General Requirements for All Students
Liberal Arts Core*
Check department listings or index for specifics for Liberal Arts requirements.
First Year Experience
The Human Condition in its Ultimate Relationships
| Religious Studies |
6 credits |
RST 100 Modern Belief and one other RST course above the 100 level
PHIL 113 Introduction to Philosophy and one other PHIL course above the 100 level
The Human Condition in the Context of the Physical Universe
| Mathematics |
3 credits |
| Science |
3 credits |
The Human Condition in Relation to Self and the Social Structure
| Social Science**# |
3 credits |
The Human Condition in its Cultural Context
ENGL 180 Introduction to World Literature and one 300-level course offered by the department
| Foreign Language***# |
6 credits |
| Fine Arts# |
3 credits |
The Human Condition in its Historical Context
*One course in a student’s curriculum must fulfill a Global Studies requirement; Global courses may also fulfill the requirement for one of the courses above that is marked with a hashmark (#).
**(e.g. Psychology 211, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Criminology or any other social science course.)
***Both classes must be in the same language. A student who has completed four years of the same foreign language in high school may take just one, three-credit course to satisfy the foreign language requirement. That course must be above the 212 level.
Some Science courses have a required one credit laboratory component. Students pursuing these courses will earn three credits for the lecture. They will earn one credit for the lab which is graded independently. It is important to note that some majors require Science courses which include a lab.
Departmental Component – Major Program
Check department listings or index for specific requirements for major program.