
in the college of the student’s primary major.
- Tier One Traditions &
Cultures and Tier Two Humanities requirements can be fulfilled using
courses from humanities, literature, philosophy, religion, or Western
civilization. Students should choose courses from more than one discipline.
- The Tier Two Arts requirement
can be fulfilled using 3 credits from Art, Dance, Music, and/or Theatre
Arts courses.
- Tier One and
Tier Two Individuals
& Societies requirements can be fulfilled by using courses from
anthropology, economics, ethnic/race/gender studies, history, political
science, psychology, cultural geography, linguistics, or sociology.
Students should choose courses from more than one discipline.
- Tier One and
Tier Two Natural
Sciences requirements can be fulfilled by using laboratory science courses
from astronomy, biology, botany, environmental science, chemistry, geology,
physics, physical geography, or zoology. Students should choose courses
from more than one discipline.
- The Diversity Emphasis Requirement
can be fulfilled with a course focusing on gender, race, class, ethnicity,
sexual orientation, or non-Western area studies.
When incorporating transfer course work
to satisfy General Education requirements, students should seek
advising
to ensure the breadth of exposure key to the General Education curriculum.
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