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Arts & Sciences
The Arts and Sciences Department seeks to provide those elements of a liberal arts education that will furnish undergraduates with an intelligent grasp of their cultural heritage and of the world in which they live. A thorough and ongoing contact with the humanities and an appreciation for the behavioral, social and physical sciences are indispensable to the development of musical leadership. In addition to courses taught by Westminster Arts and Sciences faculty, faculty from the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences on the Lawrenceville campus of Rider University regularly offer courses on the Westminster campus. Westminster students also have broadened curricular opportunities for course selection at the Lawrenceville campus and through access under a cooperative program to offerings at Princeton University.
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Reading, Writing, and Mathematics Skills
All entering undergraduates take placement tests in order to determine the level of their English reading and writing abilities and of their mathematics skills. As a result of the English placement test, students may be required to take LL037 College Reading and Writing during their first fall semester. LL037, if required, must be completed satisfactorily as a prerequisite to all other Arts and Sciences courses. As a result of the mathematics placement test, students may be required to take SP035, Fundamentals of Mathematics.
All students should complete LL131 English Composition, a prerequisite to many other courses, during their first year of study.
Foreign Languages
Foreign language study is sequential, each course being prerequisite to the next. Minimum “C” grades are required for advancement to the next level. Placement examinations are offered for students who have backgrounds in French or German. Advanced standing may be approved, but credit is not awarded except by transfer of credits earned in foreign language study at the college level.
Foreign language proficiency examinations for graduate students, taking the form of translation with dictionary, are administered by Arts and Sciences faculty. Most graduate students must demonstrate proficiency in foreign languages or show transcript evidence of completion of college level study as indicated below.
AP and CLEP Credit
Students who have earned a minimum score of 4 receive three credits for each Advanced Placement (AP) course falling in the domain of Arts & Sciences.
In the case of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), students who have earned scores of at least 65 on tests prior to entering Westminster may apply these courses toward graduation. Students are limited to three credits per course unless additional credit is specifically authorized by the department. After enrolling at Westminster, students must obtain advance written approval from the department in order to earn credit through CLEP.
Princeton University Cooperative Program
By reciprocal arrangement, Westminster students with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 may petition to take courses at Princeton University. No cost is involved beyond tuition charges at Westminster, provided that aggregate full-time loads are not exceeded. Students are limited to one course per term, to fall or spring enrollment, and to courses not offered by Westminster. The program is limited to 10 students per semester, selection and approval being made by academic deans at both institutions.
Westminster students who take courses under this program are subject to Princeton University policies and academic regulations, with which it is their responsibility to become familiar. All grades and credits earned are recorded on Westminster transcripts and are included in grade point average calculations.
