| 38 Units with 24 units
at C- or better |
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A student must have a cumulative
GPA of at least 2.00. |
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| First-Year
Seminar
(WRIT 130) |
1 unit |
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Every first-year student
selects a seminar, which must be taken during the fall
quarter. The Seminars, offered in many departments, explore
from a variety of perspectives themes or issues of interest
to students. The Seminar emphasizes and addresses fundamental
academic skills in writing, oral communication, collaboration,
and research. |
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This course
may not satisfy Area of Study, Cultures, major, minor,
or concentration requirements. It is only available during
the fall quarter of the first enrollment year and the
requirement must be satisfied before beginning the sophomore
year. |
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| Quantitative
Reasoning |
1 unit |
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This requirement asks students
to understand the use of quantitative techniques to clarify
ordinary experience and how statistical ideas are used
to shape public policy and human sciences. |
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NEW: 8-06
- A course satisfying this requirement may also satisfy
Area of Study requirements in Natural Science, Mathematics,
and Computer Science. It may also satisfy
major, minor, or concentration requirements. (Please note:
This change is not included in the 2006-07 Academic Catalogue
due to the change being made after the printing of the
catalogue) |
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| Second Language
Proficiency |
Up to 3 units |
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To prepare one to "live
successfully within a richly diverse and increasingly
complex world," students are required to achieve
proficiency in a second language equivalent to the intermediate
level (201). A required placement test score determines
the starting placement of the given language. |
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Students who
have completed three or more years of foreign language
in high school may not receive credit for the same language
at the 101 level and must begin the language at the 102
level or higher. Academic credit is not awarded for foreign
language placement. |
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| Cultures |
3 units |
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To continue the preparation
to "live successfully within a richly diverse and
increasingly complex world," students are required
to take at least one course that focuses on the cultural
traditions that help make up the complex and many-sided
nature of the United States as well as two courses focusing
on the cultural complexities of two different areas of
the world (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle
East). Courses must be selected from an approved list
of cultures courses. |
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• Students must select one unit of
U.S. culture |
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• Students must select 2 units of cultures
in countries from two different regions:
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Mediterranean,
or one comparative and one regional. |
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A cultures course
may also satisfy Area of Study, major, minor, or concentration
requirements. Transfer courses may not satisfy this requirement.
One unit from study abroad may be used. |
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| Areas of Study |
10 units |
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The following disciplinary
areas represent the development and shape of academic
knowledge. Students are introduced to different areas
of focus and academic inquiry, acquiring the tools to
locate themselves in their environments and histories
as well as the means to understand and manage the methodologies
that shape objects of study in these disciplines. |
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Courses taken
in the Area of Study may also satisfy Cultures, major,
minor, or concentration requirements. Study abroad credits
may be used to satisfy Area of Study requirements.
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| Literature,
Fine
Arts, Creative Expression, and History |
3 units |
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• Students must select
one unit of literature in any language or from the following
courses: CLAS 210, CLAS 220, CLAS 230, CLAS 240, CLAS
255, CLAS 270, CHIN 225, CHIN 235, GERM 135, JAPN 235,
or PHIL 213. |
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• Students must select
one unit of creative expression courses. |
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• Students must select
one unit of history, art history, music history, or theatre
history. |
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| Natural
Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science |
2 units |
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• Students must select
one unit from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Math
or Physics. |
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• One unit must be
from the natural sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics). |
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The following
courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement: BIOL
200, MATH 105, and MATH 110. |
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| Philosophy
and Religion |
2 units |
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Students may select courses
from either department or from the same department. |
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| Social
Science |
3 units |
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Students must select courses
from at least two of the following departments: |
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Anthropology, Economics,
Education, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and
Sociology/Anthropology. |
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The following
courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement: ECON
210, EDUC 370, EDUC 490, EDUC 594, and ENVS 490. |
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| Major Area of
Study |
8 - 12 units |
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Study in one discipline
encourages the student to understand one area in greater
depth and to gain a firm foundation of knowledge within
that discipline. The requirements for each major are outlined
here. |
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Each required
course within a major, including cognate courses must
earn a grade of C- or better. A major may include a maximum
of two departmentally approved units from study abroad
(IAS allows only one). The same course may not count for
both a major and a minor. |
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| Physical Education |
1 unit |
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Participation in physical
education courses or intercollegiate athletics brings
balance to one's life and encourages development of health
and fitness and skill in a sport that can be continued
throughout one's life. Each student must successfully
complete five physical education activities for which
they will be awarded a total of one unit of credit. |
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PE activities
are graded CR/NC. Only one unit of PE may be counted toward
graduation requirements. The unit of credit is awarded
the quarter after the completion of the five activities
courses. Only two activities in any one area may count
toward completion of this requirement. PE 101, which counts
as two activities, may not be repeated. Intercollegiate
sports may be counted as many times as they are successfully
completed. |
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| Senior
Individualized Project |
1 - 2 units |
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This independent project
caps the liberal arts education. Working closely with
a faculty advisor, students dig more deeply into an area
of particular interest. This work manifests itself in
varied ways according to the goals of students. Some students
create fine arts works; some engage in lab or field research;
others teach, write a thesis, take special courses, or
complete an internship. Each project culminates in a written
report. |
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One may not
register for a spring quarter SIP. SIPs are graded CR,
NC, or Honors and are not included in the cumulative GPA
calculation. The SIP must be submitted on the first day
of the quarter following the SIP enrollment. |
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| Liberal
Arts Colloquium Credit (LACC) |
1 unit |
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College Forum events provide
a special dimension to the total liberal arts experience.
Lectures, performances, concerts, etc. enhance and supplement
this broad-based tradition of learning. Students must
participate in 25 LACC-designated events over the four-year
period (by Friday of 8th week of the senior year). The
requirement for transfer students is prorated at entry.
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Credit is awarded
after the quarter of completion of the requirement. |
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| Comprehensive
Exam in the Major Department |
0 unit |
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The purpose of the comprehensive
exam is to test students' knowledge of the material, skill,
and methods made familiar in courses completed in the
major field. They may take the form of a written departmental
examination, an oral examination, a performance in the
field, or any combination of these. |
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Exams are graded
"pass with distinction," "pass," or
"fail." The exam must be repeated if a grade
of "fail" is received. The comprehensive exam
is only recorded on the academic transcript if passed
with distinction. |
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| Residency Requirement |
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Each student (transfer
and first-year student) must be enrolled for a minimum
of six full-time quarters on the Kalamazoo College campus,
the last three of which must be in the senior year. A
minimum of 18 units, exclusive of the LACC and Physical
Education activity unit, must be earned on campus. |
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Study
Abroad programs and GLCA programs are not included in
the required six quarters on campus. Students participating
in the 3/2 engineering program or early professional
school admission are exempt from the requirement to
spend their senior year on campus, but they must complete
the six full-time quarters on campus. Students completing
secondary teaching certification are exempt from one
of the required senior quarters if they are student
teaching during their senior year, but must still meet
the six full-time quarters on campus. |
