Bachelor of Arts Core
Bachelor of Arts General Education Core
Degree: Bachelor of Arts – 128 hours minimum
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. One of the following:
ENG-2000 Writing About Literature
SOC-2000 Writing from a Sociological Perspective
THY-2100 Writing About Theology
Any IAI: C1 901 course
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 the World to 1350
HIS-1325 Survey of the World 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
One course from an area not selected above.
C. Logical & Mathematical Reasoning (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
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 of the NSCI courses
Any IAI approved course in the Physical Sciences
3. The three-hour Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences 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 nine hours from different subject areas
ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology+ or any IAI: S1 901N course
ECO-1100 Introduction 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
SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society
SOC-2010 Intro to Sociology or any IAI: S7 900 course
WGS-2100 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
(+ May be counted toward World Studies Requirement)
II. Mission Specific Courses (9-12 hours)
A. IDS-1970 Freedom & Responsibility (Freshman experience course; 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 Introduction to Christianity
THY-1310 History of Christian in America
THY-2210 Intro to Lutheran Theology
THY-3310 History of Christian Biography
THY-3320 Survey of Church History
III. Program Support Courses (2-11 hours)
A. PES-1100 Fitness and Wellness for Life
B. Foreign Language
Choose 6 hours in any modern or classical language
Waived for students with two or more years of high school credit in ONE language.
C, Non-Western emphasis requirement
Choose One:
ART-4140 Non-Western Art
ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology
COM-2500 Global Documentary
ENG-2200 Non-Western Literature
GEO-1200 World Geography: Cultural
GEO-1300 The Developing World
HIS-1315 Survey of the World to 1350
HIS-1325 Survey of the World since 1350
MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures
IV. Majors (39-51 hours)
Majors for the College of Business can be found below.
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 Business.
V. Minors (18-23 hours) optional
Up to two-thirds of the courses used toward a minor can be diouble-counted from a major.
VI. Electives (as needed to meet the 128 hour degree requirement)