BIBL 101, 102 Literature of the Old and New Testaments. (Freshmen are required to take these courses, or a 3-hour lower-division Bible elective, given a superior placement examination.)
6 hours
Choose one of the following (required of all):
RELI 470 Christian Classics
RELI 480 Spiritual Formation
RELI 490 Contemporary Religious Life
2 hours
RELI 260 History and Doctrine of Friends. Required of all Friends students. One of the following elective courses in Bible or religion is required of all other students:
BIBL 240 Wisdom Literature (prerequisite: BIBL 101 recommended)
BIBL 250 Psalms (prerequisite: BIBL 101 recommended)
BIBL 260 Life of Christ (prerequisite: BIBL 102 recommended)
BIBL 270 Writings of John (prerequisite: BIBL 102 recommended)
BIBL 310 Old Testament History (prerequisite: BIBL 101)
BIBL 330 Prophetic Writings (prerequisite: BIBL 101)
BIBL 340 Between the Testaments (prerequisite: BIBL 101, 102)
BIBL 385 Selected Bible Topics (prerequisite: BIBL 101, 102, or permission)
BIBL 390 Biblical Basis for Peacemaking (prerequisite: BIBL 101)
BIBL 411/412 Acts and Pauline Epistles (prerequisite: BIBL 102)
BIBL 480 General Epistles (prerequisite: BIBL 102)
RELI 250 Great Moments/Key Persons in Christianity
RELI 270 Doctrine of _____________
RELI 380 Christian Beliefs
RELI 401/402 Christianity in History
2 hours
Transfer students with junior standing (62 semester hours) who have not taken BIBL 101 and 102 Literature of the Old and New Testaments or equivalent are required to take a 2- or 3-hour Bible course at the 200-400 level in addition to the 4 hours listed under 2 and 3 above, for a total of at least 6 hours.
Three semester hours of physical education activities and/or health education are required to complete the university's general education requirement. Students may enroll in one limited-enrollment human performance activity course per semester and one unlimited-enrollment human performance activity course per semester. This requirement may be satisfied in the following ways:
Human performance activity or adapted activity classes. Limit of two semesters of any one activity.
A health course from the following list will satisfy a maximum of one hour of the requirement. The two remaining hours of the requirement must be met through activity courses.
HLTH 200 Lifestyle Management
HLTH 230 First Aid and Safety
HLTH 240 Stress Management
HLTH 300 Nutrition
HLTH 320 Contemporary Health Issues
Up to 2 hours may be waived upon successful completion of proficiency tests in selected areas. A current Red Cross Lifeguarding or Water Safety Instruction certificate will waive 1 hour without further examination.
Two credits toward the 3-hour requirement may be earned on intercollegiate athletic teams. Only 1 credit in any one sport will count.
Any professional activity class meets 1 hour of the requirement. By permission only.
Choose 14-15 semester hours, taking five courses from the options listed below, including at least one course and no more than two courses from each of the following areas: fine arts, history, and literature.
Fine Arts
If a student chooses to take two courses in fine arts to fulfill the humanities general education requirement, one must be art and one must be music.
ARTS 216 Art History Survey to 1600
ARTS 217 Art History Survey from 1600
ARTS 111 Drawing
MUSI 100 Music Fundamentals
MUSI 110 Understanding Jazz
MUSI 111, 112 Introduction to Music Literature
MUSI 120 The World of Music
MUSI 210 Keyboard Literature
History
HIST 110 Western Civilization to 1648
HIST 120 Western Civilization from 1648
HIST 150 America and the World
HIST 331/332 England
Literature
If a student chooses to take two courses in literature to fulfill the humanities general education requirements, the first must be a lower-division course; the second may be lower or upper division.
LITR 100 Introduction to Literature
LITR 220 Great American Writers
LITR 231 Masterpieces of World Literature, Western
LITR 232 Masterpieces of World Literature, Non-Western
LITR 240 Understanding Drama
LITR 270 Great British Writers
LITR 326 American Literature to 1865
LITR 327 American Literature, 1865 to 1914
LITR 328 American Literature, 1914 to the Present
LITR 340 Poetry
LITR 360 Values Through Story and Myth
LITR 376 British Literature to 1660
LITR 377 British Literature, 1660 to 1830
LITR 378 British Literature, 1830 to the Present
LITR 385 Major Authors
LITR 440 Study of the Modern Novel
Philosophy (choose a maximum of one course) PHIL 210 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 230 Ethics
Choose 18 semester hours from the options listed below. Students must choose two courses from natural science, one from math, and two from social science. Students then choose an additional course from either natural science, math, or social science.
Mathematics
Waiver of three semester hours of math requirement for an SAT score above 600.
MATH 100 The World of Mathematics
MATH 120 Intermediate Algebra (Students with SAT of 600 or above are not eligible to take this course.)
MATH 190 Precalculus
MATH 201 Calculus I
MATH 202 Calculus II
MATH 260 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 301 Calculus III
CSIS 201 Introduction to Computer Science
CSIS 202 Introduction to Computer Science
Natural Science
BIOL 100 Foundations of Biology
BIOL 101 General Biology
BIOL 102 General Biology
BIOL 221 Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 222 Human Anatomy and Physiology
CHEM 100 Chemistry of Life
CHEM 110 Chemistry and Our Environment
CHEM 151 General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
CHEM 152 General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
CHEM 211 General Chemistry
CHEM 212 General Chemistry
GSCI 120 Foundations of Earth Science
GSCI 130 Fundamentals of Geology
PHYS 150 Physics of Everyday Life
PHYS 201 General Physics
PHYS 202 General Physics
Social Science
PSYC 150 General Psychology
SOCI 150 Principles of Sociology
ECON 201* Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202* Principles of Macroeconomics
PSCI 150 Introduction to Political Science
* Students may select one, but not both, of these courses to fulfill general education requirements.
Choose 6 semester hours from the current course offerings listed below:
RELI 330 World Christian Movement
RELI 360 Cross-Cultural Outreach
RELI 440 World Religions
GREK 202 Hellenistic Greek (second semester)
SOCI 310 Cultural Anthropology
SPAN 102 First-Year Spanish (second semester)
SPAN 201, 202 Second-Year Spanish
SPAN 301, 302 Third-Year Spanish
FREN 102 First-Year French (second semester)
FREN 201, 202 Second-Year French
FREN 301, 302 Third-Year French
GERM 102 First-Year German (second semester)
GERM 201, 202 Second-Year German
JPNS 102 First-Year Japanese (second semester)
JPNS 201, 202 Second-Year Japanese
FCSC 310 Food, Culture, and Society
FCSC 380 Evolution of Dress
LITR 232 Masterpieces of World Literature, Non-Western
ECON 360 Global Political Economy
GEOG 200 Cultural Geography
PSCI 250 International Conflict and Peace
HIST 360 Modern Russia
HIST 440 History of Africa
HIST 470 Far East
HIST 350 Latin America
INTL 340 International Relations
GEED 375 Juniors Abroad
COMM 410 Gender Communication Across Cultures
For freshmen entering fall semester 2002 and others using this catalog to determine graduation eligibility, the general education requirements differ from those indicated in this chapter in the following ways:
Students must take a senior capstone course GEED 490 Faith, Liberal Arts, and the World. 3 hours. A course designed to encourage students to integrate their specialized knowledge and general education with Christian faith, in the context of addressing a public issue of current significance. The course explores how various disciplinary approaches to discerning truth may contribute to collaborative social action. Students will participate in groups to research the chosen public issue and formulate an action proposal. Individual students will be asked to formulate their own statement of faith, learning, and profession integration.
Students are no longer required to take RELI 470, 480, and 490.
Four courses are required in humanities, not five. The one-course requirements in fine arts, history, and literature still apply. Total requirement is 11-12 hours.
The additional course in the sciences in no longer required. Still required are two courses from natural science, one from math, and two from social science. Total requirement is 15 hours.
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