The Core and Transfer Students
In order to facilitate ease of transfer, the College Core Requirements apply according to the following guidelines:
- Students who enter St. John Fisher College with only Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credits are considered first-semester students and begin the Core with the Tier One Learning Community requirement and must complete all Core Requirements.*
- Students who attended college as matriculated students for only one semester begin the Core with the Tier One Research-Based Writing (199C) course and must complete all remaining Core Requirements* except the Learning Community, regardless of how many credits are transferred.
- Students who attended college as matriculated students for two or more semesters and initially transfer fewer than 30 credits begin the Core with the Tier One Research-Based Writing (199) course and must complete all remaining Core Requirements* except the Learning Community.
- Students who attended college as matriculated students for two or more semesters and initially transfer between 30 and 44 credits, 12 of which must be in the liberal arts and sciences, will begin the Core with the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy (SQ) course and must complete all remaining Core Requirements* except the Learning Community and the Research-Based Writing (199C) course.
- Students who attended college as matriculated students for two or more semesters and initially transfer between 45 and 59 credits, 18 of which must be in the liberal arts and sciences, will begin the Core with the Cultural Contrasts (CC) course and must complete all remaining Core Requirements* except the Learning Community, and the Research-Based Writing (199C) and SQ courses.
- Students who initially transfer in at least 60 credits. 24 of which must be in the liberal arts and sciences will be totally exempt from the Tier One Foundations courses of the College Core. They must complete all Tier Two Perspectives courses.*
- Students who initially enter St. John Fisher College with a previous bachelor’s and/or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution and have completed a minimum of 60 credits in the liberal arts and sciences will be exempted from all Core Requirements.
*Courses accepted in transfer as the equivalents of Fisher Core courses fulfill the same Core Requirements as the Fisher courses.
College Core Course Requirements
| Foundations | Perspectives (may be taken at any time) | |||
| Usually taken | How many credits? | Which course? | How many credits? | Which course? |
| Fall semester, Freshman year |
Two courses: minimum 6 credits |
Learning Community (LC) | Two courses: minimum 6 credits |
Perspectives in the Arts (P1) |
| Spring semester, Freshman year |
One course; minimum 3 credits |
Research-Based Writing (RW) (DEPT 199C) | Two courses: minimum 6 credits |
Philosophical and Religious Perspectives (P2) |
| Sophomore year | One course; minimum 3 credits |
Scientific and Quantitative Literacy (SQ) | Two courses: minimum 6 credits |
Sociocultural Perspectives (P3) |
| Sophomore year | One course; minimum 3 credits |
Cultural Contrasts (CC) | Two courses: minimum 6 credits |
Explorations of the Natural and Technical World (P4) |
| Two courses: minimum 6 credits |
Intercultural Perspectives and Languages (P5)* | |||
*B.A. students must take two foreign language courses in sequence in the same language.
Core Tracking Worksheet
Learning Community (LC)
1.___________________________ 2.___________________________
Research-Based Writing (RW)
1.___________________________
Scientific and Quantitative Literacy (SQ)
1.___________________________
Cultural Contrasts (CC)
1.___________________________
Perspectives in the Arts (P1)
1.___________________________ 2.___________________________
Philosophical and Religious Perspectives (P2)
1.___________________________ 2.___________________________
Sociocultural Perspectives (P3)
1.___________________________ 2.___________________________
Explorations of the Natural and Technical World (P4)
1.___________________________ 2.___________________________
Intercultural Perspectives and Languages (P5)*
1.___________________________ 2.___________________________
*B.A. students must take two foreign language courses in sequence in the same language.