Eberly Edge Program for Advisors

These sections cover the same content as the non-Eberly Edge sections, but they are enhanced in several ways: 

• Limited to about 60 students 
• Taught by a faculty member 
• Use active learning and student engagement
• Introduce professional skills
• Are assessed within the Eberly Edge program
• Are reserved for Eberly majors

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How can students fulfill the Eberly Edge?  

Overlap with the major

Depending on students’ major, between 3-9 credits from the major can fulfill some Eberly Edge requirements. 

• Please see the catalog for each specific major [link to major list coming soon] 

• If students have 2 majors or a dual degree, they only need to fulfill the Eberly Edge of the first Eberly major or degree.

• Example:

  • Student is double majoring in POLS and Social Work. Only the Eberly Edge for POLS will be displayed. 

  • Student has a dual degree in POLS and MATH. Only the Eberly Edge for POLS will be displayed in DW. 

  • Student has a dual degree in Engineering and Physics. Only the Eberly Edge for PHYS will be displayed. 

Overlap with General Education

• Many Eberly Edge courses will also be General Education courses and there is no limit to the overlap between EDG and General Education 

• The EEDG program remains separate from General Education 

  • All sections of SUST 102 will fulfill F7

  • EDG sections of SUST 102 in fall of 2025 and spring 2026 will fulfill F7 and EDG 4 

  • Non-EDG sections of SUST 102 will fulfill F7, but not EDG 4 

No overlap

• EDG 5 (ARSC 380) is a course unique to the EDG and does not overlap with either the major or General Education. 

• EDG 6: some experiences will possibly overlap with the major, but not always. 

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What will the course offerings be? 

• The College will offer several sections of each of the EDG categories 

• The schedule for the EDG offerings for the upcoming semesters  (coming soon!) is published on the EEDG webpage so that students and advisers can plan. 

Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 

• For the upcoming academic year, we will have special sections of courses that are Eberly Edge sections: 

  • COMM 104 (EDG 2, GEF 5)

  • PHIL 130 (EDG 3, GEF 5)

  • SUST 102 (EDG 4, GEF 7)

• EDG 6 (High Impact Experience): students will be able to fulfill this requirement immediately if they take a course designated by their department as an appropriate experience.
  

Fall 2026 and beyond 

• The college will offer sections of EDG 1- 6 every regular semester, with some options in the summer 

• There will also be selected online opportunities for students
  

Identifying EDG sections:

• Sections will have an attribute in Banner (just like GEF): EDG 1, EDG 3, etc. 

• Sections will have unique section numbers: E81 through E89 

• Restrictions: cohort, college

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How do I help my advisees find EDG sections on the schedule? 

Typically, students will be block-scheduled for their Eberly Edge section.  S tudents can use Schedule Builder to Search by Course Attribute (Screenshot coming soon)

• Click Add course
• Search by course attribute
• Select Eberly Edge (and appropriate edge course number)
• Click add to schedule
• Be sure to check the section number (E81-E89) by clicking on the Gear option.

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Can students take EDG courses in transient? 

While the discipline content of an EDG section and a non-EDG section will be the same, the skills-based aspect of the course will not be included in the non-EDG sections. Similarly, a course taken in transient will deliver equivalent disciplinary content, but not the skills.

Additionally, the Eberly Edge Program will be assessed for students’ learning gains in those skills area. We need to have accurate data to perform a meaningful assessment project.

For this reason, EDG courses are not taken in transient, in the same way that a capstone course cannot be taken at another institution. The only exception will be EDG 6, which, by definition, will meet the criteria of a high impact experience.

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Transfer students, AP, Dual Enrollment credits

As discussed above, courses taken at other institutions will not include the components that define the Eberly Edge sections of courses and will not fill the Eberly Edge requirements.

However, if a transfer student is admitted to the College and the College transfer adviser can write a plan of study of four or fewer 15-credit semesters, the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Students and Programs or the Eberly Director of Advising will authorize partial or full exceptions to be entered in the degree audit. The same practice will apply to students who come in with a large number of dual enrollment credits or AP credits for courses that are part of the Eberly Edge Program.

It is important to remember that courses taken to fulfill the Eberly Edge are fully degree pursuant, even if some options overlap with General Education. It is likely that internal and external transfer students will need those additional hours to maintain financial aid eligibility. It is the case that students in those groups generally need more degree-pursuant courses rather than fewer, but we will remain flexible.

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D/F repeat

• If a student receives a D or an F in an EDG section of a course and repeats the course in another EDG section of the same course, the DF repeat policy will apply. If the student receives a minimum grade of D on the second attempt, the EDG requirement will be complete.
• If a student receives a D or an F in an EDG section of a course and repeats the course in a non-EDG section of the same course, the DF repeat policy will apply for the calculation of the GPA, but not for the fulfillment of the completion of the EDG requirement.

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When are students supposed to take their EDG courses?

Students should complete EDG 1-4 by the end of their sophomore year or fall semester of junior year, so that they are prepared to take ARSC 380 their junior year. EDG 6 can be completed at any point.