Foundations

Frontiers

Introduces new students to the liberal arts and sciences and invites them to become active participants in Goucher’s rich intellectual community. They are encouraged to examine their assumptions and values as they explore those of others. The seminars also emphasize the value to the academic environment of collaborative learning and information technologies and foster independent thought, intellectual curiosity, and the joy of learning. Goucher II students who enter as first-year students are required to enroll in Frontiers. ISP 110 and ISP 110Y  taken in the fall semester fulfill the Frontiers requirement. All incoming first-year students are required to pass:

• Frontiers or
• ISP 110 or
• ISP 110Y - Perspectives on the Global Condition (8 Cr. Seminar) to be eligible for graduation.

Academic writing/Writing proficiency (LER-WP)

Students must demonstrate proficiency in written communication. This will be satisfied by completing the sequence of Writing Program courses and by demonstrating proficiency through a portfolio. Portfolios are to be submitted to the Director of the Writing Program and will be evaluated by a panel of instructors in the program.

Foreign Language (LER-FL)

Students must demonstrate proficiency in foreign language through intermediate level. Study of a foreign language imparts to students practical linguistic skills and deep understanding of the cultural codes of other societies. Foreign language proficiency grants privileged access to the nuances of fundamental texts in fields such as literature, philosophy, and social and political theory, and to foreign media and other accounts of current events.

• ARB 130 - Intermediate Arabic I (4 Cr.)
• FR 130 - Intermediate French (4 Cr.)
• ES 130G - Intermediate Reading in Spanish: Environmental Studies (6 Cr.)
• GER 130 - Intermediate German (4 Cr.)
• GER 130G - Intermediate German-Berlin, Germany (4 Cr.)
• IT 130 - Intermediate Italian (4 Cr.)
• IT 130G - Language and Culture () 
• JS 130 - Elements of Hebrew III (4 Cr.)
• RUS 130 - Intermediate Russian I (4 Cr.)
• SP 130 - Intermediate Spanish (4 Cr.)
• SP 130G - Intermediate Spanish Abroad - Global (4 Cr.)
• SP 130S - Intermediate Spanish with Community-Based Learning (4 Cr.)
• SP 130V - Intermediate Spanish (4 Cr.)