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RURAL EXPERIENCE CORE
Take the following courses:
3 Credits 4 CreditsSW-LEPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 2 CreditsCONN,ICNOTES: Students must complete both CONN-390 and CONN-391 to fulfill the Connections
or IC requirement. Students are expected to be in their third or fourth year when
taking a Connections course. 2 CreditsCONN,ICNOTES: Students must complete both CONN-390 and CONN-391 to fulfill the Connections
or IC requirement. Students are expected to be in their third or fourth year when
taking a Connections course.PY-190 Introduction to Poverty Studies
HS-222 Archives: Theory, Practice, and Use
EN-203 Class/Status/Identity in US Literature
CONN-390 Comparative Rural Experience I
CONN-391 Comparative Rural Experience II
ELECTIVE COURSES
Take two of the following courses (a total of at least six credits):
AH-301
African-American Art: Slavery to Social Justice
4 CreditsF,I,CA,CW,SW-US
Pre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
BI-190 Human Biology
3 CreditsN, WK-SP,CTGESPre- or Co-requisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
CM-310 Understanding Health Inequity
3 CreditsS, WK-SIPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
CONN-340 Extracting Appalachia
4 CreditsCONN,ICNOTE: Students are expected to be in their third or fourth year when taking a Connections
course.
CONN-350 Community Health Advocacy
4 CreditsCONN,IC
CONN-392 Justice and Global Health
4 CreditsCONN,IC
EN-211 Pennsylvania Literature
4 CreditsH,SW-USPre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-319 Writing for Social Change
4 CreditsH
ESS-206 Global Environmental Issues
4 CreditsN, WK-SI
HS-367 Women in Africa
4 CreditsCA, H, I, SW-GE, CTDHPrerequisite: FYC-101
PS-208 Policy and Community
4 CreditsSW-LEPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC or CWS
SO-101 Introduction to Sociology
3 CreditsS
SW-231 Social Problems & Social Welfare
3 CreditsS,WK-SIPrerequisites: FYC-101, EN-110, or EN-109.
AH-301 African-American Art: Slavery to Social Justice
4 CreditsF,I,CA,CW,SW-US Pre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
BI-190 Human Biology
3 CreditsN, WK-SP,CTGESPre- or Co-requisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
CM-310 Understanding Health Inequity
3 CreditsS, WK-SIPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
CONN-340 Extracting Appalachia
4 CreditsCONN,ICNOTE: Students are expected to be in their third or fourth year when taking a Connections course.
CONN-350 Community Health Advocacy
4 CreditsCONN,IC
CONN-392 Justice and Global Health
4 CreditsCONN,IC
EN-211 Pennsylvania Literature
4 CreditsH,SW-USPre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-319 Writing for Social Change
4 CreditsH
ESS-206 Global Environmental Issues
4 CreditsN, WK-SI
HS-367 Women in Africa
4 CreditsCA, H, I, SW-GE, CTDHPrerequisite: FYC-101
PS-208 Policy and Community
4 CreditsSW-LEPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC or CWS
SO-101 Introduction to Sociology
3 CreditsS
SW-231 Social Problems & Social Welfare
3 CreditsS,WK-SIPrerequisites: FYC-101, EN-110, or EN-109.
NOTE: Other courses, such as special topics courses, may be chosen with advisor/department chair approval.
Secondary Emphasis Credit Total = 19-21
Six credits must be at the 300/400-level. Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.