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Entrance-to-Major Requirements

Abington College

Requirements to enter the college (general, pre-major status)

2.00 cumulative grade-point average (CGPA), less than eighty earned credits, and ability to complete proposed major requirements within ten full-time semesters

Requirements to enter the major
Major	CGPA	Credits/Courses/Grades	Additional Criteria
Administration of Justice (AJAAB) Administration of Justice (AJSAB)	2.00	27.1 credits	Ability to complete total requirements within ten full-time semesters 2.00 CGPA in any courses already taken in the major
American Studies (AMSAB)	2.00	27.1 credits	Ability to complete total requirements within ten full-time semesters 2.00 CGPA in any courses already taken in the major
Art (ARTAB)	2.00	27.1 credits ART 110S ART 120 ART 111 ART 122Y each with a grade of C or higher	Successful portfolio review Ability to complete total requirements within ten full-time semesters 2.00 CGPA in any courses already taken in the major
Biology (BIOAB), Vertebrate Physiology option (VPHSO)	2.00	27.1 credits BIOL 110 CHEM 110 MATH 140 each with a grade of C or higher At least one of the following courses with a grade of C or higher: BIOL 220W BIOL 230W BIOL 240W
Business (BSBAB)	2.00	27.1 credits Completion of MATH 022 or higher (MATH 110, 040, 041, 140)
Corporate Communication (CCBA)	2.00	27.1 credits	2.00 CGPA in any courses already taken in the major
English (ENGAB)	2.00	27.1 credits	Ability to complete total requirements within ten full-time semesters 2.00 CGPA in any courses already taken in the major
History (HSTAB)	2.00	27.1 credits	Ability to complete total requirements within ten full-time semesters 2.00 CGPA in any courses already taken in the major
Integrative Arts (IARAB)	2.00	27.1 credits	Submit a proposed academic plan to be approved by an IARAB adviser Division Head for Arts & Humanities must also approve proposal Ability to complete total requirements within ten full-time semesters 2.00 CGPA in any courses already taken in the major
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (LASAB)	2.00	27.1 credits	Submit a proposed academic plan to be approved by a LASAB academic adviser Division Head for Arts & Humanities must also approve proposal Ability to complete total requirements within ten full-time semesters
Psychological and Social Sciences (PSSBA) Psychological and Social Sciences (PSSBS)	2.00	27.1 credits	Ability to complete total requirements within ten full-time semesters 2.00 CGPA in any courses already taken in the major
Science (SCIAB), General option (GEN) and Life Sciences option (LIFE)	2.00	27.1 credits MATH 140 with a grade of C or better At least two of the following, each with a grade of C or better: BIOL 110 CHEM 110 PHYS 211 or 250
Secondary Education (SECAB), Biological Science Teaching option* (BI SC)	3.00	ENGL 015 or 030 MATH 140 2 additional credits of GQ 3 credits of literature C I 295 EDPSY 014 EDTHP 115 PSYCH 100 CHEM 110 CHEM 111 CHEM 112 CHEM 113 BIOL 110 BIOL 220W PHYS 250 each with a grade of C or higher	Qualifying scores on the PRAXIS I reading, writing, and mathematics tests 80 hours of education work experience See Teacher Education Programs for additional criteria

* CGPA, Praxis, and 80-hours requirements must all be met by end of third semester; course requirements must be met by end of fourth semester

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