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University extended the transfer-credit provisions to all transfer students from accredited
institutions, effective January 1999.”

Someone who has not completed an AD can still request credits earned to be transferred.
These cases are then evaluated by the Registrar individually, after a student is accepted to
the university. Notably, the office has an open-access search database for “Transfer Credit
Equivalencies” to further facilitate the process, which is like the credit transfer database
used in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (albeit it is not publicly
available).

GE PILOs can be easily identified from their website. The West Chester University hopes to
equip students to:
(1) communicate effectively,
(2) employ quantitative concepts and mathematical methods,
(3) think critically and analytically,
(4) demonstrate the ability to think across and about disciplinary boundaries,
(5) respond thoughtfully to diversity, and
(6) make informed decisions and ethical choices.

To fulfil the GE curriculum, students are required to complete a total of 48 credits of for a
bachelor degree. They are listed as follows:
(1) English composition (6 credits),
(2) Mathematics (3 credits),
(3) diverse communities (3 credits),
(4) Communication (3 credits),
(5) Science (6 credits),
(6) behavioral and social sciences (6 credits),
(7) Humanities (6 credits),
(8) the arts (3 credits),
(9) interdisciplinary studies (3 credits), and
(10) (student) electives

As can be seen, the GE domains are quite like most universities in Hong Kong, South Korea and
Singapore. A wide range of areas, including topics related to American Studies, are included in
the GE framework to provide a wide exposure to students.

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