Traditional Map for Current Students
Bridges Requirement |
UCOR Equivalent |
Transition Rules/Notes re: Bridges Flexibility |
BRDG 001 |
Required only for Fall 2021 matriculation and later | |
BRDG 100 | All courses that meet UCOR Information Literacy requirement, such as UCOR 100 and UCOR 103 | All courses that meet UCOR Info Literacy requirement count for BRDG 100 or BRDG 103 |
BRDG 101 | UCOR 101, HONR 104, or equivalent transfer credit |
UCOR 101, equivalent transfer credit, HONR 104, approved test scores can meet this requirement |
BRDG 102 | UCOR 102, HONR 105, or equivalent transfer credit |
UCOR 101, equivalent transfer credit, HONR 105, approved test scores can meet this requirement |
EQ-XXX Essential Questions seminar, or HONR 154 for Honors students | No equivalent | Required only for Fall 2021 matriculation and later |
BRDG 105 Intro to Ethical Reasoning or HONR 155 for Honors students | No equivalent | Required only for Fall 2021 matriculation and later |
Communication and Creative Expression | Many Creative Arts Theme Area courses | See list of approved courses |
Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning | Any course approved for UCOR Math or Science requirements | Any course approved for UCOR Math or Science requirements; courses in MATH, BIOL, CHEM, ENVI, PHYS |
Critical Thinking and Problem-solving | Many Faith and Reason Theme Area courses | See list of approved courses |
Ethical Reasoning and Moral Responsibility | All courses that meet UCOR ethics requirement or transfer equivalents, such as UCOR 151, 152, 207, 253, 254, and 255 or a program-specific alternative | All courses that meet UCOR ethics requirement or transfer equivalents will count here for current students, or courses approved for this Bridges competency |
Social and Historical Reasoning | One ARHY/HIST course and one ECON/POSC/PSYC/SOCI course |
See list of approved courses |
Cultural Fluency and Responsiveness | Many Global Diversity Theme Area and Social Justice Theme Area courses | See list of approved courses |
Seventh competency course additional course in one of the above competency areas | Usually a math or science course | |
3 W courses, at least one in student's discipline (Writing Enriched Courses) | 3 W courses, at least one in student's discipline (Writing Enriched Courses) | 3 W courses, at least one in student's discipline (Writing Enriched Courses) |
THEO course or course cross-listed with THEO | UCOR 141, 142, 143 | All courses that meet UCOR Theology or any THEO course or course cross-listed with THEO or transfer equivalents |
PHIL course or course cross-listed with PHIL | UCOR 132 | UCOR 132 or any PHIL course or course cross- listed with PHIL or transfer equivalents |
Experiential Learning | Embedded into major or approved alternative | |
Capstone Experience | Embedded into major or approved alternative |