
* University Core Requirements are modified for students who transfer in with 57 s.h. or more of initial credit
Academic Writing Requirement
FOUNDATIONAL INQUIRIES (12 sem. hrs.)
Academic Research & Writing
Choose 2 courses (6 sem. hrs.) from:
- ENGL 101 - Introduction to Writing
- ENGL 102 – Introduction to Literature and Culture
- ENGL 103 - Introduction to Fiction
- ENGL 104 - Introduction to Poetry and Drama
Foundations
Religious & Spiritual Thought
Choose one of RELS 101, 102, 160, 271 or 272.
- RELS 101 - Introduction to Old Testament Studies
- RELS 102 – Introduction to New Testament Studies
- RELS 160 – Introduction to Theology
- RELS 271 - Western World Religions
- RELS 272 - Eastern World Religions
WAYS OF KNOWING (18 SEM. HRS.)
In addition to the courses above, students must take an additional 18 sem. hrs., selecting 3 sem. hrs. from each of the following six categories. * At least 9 sem. hrs. must be from outside of the student’s major.
AESTHETIC & PERFORMANCE INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ART 181 - Visual Foundations I
- ART 182 - Visual Foundations II
- ART 250 - Foundations in Digital Design
- ENGL 207 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 208 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 310 - The Writing of Creative Non-Fiction
- HKIN 342 - Creative Movement
- MCOM 211 - Introduction to Film Studies
- MCOM 221 - Digital Filmmaking I
- MCOM 231 - Fundamentals of Digital Design
- MCOM 369 - Adventures in Narrative Non-Fiction
- MUSI 110 - Fundamentals of Music
- PHIL 370 - Aesthetics
- SAMC 111 - Critical Issues in the Arts
- SAMC 370 - Aesthetics
- THTR 130 - Introduction to Theatre
- THTR 161 - Acting I-Foundations of Acting
- any Music Ensembles
- any Music Lessons
CULTURAL & LINGUISTIC INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ANTH 210 - Islamic Culture
- ANTH 395 - First Nations in Canada
- EDUC 496 - Indigenous Perspective in Education
- ENGL 334 - European Literature in Translation
- ENGL 482 - World Literature in English
- GREE 235 - Elementary New Testament Greek
- HEBR 245 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew
- HIST 237 - Genocide, Reconciliation and Co-existence: Indigenous Nationhood and Canada
- POLS 237 - Co-Existence, Genocide, Reconciliation: Indigenous Nationhood and Canada
- RELS 235 - Elementary New Testament Greek
- RELS 245 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew
- SOCI 395 - First Nations in Canada
- any World Languages & Cultures course (CHIN, FREN, GERM, JAPA, RUSS, SPAN)
EXPERIENTIAL & EMBODIED INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ART 305 - Art Practicum
- ART 306 - Art Practicum
- ART 307 - Art Practicum
- BIOL 316 - Plant Ecology
- BIOL 318 - Tropical Botany
- BIOL 362 - Marine Ecology
- BIOL 364 - Coral Reef Ecology
- BIOL 409 - Thesis Preparation
- BIOL 410 - Senior Thesis
- BIOT 100 - Biotechnology Practicum
- BIOT 200 - Biotechnology Practica II
- BIOT 300 - Biotechnology Practica III
- BIOT 400 - Biotechnology Practica IV
- BIOT 409 - Thesis Preparation
- BIOT 410 - Senior Thesis
- BUSI 395 & BUSI 396 - Business in the Global Market
- BUSI 49x - Integrated Group Project
- CHEM 409 - Thesis Preparation
- CHEM 410 - Senior Thesis
- CMPT 409 - Thesis Preparation
- CMPT 410 - Senior Thesis
- EDUC 302 - Initial Classroom Experience
- EDUC 303 - Initial Classroom Experience
- EDUC 402 - Initial Classroom Experience
- EDUC 403 - Initial Classroom Experience
- GENV 131 - Global Environment Issues
- GENV 316 - Plant Ecology
- GENV 318 - Tropical Botany
- GENV 372, 373 - Internship/Practicum
- GENV 374, 375 - Environmental Studies Internship
- GENV 409 - Thesis Preparation
- GENV 410 - Senior Thesis
- HIST 310 - History in Practice
- HIST 315 - History Practicum
- HIST 316 - History Practicum
- HKIN 201 - Strength and Conditioning
- HKIN 202 - Total Fitness for Women
- HKIN 235 - Climbing Pursuits
- HKIN 355 - Core Teaching Experience I
- HKIN 455 - Core Teaching Experience II
- HKIN 456 - Core Teaching Experience III
- HKIN 457 - Coaching Experience
- HKIN 458 - Approved Leadership Experience I
- HKIN 459 - Sport and Leisure Management Experience
- HKIN 460 - Sport and Leisure Management Experience
- MATH 409 - Thesis Preparation
- MATH 410 - Senior Thesis
- MCOM 281 - Public Speaking
- MCOM 391 - Communication Practicum
- MCOM 392 - Communication Practicum
- MCOM 393 - Communication Practicum
- NURS 213 - Clinical Practice: Adult Health I
- POLS 395 - LLC Internship
- POLS 396 - LLC Internship
- PSYC 322 - Research Methods
- PSYC 497 - Senior Thesis
- PSYC 498 - Senior Thesis
- SOCI 320 - Practicum I
- SOCI 411 - Practicum
- SOCI 420 - Practicum
- THTR 101 - Production
- THTR 102 - Production
- THTR 151 - Mainstage
- THTR 152 - Mainstage
- THTR 153 - Ensemble
- THTR 154 - Ensemble
- THTR 175 - Voice and Movement I
- THTR 210 - Technical Theatre
- THTR 301 - Production
- THTR 302 - Production
- THTR 351 - Mainstage
- THTR 352 - Mainstage
- THTR 353 - Ensemble
- THTR 354 - Ensemble
- any HKIN Activity course
- any Travel Study
HISTORICAL & ARCHIVAL INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ART 237 - History of Western Art
- ART 238 - History of Western Art II
- ECON 306 - History of Economic Thought
- GENV 312 - Wilderness, Water, and Global Warming: Canadian Environmental History
- HIST 107 - World History to 1750: Ancient to Early Modern
- HIST 108 - World History from 1750 to 1945: Early Modern to Contemporary
- HIST 109 - World History Since 1945
- HIST 111 - History of Western Civilization
- HIST 112 - History of Western Civilization
- HIST 135 - Globalization, Co-Existence, and Identity
- HIST 136 - All My Relations: Canada and the World after 1867
- HIST 230 - History of Nursing
- HIST 251, 252 - History of the United States of America
- HIST 306 - History of Economic Thought
- HIST 312 - Science and Technology in Global Perspective
- HIST 391 - Canadian Governmental Leadership
- MUSI 131 - Music History from 1600 -1800
- MUSI 132 - Music History from 1800 to Present
- NURS 230 - History of Nursing
- PHIL 203 - Ancient Greek Wisdom
- PHIL 314 - Reason and the Enlightenment
- PHIL 421 - Postmodern Philosophy
- POLS 391 - Canadian Governmental Leadership
- PSYC 408 - History and Systems of Psychology
- RELS 320 - Dead Sea Scrolls
- RELS 351 - Life and Teaching of Jesus
- RELS 352 - Life and Letters of Paul
- RELS 475 - Christianity and Culture
- SAMC 112 - Interdisciplinary History of Western Arts
- SOCI 391 - Canadian Governmental Leadership
- THTR 331 - Theatre History I: Origins to 1660
- THTR 332 - Theatre History II: 1660 to Present
QUANTITATIVE & COMPUTATIONAL INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- BUSI 176 - Introduction to Business Research and Decision Making
- BUSI 275 - Business Statistics
- CHEM 104 - General Chemistry II
- CHEM 112 - Principles of Chemistry II
- CMPT 140 - Introduction to Computing Science and Programming
- ECON 176 - Business Research & Decision Making
- ECON 275 - Business Statistics
- GENV 282 - Geographic Information Systems
- GENV 382 - Applied Geographic Information Systems
- GENV 383 - Geographic Data Analysis
- MATH 102 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- MATH 108 - Statistics for Health Students
- MATH 123 - Calculus I
- MATH 150 - Introduction to Discrete Math
- MATH 190 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
- PHYS 112 - Fundamentals of Physics II
- PSYC 207 - Data Analysis
- SOCI 207 - Data Analysis
- SOCS 305 - Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- SOCS 383 - Social Data Analysis
SOCIAL & GLOBAL INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 302 - Cross Cultural Communication
- BUSI 311 - Global Issues in Business
- ECON 311 - Global Issues in Business
- ECON 354 - Geography of the World Economy
- EDUC 345 - Gender and Education
- EDUC 365 - Social Issues in Education
- ENGL 348 - World Drama
- GENV 111 - Human Geography and Global Change
- GENV 212 - Urbanization Issues of Developing Countries
- GENV 322 - Global Climate Change
- GENV 354 - Geography of the World Economy
- LING 101 - Introduction to Linguistics
- LING 210 - Language and Society
- LING 302 - Cross Cultural Communications
- MCOM 111 - Introduction to Mass Communication
- MCOM 171 - Introduction to Communication
- MCOM 251 - Introduction to Journalism
- MCOM 313 - Social Media: Theory & Practice
- MCOM 315 - Film History II
- MCOM 317 - Ethics, Morals, and Media
- MCOM 372 - Cross-cultural Communication
- MCOM 491 - Transformational Development and Leadership
- NURS 227 - Global Health, Humanitarian and Christian Missions
- PHIL 108 - Philosophy of Society and Law
- PHIL 220 - Philosophy of Sex and Gender
- PHIL 310 - Issues in Social Justice
- PHIL 320 - Social and Political Philosophy
- POLS 211 - International Politics
- POLS 310 - Issues in Social Justice
- POLS 312 - Globalization and Global Governance
- POLS 320 - Social and Political Philosophy
- POLS 493 - Law, Public Policy and Cultural Change
- PSYC 399 - Discover the European Psychologists
- RELS 285 - Introduction to Missions
- RELS 381 - Contemporary Christianity
- RELS 384 - Religion, Contextualization, and Culture Change
- RELS 386 - Global Theologies
- RELS 476 - Christian World views in Historical and Cultural Context
- SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology
- THTR 348 - World Drama