Requirements

Category 1: Core Competencies

12 hours required

Courses in written and oral communication enhance students' abilities to read and listen critically and to write and speak effectively by attention to how the gathering, analyzing, and presenting of evidence and conclusions can be designed for specific purposes and audiences. Courses in quantitative techniques enhance students' abilities to use quantitative data effectively and to apply relevant mathematical and statistical concepts and methods to diverse problems and situations. Personal wellness promotes the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills and attitudes necessary for implementing positive health-related decisions. (Students should complete 1A, 1B and 1C in their first year)

1A. Reading and Writing (3 hours required)
COURSETITLECREDITS
ENGLISH 1005College Writing and Research3
ENGLISH 2015Craft of Academic Writing3
ENGLISH 2120Critical Writing About Literature3
UNIV 1000 and UNIV 1010First-Year Cornerstone: Integrated Communication I and II6 (satisfies both 1A and 1B)
1B.  Speaking & Listening (3 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
COMM 1000Oral Communication3
UNIV 1000 and UNIV 1010First-Year Cornerstone: Integrated Communication I and II6 (satisfies both 1A and 1B)
1C. Quantitative Techniques and Understanding (3 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
CS 1025Modern Tools for Exploring Data3
MATH 1100Mathematics in Decision Making3
MATH 1420Calculus I4
STAT 1772Introduction to Statistical Methods3
STAT 1774Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences3
1D.  Dimensions of Wellbeing (2-3 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
KAHHS 1020Dimensions of Wellbeing Lecture1
KAHHS 1030Dimensions of Wellbeing Lab1


Category 2: Civilizations and Cultures

9 hours required

Courses in this category promote an understanding of Western and Non-Western cultures and civilizations from ancient times to the present through historical accounts, literatures, philosophies, religions, and fine arts. Using methods of critical inquiry, students explore aspects of human nature, the shaping of thoughts and values, and their interrelations.

2A.  Humanities (6 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
HUM 1021Humanities I: The Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Worlds3
HUM 1022Humanities II: The Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment3
HUM 1023Humanities III: The Age of Revolution to the Present3
2B. Non-Western Cultures (3 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
HUM 3121Russia/Soviet Union3
HUM 3122Japan3
HUM 3123Latin America3
HUM 3124China3
HUM 3125India3
HUM 3127Middle East3
HUM 3128Africa3
HUM 3132/ANTH 3132Native North America3
HUM 3137/ANTH 3137Native Central and South America3


Category 3: Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Religion

6 hours required

Courses in this category explore diverse forms of human expression and enhance understanding of how religious, philosophical, literary, and aesthetic ideas and experiences shape and reflect cultures and common patterns of human life. Students will develop knowledge of the complex interplay of culture, history, and human experience through critical examination of ideas and beliefs, rituals and symbols, moral codes and social values, story and poetry, visual art, music theater, and dance.

3A.  Fine Arts (3 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
ART 1002Visual Inventions3
ARTHIST 1004Visual Perceptions3
MUSIC 1000Soundscapes: Music in Culture3
PEMES 2034Survey of Dance History3
THEATRE 1002The Theatrical Arts and Society3
3B. Literature, Philosophy, and Religion (3 hours required)

3B. Literature, Philosophy, and Religion (3 hours required)

COURSETITLEHOURS
ENGLISH 1120Literature: (topic)3
GER 1120Introduction to German Literature in Translation3
PHIL 1020Philosophy: The Art of Thinking3
RELS 1020Religions of the World3


Category 4: Natural Science and Technology

7 hours required

Courses in natural science promote an understanding of science as a human process that investigates matter and energy acting within complex organic and inorganic systems. Fundamental principles of both physical and life sciences are included. A capstone course demonstrates the relationships among science, technology, society, and the natural environment.  (Students are required to take a course with a scheduled laboratory from either Life Sciences or Physical Sciences or another laboratory course offered by the College of Natural Sciences. Only 6 hours are required for students who meet the Liberal Arts Core laboratory requirement with a course other than one listed in Life or Physical Sciences.)

4A. Life Sciences (3 or 4 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
ANTH 1001Human Origins3
BIOL 1012Life: The Natural World3
BIOL 1013Life: The Natural World (lab)1
BIOL 1014Life: Continuity and Change3
BIOL 1015Life: Continuity and Change (lab)1
4B. Physical Sciences (3 or 4 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
CHEM 1010Principles of Chemistry (w/lab)4
CHEM 1011Molecules and Life 3
EARTHSCI 1100Astronomy (lab course if 4-hour option elected)3 or 4
EARTHSCI 1110Astronomy Laboratory1
EARTHSCI 1200Elements of Weather3
EARTHSCI 1210Elements of Weather Laboratory1
EARTHSCI 1300Introduction to Geology4
GEOG 1210Physical Geography3
GEOG 1211Physical Geography Laboratory1
PHYSICS 1000Physics in Everyday Life3
PHYSICS 1400Conceptual Physics4
TECH 1015Introduction to Sustainability3


Category 5: Social Science

9 hours required

Courses in this category introduce students to the description and analysis of human behavior from different perspectives, ranging from the societal and cultural to the institutional, individual, and topical viewpoints. Students are exposed to the diversity of sociocultural systems created by human beings during their evolutionary development, and examine the manner in which behavior is influenced by environmental, sociocultural, psychological, and historical processes.  2016 Program Requirement: one course from group A, one course from group B, and one course from group C. 

5A. Sociocultural and Historical Perspectives (3 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
ANTH 1002Introduction to Cultural Anthropology3
GEOG 1120Human Geography3
HISUS 1023History of the United States3
SOC 1000Introduction to Sociology3
WGS 1040Women's and Gender Studies: Introduction3
5B. Individual and Institutional Perspectives (3 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
ECON 1031Introduction to Economics3
FAM SERV 1010Human Identity and Relationships3
POL AMER 1014Introduction to American Politics3
PSYCH 1001Introduction to Psychology3
5C. Diversity and Global Issues (3 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
EDPSYCH 2030Dynamics of Human Development3
GEOG 1110World Geography3
POL GEN 1020Contemporary Political Problems3
POL INTL 1024International Relations3
SOC 1060Social Problems3
SOC SCI 1020Women, Men, and Society3
SW 1041/SOC SCI 1041Social Welfare: A World View3
SW 2045/SOC SCI 1045American Racial and Ethnic Minorities3


Category 6: Capstone Experience

2 hours required, Prerequisite: junior or senior standing

Capstone courses provide opportunities for students to synthesize the diverse realms of thought they have studied and to apply the intellectual proficiencies they have acquired. The emphasis is on cultivating life-long learning through linking theory and academic preparation to practical problem-solving activities in multidisciplinary seminars or community-based learning courses.

6. Capstone Courses (2 hours required)
COURSETITLEHOURS
CAP 3102/TECH 3102Living in our Techno-Social World3
CAP 3103Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide: Case Studies3
CAP 3105Sacred Space3
CAP 3016/THEATRE 3100Theatre in Education3
CAP 3121Creativity and the Evolution of Culture3
CAP 3123Greece: From the "Cradle of Democracy" to Today3
CAP 3124Democracies3
CAP 3125Globalization, Cultural Pluralism and International Society3
CAP 3128/COMM 4236Ethics in Communication3
CAP 3129Being National3
CAP 3130Science and Pseudoscience: Critiquing the World Around You3
CAP 3131Analysis of Social Issues3
CAP 3134Back in the Valley: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 21st Century3
CAP 3140Environment, Technology, and Society2
CAP 3144/ENGLISH 3144Genocide in Writing and Film3
CAP 3148/ENGLISH 3148The Holocaust in Literature and Film3
CAP 3151/SOC 3151Money, Sex, and Power: Theories of Race, Class and Gender3
CAP 3152/HPE 3650Complimentary, Alternative, and Integrative Health3
CAP 3154/BUSINESS 3154Global Skills2-3
CAP 3155/BUSINESS 3155Socio-Economic Reality of Central America2
CAP 3157/RELS 3157Monsters, Vampires, and Religion: An Awesome Alliance3
CAP 3158The Water Planet3
CAP 3160/HPE 3160Community and Public Health3
CAP 3162Ireland: Literature, Culture, History3
CAP 3165/GER 3334/TESOL 3565Intercultural Perspectives3
CAP 3173/PHIL 3510/RELS 3510Bio-Medical Ethics3
CAP 3187/ENGLISH 4577Blues and Jazz in Africa America Film and Literature3
CAP 3190Idea of the University3
CAP 3194/PHIL 3110/RELS 3110Perspectives on Death and Dying3
CAP 3550/TESOL 3550Constructing Cross-Cultural Bridges3