Core Courses
List of approved Core Courses:
NOTE: Courses listed in two different Core categories satisfy either category, but not both. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are currently offered online. Courses not marked with an () are currently not offered online, but courses may transfer in to satisfy this requirement.
Communication
*COM 101 Human Communication
*COM 120 Foundations of Health Communication
Composition I
*ENG 101 English Composition I
Composition II
*ENG 102 English Composition II
Math/Logic
*MATH 108 Elementary Statistics
*MATH 110 Finite Mathematics
MATH 150 Reading Euclid
MATH 201 Calculus w. Appl. to Mgmt., Life, and Soc. Sci.
MATH 205 The Calculus I
MATH 217 Theory of Arithmetic and Geometry
MATH 223 Discrete Mathematics I
PHIL/IDS 220 Practical Thinking
PHIL/IDS 320 Symbolic Logic
Religion
*REL 106 Exploring the Bible
*REL 107 Exploring World Religions
*REL 109 Exploring Christian Ethics
Aesthetics
ART 130 Elements of Design
ART 140 Fundamentals of Drawing
*ART 150 Art and Ideas
ART 160 Fundamentals of Studio Art (not open to art majors)
ART 160A Ceramics
ART 160B Painting
ART 160C Printmaking
ART 160D Sculpture
ART 160E Digital Art
ART 161 Fundamentals of Studio Art II
ART 161A Ceramics
ART 161B Painting
ART 161C Printmaking
ART 161D Sculpture
ART 204 Photography
ART 205 Sequencing in Art
ART 352 Art of the Renaissance
ART 353 Baroque Art
ART 354 19th Century Art
ART 356 20th Century Art
MUSIC 010-015, 017, 020, 022, 030, 031, 050-052, 120s, 140s, 240s, 340s, 440s (Up to 3 hrs. combined for Core Aesthetics Requirement)
MUSIC 130 Basic Guitar Musicianship
MUSIC 150 Principles of Music Making
MUSIC 225 Musical Style
MUSIC 226 Music in World Cultures
MUSIC 250 Topics in Music Appreciation
*MUSIC 251 Love Songs
MUSIC 252 Music/Drama Across Cultures
*MUSIC 253 Listening to Jazz
MUSIC 381 Music History Seminar II
*TH 203 Theatre Aesthetics
TH 204 Script Analysis
TH 207 The Visual Art of Theatre
TH 214 Acting for Non-Majors
TH 303 American Musical Theatre
Humanities
CHEM/GEOL/PHYS/PHIL 350 Science as a Cultural Force
*ENG 203 American Literature
ENG 211 Short Story
ENG 212 The Poem
ENG 213 Dramatic Literature
ENG 214 The Novel
ENG 217 British Literature
ENG 218 Studies in Shakespeare
ENG 309 African American Literature
*ENG 314 Literature and Gender
ENG 315 German Literature in Translation
ENG 316 Postcolonial Literature
*ENG 330 African Literature
ENG 338 Themes and Topics in Literature
ENG 340 Studies in Jewish Literature
ENG 343 American Studies
ENG 365 Greek Literature
ENG 370 Russian Novel
ENG 371 Literature and Film
FL 3SG Quests & Questions in Arthurian Lit, Film, & Life
FREN 353 French Literature: Marie De France to Voltaire
FREN 354 French Literature: Revolution to Present
*PHIL 104 The Concept of Truth
*PHIL/IDS 110 Philosophy of Human Nature
PHIL 117 Thought and Belief
PHIL/IDS 215 Ethics
PHIL/IDS 280A Sports and Ethics
PHIL/IDS 280B Environmental Ethics
PHIL/IDS 280D Medical Ethics
*PHIL/IDS 280H Workplace Ethics
PHIL 309 Social & Political Philosophy
PHIL 317 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 318 Topics in Philosophy
PHIL 330 Philosophical Readings
PHIL 450 Great Philosophers
*REL 220 Taking Human Life
REL 232 History of Modern Christianity
REL 240 Jewish Religious Traditions
REL 250 Understanding Islam
REL 304 Advanced Old Testament
REL 308 Faith and Society
REL 320 Legacy of Paul and Peter in Italy
REL 340 Religion & the Civil Rights Movement in America
REL 3SGK Paul in the Greco Roman World
REL 3SGL Luther and the German Reformation
SPAN 372 Survey of Spanish Literature
SPAN 373 Survey of Latin American Literature
Natural Sciences
*BIO 100 Human Biology
*BIO 103 Concepts in Biology
BIO 107 Plants and Civilization
BIO 110 Ecology & the Human Environment
BIO 111 Wetlands & Waterways
BIO 129 Drugs, Poisons, Pollutants
BIO 1SGC Biology of the Microbes
BIO 201 Molecular & Cellular Basis of Life
BIO 202 Organisms, Adaptation & Diversity
BIO 2SGI Cells-The Basis of Life
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II
CHEM 250 Lead & Civilization
CHEM 251 Molecular Architecture
CHEM 252 Chemistry of Crime Scene Investigation
CHEM 253 Chemical Perspectives on Life
CHEM/GEOL/PHYS/PHIL 350 Science as a Cultural Force
GEOL 209 Natural Disasters: Volcanoes and Earthquakes
*GEOL 210 Natural Disasters: Severe Weather
GEOL 211 Discovering the Ice Age
GEOL 212 Archaeology & Human Antiquity
GEOL 213 Asteroids, Comets & Catastrophism
*PHYS 107 The Hidden Life of Stars
PHYS 206 University Physics
PHYS 320 Origins of the Universe
Social Sciences
ECON 101 Market Fundamentals
*ECON 232 Principles of Microeconomics
*ECON 233 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 301 Game Theory
ECON 331 Comparative Economics
*POLSC 101 Understanding Politics
POLSC 102 Democracy in America
POLSC 345 Western Political Thought III
POLSC 365 Contemporary Germany
POLSC 431 Human Being and Citizen
*PSYC 101 General Psychology I
PSYC 102 General Psychology II
*PSYC 218 Psychology of Adolescence
*SOC 111 Principles of Sociology
*SOC 301 Race Ethnic, and Minority Issues
*SOC 340 Marriage and Family Relationships
Historical Reasoning
HIST 112 Western Civilization to 1500
HIST 113 Western Civilization from 1500
*HIST 212 American History through Civil War
*HIST 213 American History after Civil War
Critical Cultural Inquiry (CCI) Initiative
The overall goal of the CCI Initiative is to internationalize our curriculum so as to better prepare students to face conditions of globalization that will greet them upon graduation. The three general paths by which a student can meet this requirement are through language study, travel options, or specially designed coursework.
International students can fulfill the CCI requirement by enrolling in FL 299 and completing the CCI Narrative with permission of the Core Director.
CCI Language and specialized courses
ENG 332 Global Film
*FL 211 The Language and Culture of Quebec
FL 213 Discovering the French-Speaking World
*FL 220 Contemporary Latin American Literature in Translation
FL 221 U.S. – Mexico Border Literature
*FL 315 French Women Writers
FREN 151 Elementary French I
FREN 152 Elementary French II
FREN 200 Intermediate Level Intensive French Study Abroad
FREN 251 Intermediate French I
FREN 252 Intermediate French II
FREN 300 Advanced Level Intensive French Study Abroad
FREN 301 French Civ. From Lascaux to Versailles
FREN 302 French Civ. From Revolution to Present
FREN 303 French Written Expression
FREN 304 French Stylistics
FREN 305 French Phonetics
FREN 357 French Oral Expression
GER 161 Elementary German I
GER 162 Elementary German II
GER 261 Intermediate German I
GER 262 Intermediate German II
LTN 110 Elementary Latin I
LTN 210 Elementary Latin II
LTN 310 Intermediate Latin
PORT 141 Elementary Portuguese I
PORT 142 Elementary Portuguese II
PORT 241 Intermediate Portuguese I
*SPAN 171 Elementary Spanish I
*SPAN 172 Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 200 Intermediate Level Intensive Spanish with Study in Costa Rica
SPAN 271 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 272 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 300 Advanced Level Intensive Spanish Study
SPAN 307 Spanish Phonetics
SPAN 310 Spanish Grammar and Composition
SPAN 311 Civilization of Spain
SPAN 312 Civilization of Latin America
SPAN 377 Conversational Spanish I
SPAN 378 Conversational Spanish for the Professions
CCI Course with study-away and study abroad components which includes the required completion of FL 299:
CCIS, CIS Abroad, Kingston University, Lorenzo de Medici, Maynooth University, PKNU International Summer School, Sant'Anna, and USAC programs (minimum of 3 weeks abroad)
COST (Consortium of Overseas Student Teaching)
EDEC 460 Sa: ECE
EDCI 467 Sa: MG
EDCI 461 Sa: AYA
AU in Germany
AU in Tuscany
Semester at Sea
HIS/POLSC 341 (when approved tour is offered)
FM 211 (when approved tour is offered)
Honors 390 (when approved tour is offered)
HS 221 (when approved tour is offered)
HS 380 (when approved tour is offered)
REL 260 (with instructor-approved short-term mission)
REL 375 Understanding Israel (when approved tour is offered)
SMG 435 (when approved tour is offered)
BUS 210 (when approved tour is offered)
Kansai Gaidai University in Japan Exchange Program