The Core CurriculumMount St. Mary’s recognizes that to be truly educated one needs an understanding of the world, of the history and traditions of Western and non-Western culture and of science. College graduates should have proficiency in written and quantitative skills. To that end, the university requires students in this program to complete a core curriculum designed to give students general knowledge of the world around them. The Mount’s core curriculum for the Weekend College and Accelerated programs is modeled on (though not identical to) the university’s nationally recognized core curriculum for traditional undergraduate students. It includes the following courses: | Course Requirement | Credits Required | | Mount Seminar* | 3 | | College Writing | 3 | | Arts and Humanities (Art, Literature, Music) | 6 | | History | 6 | | Social Science (sociology, psychology, economics, education, human services or political science) | 6 | | Natural Science (w/lab) | 4 | | Mathematics (Statistics required for all majors except elem. education)* | 3 | | Philosophy (introductory) | 3 | | Moral Philosophy (PHIL 301) (ethics)* | 3 | | Civic and Professional Issues (PHIL 310)* | 3 | | Theology* | 3 | | Non-Western Culture* | 6 |
*Denotes courses normally taken through Mount St. Mary’s.
Economics, in the business major, fulfills one social science requirement; Foundations of American Education in the education major and criminal justice courses also fulfill this requirement. Please note: credits for these courses are counted only once. NOTE:
The teacher education program requires additional coursework in science and mathematics for Maryland state certification to build the depth and breadth of knowledge needed for successful elementary education teachers. Therefore, education majors will normally be expected to take the following courses, or their equivalent, in addition to the Mount St. Mary’s core courses: | Requirement | Additional Credits | | Mathmatics | 6 | | Must be six credits of Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics I & II (the equivalent of Mount St. Mary’s MATH 108 and 109), or a statistics course paired with a concepts of mathematics course beyond the 102 intermediate college level | | Biological Lab Science | 4 | | Physical Lab Science (e.g., Geology, Astronomy) | 4 |
RECOMMENDED COURSES TO FULFILL REQUIREMENTS Course requirements listed below can be completed at a regionally accredited institution prior to enrolling in Mount St. Mary’s programs. Students should schedule an appointment for pre-admission advising to be certain of appropriate course selection of lower-level requirements. Prospective students can refer to the following list of courses offered at Frederick and Carroll community colleges when selecting transferable requirements. Students whose lower-level electives were completed at institutions other than Frederick or Carroll Community colleges should schedule an appointment with an advisor to determine transfer equivalencies. | Core requirement | FCC Course | CCC Course | | College Writing (3 cr) | EN 101 | ENGL 101 | | Arts & Humanities (6 cr) | Most courses with prefix of AR*, CMSP, CMM, DR; EN102, 104, 201 & above; HU, LF, LG, LL, LS, MU | Most courses with prefix of ART, FPA, FREN, MUS, SPAN, SPCH, THTR; ENGL 102 or above | | History (6 cr) | Prefix of HI | Prefix of HIST | | Social Science (6 cr) | Prefix of AN, HS, PI, PS | Prefixes of HMSV, HUMT, POLS, PSYC, SOC | | Natural Science | BI 100, 101, 103, 201, 203; CH 100, 101; PC 107, PI 201 | BIOL 101, 105, 210; CHEM 101, 105; ENV 105, GEOSC, PHYS 101 | | Statistics | MA 206 | MAT 115 | | Philosophy (intro) | PH 101 | PHIL 101 |
* Studio art courses (e.g., ceramics) will not fulfill the Arts & Humanities requirement. COURSE SEQUENCING Although students are not required to take the Mount St. Mary’s core courses in a particular order, the following information may help in deciding how to organize a plan of study. The Mount Seminar is designed to be an entry-level (first) course for new Mount students. Moral Philosophy, and Civic and Professional Issues are upper-level courses and should follow the Mount Seminar and Introduction to Philosophy. It is recommended, but not required, that Moral Philosophy be taken prior to Civic and Professional Issues. Theology is normally a junior-level sequence. It is suggested that students enrolling in theology courses have completed one philosophy course and their history requirements. Theology 200 must be taken prior to the second theology course. Students are advised to check prerequisites prior to registration for upper-level Mount St. Mary’s courses. |
