Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Science Degrees

The General Education curriculum is divided into the following six fundamental dimensions of learning.

I. Dimensions of the Humanities (11-21 hours)

Composition, Literature, and Communication (11-12 credit hours)

ENGL 101	Composition I	3
ENGL 102	Composition II	3

Literature

One of the following:

ENGL 211	British Literature Survey I	3
ENGL 212	British Literature Survey II	3
ENGL 231	American Literature Survey I	3
ENGL 232	American Literature Survey II	3
ENGL 240	Survey of Topics in Literature	3
ENGL 251	World Literature Survey I	3
ENGL 252	World Literature Survey II	3

Oral Communication

One of the following:

COMM 233	Speech	3
BADM 325	Business Communications Applications	3
THEA 150	Acting I	3
EDUC 450	Student Teaching	12
BKED 440	Professional Administrative Seminar	12
ENGL 270	Rhetoric	3
RELI 354	Oral Communication in a Christian Context	3

or two semesters of COMM 235

World Language (0-9 credit hours)

See World Language Policy.

ENGL 101: Some students, based on test scores, must take CRLT 101 as a prerequisite/corequisite for courses in the General Education curriculum.

II. Dimensions of Faith (8 credit hours)

Biblical Studies (6 credit hours)

RELI 300	Introduction to the Old Testament	3
RELI 301	Introduction to the New Testament	3

Dimensions (2 credit hours)

DIMS 111	Dimensions	1/2
DIMS 112	Dimensions	1/2
DIMS 113	Dimensions	1/2
DIMS 114	Dimensions	1/2

III. Dimensions of Heritage (15 credit hours)

Western Heritage (6 credit hours)

HIST 101	Survey of Western Civilization I	3
HIST 102	Survey of Western Civilization II	3

Global Heritage: (3 credit hours)

(choose one of the following)

SSCI 205	Global Understanding	3
RELI 245	Religion and Culture in a Global Perspective	3

American Heritage: (6 credit hours)

(choose two of the following)

ECON 203	Principles of Economics I (Economics and the Free Market System)	3
POLS 202	American Government	3
HIST 245	Survey of United States History from 1877 to the Present	3
COMM 230	Technology and American Society	3

IV. Dimensions of Self (10 credit hours)

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

UNIV 111	Dimensions of University Life	3

HLED 221	Dimensions of Personal Health	3
	OR
PSYC 201	General Psychology	3

Physical Dimensions of Wellness (1 credit hour)

Choose one course from one of the following areas.

Fitness

PHED 140	Low Impact Aerobics	1
PHED 141	High Impact Aerobics	1
PHED 142	Aerobic Walking	1
PHED 143	Jogging	1
PHED 144	Aerobic Water Skills	1
PHED 145	Weight Training	1
PHED 146	Military Fitness	1

Lifetime Sports

PHED 150	Tennis/Badminton	1
PHED 151	Racquetball	1
PHED 152	Recreational Dance	1
PHED 153	Golf	1
PHED 154	Golf and Bowling	1
PHED 155	Scuba Diving	1
PHED 156	Team Sports	1
PHED 157	Swimming	1
PHED 158	Martial Arts	1
PHED 159	Snow Skiing	1

Outdoor Adventure

PHED 160	Rappelling/Climbing	1
PHED 161	Hiking/Orienteering	1
PHED 162	Camping Skills	1
PHED 163	Canoeing/White Water Rafting	1
PHED 164	Backpacking Skills	1
PHED 165	Alpine Tower Challenges	1

Aesthetics (3 credit hours)

ARTS 225	Art Survey	3
	OR
MUSC 225	Music Survey	3
	OR
THEA 235	Theatre Survey	3

V. Dimensions of Scientific Inquiry (8 credit hours)

Life Science (4 credit hours)

(choose one of the following)

BIOL 101	Human Biology	4
BIOL 104	Environment	4
BIOL 111	General Biology	4

BIOL 111: science and education majors only

Physical Science (4 credit hours)

(choose one of the following)

CHEM 103	Introductory Chemistry	4
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I	4
GEOL 101	Physical Geology	4
GEOL 102	Historical Geology	4
GEOL 105	Oceanography and Meteorology	4
GEOL 106	Environmental Geology	4
PHYS 103	Physics in Everyday Life	4
PHYS 104	Astronomy	4
PHYS 111	General Physics I	4
PHYS 203	General Physics for Scientists and Engineers I	4

VI. Dimensions of Quantitative Analysis (3-4 credit hours)

Quantitative Analysis (3-4 credit hours)

(choose one of the following)

MATH 105	Fundamentals of Statistics and Probability	3
MATH 110	Finite Mathematics	3
MATH 120	Math for the Liberal Arts	3
MATH 150	Precalculus	3
MATH 151	Calculus I	4

Some students, based on test scores, must take MATH 100 as a prerequisite for courses in the General Education curriculum.