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Are there required classes for incoming freshman? What are some examples of these?

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Posted by enotes on Sunday August 24, 2008 at 5:00 PM and tagged with academics, freshman, university of pittsburgh.

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  1. thatgirlhaslove
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    Freshman are required to take two course which fill the Workshop in Composition and Algebra general education requirements.

    Prior to class registration, incoming freshmen take placement exams in English Writing and Algebra. Sufficient scores or an equivalent high school course may award you credit for these requirements. To receive credit for the English Composition requirement, you must receive a 5 on the AP English test and score 600 or higher on the verbal/critical reading section of the SAT. To receive credit for the Algebra requirement, you must score 600 or higher on the math SAT, or earn at least a C- in MATH 0220 or 0120 in Pitt's College in High School program, or have been awarded AP calculus credit.

    Composition Requirement: "This is a college-level composition course such as the Seminar in Composition offered by the Department of English, or one of the approved freshman seminars. Students who need to strengthen their writing skills may be required to take Composition Tutorial, Workshop in Composition, or Intensive Workshop in Composition."

    Algebra Requirement: "Students who need additional mathematical preparation, as indicated by algebra placement testing scores, will be required to take and pass, with a grade of C- or better, a course in algebra before the end of their first two terms of full-time enrollment."

    Sources:
    http://www.as.pitt.edu/undergraduate/requirements/gened.html

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    Posted by thatgirlhaslove on Sunday November 30, 2008 at 5:07 PM