Three Parts to Our Curriculum
To graduate from Arcadia University, undergraduates who enter as transfer students must do three things:
- Complete a total of 120 credits.
- Complete the requirements of their chosen major.
- Complete the Undergraduate Curriculum Requirements for transfer students, which depend upon the number of credits initially transferred.
Note: Undergraduate Curriculum requirements are defined by courses rather than credits. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of courses.
Transferring 18 Credits or Less
Not including AP Exam credits or dual enrollment college credits
Same as first-year students. Need to complete all Integrative Learning Experiences, Areas of Inquiry and Intellectual Practices.
Transferring 19-56 Credits
1 Global Connections Experience and Reflection
2 additional Integrative Learning requirements
1 Senior Capstone
Areas of Inquiry – 1 of each
- Creative Expression
- Cultural Legacies
- Self and Society
- Natural and Physical World with lab
Intellectual Practices
- Completion of the 102-level of a Modern Language
- 1 Quantitative Reasoning Mathematics (Math beyond MA100)
- 2 Writing-designated courses
- 2 Combating Anti-Black Racism
Transferring 57 or More Credits
1 Global Connections Experience & Reflection
1 additional Integrative Learning requirement
1 Senior Capstone
Areas of Inquiry – 1 of each
- Creative Expression
- Cultural Legacies
- Self and Society
- Natural and Physical World with lab
Intellectual Practices
- 1 Quantitative Reasoning Mathematics (Math beyond MA100)
- 1 Writing-designated course
- 1 Combating Anti-Black Racism
Core-to-Core Transfer
1 Global Connections Experience and Reflection
1 Senior Capstone
