Students are required to demonstrate competence in a math or science area as a degree requirement. They can do so in several ways: successful completion of a math or science course offered by the Critical Studies Department, successful completion of a math or science course taken at a consortium college, transfer credit of a math or science course, or successful completion of an approved science or math course offered by other departments. In this last example, demonstrated competency does not reduce the number of credits required in the Critical Studies Department.