10 Course List for Each Newlane Major
Newlane courses are each three credits.* Each Bachelor’s degree major for Newlane requires students to complete a minimum of 10 courses, or 30 credits, regardless of the number of transfer credits a student may bring.
A good number of Newlane students have already earned an Associate or higher credential, and in addition have the maximum allowable transferable credits. For these students, they only need to complete the 10 major courses for their degree in order to earn a BA through Newlane. In any case, for any Newlane student earning a BA degree, here are the 10 major courses** for the different programs currently offered through Newlane:
BA in Liberal Arts: Specialization in Psychology:
- Exploring the Liberal Arts
- Critical Reading and Writing
- Foundations of Arts & Humanities
- Foundations of Social Science
- Foundations of Natural Science
- Introduction to Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology
BA in Liberal Arts: Specialization in Business Administration
- Exploring the Liberal Arts
- Critical Reading and Writing
- Foundations of Arts & Humanities
- Foundations of Social Science
- Foundations of Natural Science
- Introduction to Business
- Principles of Accounting
- Principles of Marketing
- Principles of Management
- Principles of Finance
BA in Liberal Arts with No Specialization:
- Exploring the Liberal Arts
- Critical Reading and Writing
- Foundations of Arts & Humanities
- Foundations of Social Science
- Foundations of Natural Science
- Any 300-level course (provided student hasn’t already taken it, and they’ve met any prerequisites)
- Any 300-level course (provided student hasn’t already taken it, and they’ve met any prerequisites)
- Any 300-level course (provided student hasn’t already taken it, and they’ve met any prerequisites)
- Any 300-level course (provided student hasn’t already taken it, and they’ve met any prerequisites)
- Any other course in the Newlane library at any level (provided student hasn’t already taken it, and they’ve met any prerequisites)
BA in Philosophy:
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Introduction to Ethics
- History of Ancient Western Philosophy
- History of Modern Western Philosophy
- Symbolic Logic
- Critical Reading and Writing
- Advanced Topics: Epistemology
- Advanced Topics: Metaphysics
- Any other 300-level Philosophy course (provided student hasn’t already taken it)
- Any other 300-level Philosophy course (provided student hasn’t already taken it)
See Newlane’s course list for options on 300-level and other courses.
See how transfer credits work for completing an Associate or Bachelor’s degree, and how these 10 course lists factor into the Bachelor’s degree.
*This does not include Newlane Orientation and Jumpstart, which is a non-credit orientation course.
** Students have the option of using transfer credits in place of up to two of the major courses, provided the transfer credits were earned within the last five years. In such cases, students would still need to take at least 10 courses through Newlane to earn a degree, but could take electives in place of the courses replaced by transfer courses.
For example: Student A has over 90 transferable credits, has already earned an Associate degree, and wants to earn the BA in Liberal Arts with the Psychology Specialization through Newlane. They took Developmental Psychology two years ago through another accredited college, and want to use that transfer course in place of taking Developmental Psychology through Newlane. Since the course was taken within the last five years, this is allowable. Student A would still need to take 10 total courses through Newlane, but could take an elective in place of Developmental Psychology. The elective can be any course in Newlane’s library, provided the student has not already taken the course, and they have met any prerequisites. Student A could use the same process for up to one additional course (for a total of two courses) in the 10 courses for the major.