The Block Program for entering students
makes selecting a schedule easy!
The Freshman Block Program is made up of
three courses which are requirements for
completing a degree: English 1, Core 3 (a Social
Science course entitled People, Power and
Politics) and a choice of Core Lab Sciences
which have been specially designed to meet the
needs of freshmen studying a college lab science
for the first time. To complete the program the
student then chooses an elective in his or her
area of interest.
Block Program Courses
Include:
English 1
English Composition
1
Workshop in expository writing:
strategies of, and practice in, analytical
reading and writing about texts. Fundamentals of
grammar and syntax. Frequent assignments in
writing summaries analyses, comparisons of
texts, and such other expository forms as
narration, description, and argumentation.
Emphasis on writing as a process: invention,
revision, editing.
Core 3
People, Power and
Politics
Introduction to the social
sciences through the study of power, authority,
and social organization in American society.
Emphasis on gaining insight into American
society in terms of such specific issues as
social class, race, gender, community equality
and opportunity.
A choice of the
following Core Lab
Sciences:
Core
7.1
Science in Modern Life:
Chemistry
Study of basic concepts in
chemistry and their implications in modern
life.
Core 8.1
Science in Modern
Life: Biology
Study of basic concepts in
biology and their implications in modern
life.
Core 8.2
Science in Modern
Life: Geology
Study of Basic concepts in
geology and their implications in modern
life.
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