Undergraduate Core Curriculum

CJCV - KNOWLEDGE OF GOD (6 credits)
PHIL 207: Philosophy of Religion
This course cannot count as one of the two required religion courses.
RELS 104: World Religions
RELS 105: Intro to Four Gospels
RELS 106: Intro to Hebrew Scriptures
RELS 108: Basics of Catholic Faith
RELS 203: Gospel According to John
RELS 210: Jesus the Christ

HQ - KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN QUEST (6 credits)
Three credits (one course must be in Philosophy)
PHIL 101: Intro to Philosophy
PHIL 103: Honors Intro to Philosophy
PHIL 201: Philosophy of Human Nature
PHIL 202: Logic
PHIL 301: Ethics

Three credits (one course must be taken from the following)
ARTS 102: Art Appreciation
ENGL 201: World Literature I
ENGL 202: World Literature II
ENGL 235: Understanding Movies
MUSC 102: Music Appreciation
PSYC 206: Child & Adolescent Development
 * - if you take PSYC 206, you may not take PSYC 208
PSYC 207: Adult Development & Aging
 * - if you take PSYC 207, you may not take PSYC 208
PSYC 208: Psychology of Human Development
* - if you take PSYC 208, you may not take PSYC 206 or PSYC 207
PSYC/SOCO 210: Gender Issues
THEA 201: Acting

GP - KNOWLEDGE OF GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Six credits in language (must be sequential in same language)
FREN 101, 102: Introduction to French
FREN 103, 104: Intermediate French
FREN 201, 202: Advanced Writing & Composition
GERM 101, 102: Introduction to German
ITAL 101, 102: Introduction to Italian
ITAL 103, 104: Intermediate Italian
PLSH 101, 102: Introduction to Polish
SPAN 101, 102: Introduction to Spanish
SPAN 103, 104: Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 201, 202: Advanced Writing & Composition

Three credits (one course must be taken from the following)
HIST 108: Global History to 500CE
HIST 109: Global History 500-1700
HIST 208: Global History 1700-present

FRBL - FRESHMEN WRITING/ SPEECH (9 credit Freshman block)
ENGL 101/102: Writing - determined by placement test
ENGL 103/104: Writing - determined by placement test
ENGL 115: Public Speaking

KNS - KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL SCIENCE (6 credits) (one course with Lab is required)
BIOL 120: Biology Principles I, II
BIOL 120: Biology Principles I – with Lab
BIOL 121: Biology Principles II – with Lab
GSCI 104: Biology in the Natural World – with Lab
GSCI 105: Living in the Environment
GSCI 106: Chemistry in the Environment
GSCI 107: Fundamental Concepts in Biology & Chemistry (Recommended for Nursing Students)
GSCI 108: The Environment of Planet Earth

MATH - KNOWLEDGE OF MATH (3 credits)
MATH 106 & MATH 107 are Remedial courses and do not fulfill the Core. They are placed on the sequence sheet as free electives.
MATH 121: Contemporary Math – determined by placement test
MATH 150: Coll. Algebra & Trig - determined by placement test
MATH 211: Calculus I - determined by placement test

NE - KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Three credits (one course must be taken from the following)
HIST 203: American History to 1820
HIST 204: American History 1820-1920
HIST 205: American History since 1920

Three credits (one course must be taken from the following)
POLS 210: Introduction to International Relations
SOCO 101: Introduction to Sociology
SOCO 206: Marriage and Family