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Rollins Foundations in the Liberal Arts

Competencies

Curriculum and Curricular Requirements
A liberal arts education comprises two equal pillars—focused study in a major and exploration through Foundations coursework. In our integrative, developmental Foundations program, students will acquire content knowledge and learn how multiple disciplinary perspectives come together to examine and solve complex, real-world problems.

A Well-Rounded Foundation

A liberal arts education comprises two equal pillars—focused study in a major and exploration through Foundations coursework. In our integrative, developmental Foundations program, students will acquire content knowledge and learn how multiple disciplinary perspectives come together to examine and solve complex, real-world problems.

Foreign Language

The Foreign Language competency can be met by any of the following:

  • Earning a C- or better in any Rollins course that carries the Foreign Language
    Competency (F) designation
  • Earning a C- or better in an approved Rollins transfer course
  • Achieving an AP Language exam score of 4 or 5
  • Achieving an IB Language exam score of 6 or 7
  • For international students, having been admitted to Rollins College based on their TOEFL score

For more details please visit our Foreign Language Competency at Rollins FAQs.

Mathematical Thinking

The Mathematical Thinking competency can be met by any one of the following:

  • Earning a C- or better in any Rollins course that carries the Mathematical Thinking (M) competency designation, which includes courses from a variety of departments
  • Earning a C- or better in an approved Rollins transfer course
  • Achieving an AP Statistics exam score of 4 or 5
  • Achieving an AP Calculus exam (A/B or B/C) score of 4 or 5
  • Achieving an IB Mathematics exam score of 4 or better

 Math competency requirements may be used toward a major or minor 

Writing

The Writing competency can be met by any one of the following:

  • Earning a C or better in an ENG 140 course
  • Earning a C or better in a Rollins-approved transfer course
  • Earning an AP English language and composition course score of 4 or 5

 The competency course may NOT be counted toward the English major or minor

Ethical Reasoning

The Ethical Reasoning competency can be met by any of the following:

  • Earning a C- or better in any Rollins Course that carries the Ethical Reasoning Competency (ECMP designation
  • Earning a C- or better in a Rollins-approved transfer course

Ethical reasoning competency courses may be double-counted toward a major, minor, or Foundations Seminar.