<p>Requirements for graduation
<a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Ereg/regulations/undergrad/degree-req.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.dartmouth.edu/~reg/regulations/undergrad/degree-req.html</a></p>
<p>A student must pass the following courses, although they may be substituted in part by credits on entrance or by proficiency demonstrated then or later. </p>
<p>A. Writing: Writing 5; Writing 2-3; or a proficiency equivalent to that achieved by Writing 5.1 Students must complete the requirement by the end of the second term of the first year. Neither Writing 5 nor Writing 2-3 is eligible for use of the Non-Recording Option.</p>
<p>B. First-Year Seminar: One seminar chosen from an approved list which is available on the College website: <a href="http://dartmouth.edu/%7Ereg/fysem.html%5B/url%5D">http://dartmouth.edu/~reg/fysem.html</a>. These seminars, which have Writing 5 (or 2-3) as prerequisite, are designed both to further the students proficiency in writing and to provide an opportunity for participation in small group study and discussions with an instructor on a subject of mutual interest (page XXX). This requirement must be completed during the first year. A First-Year Seminar may satisfy a distributive or world culture requirement if so indicated on the College website at <a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Ereg/fysem.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.dartmouth.edu/~reg/fysem.html</a>. It is never possible to include a First-Year Seminar as an actual part of a major. No First-Year Seminar may be taken under the Non-Recording Option.</p>
<p>C. Language: Foreign language courses numbered 1, 2, and 3; or proficiency equivalent to three terms of study in one foreign language at the college level, or fluency in some language other than English. A student must demonstrate the ability (1) to read with understanding representative texts in a foreign language; and in the case of a modern foreign language, (2) to understand and use the spoken language in a variety of situations. Every student will take qualifying tests upon entrance. If the student passes these examinations, he or she will have fulfilled the Foreign Language Requirement. Where no department or program exists to determine a students fluency in a language, the Associate Dean of Faculty for the Humanities shall make whatever arrangements are necessary for such a determination.</p>
<p>General Education Requirements (Class of 2008 and later classes): There are two separate requirements under this heading: World Culture Requirement, and Distributive Requirement. These requirements are outlined below, and are explained in detail (including the codes used to designate which courses fall into which categories) below. (keep in mind that some courses can meet more than one distribution requirement)</p>
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<li><p>World Culture Requirement. Each student must take and pass one course in each of three areas: Western Cultures, Non-Western Cultures, and Culture and Identity.</p></li>
<li><p>Distributive Requirement. Each student must take and pass ten courses, as follows:</p></li>
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<p>one in the Arts;</p>
<p>one in Literature;</p>
<p>one in Systems and Traditions of Thought, Meaning, and Value;</p>
<p>one in International or Comparative Study;</p>
<p>two in Social Analysis;</p>
<p>one in Quantitative and Deductive Sciences;</p>
<p>two in the Natural Sciences;</p>
<p>one in Technology or Applied Science.</p>
<p>One of the courses in the Natural Science or Technology categories must have a laboratory, field, or experimental component.</p>