Ramapo College will offer degree programs that meet appropriate standards of content, rigor, coherence, and length; conform to its mission; and are regularly evaluated in the spirit of continuous improvement.<\/p>\n
INTEGRITY OF DEGREE PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n Undergraduate Degree Programs:<\/u><\/p>\n An undergraduate degree program consists of a major, the corresponding school core, the general education program, optionally a minor and\/or second major, and\/or free electives.<\/p>\n Major<\/u>: A requirement of all undergraduate degree programs, a major focuses on a particular discipline or an interdisciplinary area.<\/p>\n A student may not declare two majors if both are within ASB.<\/p>\n For students with two majors, no more than half the courses can double-count in both majors.<\/p>\n Concentration<\/u>:\u00a0 A focused area of study within a major.\u00a0 A concentration:<\/p>\n Is free-standing in relationship to other concentrations within the major with no or few common courses on which all concentrations within that major are built,<\/p>\n The concentration appears on the transcript.<\/p>\n Track<\/u>: \u00a0A focused area of study within a major. A track:<\/p>\n Functions as a subset of additional courses beyond a common set of courses on which all tracks within that major are built,<\/p>\n A track does not appear on the transcript.<\/p>\n School Core<\/u>:\u00a0\u00a0 Each School requires students who declare one of its majors to complete a core program for the majors it offers, which emphasizes the School\u2019s theme and provides a context for later work in the major. The core programs vary in the number of credits required. Required school core courses also may fulfill General Education requirements.<\/p>\n Students completing a minor outside of the school of their major are not required to complete the core of the school of their minor.<\/p>\n A student who declares two majors in different schools must complete the School Core requirements of both schools, unless the\u00a0second<\/em>\u00a0major is housed within SSAHGS or SSHS \u00a0in which case the school core for the second major is not required.<\/p>\n Because the school core complements the major, together they typically constitute approximately half a degree program. Thus, unless otherwise required by accreditation standards, the major, (including any concentration or track) and the school core combined should not exceed 68 credits.<\/p>\n General Education<\/u>: The hallmark of a liberal-arts education, the general-education program must provide the student the opportunity to acquire competency in at least communication (both written and oral), reasoning (both scientific and quantitative), critical thinking and analysis, and technology. The general-education curriculum should not exceed 41 credits.<\/p>\n\n
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