College of Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Arts: General Education Core
Degree: Bachelor of Arts – 128 hours minimum
I. General Studies (37-38 hours)
A. Communication (9 hours)
1. ENG-1100 English Composition or any IAI: C1 900 course
(Students with an English ACT score of less than 20 must first take ENG-1000 Basic Writing as an elective credit only, but not as an English elective credit.)
2. COM-1100 Speech Communication or any IAI: C2 900 course
3. ENG-2000 Writing About Literature or any IAI: C1 901 course
NOTE: ENG-1100 and ENG-2000 must be completed with a grade of C- or higher and not under the Pass/D/F option.
B. Humanities (9 hours)
1. Select one three-hour Humanities course from Literature, History or Philosophy.
ENG-2200 Non-Western Literature
ENG-2210 Society & Literature
HIS-1110 Early Modern Europe
HIS-1120 Modern Europe
HIS-1315 Survey of World History to 1350
HIS-1325 Survey of World History Since 1350
HIS-1500 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 course
HIS-2300 U.S. Women's History
HIS-2400 Race History in America
PHI-2010 Primer in Philosophy or any IAI: H5 900
PHI-2110 Philosophy of Religion or any IAI: H4 905 course
2. Select one three-hour Fine Arts course from Art, Music or Theatre.
ART-1100 Intro to Visual Arts or any IAI: F2 900 course
ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Studio
ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Studio
COM-2200 Introduction to Film Studies
MUS-1503 Exploration of Music or any IAI: F1 900 course
MUS-2203 Survey of Western Music
MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures or any IAI: F1 903N course
MUS-2253 History of Jazz
THR-1100 Introduction to Theatre or any IAI: F1 907 course
THR-3500 Oral Interpretation of Literature
THR-4210 Contemporary Theatre
3. Select an additional Humanities course:
COM-2850 Media Literacy
HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas
or
One course from an area not selected above.
C. Logical & Mathematical Reasoning (3 hours)
PHI-2210 Introduction to Logic or any IAI: H4 906 course
MAT-1550 Finite Mathematics or any IAI: M1 900 course
Any MAT above 1550
D. Natural Sciences (7-8 hours)
(One laboratory course required)
1. Select one Life Science
Biology
Any IAI approved course in the Biological Sciences
2. Select one Physical Science
Chemistry
Physics
Earth Science
Any IAI approved course in the Physical Sciences
3. The three-hour Interdisciplinary Natural Science course (NSCI-1970 Energy and Our Environment) can be used as a Life Science or a Physical Science course.
E. Social & Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
Select three courses from different subject areas:
ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology or any IAI: S1 901N course
ECO-1100 Intro to Economics
ECO-2100 Microeconomics or any IAI: S3 902 course
ECO-2200 Macroeconomics or any IAI: S3 900 course
GEO-1100 Geography of North America
GEO-1200 World Geography or any IAI: S4 901 course
GEO-1300 The Developing World or any IAI: S4 902N course
POS-1100 American Government or any IAI: S5 900 course
PSY-2000 General Psychology
SOC-2010 Intro to Sociology or any IAI: S7 900 course
SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society
WGS -2100 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
II. Mission Specific Courses (9-12 hours)
A. IDS-1970 Freedom & Responsibility (Transfer students are exempt.)
B. IDS-4970 Values & Virtues (Senior Capstone course)
C. Theology (6-12 hours)
1. Select one Biblical Studies.
THY-1100 The Bible
THY-2010 Introduction to the Old Testament
THY-3105 Introduction to the New Testament
2. Select one Theological Studies course.
THY-1210 Intro to Christianity
THY-1310 History of Christian in America
THY-2210 Intro to Lutheran Theology
THY-3320 Survey of Church History
3. Church Profession students additional requirements:
THY-2010 Introduction to the Old Testament
THY-3105 Introduction to the New Testament
III. Program Support Courses (5-8 hours)
A. PES-1100 Fitness and Wellness for Life (2 hours)
B. Global Studies (6 hours)
Choose from one of the following options:
1. Foreign Language Option
Strongly recommended for students who have never studied a foreign language; students who are native speakers of a language or who elect to study a language they have previously studied are required to take a placement exam to determine their appropriate beginning level of study.
Select any two foreign language courses in sequence
Any two ASL courses
Any two GRE courses
Any two LAT courses
Any two HEB courses
Any two SPA courses
2. International/Non-Western Option
Choose two of the following courses. Only one course taken to meet the Global Studies requirement can be counted toward the General Studies requirements.
ART-4140 Non-Western Art
ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology
ENG-2200 Non-Western Literature
GEO-1200 World Geography: Cultural
GEO-1300 The Developing World
HIS-1315 Survey of World History to 1350
HIS-1325 World History Since 1350
MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures
IV. Majors (30-74 hours)
Majors for Bachelor of Arts can be found later in the College of Arts & Sciences section.
Note: No more than half of the courses (equaling no more than one half of the credits) for a major can be used toward another major within the College of Arts & Sciences. No course in a major may be taken on the Pass/DF grade option.
Minors (18-23 hours) optional
Minors for the College of Arts & Sciences can be found here.
Up to two-thirds of the courses used toward a minor can be double-counted from a major.
Electives
As needed to meet the 128 hours degree requirement