Core Revitalization Conversations and Current Core Programming
The Elizabethtown College Core Committee is working with community partners on a Core Revitalization. The implementation of the revitalized Core Program is presently unknown. This page is dedicated to keeping our campus community apprised of any conversations that directly impact the existing Core Program in our Online Catalog(s).
Points of Information
- Regardless of when a student enrolls at Elizabethtown College, every student is required to complete a minimum of 40 credits of general education to earn a bachelor’s degree. For more information, please refer to the PA State System of Higher Education Board of Governors Policy 1993-01-A: General Education at State System of Higher Education Universities .
- General Education – Guided Writing and Research Student Learning Outcomes were approved for publication in the 2025-26 Catalog.
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Natural and Physical Science Core. All courses submitted for Natural and Physical Science will have a student learning outcome of "collect, analyze, and interpret data." As a result, the Core Program will transition to requiring a single Natural and Physical Science Course.
Please note:- Students Enrolling Fall 2025 will be required to complete a single Natural and Physical Science course.
- Students enrolling with the College Fall 2024 will transition to a single natural and physical science course provided the course completed incorporated the student learning outcome of "collect, analyze, and interpret data." If a student completed a previoulsy classified Core Program non-lab science, the course will continue to count toward the overall 125 credits required for degree completion, however, they will need to complete an additional Natural and Physical Science under Core Revitalization.
- Students enrolling Prior to Fall 2024 will be required to complete two Natural and Physical Science courses in two different disciplines. Any course previously classified as "non-lab" sciences, at the time of enrollment and completion, will not satisfy the new Natural and Physical Science student learning outcome of collect, analyze, and interpret data.
Core Program Updates for Currently Enrolled Students
| Course | AU | GWR? | Course Title | Approval Date | Notes |
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| CH 109 | NPS | No | Introduction to Forensic Science | 4.3.2024 | Course transitioned from an NPS (Non-Lab Science) to an NPS (Lab Science) for currently enrolled students effective Fall 2024. |
| CS 113 | NPS | No | The Power and Beauty of Computing | 9.18.2024 | Course transitioned from an NPS (Non-Lab Science) to an NPS (Lab Science) for currently enrolled students effective Spring 2025. |
| PBH 111 | NPS | No | Priciples of Public Health | 4.17.2024 | Course transitioned from an NPS (Non-Lab Science) to an NPS (Lab Science) for currently enrolled students effective Fall 2024. |