Converse College
Spartanburg, SC
Converse College says, "The General Education Program... is a carefully designed plan of study which provides the Converse graduate with a broad foundation in the liberal arts." [Source]
- Website:http://www.converse.edu/
- Undergraduate Enrollment:918
- 4-Year Graduation Rate:67%
- Tuition & Fees:$17,680 annually
General Education Requirements
-
1. Composition
NONo credit given for Composition because students may test out of the "Written Communication" requirement through SAT or ACT scores.
-
2. Literature
YES -
3. Foreign Language
YES -
4. U.S. Government or History
NONo credit given for U.S. Government or History because a survey course in American government or history is an option, but not required, to fulfill the "Humanities" and "Social Science" requirements, respectively.
-
5. Economics
NONo credit given for Economics because a course in economics is an option, but not required, to fulfill the "Social Science" requirement.
-
6. Mathematics
NONo credit given for Mathematics because only students who do not receive a satisfactory score on a university-administered examination must take a math course to fulfill the "Quantitative Reasoning (1)" requirement.
-
7. Science
YES -
General Education Assessment
Converse College uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). For more information, visit www.voluntarysystem.org.
Curriculum last evaluated: 05/22/2018