Requirements (Please see NOTES section below)

• UNIVERSITY CORE (28 SEMESTER HOURS)

   

  ENGLISH (6 semester hours)

• EN 101 Effective English (WI)
• EN 102 Effective English

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• LITERATURE (3 semester hours)

• 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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• HISTORY (3 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 (4 semester hours) from among the following:

• BIO 101 Introduction to Biology
• BIO 210 Introduction to Biotechnology
• BIO 214 Introduction to Nutrition
• BIO 215 Introduction to Food Science
• 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
• MA 211 Elementary Statistics

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• GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES (18 semester hours)

  No more than two courses in any one of the following disciplines:

   

  ART

• AR 201 Art Appreciation

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• CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

• CMS 101 Introduction to The Bible
• CMS 201 Introduction to the Old Testament
• CMS 202 Introduction to the New Testament

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• ECONOMICS

• EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
• EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics

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  HISTORY–courses listed above

   

• LITERATURE–courses listed above

  OR

• EN 221 Introduction to British Literature I
• EN 222 Introduction to British Literature II
• EN 230 Introduction to American Literature

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  MATHEMATICS–courses listed above

   

• MUSIC

• MU 111 Music Appreciation

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• PHILOSOPHY–PY 101 (above)

  OR

• PY 201 Classical Philosophy
• PY 202 Medieval Philosophy
• PY 203 Modern Philosophy

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• POLITICAL SCIENCE

• PS 110 Introduction to American Politics
• PS 115 World Politics
• PS 201 Political Theory
• PS 205 Introduction to Criminal Justice

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• PSYCHOLOGY

• PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology

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  SCIENCE–courses listed above

   

• SOCIOLOGY

• SA 202 Introduction to Sociology
• SA 203 Modern Social Problems

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  TOTAL CORE AND GEN ED               46 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.  MA 110  is required for all majors in the School of Business.  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 Adult and Professional Studies 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.

Additional Courses

• HI 201 History of The United States
• HI 202 History of The United States
• HI 406 Alabama History
• HI 411 Philosophy and Methods of History

• Four additional courses in History numbered 300 or above. At least two of these courses must be in areas other than United States History.