Requirements (Please see NOTES section below)

• ENGLISH (12 semester hours)

• EN 101 Effective English (WI)
• EN 102 Effective English
• EN 201 The Literary Tradition
• EN 202 The Literary Tradition

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• CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES (6 semester hours)

• CMS 310 Christian Worldview (WI)
• CMS 321 Mission and Message of Jesus or
• CMS 331 Christian Theology

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• SPEECH OR PHILOSOPHY (3 semester hours)

• COM 101 Basic Public Speaking (OC) or
• PY 101 Introduction to Philosophy (OC)

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• ART OR MUSIC APPRECIATION (3 semester hours)

• AR 201 Art Appreciation or
• MU 111 Music Appreciation

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• HISTORY (6 semester hours) from among the following:

• HI 101 Western Civilization
• HI 102 Western Civilization
• HI 103 World History
• HI 104 World History
• HI 201 History of The United States
• HI 202 History of The United States

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• LABORATORY SCIENCE (8 semester hours) from among the following:

• BIO 101 Introduction to Biology
• CH 110 Introduction to Chemistry
• ES 101 Introduction to Geology
• ES 103 Basic Meteorology
• ES 105 Environmental Science
• ES 107 Natural Disasters and Hazards
• MAR 103 Introduction to Marine Science
• PH 101 Physical Science

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•  MATHEMATICS (3 semester hours) from among the following:

• MA 102 Elementary Algebra
• MA 107 Structure of Mathematics
• MA 110 Intermediate Algebra
• MA 112 College Algebra

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• ELECTIVES (9 semester hours) from among the following:

• BA 151 Introduction to Business
• CIS 101 Microcomputer Applications
• EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
• EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics
• PS 110 Introduction to American Politics
• PS 115 World Politics
• PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology
• SA 202 Introduction to Sociology

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• Total General Education (Basic Course) Requirements    50 semester hours

*Notes:

1. Consult with your College/School advisor for specific and/or additional requirements relating to general education courses.  For example, COM 101  is required for business, theology, and education majors and teacher certification students.  Education majors and teacher certification students have very specific requirements, particularly regarding English, Mathematics, History, and Laboratory Sciences.  .
2. FS 100 Freshman Seminar (1 semester hour) is required for freshmen only. 
3. ZCH 007 Chapel (noncredit) is required of traditional undergraduate students. The number of semesters of Chapel (1 to 4 semesters) is based on entry classification. Students in the Center for Adult Programs are exempt from chapel.
4. Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must also take twelve semester hours of a modern foreign language.  See specific requirements in the Modern Foreign Language section of the catalog.
5. HPE 101 Health and/or activity courses (limited to 3 semester hours) may also satisfy requirements in the above ELECTIVES section.

Note:

Varsity athletics will not be considered for HPE approved courses. The activity hours and MA 211  may be used toward the core requirements.