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In order to receive a degree from Rhodes College, there are several requirements that you need to meet. Below is an overview of components of a Rhodes College degree.
The Foundations Curriculum
The total number of credits required to graduate is 128 credits. The number of credits required for transfer students to graduate is also 128 for the classes of 2012 and 2013. Therefore, the normal student course load is four four-credit courses each semester or 32 credits per year.
To earn a bachelor’s degree under the Foundations Curriculum, all students must complete the following requirements:
The Search and Life Programs
All students must enroll in either “The Search for Values in the Light of Western History and Religion” or “Life: Then and Now” to satisfy the F1 requirement in the Foundations Curriculum. Many entering students have questions about the exact nature of these two options. The best description of the programs is in the Rhodes College Catalogue, and that section should be read carefully.
The Writing Requirement
First Year Writing Seminar 151 and several other courses may be used to satisfy the F2 requirement. There are actually two different types of writing courses, the writing seminar (F2-s) and the writing-intensive course (F2-i). The Writing Seminar(F2-s) may be taken in either the fall or the spring semester, as may be dictated by the constraints of your schedule, your interests and class availability. There are actually three writing courses required in the Foundations Curriculum: One is satisfied by the Search/Life (F2-i), one by the Writing Seminar (F2-s), and the third (F2-i) is to be taken sometime during the second year.
The Language Requirement
The Language proficiency requirement (F10) may be fulfilled in any one of the following ways:
Some students enter Rhodes College as highly accomplished speakers, readers, and writers of a language other than English and that is not taught at Rhodes. The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures maintains that students who have learned English as a second language should be given the opportunity to demonstrate that they have met the underlying goals of the Rhodes Language Foundation requirement.
The First-Year Experience (FYE) Foundation Requirement
FYE is a year-long, integrative program for first-year students that is designed to ensure their success. Through participation in the Rhodes Reads program, weekly First-Year Seminar classes, and a wide range of other events and activities, students will explore what it means to be a member of the Rhodes community; develop the skills required to become an informed, active, and engaged student-citizen at Rhodes and in Memphis; and contribute to making our campus a welcoming and inclusive place for everyone.
The Choice of Elective Courses
The Rhodes curriculum is designed specifically to offer students opportunities to combine a carefully structured and intense study of at least one subject with the broad and diverse understanding that is characteristic of an education in the liberal arts and sciences. Although required to meet certain objectives, the Foundation courses may be selected from a wide range of course offerings. These are only the beginning of a student’s exploration of the fields of human knowledge and creativity. In selecting courses beyond these requirements and outside the major discipline, students should consider the ways in which their education can be broadened, complemented, and enriched.
The Major
Completion of an academic major is required. Rhodes offers many different majors, and, in some departments, the further choice of a particular concentration (emphasis) within that major. For students seeking broader programs of study, interdisciplinary majors – majors that combine two or more departments–are available. These majors are described in the Rhodes Catalog.
Most majors require 11 to 14 courses, and several majors also require related courses from other departments. In some departments, introductory courses must be taken in the first year in order to complete the major in four years. Such departments note that fact in the registration materials in this curriculum guide. Although you are not required to declare a major until the second semester of your sophomore year, you may do so during your first year if you have a strong interest in a particular department.
