Core Policy

The Core Library Requirement

Students must complete the Core Library Orientation in order to retain library borrowing privileges. The requirement consists of completing one of the several topical library skills workbooks available in the TUJ bookstore, and then passing a short computer examination in the library.

The Core Grades

A Core course must be completed with a grade of C- or higher to satisfy a Core requirement.

The Core and Majors

Students may not complete requirements in more than two Core areas with courses in their major fields.

The Core Writing Sequence

The three-semester sequence of Composition and Intellectual Heritage I and II is intended to serve as the foundation of general education and to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary for successful completion of other Core requirements. These courses should be taken as soon as possible after entering Temple University.

The Core Quantitative Reasoning and Science and Technology Sequences

In two Core areas, Quantitative Reasoning and Science and Technology, students should not take a second-level (B) course until they have completed an appropriate prerequisite first-level (A) course with a grade of "C-" or higher. Students should check with their advisors for the A-B sequences appropriate for their program of study. The policy on transfer of Core science courses applies to all students with transfer credits in science.

The Core Language and International Studies Requirement

Students who are candidates for the Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Liberal Arts are required by the College of Liberal Arts to complete both the foreign language and the International Studies components of the Core.