The Manchester Core: A Program in the Liberal Arts

[Frequently Asked Questions]

All courses proposed for inclusion in the Manchester Core require a completed application.  Please refer to the Core criteria.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES for Core Proposals:

  For courses to be offered the following fall: February 15.

  For courses to be offered the following spring: March 15.

When filling out your application, be sure to explain how specific aspects, assignments, etc., of your course will address the relevant criteria.


If the application involves ...

... an existing course, then submit a recent syllabus as well.

... a modified course, then submit a Changes to a Catalog Course form as well.

... a new course, then submit either a New Catalog Course or a New Temporary Course form as well.


Once you complete the forms, please submit the signed paper copy to Kimberly Meyer (x5051) in the Office for Academic Affairs and email the electronic copy to the Registrar, Lila Hammer.


Manchester Core Courses (see the Catalog Core page)

Key: [proposed] [approved (APC)] [passed (faculty)] [* = syllabus] [#] = sections/yr.
Course12345
ART 201* [1]WArts (4AR)
ART 251 [1]WArts (4AR)
ART 342 [.5]WArts (4AR)
ART 344 [.5]WArts (4AR)
ART 346 [.5]WArts (4AR)
ART 348 [.5]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
BIOL 101* [1.5]WBiology (4NB)
BIOL 102* [2]WBiology (4NB)
BIOL 106*l [1]QBiology (4NB)
BIOL 108*l [1]QBiology (4NB)
BIOL 204* [1]-Biology (4NB)
BIOL 214* [.5]OBiology (4NB)
CHEM 101* [2]QChemistry (4NC)
CHEM 105* [2]QChemistry (4NC)
CHEM 111* [2]QChemistry (4NC)
COMM 212* [1]OResp. Citizen. (3RC)
COMM 415* [1]OResp. Citizen. (3RC)
ECON 115* [1]QEconomics (4HE)
ECON 221* [3]QEconomics (4HE)
ECON 222* [3]QEconomics (4HE)
EDUC 230* [4]QEducation (4HD)
ENG 214* [1]WLiterature (4LT)
ENG 238** [2]WLiterature (4LT)
ENG 242* [2]WLiterature (4LT)
ENG 250 [2]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
ENG 361* [.5]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
ESS 202 [1]W
ESS 206 [1]W
ESS 309 [1]O
ESS 363* [1]O
ESS 405 [1]O
FIN 204 [1]W
FIN 333* [1]Q
FREN 111* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
FREN 112* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
FREN 201* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
FREN 202* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
FREN 301* [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
FREN 315* [1]WLiterature (4LT)
GNST 125* [1]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
HIST 104 [1]WHistory (4HH)
HIST 105 [1]WHistory (4HH)
HIST 1xx1 [1]WHistory (4HH)
HIST 1xx2 [1]WHistory (4HH)
HIST 205 [1]WHistory (4HH)
HIST 210* [2]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
HIST 214* [1]WHistory (4HH)
HIST 215* [1]WHistory (4HH)
HIST 220 * [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
HIST 227* [1]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
HIST 241 [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
HIST 2xx [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
HIST 250* [1]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
HIST 252* [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
HUM 130* [2]-Arts (4AR)
IDIV 200* [1]OResp. Citizen. (3RC)
IDIV 350 [.5]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
INTD 320* [2]WX
INTD 330* [1]WX
INTD T331* [1]-X
INTD 361 [2]WX
INTD 401* [2]WX
INTD 405* [1]WX
INTD 410 [1]WX
INTD 425 [1]WX
INTD 430* [1]WX
INTD 435* [.5]OX
INTD 441 [1]WX
INTD 443 [.5]OX
INTD 450* [1]WX
MODL 201* [1]WLiterature (4LT)
MODL 485* [1]W
MUS 119* [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
MUS 120 [1]WArts (4AR)
MUS 232 [1]WArts (4AR)
MUS 2xx [1]OArts (4AR)
NASC 103* [1]QPhysics (4NP)
NASC 203 [2]WEarth/Space (4NE)
NASC 209* [1]QEarth/Space (4NE)
NASC 2xx [.5]-Earth/Space (4NE)
PE 101* [54]X
PHIL 201* [4]WPhilosophy (4PH)
PHIL 215* [4]WPhilosophy (4PH)
PHIL 330* [1]WPhilosophy (4PH)
PHYS 111 [2]QPhysics (4NP)
PHYS 210* [1]QPhysics (4NP)
PHYS 220* [1]QPhysics (4NP)
POSC 121* [1]WPolitical Science (4HP)
POSC 122* [1]OPolitical Science (4HP)
POSC 140* [1]WPolitical Science (4HP)
POSC 201 [1]OResp. Citizen. (3RC)
POSC 233* [1]WPolitical Science (4HP)
POSC 236 [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
POSC 237 [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
PSYC 110* [6]OPsychology (4HY)
PSYC 301* [1]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
PSYC 352 [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
REL 101 [2]-Religion (4RE)
REL 102 [2]-Religion (4RE)
REL 111 [4]WReligion (4RE)
REL 131* [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
REL 241 [1]-Religion (4RE)
REL 245 [1]WReligion (4RE)
REL 312 [1]WReligion (4RE)
SOC 101* [3]WSociology (4HS)
SOC 311* [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
SOC/SOWK 220* [1]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
SOC/SOWK 228* [1]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
SOSC 102* [2]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
SOWK 110* [2]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
SPAN 111* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
SPAN 112* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
SPAN 201* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
SPAN 202* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
SPAN 230* [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
SPAN 315* [1]WGlobal Conn. (3GC)
BIOL 130* [3]OEnv. Science (4N?)
GER 201/202 [1]OGlobal Conn. (3GC)
MODL 2xx [1]OLiterature (4LT)
PHIL 2xx [1]WPhilosophy (4PH)
PEAC 110** [1]WResp. Citizen. (3RC)
EDUC 223* [2]W
REL 311 [.5]WReligion (4RE)
 

Course Distribution: (51 hours total)

1 (3 courses [the foundational WOQ courses]).

   1W: ENG 111 (College Writing)

   1O: COMM 110 (Foundations of Human Communications)

   1Q: MATH 113 (Quantitative Reasoning), or MATH 115 (Elementary Probability and Statistics), or MATH 210 (Statistical Analysis), or MATH 121 (Calculus I).

2PA (4 courses, 2 hrs total)

3RC, 3GC (3 courses, at least one in each of the categories)

4RL, 4PH, 4AR, 4LT (4 courses, in different disciplines)

4HE, 4HD, 4HH, 4HP, 4HY, 4HS (3 courses, in different disciplines)

4NB, 4NC, 4NE, 4NP (2 courses, in different disciplines)

5CC (1 course, + 40 VIA programs [1 hr total]).



The new general education program at Manchester College - The Manchester Core - was approved by the Faculty on May 15, 2008.

[See the original document] [See the revised document (9/29/08)]



This page is maintained by Steve Naragon (APC chair).

Last updated on: 7 Nov 2009.


Tally of Courses

CategoryProp.Passed
I: W4 [4.5]70 [100.5]
I: O3 [5]23 [26.5]
I: Q16 [26.5]
I: (none)7 [10]
2PA1 [54]
3RC: Responsible Citizenship1 [1]15 [16.5]
3GC: Global Connections26 [27]
4RL: Religion1 [.5]6 [8]
4PH: Philosophy1 [1]3 [9]
4AR: Arts9 [8.5]
4LT: Literature1 [1]5 [7]
4HE: Economics3 [7]
4HD: Education1 [4]
4HH: History7 [7]
4HP: Political Science4 [4]
4HY: Psychology1 [6]
4HS: Sociology1 [3]
4NB: Biology6 [7]
4NChemistry (4NC)3 [6]
4NE: Earth/Space3 [3.5]
4N?: Env.Science1 [3]
4NP: Physics4 [5]
5CC: Critical Connections13 [15]

Criteria: (see all)

1 = Foundational Skills

   W = Written

   O = Oral

   Q = Quantitative

2 = Physical Activity

3= Integration into the World

   RC = Responsible Citizenship

   GC = Global Connections

4 = Ways of Knowing

   P/R/A/L = Philosophical Religious, and Creative Inquiry

   H = Human Behavior and Institutions

   N = Natural World

5 = Critical Connections


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