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It is the student ’ s responbility to make sure that he or she is properly enrolled , which may be done by accessing PennInTouch or by checking with an advisor in the Undergraduate Division . A student may consider taking a College 99 if preparatory course work has already been done and if his or her interests cannot be accommodated through regular or independent study within a department in the School of Arts and Sciences . The major program provides a balanced treatment of the central phenomena of the field , taking into account the particular methods of inquiry from which our knowledge is derived and the conceptual frameworks that organize the factual basis of the discipline . Prior to applying to submatriculate , the student ’ s program of study must be approved by his or her undergraduate academic advisor , the Graduate Group chair in the area of interest , and the appropriate Dean of the student ’ s undergraduate School . All CWiC-affiliated classes are regular departmental courses , but with an emphasis on speaking . CWiC has affiliations with an array of classes to offer students the opportunity to improve their speaking through a variety of disciplines . Each student must develop a course plan in consultation with his or her faculty advisor during the freshman year , including the selection of an Application Focus – an area of interest to which he or she intends to apply the tools of Systems Engineering . Stressing breadth of technological concepts , based on the student ’ s articulation of a “ career path , ” and closely supported by a sponsoring Faculty Advisor , an Individualized major provides a student the opportunity to customize an academic program that matches his or her career or intellectual interests that is not available through one of our standing majors . Religion scholars ask not whether certain beliefs are true but what they mean to those who hold them to be true , how they came to have a particular form and content , and what impact they have on their intellectual and social environments . English offers more than 15 distinct concentrations — including the option of an individualized concentration — and is the only department in which one can major with an emphasis in creative writing . Learning to do this provides the major with an intellectual versatility that can serve well in a variety of future activities ranging from research and / or teaching in physics or astronomy and related sciences to careers in law , health , commerce , etc. Once the list of possibilities has been winnowed , a student then needs to plan a program that keeps all of his or her academic options open for as long as possible .