A baccalaureate degree at University of Saint Joseph requires the completion of a minimum of 120 credit-hours of course work (contingent upon requirement of major), which includes completion of all requirements for a major in addition to completion of general education requirements, completion of comprehensive examination and the Writing Portfolio.
Mission (12 credits):
One First-Year Seminar course (FYS)* 3 credits
Two Religious Studies courses (RE)* 6 credits
One Philosophy course (PH)** 3 credits
* for students entering with 24 or more credits transferring, the FYS course is waived, only one 3 credit RE course is required.
** The PH requirement is waived for transfer students entering with 24 or more credits transferring if a VE requirement is met in Perspectives.
Liberal Arts and Sciences (35-36 credits):
The Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) requirement may be fulfilled with courses from the major or from the Common Foundations and/or Perspectives. No more than 2 approved major courses may be applied.
A minimum of 18 credits should be at the 200-level or higher, and no more than three courses in one discipline may be used. LAS electives do not generally consist of courses in ACCT, MGMT, NURS, EDUC, & SOCW.
One course designated in each of the following areas:
Common Foundations:
One Quantitative Reasoning (QR) course
Two Writing/Reading (WR) courses
One Information Technology (IT) course
One Language (LG) course
One Kinesthetic (KN) requirement
Perspectives:
Women, Culture & Society (WS)
Values/Ethics (VE)
Global Issues and International Perspectives (GI)
Human Expression (HE)
Scientific Inquiry (SI)
American Experience (AE)
Common foundations and Perspectives can be met by designated LAS, major/elective courses.
SOCIAL WORK COURSE EQUIVALENCY TOOL
Social Work major requirements consist of core courses, and supportive courses. Students must also complete general education and other degree requirements as outlined in the catalog.
Select the USJ course from the list below to find out what transferrable equivalent may be accepted from a community college.
These tools are designed for use by students who have been accepted into the USJ Guaranteed Admission Program in collaboration with their community college counselor/advisor. Students who are exploring the USJ Guaranteed Admission Program are encouraged to contact their community college counselor and the USJ Admissions Office for more information about this program.
BBG 230 Survey of Business Law
BBG 231 Business Law I
MGMT 425
Business Law II
BBG 232 Business Law II
BBG 236 Commercial Law
LGL 212 Commercial Law
USJ Course Code
USJ Course Name
Community College Equivalent Courses
Additional Requirement Met
BIOL 204
or
BIOL 217
or
BIOL 223
or
BIOL 270
Forensic Biology
Culture, Health & Illness
Human Biology
Human Heredity & Birth Defects
No community college equivalent
No community college equivalent
BIO 110 Principles of the Human Body
BIO 115 Human Biology
BIO 116 Principles of Anat & Phys
BIO 260 Principles of Genetics
(SI) Scientific Inquiry, (LAS) Liberal Arts and Science
ECON 101
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN 100 Intro to Economics
ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN 101H Honors Macroeconomics
(AE) American Experience, (LAS) Liberal Arts and Science
MATH 110 or PSYC 253
Elementary Statistics or Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
MAT 123 Elementary Statistics
MAT 163 Statistics I
MAT 165 Elem Statistics w/Computer App
MAT 167 Statistics with Technology
MAT 168 Elem Stat & Probability I
BBG 200 Principles of Bus Statistics
(QR) Quantitative Reasoning. (LAS) Liberal Arts and Science
POLS 110 or
POLS 125 or
POLS 310
Fundamentals of Political Science
American Government
Political Leadership and Social Justice
POL 101 How Politics Affects Your Life
POL 111 American Government
POL 111H Honors American Government
POL I11S Intro to American Government
No community college equivalent
(AE) American Experience, (LAS) Liberal Arts and Sciences
(AE) American Experience, (LAS) Liberal Arts and Sciences
(LAS) Liberal Arts and Sciences, (VE) Value/Ethics, (WS) Women, Culture and Society
PSYC 100
Introduction to Psychology
PSY 111 General Psychology I
PSY 111S Intro to Psych - Spanish
(LAS) Liberal Arts and Science
PSYC 238 or
HDFS 210
Human Development through the Life Span
Voices of Development Across the Life Course
PSY 201 Life Span Development
PSY 201H Honors Life Span Development
(LAS) Liberal Arts and Science
SOCL 101
Introduction to Sociology
SOC 101 Principles of Sociology
(LAS) Liberal Arts and Science
SOCL 217 or
SOCL 227 or
SOCW 202 or
SOCW 206
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Inequality in America
Black Families in the United States
Latina Women and Their Worlds
SOC 117 Minorities in the U.S.
SOC 220 Racial and Ethnic Diversity
ANT 211 Lifestyles and Outlooks
SOC 221 Social Inequality
No community college equivalent
No community college equivalent
(AE) American Experience, (LAS) Liberal Arts and Science
(AE) American Experience, (LAS) Liberal Arts and Science
(AE) American Experience, (LAS) Liberal Arts and Science, (WR) Writing/Reading
(LAS) Liberal Arts and Science, (WS) Women, Culture and Society,
(WR) Writing/Reading
Select category:View Courses = Preferred course for the major.
Responsibility to register for, and complete, the necessary courses to meet the requirements of one's academic program, whether at a community college or USJ, rests with the student. Please consult the catalog for the most up-to-date degree requirements.
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= Preferred course for the major.
