In order to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree, students are expected to fulfill the educational objectives of Pitzer College by designing, in cooperation with their advisers, an individualized program of study which responds to the students’ own intellectual needs and interests, while at the same time meeting these objectives in the following five ways:
1. Intercultural Understanding Global/Local
In order to meet the student learning outcomes (SLOs) for Intercultural Understanding and provide students with a well-rounded perspective on this educational objective, it is important that students demonstrate these SLOs regarding both global and local contexts. 学生, working closely with their advisers, will select a set of courses and/or 项目 to demonstrate intercultural understanding from (A) a global or inter国家 perspective and (B) from a domestic (US) or local perspective. 详见课程标准.
2. Social Justice, Social Responsibility Praxis and the Ethical Implications of Knowledge and Action
学生 satisfy the graduation guidelines for this educational objective by completing two courses: one in Social Justice Theory and one in Social Responsibility Praxis.
a. Social Justice Theory (SJT)
The social justice theory course will emphasize diverse theoretical frameworks, movements and histories of social justice. 详见课程标准.
b. Social Responsibility Praxis (SRPX)
The social responsibility praxis course emphasizes the manifestation of social responsibility through community engagement, 理论分析, and critical reflection, 或“实践.” 详见课程标准.
3. 知识广度
学生 may not count the same course toward meeting more than one breadth of knowledge area. Half-credit courses may not be used to fulfill any of the breadth of knowledge areas.
- Two courses in humanities and 美术. 正常情况下, courses in the performing arts, 美术, 外语, 文学, 历史, and philosophy meet this objective. Such courses are offered by disciplinary and interdisciplinary field groups including Art; Asian Studies; Asian-American Studies; Africana Studies; Chicano Studies; Classics; English and World Literature; Environmental Studies; Media Studies; History; History of Ideas; Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Music; Philosophy; Theatre; Dance; and Gender & 女权主义研究. In cases of uncertainty about the suitability of courses meeting this objective, the advisers will consult with the instructor of the course. A course which meets both the humanities and 美术 objective and the social and behavioral science objective can be counted toward meeting only one of these objectives.
- Two courses in the social and behavioral sciences. 正常情况下, courses in anthropology, 经济学, 语言学, 政治研究, 心理学, and sociology will meet this objective, as well as courses taught from a social science perspective in interdisciplinary 项目 such as Asian Studies; Asian-American Studies; Africana Studies; Chicano Studies; Environmental Studies; Organizational Studies; Science, Technology and Society; and Gender & 女权主义研究. In cases of uncertainty, the advisers will consult with the instructor of the course. A course which meets both the humanities and 美术 objective and the social and behavioral science objective can be counted toward meeting only one of these objectives.
- One course in the natural sciences, with or without a laboratory component. Course options available to students include all courses offered through the Keck Science Department, including science courses designed especially for non-science majors, as well as most courses in chemistry, 生物学, 物理, 天文学, and geology offered at the other Claremont Colleges.
除了, PSYC 101 PZ (Brain and Behavior), as currently taught with a significant emphasis in 生物学, is considered appropriate to this objective.
Should students seek to fulfill this objective by completing courses not identified above or through a program of independent study, their advisers must get approval from the faculty member directing the independent study or teaching the course and from a faculty member in the Keck Science Department in the apposite discipline. 学生 may not count the same course toward meeting both this and the mathematics/formal reasoning objective.
- One course in quantitative reasoning. 学生 will satisfy this objective by taking any mathematics, 统计数据, quantitative/survey research methods, or formal logic course offered at 克莱蒙特学院 or accepted for transfer credit, with the exception of mathematics courses whose sole purpose is to prepare students to take calculus.
Should students seek to fulfill this objective by completing courses not identified above or through a program of independent study, their advisers will get approval from the faculty member teaching the course or directing the independent study and from a faculty member in the Mathematics field group. 学生 may not count the same course toward meeting both this and the natural sciences objective.
4. 书面表达
In order to be eligible for graduation, students are expected to demonstrate the ability to write competently by completing one full-credit writing-intensive course. It is assumed that most students meet the objective by successfully completing a First-Year Seminar course. These seminars have been designed as writing-intensive courses and are required of all first-year students.
Transfer students who have not already taken a writing course will meet the writing objective by completing a writing-intensive course.
Writing-Intensive 课程
Instructors may designate a course Writing Intensive if: (1) at least 25 pages of written work are included among class assignments, (2) they comment extensively on the writing quality of at least 10 of those pages and (3) they allow students the opportunity to re-write those pages in light of instructors’ remarks (the remaining
15 pages may be journal entries, 写作考试, or non-graded exercises, such as in-class free-writing).
5. 完成专业
学生 should engage in an in-depth investigation and thereby sharpen their ability for critical analysis. To aid in meeting these objectives, 学生将, by the time of graduation, complete the requirements of a major, which are listed by field in the catalog.
Procedures for Satisfying the Major/ 教育目标
Prior to midterm of the second semester of the sophomore year, 学生将 choose a major adviser and begin discussions regarding the major. Advisers must be full-time faculty and have an appointment in the field. 学生 must complete a Major Declaration form and submit it to the 注册商’s Office no later than midterm of the first semester of the junior year.
Prior to midterm of the first semester of the junior year, 学生将 complete, in cooperation with their advisers, the Major Declaration form identifying the courses or other work through which students have met or intend to meet each of the guidelines stated above. 学生 should begin discussion of the 教育目标 in their first year at Pitzer as they plan their course schedules.
Copies of the completed Major Declaration form will be kept by the 注册商’s Office, the students and the advisers. The list of courses or work may be revised upon discussion and with the agreement of the advisers at any time. It is hoped that the formulation and later revisions of the statement will provide contexts for mutual, creative interaction between students and advisers in shaping a program that meets the 教育目标 of the College and of the individual student. 学生 and advisers will review the Major Declaration form at the beginning of the first semester of the senior year to assure that students have satisfied and/or are making satisfactory progress toward completion of the guidelines stated above.
At the beginning of the students’ final semester, the advisers will verify with the 注册商 that the 学生将 have met all the guidelines by the end of the semester (when the academic program is completed as proposed). 学生 will have to satisfy each of the guidelines in order to graduate. In the case of disputes between students and advisers, appeals can be made to the Academic Standards Committee.
The College acknowledges the wide diversity of student interests, abilities, needs and styles. We expect that each student, together with a faculty adviser, will create a coherent program of study in accordance with the College’s 教育目标.
