COSC New Policy - Transfer Credit Updated Info

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 Every degree has a capstone course. Everyone also takes a cornerstone course as well.

I wouldn't say EVERY degree has a capstone course, a lot don't it all depends on the school and major. But some require a portfolio or internship or something else. I feel like more and more are adding a capstone though, eventually I think pretty much all degrees will have one.

Not all schools have cornerstones courses either. But it seems more and more do. At least three CC"s near me even have an intro to college type course everyone must take. But it is a one credit course more about study skills which is different than info lit like the TESU cornerstone. And the uni I attend has this same requirement as well. The good thing is this course is often offered in shorter time frame than 15 weeks, like 7 and 5 weeks. However, if at all the schools I'm referring to, if you are more than 2 years out of HS and/or are transfer student you are exempt from this requirement, but can still take the course if you wish to. Not sure if this is the same as big 3's cornerstones but kind of similar I guess.

Also for the Uni I attend a lot of majors mostly non-liberal arts (engineering, social work, education, nursing business, etc) have an orientation type course that introduces to the major and it's requirements, defines the subject and tells you what careers in that major and career area. You take it before you declare that major. I guess it is a way to make sure people in those majors actually want to do that thing and know what they are getting into. But since liberal arts majors are more broad so they don't have that. Not quite a cornerstone but kind of similar maybe.

I was specifically speaking about CSU Global. Every bachelor's degree there DOES have a capstone. Everyone is also required to take ORG300 as a cornerstone course. They don't call it a cornerstone, but that's what it is.