Since a course can exist under more than one Breadth of Knowledge area, can the area for which the course counts be changed if a student transfers to another program?
Yes. Although a course can only count once, the area under which it is counted could change. For example, for an Economics major, an Asian literature course might be included under the Diversity area. If that student were to transfer to Interior Design where the Diversity area could be fulfilled through a co-op experience, the Asian literature course could be switched from the Diversity area to the Humanities area. However, a course can only count once. Actually, this switch of BoK requirement occurs automatically in a student’s record. These automatic adjustments, in support of achieving the required distribution of BoK credits, will initially fill 5 of the 8 listed BoK areas before assigning additional BoK credit to any one area. For example, when a student has completed a course that is listed for both Historical Perspectives and Literature, credit will automatically be assigned to one of the BoK areas – say Historical Perspectives. If that student then completes another course that
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