2019-20 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | General Education and Interdisciplinary Programs

General Education Core Requirements

General Education Requirements **

For the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees:

Behavioral Science* [3]

BIB 101	Old Testament Literature and Theology [3]
BIB 102	New Testament Literature and Theology [3]
CMC 101	Principles of Speech [2]
CMP 101	Principles of Writing [3] Students are expected to complete this course within the first two semesters of matriculation. A minimum grade of C- is required. Some programs require a higher grade in this course.
CMP 102	Writing & Research [3]
Fine Arts^	Choose two of the following:* ART 101 or a non-liberal arts studio course [2, 3], or FNA 102 [2], or MUS 104 [2]. Two consecutive semesters of specific Music Ensembles may be taken instead of MUS 104.
Foreign Language*	Students must demonstrate proficiency (refer to Foreign Language Proficiency for details).
GED 100^	First-Year Seminar [2] Required of all first-year students.
GED 401^	Senior Seminar [2] Required of all seniors.
History	HST 102 Western Civilization I [3] or HST 103 Western Civilization II [3]

History, Economics, or Social Sciences Elective*^ [3]

Lab Science* [3-4]

LIT XXX^	Introduction to Literature or a 200-level Literature Survey course [3]
MTH XXX	Students must demonstrate proficiency by completion of a college level mathematics course [3] (refer to Mathematics Proficiency for details).
PED 100	Fitness for Life [1]
PED 1XX	Skills in Physical Education (Elective) [1] One PED skills course is required; a maximum of two may be counted toward the degree but must be earned in different activities.
PHL 202^	Philosophical and Ethical Issues* [3]
**	The number in brackets indicates semester hours.
*	Courses taken to fulfill these requirements may be specified by departments for their majors. Refer to Departmental pages for specific course requirements for each major. Refer to Modifications to the General Education Program for students seeking a Bachelor of Science degree in one of the professional programs.
^	Honors sections of these courses are available for students admitted to the Global Honors Program.

In some degree programs, a student may use the same course to meet both a General Education requirement and a major requirement. When this is permitted, the General Education requirement is noted as "not applicable" on the official check sheet.

General Education Requirements **
For the Associate of Science degrees:

BIB 101	Old Testament Literature and Theology [3]
BIB 102	New Testament Literature and Theology [3]
CMP 101	Principles of Writing [3] Students are expected to complete this course within the first two semesters of matriculation. A minimum grade of C- is required. Some programs require a higher grade in this course.
Fine Arts^	Choose two of the following:* ART 101 or a non-liberal arts studio course [2, 3], or FNA 102 [2], or MUS 104 [2]. Two consecutive semesters of specific Music Ensembles may be taken instead of MUS 104.
GED 100^	First-Year Seminar [2] Required of all first-year students.
PED 100			Fitness for Life [1]
PHL 202^		Philosophical and Ethical Issues* [3]
History, Economics or Social Sciences Electives [6]