Rowan Core Courses/Science Elective

Students admitted Fall 2018 and beyond will meet the Rowan Core requirements described below.

Click here for the Rowan Core Literacies Definitions, Learning Goals and Learning Outcomes.

Rowan Core

The Rowan Core is based on six literacies which are as follows:

• Artistic Literacy (ARTL-Typically recommended course Introduction to Mapping and GIS GEOG.06)
• Global Literacy (GLBL-select a course that has the GLBL attribute)
• Quantitative Literacy (covered by Calculus I)
• Communicative Literacy  (Covered by Composition I, Soph Clinic I, and Soph Clinic II)
• Humanistic Literacy (select a course that has the GLBL attribute)
• Scientific Literacy (Covered by Chemistry I)

Rowan Experience - The Rowan Experience requirement consists of Rowan Seminar (RS), Writing Intensive (WI), and Broad-Based Literature (LIT). 

• Rowan Seminar – fulfilled by First Year Engineering Clinic I
• Writing Intensive - fulfilled by Senior Engineering Clinic II
• Broad-based Literature – fulfilled by an elective.

Checkout current offerings for Rowan Core and Rowan Experience

Introduction to Scientific Programming

Students with a good background in programming can substitute Computer Science & Programming (CS04.103) if desired.

Science Elective

You need to pick one of the following courses to count towards your Science Elective. 

Gen Biology-Envir Focus (BIOL 01112)

Gen Biology-Human Focus (BIOL 01113)

Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIOL 01210)  

Earth Science Lab I (GEOG 06130)

Physical Geology (GEOL 01101) Foundations in Biology for Biomedical Sciences I (MCB 01101)

Biophysics II (PHYS 00360)