University Writing Requirement (UWR) Discontinuation Specifics

The EKU Board of Regents approved discontinuing the University Writing Requirement (UWR) at its April 23, 2007 meeting.

The UWR is removed from requirements ONLY for those who entered EKU Summer 2006, or later. Students whose first term of enrollment precedes Summer 2006 MUST STILL take the UWR.

The Office of Academic Testing will continue to administer the UWR to students who entered the University prior to Summer 2006. Please contact the Office of Academic Testing (859-622-1281) if you have any questions.

New Block VIII Theme Offered

The General Education Committee approved another Block VIII theme, entitled "Society, Technology, and Values." This theme includes the following courses: TEC 102, SCI 310, PHI 340, PHI 362, and NAT 380.

Changes to POL Course Offerings

POL 210 & 211 are no longer offered. These courses satisfied old "Area" Gen. Ed. categories 10 & 11. POL 212 (a course created last year in conjunction with new gen. ed. requirements) is "non-equivalent" to POL 210/211 as of the Summer 2007 term. It will not replace a previous grade in POL 210/211, nor will it satisfy "Area" Gen. Ed. categories 10/11. Students seeking exception to this should be referred to Kelly Fox in the College of Arts & Sciences, Roark 108.

Gen. Ed. Area 5 Action Matrix

Numerous updates have been sent over the past several months related to Area 5 – Physical Education and Health – in the old "Area" General Education requirements. A matrix had been created that summarizes these changes. It will quickly guide you in the appropriate actions to be taken with any student who is under the old "Area" General Education requirements and who has not yet satisfied Area 5 requirements. The matrix can be accessed at: http://www.advising.eku.edu/advising_handbook/forms/
GenEd_AreaV_01-18-07.pdf

Problems with Equivalent Courses

Students who have already taken HPR 180 and subsequently take PHE 180 will replace the grade they got in HPR 180 with the grade they get in PHE 180. The same holds true for students who have taken HEA 281 and subsequently take HEA 285.

Students who need to take a course to satisfy "old" gen. ed. category 19 (formerly satisfied by HEA 281) should NOT take PHE 180 if they have already taken HPR 180. Instead, they should take either BIO 310, HEA 285, or NFA 201.

ANT 200 Allowed for Old "Area" Gen. Ed. Categories 10 or 11

As part of the transition to the new "block" Gen. Ed. requirements ANT 210 and ANT 211 were removed from available course listings. These courses were among the choices for old "area" Gen. Ed. categories 10 and 11. At the same time, a new course ANT 200 was created and made part of Block Va in the new Gen. Ed. ANT 200 is now allowed to satisfy a requirement in old "Area" Gen. Ed. categories 10 or 11.

New "Block" General Education Updates

The following courses have been added to the new Block General Education options:

• ECO 310 (formerly ECO 130) – Contemporary Economic Problems – Block Vb (also satisfies old Category 12. Course is restricted to Juniors and Seniors.)
• HON 308 – Honors Special Topics – Block VII (Arts & Humanities)
• HON 316 – Honors Special Topics – Block VII (Natural Sciences)