Dragon Core Requirements for Students Admitted Before Fall 2011
DRAGON CORE is a minimum of 14 courses (42 credits minimum). The Information Literacy competency area (DC 11) is embedded in the curriculum of the other areas and satisfied through completion of Dragon Core.
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Select one course in each competency area DC 1A, 1B, 2-10, for a total of 11 courses.
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Select two- three additional courses from DC 1C (optional), DC3-7, with no more than two courses in any one Dragon Core competency area.
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At least three courses from DC 3-7 must be Middle Cluster courses.
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One course must include a Science Lab Experience from DC4-Natural Sciences. This course may be completed in the Inner or Middle Cluster.
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You may take Inner Cluster and Middle Cluster courses simultaneously, provided you meet the Middle Cluster course requirements.
Middle Cluster courses require that particular Foundation Four course(s) be completed.
Middle Cluster courses may also require students to have completed one course in a designated DC 3-7 competency area.
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You may apply no more than one Dragon Core course from your major rubric (e.g. biology majors - BIOL) in each of the Inner, Middle, and Outer Cluster.
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To enroll in an Outer Cluster course, you must have completed the Foundation Four and two Middle Cluster courses in two different areas from DC 3-7.
Additional Information:
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Only courses approved for Dragon Core credit may be counted toward completion of the 42 minimum credits required. Approved courses are marked by the Dragon Core competency area to which they belong and for DC 3-7 whether the course is an Inner Cluster "I" or Middle Cluster "M" offering (1A, 1B, 1C (optional) 2, 3, 3I, 3M, 4I, 4M, 5I, 5M, 6I, 6M, 7I, 7M, 8, 9 10) in each semester's course schedule.
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Courses taken for Pass/No Credit grades may not be applied to Dragon Core. CCGE courses taken by Corrick Center students are an exception to the policy. Such courses are only graded Pass/No Credit.
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In addition to the graduation requirement of a GPA of 2.0 in all MSUM courses, an overall cumulative 2.0 GPA is required in Dragon Core. Certain degree programs may require higher Dragon Core GPAs. Check with the department for more information.