Liberal Arts, A.A.

University Campus Requirements

• SLU 101 - First Year Experience 1 credit

Technology Competency Skills

Saint Leo University Technology Competency Skills                                             

Technology is threaded through our personal, professional, and educational interactions. To successfully manage these interactions - specifically relating to education and employment - our students must have the ability to navigate and operate essential computer functions, beyond social media. Demonstrating competency of basic technology skills is essential for the success of all Saint Leo University students.

Saint Leo University requires undergraduate students to demonstrate technology competency prior to degree conferral. These technology competency skills can be satisfied through a waiver exam, microcredential module, or academic course (COM-140 or equivalent, earning a grade of C or better within 10 years). Education majors should complete EDU 228: Educational Technology to fulfill the technology requirement. Students should meet with their advisors to discuss options and establish a plan to satisfy the graduation requirement.

Technology Competency Skills Microcredential:

A self-paced, online module designed to develop and reinforce computer competencies and literacy. The module introduces general computer operations using current computing technologies and software. Selected topics include the Internet, security and safety, digital communication practices, operating systems, as well as creating and evaluating documents, worksheets, and presentations. Guidelines for selecting computer hardware and software are addressed. Satisfactory completion of this microcredential meets the Saint Leo University Technology Competency Skills graduation requirement. Upon completion of the microcredential, students will earn a digital badge. This badge can be shared as confirmation of demonstrated skill and ability. This course is not covered by financial aid.

Technology Competency Skills Waiver Exam:

Students may take the technology competency skills waiver exam to satisfy the Saint Leo University technology competency skill requirement. The Waiver Exam tests your knowledge of Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Windows, and the Internet. The exam is Pass/Fail and you must receive a minimum score of 74% to pass. 

AA

• ENG 121 - UE: Academic Writing I: Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric 3 credits
• ENG 122 - UE: Academic Writing II: Writing and Research 3 credits
• MAT 131 - UE: College Mathematics 3 credits

• MAT-141 is required in place of MAT-131 for the AA in Business Administration, Cybersecurity and Information Technology. 

• PHI 210 - UE: Thinking and Doing Ethics 3 credits
• REL 115 - UE: Is God Silent? How to Read Scriptures to Build a Life of Love 3 credits
• REL 125 - UE: Searching for Light in the Darkness: Faith, Reason, and the Quest for God 3 credits

• Complete one course from the following choices:

• ECO 110HA - UE: Economics for Life 3 credits
• HTY 110HA - UE: Immigration: The Changing Face of America 3 credits
• POL 110HA - UE: Revolution Now! Democracy in Troubled Times 3 credits
• PSY 110HA - UE: Psychological Well Being: How to be Sane in an Insane World 3 credits
• REL 120HA - UE: The Politics of Jesus: History and Social Challenge 3 credits
• REL 215HA - UE: Who Would Jesus Kill? Religious Ethics of War and Peace 3 credits
• SOC 110HA - UE: The McDonaldization of Society 3 credits
• SWK 210HA - Equity and Justice 3 credits

• Complete one course from the following choices:

• ART 110HM - UE: Curves Ahead: Women Artists and the Female Form 3 credits
• GLO 210HM - UE: Feeding the Planet: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century 3 credits
• HTY 110HM - UE: Native American History & Life: More Than Tipis & Tomahawks 3 credits
• HUM 215HM - UE: Breaking the Code: Language, Culture, and Communication 3 credits
• IDS 115HM - UE: The Imagined West: Myth of the American West in Art, Literature and Philosophy 3 credits
• IDS 210HM - UE: Once Upon a Time: Readings in Folklore and Culture 3 credit
• LBS 120HM - UE: Stories of Resistance: Power and Identity in the U.S 3 credits
• REL 223HM - UE: World Religions: East and West 3 credits
• SOC 110HM - UE: Building a Multiracial Society 3 credits
• SWK 220HM - UE: Hip Hop and Social Justice 3 credits
• SWK 225HM - UE: Becoming an Advocate for Justice 3 credits

• Choose two courses from the following choices:

• SCI 110SC - UE: Evaluating the Predictions of Global Warming 3 credits
• SCI 115SC - UE: Is Evolution True? Your Inner Fish 3 credits
• SCI 120SC - UE: Human Ecology 3 credits
• SCI 215SC - UE: Science in Science Fiction 3 credits

• Complete one course from the following choices: 

• FAS 110CL - UE: Living the Theatre: Dramatic Skills for all Disciplines 3 credits
• HUM 110CL - UE: Giants of the Arts 3 credits
• MUS 110CL - UE: Spirituals to Rock and Roll: The Story of How American Popular Music Conquered the World 3 credits
• ENG 210CL - UE: Love and Desire in Literature 3 credits
• ENG 215CL - UE: Monsters and the Monstrous in Literature 3 credits
• ENG 225CL - UE: Writing Wild: Exploring the Four Genres 3 credits

General Elective credits - 24

Total Credits - 60