CORE changes approved

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>Interesting article from the Diamondback: </p>

<p>The</a> Diamondback - CORE overhaul passes</p>

<p>Takes effect in 2011...check this out:</p>

<p>"Incoming freshmen will no longer be able to use their SAT scores to place out of basic math and English requirements. The hotly disputed diversity requirement was expanded into two categories — Understand Pluralities in Society and Cultural Competency. Students will be able to take one UPS and one CC course or two UPS courses. Students will also be required to take at least two “I”-Series courses, some of which are already being offered."</p>

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<p>No word in that article about who’s affected though.</p>

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<p>I think it says incoming freshmen are affected.</p>

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<p>It says 2011, … and any current students are always governed by the “book” in effect when they were admitted …</p>

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<p>Wow, that sucks.</p>

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<p>Fall 2011 or Spring 2011?</p>

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<p>Sorry for resurrecting an old thread (I’ve been doing this a lot lately :P)</p>

<p>But… any news on what exactly the CORE changes are???</p>

<p>So far, I see that you have to take an additional diversity course… well, that’s lame =_=</p>

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<p>bada-bump!</p>

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<p>I just looked at various places on the UMD.edu website…didn’t find any more specifics, although there is a list of the I-series courses offered for Fall 2010…</p>

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<p>The change in the SAT exemptions is a big deal. I never understood why they ever did this. The SAT is not designed for that purpose and the scores they allowed to get the exemption were too low. This will not change policy concerning AP credit. I think it’s a good thing …</p>

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<p>The extra I-series and additional diversity requirements though… ew :x</p>

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<p>A lot of times you can fulfill the Diversity requirement without taking an additional class. Some classes fulfill both a CORE (like HL or HU) and Diversity. Even though they’ll be two different types now, if you pick your classes carefully you can probably fulfill both Diversity requirements while fulfilling a different CORE at the same time.</p>

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<p>I know that, but I basically had my other CORE’s taken care of by APs… :(</p>