B.A./B.M. Comparison: OLE Core Curriculum Requirements
Comparison Chart for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music Students
1 course = one (1.00) - credit course unless otherwise indicated.
*B.M. students must attain either Religion, Faith and Values or Christian Theology in Dialogue.
**B.M. students must attain either Natural Science or Quantitative and Computational Reasoning.
| Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Music | |
|---|---|---|
| First-Year Experience: First-Year Seminar | 1 course | 1 course |
| First-Year Experience: Writing and Rhetoric | 1 course | 1 course |
| Religion, Faith and Values | 1 course | 0-1 course |
| Christian Theology in Dialogue | 1 course | 0-1 course |
| Power and Race | 1 course | 1 course |
| Global Histories and Societies | 1 course | 1 course |
| Social Science | 1 course | 1 course |
| Writing Across the Curriculum | 1 course | 1 course |
| Ethical Reasoning in Context | 1 course | 1 course |
| Natural Science | 1 course | 0-1 course |
| Quantitative and Computational Reasoning | 1 course | 0-1 course |
| World Languages and Cultures | 1-3 courses (depending on placement, AP/IB/transfer credit) | 0-2 (Depending on placement, incoming students must complete at least one course and a maximum of two courses at St. Olaf. Exception: vocal performance majors must complete 112-level course in two languages, one of which is French or German.) |
| Creativity | 1 course | 1 course |
| OLE Experience in Practice | 0-1 (Can be satisfied by a non-credit bearing experience) | 0 (Not required) |
| Active Body: Moving Toward Health & Well-Being | 1 course (Course must be at least .25 credits.) | 1 course (Course must be at least .25 credits.) |
| Writing in the Major | 1 course (To be fulfilled within the major.) | 1 course (To be fulfilled within the major.) |