Core Curriculum

General Education Requirements

The General Education curriculum is designed to meet the needs of students in all of IU Kokomo’s baccalaureate programs. The goals are essentially threefold: to enable students to acquire knowledge common to educated people; to provide students with the ability to integrate knowledge from different disciplines and to discover the connections between diverse thoughts and ideas; and to empower students with the skill, creativity, and curiosity to be life-long learners.

To assist the student in planning his/her course of study, the General Education curriculum sets minimum course requirements, identified in academic cluster areas and listed below:

Credit Hour Requirements

Category I—Communication Skills

Requirement–three required courses (total of 9 hours)

• ENG-W131 (not required if student places into
ENG-W132, ENG-W 132, SPCH-S121)

Category II—Information Literacy

No incremental requirement

• Satisfied by ENG-W131, ENG-W132, SPCH-S121
above

Category III—Quantitative Literacy

Requirement–Choose from one of three options (total of 3–6 hours at the core level)

• MATH-M118 or MATH-M119 or MATH-M215 and
a statistics course at the major level (ECON-
E270, MATH-M366, MATH-K310, EDUC-M440,
NURS-H365

Category IV—Critical Thinking

Requirement–One course from the list (total of 3 hours)

• PSY-P211, COAS-S400, PHIL-P150, ENG-L202,
SPCH-S336, SOC-S340, BUS-J401, SPEA-V379,
SPEA-J201, NUR-S470, NMCM-N315, INFO-I303,
EDUC-P250, EDUC-P251, EDUC-P255, EDUC-
P249

Category V—Cultural Diversity

Requirement–One course from the list–courses are required to satisfy at least two of the three learning requirements (total of 3 hours)

• SOC-S100, SOAS-I100*, SOAS-F200*, SPCH-S302,
SPCH-S427, EDUC-M300, BUS-D301, SPEA-V130,
SPEA-J355, any 200-level or above foreign
language course, NURS-S485, INFO 1202

Category VI—Ethics and Civil Engagement

Requirement–One course from the list–courses are required to satisfy at least two of the three learning requirements (total of 3 hours)

• SPCH-S223, SPCH-S233, PHIL-P100, PHIL-P140,
PHIL-P242, PHIL-P342, EDUC-H340, BUS-L201,
SPEA-V170, SPEA-J101, NURS-S472

Category VII—Social and Behavioral Science

Requirement–One 3 credit hour course from each of the two areas (total of 6 hours)

Sociology and Psychology

• SOC-S100, SOC-S101, PSY-P103, PSY-P216,
COAS-E104*

Political Science, History, and Economics

• POLS-Y103, POLS-Y217, POLS-Y219, HIST-H105,
HIST-H106, HIST-H113, HIST-H114, ECON-E175,
ECON-E200, ECON-E201, ECON-E202,

COAS-E104*

Category VIII—Humanities and Arts

Requirement– One 3 credit hour course from each of the two areas (total of 6 hours)

Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts

• FINA-A101, FINA-A102, FINA-A108, FINA-F100,
FINA-S200, HUMA-U101, HUMA-U102,
HUMA-U103, HUMA-U305, MUS-M174, MUS-Z201,
MUS-X001, MUS-X040, MUS-U320, THTR-T120,
ENG-W203, COAS-E103*

Literature and Philosophy

• Any PHIL course except PHIL-P150
Any ENG-L course or ENG-E course
COAS-E103*

Category IX—Physical and Life Sciences

Requirement– One 5 credit hour course with a lab and one 3 credit hour course from a different area (total of 8 hours)

Biology (credit hours in parenthesis)

• BIOL-L100 (5), BIOL-L105 (5), BIOL-L270 (3),
BIOL-L370 (3), ANAT-A215 (5), PHSL-P215 (5),
MICR-J200 (3), PLSC-B203 (5), PLSC-B364 (5),
COAS-E105*

Physics (credit hours in parenthesis)

• PHYS-P100 (5), PHYS-P201 (5), COAS-E105*

Chemistry (credit hours in parenthesis)

• CHEM-C390 (3), CHEM-C100/C120 (5),
CHEM-C101/C121 (5), CHEM-C105/C125 (5)
COAS-E105*

Geology (credit hours in parenthesis)

• GEOG-G315 (3), GEOG-G107 (3), GEOL-G100
(5), GEOL-G133 (5), GEOL-G400 (3), GEOL-T312
(3), COAS-E105*

* To facilitate the graduation checklist process, records will need to be kept at the registrar level or the advisor level indication the goal satisfied in any given (if any).

Confidentiality of Student Records

In compliance with Section 438 of the General Education Provisions Act (as amended) entitled Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, student records are confidential and available to persons other than the student only under stated conditions, with the exception of “directory information.” Directory information, as defined by the Privacy Act, is limited to name, addresses (physical and IU e mail), phone numbers, major field(s) of study, dates of attendance, admission status, enrollment status, campus, school, college, division, class standing, degrees, awards, activities, and sports and athletic information. Such directory information shall be released freely unless a student files the appropriate form requesting directory information not be released. This form is available from the Office of the Registrar.

Checklist

The university checklist contains names of students not permitted to register for another semester without authorization from the university office that placed them on the checklist. Students may be placed on the checklist for academic or financial reasons, or for misconduct.

Financial Encumbrance

Students who incur a financial encumbrance are not permitted to register for another semester or receive official transcripts and will be denied all university services until the indebtedness is satisfied and the encumbrance is removed.

Student Load

A student may register for a single course or for a full-time college program. A student who registers for 12 or more credit hours a semester (6 or more in a summer session) is regarded as a full-time student. A student working full time should generally not register for more than 6 credit hours during a regular semester or 3 in the summer session. A teacher who is employed full time is prohibited by the Indiana State Department of Education from earning more than 6 credit hours in one semester.

A student who expects to graduate in four academic years, not counting summer sessions, should carry at least 15 credit hours during each semester of the regular academic year. Except with special permission from the dean, a student is not permitted to enroll in more than 17 credit hours. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B) is required if a student wishes to carry more than 17 credit hours.

Transcripts

Official transcripts of credits earned may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar, Indiana University Kokomo, P.O. Box 9003, Kokomo, IN 46904-9003. A fee is charged for each transcript. Students should contact the Office of the Registrar for the correct fee amount.

Intercampus Transfer

A student changing from the Kokomo campus to another Indiana University campus does not need a transcript; however, arrangements should be made with the academic division to have required credentials other than the permanent record forwarded to the appropriate office on the other campus. Intercampus transfer is an on-line process. (See Office of the Registrar)

Classification of Students

Class standing is based on the number of credit hours completed by the student:

Freshman 1-25

Sophomore 26-55

Junior 56-85

Senior 86 or more

Graduate Students who have applied for and have been accepted into a graduate degree program.