2013-2014 Core General Education Requirements
COMPOSITION (EN) | AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (AI) |
ENGL 2010 To enroll in ENGL 2010, you must have earned ACT Reading and English scores of 29 or higher or completed ENGL 1010 with a grade of “C” or better. ENGL 1010 has a prerequisite of a “C” or better in ENGL 0955 or ESL 2510 (for non-native English speakers) or an appropriate ACT or Accuplacer score. ENGL 0955 has a prerequisite of a “C” or better in ENGL 0900 or an appropriate ACT or Accuplacer Score. Note that ACT and Accuplacer scores expire after 2 years. You must earn a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the Composition requirement. |
POLS 1100 - OR - HIST 1700 - OR - ECON 1740 - OR - HIST 2700 - A N D - HIST 2710 - OR - A score of 3 or higher on the AP US History Exam You must earn a grade of "C" or better to fulfill the American Institutions requirement. |
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (QL) |
COMPUTER & INFORMATION LITERACY (CIL) |
MATH 1030 - O R - MATH 1040 - O R - MATH 1050 - O R - MATH 1080 - O R - Any WSU Math class for which either MATH 1050 or 1080 is a prerequisite - O R - A score of 70 or higher on the College Level Math portion of the ACCUPLACER exam. - O R - A score of 3 or higher on the AP Calculus or AP Statistics exam To enroll in MATH 1030, 1040, 1050 or 1080, you must have either earned an ACT Math score of 23 or higher, completed MATH 1010 with a grade of "C" or better, or earned an appropriate Accuplacer score. MATH 1010 has a prerequisite of a "C" or better in MATH 0990 or an appropriate Accuplacer score. MATH 0990 has a prerequisite of a "C" or better in MATH 0950 or an appropriate Accuplacer score. Note that ACT and Accuplacer scores and math courses as prerequisites expire after 2 years. Majors other than General Studies may require a specific QL course to complete program requirements. Consult your program advisor/program materials for your best QL option. If you earned a "C" grade or better in PHIL 2200 between Spring 2007 and Spring 2013 and you are declared in a catalog year between Spring 2007 and Spring 2013, your QL requirement is also met. Some departments may not accept PHIL 2200 toward program requirements. You must earn a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the Quantitative Literacy requirement. |
A. Word Processing
- A N D - B. Operating Systems and Digital Presentations - A N D - C. Spreadsheets - A N D - D. Information Literacy Information and practice exams for parts A, B, C and D are found at programs.weber.edu/cil or by contacting the Network Technology and Business Multimedia (NTM)* Department at 801-626-6059. For information on library courses that fulfill part D, go to library.weber.edu/il or contact the Library Science department at 801-626-6415. CREDIT/NO CREDIT EXAMS:
You must earn a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the Computer & Information Literacy requirement. *Formerly the Telecommunications and Business Education (TBE) Department. |
DIVERSITY (DV) | |
Select 3 credits from the list of approved courses and earn a passing grade. Breadth general education courses marked with "![]() |
Computer & Information Literacy (CIL)
Course/Exam List
EMPHASIS AREA | Part A: WORD PROCESSING | Part B: OPERATING SYSTEMS, E-MAIL & ELECTRONIC PRESENTATIONS | Part C: SPREADSHEETS | Part D: INFORMATION LITERACY | |||||
CONTENT TAUGHT | Word or WordPerfect | Windows operating system, email, and PowerPoint or Presentations | Excel | Library and Internet research skills |
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EXAM OPTIONS | NTM 1501 Word Processing Competency exam (.5) Production exam* |
NTM 1502 Operating Systems and Digital Presentations Competency exam (.5) Production exam* |
NTM 1503 Spreadsheets Competency exam (.5) Production exam* |
NTM 1504 Information Literacy Competency exam (.5) Practical exam** |
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PRACTICE PROBLEMS & TUTORIALS |
See programs.weber.edu/cil for information on all four emphases. | ||||||||
COURSE OPTIONS | NTM 1700 Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (3) Microsoft Office Suite - O R - NTM 1701 Microsoft Office Suite |
NTM 1700 Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (3) Microsoft Office Suite - O R - NTM 1702 Microsoft Office Suite |
NTM 1700 Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (3) Microsoft Office Suite - O R - NTM 1703 Microsoft Office Suite |
LIBS 1704 Online course or Web-enhanced Face-to-face course - O R - LIBS/EDUC 2604 Online course or Web-enhanced Face-to-face course - O R - LIBS/BSAD 2704 Online course - O R - LIBS 2804 Face-to-face course LIBS/HTHS 2904 Face-to-face course |
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