English Major (BA)

Developmental requirements (up to 6 credits):

Taken in the first semester, if placed into it:

• ENG 001 College English

Taken in the first year, if placed into it:

• MTH 001 Intermediate Algebra

Proficiency requirements (15 credits):

Taken in the first two years, if not placed out of it:

• MTH 101 College Algebra or
• MTH 103 College Algebra w/Lab or
• MTH 105 Mathematics for Liberal Arts

Taken in the first year (depending on placement):

• ENG 101 English Composition I (taken immediately if placed into it or immediately following completion of ENG 001 with a grade of "C" or better)
• ENG 102 English Composition II (taken immediately following successful completion of ENG 101 with a grade of "C" or better)

Recommended but not required in the first year:

• First year of a foreign language

Conversations common core requirements (10-11 credits):

Taken in the first year (or within one year of completing any pre-requisite coursework):

• COR 100 Year One
• COR 101 Strategies for College Success (if placed into it)

Beginning in the first semester, students take at least one Conversations course per term until completion of the common core:

• COR 120: Conversations: The American Experience
• COR 130: Conversations: Building the Modern World
• COR 140: Conversations: Imagining Lives through World Literature

Fields of Inquiry requirements (21-22 credits)

Students may count no more than two courses from any given departmental listing toward their Field of Inquiry requirements.

Faith, Philosophy, and Self (3 credits)

Select from the following:

• ANT 202 - Anthropology & Social Justice
• COR 110 - Searching
• RPH 130 - Intro to Christian Theology
• RPH 140 - World Philosophy
• RPH 205 - Intro to Ethics

Historical Literacy (3 credits)

Select from the following:

• ANT 120 -  Inequality in the Ancient World
• ANT 201 -  Borders & Boundaries
• ECO 430 -  History of Economic Thought
• HIS 101 -  United States I
• HIS 102 -  United States II
• HIS 110 -  World Civilization I
• HIS 280 -  Historiography & Historical Method

Human Diversity and Society (3 credits)

Select from the following:

• ANT 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANT 140 - Language & Culture
• ANT 210 - Recipe for Humanity 
• ECO 101 - Principles of Economics
• POL 201 - Comparative Politics
• POL 205 - World Politics
• PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology

Human Expression (3 credits)

Select from the following: 

• ART 201 - World Art I
• ART 202 - World Art II
• ENG 160 - Introduction to Creative Writing
• MUS 105 - Language of Music
• MUS 110 - Music Theory
• THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre

Physical Activity (2 credits)

Select from the following:

• OLP 120 - Biking
• OLP 125 - Disc Golf
• OLP126 - Backpacking
• OLP 128 - Rock Climbing
• PED 101 - Physical Fitness
• PED 103 - Volleyball & Table Tennis
• PED 108 - Archery/Bowling
• PED 109 - Beginner Tennis
• PED 110 - Tennis & Badminton
• PED 111 - Aerobic Dance
• PED 113 - Body Shaping
• PED 114 - Yoga
• PED 119 - Basic Golf
• PED 120 - Tai Chi Chih
• PED 122 - Fundamentals of Dance
• PED 126 - Backpacking
• PED 130 - Varsity Sports

Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 credits)

Select from the following:

• BUS 323 - Statistical Applications to Business Decision Making
• ECO 208 - Quantitative Methods in Business, Economics, and Decision Making
• MTH 105 - Math for Liberal Arts
• MTH 110 - Elementary Functions
• MTH 115 - Discrete Mathematics
• MTH 210 - Calculus I
• POL 220 - Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science
• PSY 235 - Statistics for Behavioral Sciences

Scientific Reasoning (4 credits)

Select from the following:

• ANT 100 - Biological Anthropology
• BIO 100 - Biology in Context
• BIO 110 - Principles of Biology I & lab
• BIO 240 - Human Microbiology
• CHM 105 - Introduction to Chemistry
• CHM 110 - General Chemistry I
• PHY 210/241 - General Physics I, Fundamentals of Physics Lab I
• PHY 211 - General Physics I lab
• PHY 240/241 - Fundamentals of Physics I, Fundamentals of Physics Lab I
• SCI 100 - Physical Science
   

Skills requirements

Students pick up “Skills” that are attached to courses across the catalog, ranging from first-year to senior course listings and spreading across majors and general education experiences, and also through co-curricular experiences. If a student enrolls in a course that lists more than one Skill, the student must choose only one Skill to report for the requirements. Students must demonstrate one experience with each of these “Skills” categories:

Healthy Lifestyle

Select one from the following:

• ANT 210 - Recipe for Humanity
• COR 110 - Searching
• MTH 105 - Math for Liberal Arts
• PED 101 - Physical Fitness
• PSY 290 - Human Development

Oral Communication

Select one from the following:

• ANT 101 - Intro to Anthropology
• ANT 120 - Inequality in the Ancient World
• ANT 140 - Language & Culture
• ANT 201 - Borders & Boundaries
• ANT 202 - Anthropology & Social Justice
• ART 334 - Three-Dimensional Studio II
• ART 440 - Advanced Studio Concepts
• BIO 308 - Parasitology
• BIO 350 - Microbiology
• BIO 360 - Comparative Biology
• BIO 366 - Histology
• BUS 306 - Principles of Marketing (BUS 206_new course)
• CHM 220 - Organic Chemistry II
• DSC 105 - Introduction to Data Science
• EDU 202 - Overview of Teaching
• ENG 160 - Intro to Creative Writing
• HON 400 - Honors Capstone
• HUM 375 - Medical Humanities Capstone
• MTH 220 - Calculus II
• PHY 390 - Physics Seminar
• POL 210 - Introduction to Legal Studies
• PSY 332 - History and Systems of Psychology

Problem-Solving

Select one from the following:

• ART 110 - Drawing Studio I
• ART 120 - Two-Dimensional Design
• BIO 360 - Comparative Biology
• BUS 306 - Principles of Marketing (BUS 206_new course)
• BUS 330 - Business Process Design
• CHM 110 - General Chemistry I
• CHM 220 - Organic Chemistry II
• CSC 100 - Introduction to Programming with C++
• CSC 105 - Digital Humanities
• DSC 105 - Introduction to Data Science
• EDU 335 - Educating Diverse & Exceptional Learners
• ENG 291 - British Literature II
• ENG 330 - American Literature I
• ENG 331 - American Literature II
• MTH 110 - Elementary Functions
• MTH 330 - Linear Algebra
• PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 235 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences