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Entrance-to-College/Major Requirements

Abington College

Requirements to enter the college (general, premajor 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 See Bulletin
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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