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General Education Electives

Bachelor of Arts

  • Spiritual Development (9 hours Required)

    • BLIT 1103 Old Testament Literature (3hrs)
    • BLIT 1203 New Testament Literature (3hrs)
    • THEO 2003 Christian Beliefs (3hrs)

  • Self-Understanding (5-7 hours Required)

    • Pyschology(3hrs)
      • PSYC 1103 General Pyschology
      • PSYC 2503 Lifespan Development I
    • Physical Education/ Wellness(and 2-3hrs)
      • PHED 1102 Lifetime Fitness/Weight Training
      • PHED 1112 Beginning Aerobic Conditioning
      • PHED 1901 Wellness with one of the following activities:
        • PHED 1101 Basketball (2nd 7 weeks)
        • PHED 1201 Bowling (2nd 7 weeks)
        • PHED 1301 Golf (2nd 7 weeks)
        • PHED 1401 Badminton (2nd 7 weeks)
        • PHED 1701 Tennis (2nd 7 weeks)
      • PHED 2002 Individual and Dual Sports
      • PHED 2102 Team Sports
      • PHED 2202 Aquatics I-IV or Water Safety Instructor
    • Freshman Seminar(and 0-1hr) 
      • FRST 1101 Freshman Seminar required for students with fewer than 24 college credits

  • Critical Thinking (6-9 hours Required)

    • Philosophy (3hrs)
      • PHIL 2003 Ethics 
      • PHIL 2103 Introduction to Philosophy 
      • PHIL 3303 Philosophy of Education
      • PHIL 4003 Religions of the World
    • MATH 1103 Intermediate Algebra or demonstrated competence (and 0-3hrs)
    • Statistics(and 3hrs)
      • MATH 2503 Applied Mathematics with Statistics
      • MATH 3503 Probability and Statistics
      • MATH 3703 Statistics
      • MGMT 3903 Business Statistics

  • Effective Communication (6-9 hours Required)

    • COMM 1303 Public Speaking (3hrs)
    • ENGL 1203 English Composition I: Writing and Research (and 3hrs)
    • Second Language(0-4hrs)
      • SPAN 1104 Beginning Spanish I
      • BLAN 2203 Beginning Greek I, BLAN Beginning Hebrew, or demonstrated proficiency in a second language

  • Social Responsibility (6 hours Required)

    • HIST 1203 U.S. History to 1877 or HIST 1303 U.S. History since 1877 (3hrs)
    • Criminal Justice, History, Social Science or Economics(and 3hrs)
      • CRIM 1003 Survey of Criminal Justice
      • ECON 2503 Principles of Macroeconomics
      • ECON 2703 Principles of Microeconomics
      • ECON 1503 Personal Finance
      • HIST 2103 World Civilization to 1650
      • HIST 2203 World Civilization since 1650
      • POLS 1103 Democracy in America
      • PSYC 2303 Understanding Multicultural Behavior
      • SOCI 1003 General Sociology
      • SOCI 2003 Marriage and the Family

  • Scientific Literacy (8-9 hours Required)

    • Natural Science (5-6hrs)
      • Lab Option: GSNC 3801 Environmental Stewardship (Plus One of the following lab courses)
        • BIOL 1104 General Zoology
        • BIOL 1504 Anatomy and Physiology I
        • CHEM 1104 General Chemistry I
      • Or Non-lab Option: GNSC 3803 Environmental Science (Plus one of the following courses)
        • BIOL 1003 Principles of Biology
        • BIOL 3003 Human Genetics
        • GSNC 1003 Concepts in Physical Science
        • GNSC 2003 Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems
        • GNSC Human Nutrition
    • Computer Technology(and 3hrs)
      • COMP 1303 Computing for the Liberal Arts
      • MGMT 2603 Computer Applications in Business (Prereq. for MGMT 2603 is MGMT 1803)

  • Aesthetic Literacy (6 hours Required)

    • FNAR 1103 Introduction to Fine Arts (3hrs)
    • Literature or Creative Arts(and 3hrs)
      • ENGL 1303 English Composition II: Introduction to Literature
      • ENGL 2103 American Literature to 1860
      • ENGL 2203 American Literature from 1860
      • ENGL 2303 British Literature to 1800
      • ENGL 2403 British Literature from 1800
      • THEA 1203 Introduction to Theatre
      • THEA 2203 Acting I
      • APMU 1502 Class Piano I
      • APMU 1602 Class Piano II
      • APMU 1702 Class Piano III
      • APMU 2502 Class Piano IV
      • APPR 1001-4202 Private Music Lessons
      • ART 1103 Drawing
      • ART 1203 Painting
      • ART 3403 Ceramics
      • FNAR 1203 Music in World Cultures
      • MUEN 2101/3101 World Music Ensemble
      • MUEN 2201/3201 Jazz Ensemble
      • MUEN 2301/3301 String Ensemble
      • MUEN 2401/3401 Concert Band
      • MUEN 2501/3501 Heritage Choir
      • MUEN 2601/3601 Concert Choir