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University of Hartford

University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT)

www.hartford.edu



Defining Statements:

Mission Statement

At the University of Hartford we provide a learning environment in which students may transform themselves intellectually, personally, and socially. We provide students with distinctive educational experiences that blend the feel of a small residential college with an array of academic programs and opportunities characteristic of a large university. Through relationships with faculty and staff dedicated to teaching, scholarship, research, the arts, and civic engagement, every student may prepare for a lifetime of learning and for personal and professional success.

Organizational Principles:

First Year Experience

All University Curriculum (Active Learning Principle)
Integrative Breadth Categories

All students in baccalaureate programs at the University are required to take at least four All-University Curriculum (AUC) courses during their four years -- one course from four of the five breadth categories for a minimum of 12 AUC credits. Each school and college of the University determines which of the four categories are required for its majors. The five breadth categories are:


Essential Abilities
Skills in oral and written communication, critical thinking, values identification, social interaction -- and a sense of responsibility for one's place in the community and in civic life -- are vital for success in academic and career pursuits and for lifelong learning. These abilities are developed within the context of the substantive, content-oriented courses of the All-University Curriculum.

Distributive Requirements
Distributive courses in addition to AUCs.  A complex mix of distributive requirements and All University Curriculum requirements is determined differently for each major.  There are 70 majors at the university. 

Graduation Requirements:

Foundations
Freshman Dialogue
Writing 110, 111

Total:

 Number of Credits

1
6

7
Core Requirements

I. All University Curriculum
One course in the four of five categories; categorized as above by thematics.

II. Distributive Requirements
For the B.A. or B.S., the following are the typical general education requriements.  They are the specific requirements, and the AUC requirements are orchestrated with these, depending upon the major.
  • Mathematics (3 credits)
  • Foreign Language (6 credits)
    or, Computer Science and Speech Communications (6 credits)
  • Humanities
    Philosophy 110 (3 credits)
    History 100 or 101 (3 credits, World History)
    English Literature 140 (3 credits)
    or, Foreign Literature course
  • Arts
  • One course in Art History, Music, Cinema, or Drama (3 credits)
  • Social Sciences
    Political Science 100 (3 credits, American Government)
    One course in Economics, Sociology, or Psychology
  • Natural Science
    One lab course in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics (4 credits)
  • Writing Across the Curriculum:
    2 Writing Intensive courses

Total:
Number of Credits

12

varies































12
Graduation
Total Credits to Graduate (varies by major)
Total General Education Requirements

Percent core requirements



120 is typical (varies by major)
B.A. = 38 - 53
B.S. = 35 - 50
B.A. = 31 - 44%
B.S. = 29 - 41%

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