University Requirement
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
COL-1995 | Vocation and College Success (Freshman only, transfer students are exempt) | 1 |
| 3 |
| The Bible (B) | |
| Introduction to the Old Testament (B) | |
| Introduction to the New Testament (B) | |
| 3 |
| Introduction to Christianity (S) | |
| Martin Luther's Small and Large Catechisms (S) | |
General Education Requirements
Communication (9 Hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
ENG-1100 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
COM-1100 | Speech Communication | 3 |
ENG-2000 | Writing About Literature 2 | 3 |
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 Hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| 3 |
| American Sign Language I | |
| American Sign Language II | |
| Non-Western Literature | |
| Society and Literature | |
| U.S. Latina/o Literature(s) | |
| Greek & Roman Mythology | |
| African American Literature | |
| Classical World Literature | |
| Modern World Literature | |
| Survey of Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815 | |
| German for Reading I | |
| German for Reading II | |
| Greek I | |
| Greek II | |
| Hebrew I | |
| Hebrew II | |
| Survey of Modern Europe Since 1815 | |
| Survey of World History to 1350 | |
| Survey of the World Since 1350 | |
| History of the American People to 1877 | |
| History of the American People since 1877 | |
| U.S. Women's History | |
| African American History | |
| Hispanic and Latino American History | |
| Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations | |
| A History of Illinois | |
| Latin I | |
| Latin II | |
| Primer in Philosophy | |
| Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | |
| Introduction to Logic | |
| Social and Political Philosophy | |
| Elementary Spanish I | |
| Elementary Spanish II | |
| Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Intermediate Spanish II | |
| 3 |
| Introduction to the Visual Arts | |
| Two-Dimensional Basic Studio | |
| Three-Dimensional Basic Studio | |
| Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance | |
| Western Art: Post Renaissance through Contemporary | |
| Non-Western Art (+) | |
| Introduction to Film Studies | |
| Global Documentary | |
| Exploration of Music | |
| Survey of Western Music | |
| Music of World Cultures | |
| History of Jazz | |
| Introduction to Theater | |
| 3 |
| Introduction to the Visual Arts | |
| Two-Dimensional Basic Studio | |
| Three-Dimensional Basic Studio | |
| Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance | |
| Western Art: Post Renaissance through Contemporary | |
| Non-Western Art (+) | |
| American Sign Language I | |
| American Sign Language II | |
| Introduction to Film Studies | |
| Global Documentary | |
| Non-Western Literature | |
| Society and Literature | |
| U.S. Latina/o Literature(s) | |
| Greek & Roman Mythology | |
| African American Literature | |
| Classical World Literature | |
| Modern World Literature | |
| German for Reading I | |
| German for Reading II | |
| Greek I | |
| Greek II | |
| Hebrew I | |
| Hebrew II | |
| Survey of Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815 | |
| Survey of Modern Europe Since 1815 | |
| History of the American People to 1877 | |
| History of the American People since 1877 | |
| Survey of World History to 1350 | |
| Survey of the World Since 1350 | |
| U.S. Women's History | |
| African American History | |
| Hispanic and Latino American History | |
| Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations | |
| A History of Illinois | |
| Arts and Ideas | |
| Intro to American Cultural Studies | |
| Latin I | |
| Latin II | |
| Primer in Philosophy | |
| Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | |
| Introduction to Logic | |
| Social and Political Philosophy | |
| Exploration of Music | |
| Survey of Western Music | |
| Music of World Cultures | |
| History of Jazz | |
| Elementary Spanish I | |
| Elementary Spanish II | |
| Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Intermediate Spanish II | |
| Introduction to Theater | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 Hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| 9 |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | |
| Foundations of Economics | |
| Geography of North America | |
| World Geography: Culture Patterns | |
| The Developing World | |
| Introduction to Global Cultural Studies | |
| Engaging Diversity: U.S. Perspectives | |
| American Government and Politics | |
| Social and Political Philosophy | |
| International Relations | |
| Introduction to Comparative Politics | |
| General Psychology | |
| The Mind and the Brain | |
| Developmental Psychology: Life Span | |
| Child and Adolescent Psychology | |
| Social Psychology | |
| People and Society (Special Topics) | |
| Introduction to Sociology | |
| Marriage and the Family | |
| Sociology of Gender/Sexualities | |
| Race, Ethnicity, & Racisms in the U.S. | |
| Social Inequality: Class, Status and Power | |
Physical and Life Sciences (7-8 Hours) One class taken must include a lab, classes with an * include a lab
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
1 | 4 |
| Elements of Earth Science | |
| Consumer Chemistry | |
| Chemistry in the World Today | |
| Health Science Applications in Chemistry | |
| Fundamentals of Chemistry | |
| Concepts in Chemistry and Biology | |
| Concepts in Physics and Earth Science | |
| Energy and Our Environment (*) | |
| Introduction to Sustainability (*) | |
1 | 3-4 |
| Biology in the World Today | |
| Medical Terminology | |
| Fundamentals of Microbiology (*) | |
| Concepts in Chemistry and Biology (*) | |
| Energy and Our Environment (*) | |
| Introduction to Sustainability (*) | |
Mathematics (3 Hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
1 | 3 |
| Finite Mathematics | |
| College Algebra | |
| Pre-Calculus | |
| Statistics | |
| Discrete Mathematics | |
| Calculus for Business and Life Sciences | |
| Calculus I | |
| Calculus II | |
| Calculus III | |
Total Hours | 3 |
Additional Requirements
Major course requirements and double counting credits:
- No course in a major may be taken on the Pass/Fail grade option. Coursework for majors in the College of Health, Science & Technology can be found later in this section.
- No more than half of the courses (equaling no more than one half of the credits) for a major can be used toward another major within the College of Health, Science & Technology.
- A course in the major must have the grade C or higher to apply to the major.
- The department of Natural Science requires a minimum grade of D- for courses within the major that are not prerequisites for other courses. For courses that are pre-requisites, the C minimum remains unless superseded by admission grade requirements for specific programs, e.g., nursing at Oak Point University (formerly Resurrection University), microscopy at Hooke College, medicine/dentistry/pharmacy at LECOM, etc.).
- The Pre-Art Therapy program requires a minimum grade of C for courses within the major.
Major course requirements and double counting credits:
- Optional
- Minors for the Colleges of Health, Science & Technology can be found later in this section.
- One-third of the courses used toward a minor must be unique from anywhere else in a student’s program.
Electives
- As needed to meet the 120-hour degree requirement.