The Hamline Plan: Undergraduate Curriculum

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A different approach to your general education requirements

When you attend Hamline University, your general education plan is not just a series of classes to take in certain subjects. Instead, from the Hamline Plan to your major, you'll get a skills-based education to develop the knowledge and skills that employers want.

Hamline Plan requirements by year

The Hamline Plan changes every year. Use the links below to navigate to your Hamline Plan.
 

2023–24 2022–23 2021–22 2020–21

2023-2024 Hamline Plan requirements

FYSEM: First-year Seminar

one course

All new first-year students 24 years of age or younger throughout the first term of attendance are required to take a First-year Seminar in the first semester.

            E: Expository writing

            one course

            This requirement is fulfilled by FYW 1120: Composition and Research and writing-intensive FYSEMs, which must be completed during your first year at Hamline.

            If you do not complete a writing-intensive course during a year, you must complete an extra writing-intensive course the following year.

            W: Writing Intensive

            three courses

            Writing-intensive courses must be taken at Hamline. Two of the required courses are provided within your major: one at the 1000- or 3000-level and one at the 5000-level. The third course can be completed through writing-intensive offerings in any area of your choosing.

            O: Speaking Intensive

            two courses

            The required speaking-intensive courses can be taken at any time and in any academic department.

            R and M: Formal reasoning and Quantitative reasoning

            one or two courses

            You must complete both categories of Reasoning. This can be accomplished through one formal reasoning course and one quantitative reasoning course, or through one that carries both the R and M designations.

            F: Fine arts

            total of eight credits

            You must complete enough fine arts courses to equal eight credits.

            H: Humanities

            two courses

            You can find humanities courses in English, modern languages, philosophy, and religion.

            N: Natural science

            two courses, at least one with a lab

            You must complete two natural science courses, at least one of which must have a lab.

            S: Social science

            two courses

            Social science courses can usually be found in anthropology, communication studies, history, legal studies, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology.

            D: Diversity

            two courses

            While at Hamline, you are required to complete courses that engage in intellectual discourse and reflection about differences.

            G: Global citizenship

            one course

            Courses that address global citizenship can be found in many departments, including global studies, modern languages, and political science.

            C: Collaboration

            one course

            Students complete coursework that focuses on developing and strengthening collaborative skills.

            Q: Independent critical inquiry and information literacy

            one course

            This requirement is found in upper-level courses and will most likely be included in your senior seminar.

            P: LEAP: Liberal Education as Practice

            one course or registered experience

            LEAP experiences include LEAP courses (P), as well as faculty-advised internships, undergraduate research projects, apprentice teaching, and qualifying independent studies/projects.

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