Core Curriculum Requirements

Each student must satisfy the course requirements specified below. Nearly all of the courses are designed for the purposes of general education and are part of no major program. Students may satisfy the requirements by passing the course, or, in some cases, by demonstrating competence and knowledge through placement or special examination, or by meeting the condition specified for a waiver. The experiential education requirement may also be satisfied by a period of study abroad. The First Year Seminar Sequence is required of all freshman students.

Experiential Education Requirement

The experiential education requirement may be satisfied in any of the following ways:

  • a 3 credit hour January experiential education course in the sophomore or junior year
  • three credit hours (15 events) of Mountain Challenge (PHR 125, 126, 127)
  • a period of study abroad approved by the International Programming Committee

Experiential education courses are offered occasionally in an evening format and in summer school.

List of Core Curriculum Courses
Course No. Course Name/Course Title View
ORN110 Orientation
Perspectives on the College
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ORN120 Transfer Orientation
Transfer Orientation
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FRS120 First Year Seminar
Perspectives on the Individual
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FRS130 First Year Seminar
Perspectives on the Environment
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FRS140 First Year Research Seminar
Perspectives on the American Communityy
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FRS170 International Student Seminar
International Student Seminar
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CMP110 Composition
English Composition
Special conditions: A 		View Description
CMP120 Composition
Advanced Composition and Speech
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BIB130 Biblical Studies
Hebrew Bible World and Culture
Special conditions: H 		View Description
BIB140 Biblical Studies
The New Testament World and Culture
Special conditions: H 		View Description
STA120 Statistics
Introductory Statistics
Special conditions: B 		View Description
Various Foreign Language
Foreign Language
Special conditions: A,C 		View Description
Various Foreign Language
Foreign Language
Special conditions: A,C 		View Description
WCV180 Western Civilization
Foundations of Western Civilization
Special conditions: H 		View Description
WCV190 Western Civilization
Modern Western Civilization
Special conditions: H 		View Description
WCV390 Western Civilization
Western Civilization and Modernity
Special conditions: H 		View Description
FNA140 Fine Arts
Introduction to the Fine Arts
Special conditions: D 		View Description
FNA340 Fine Arts
Explorations in the Fine Arts
Special conditions: D 		View Description
LIT270 Literature
The Early Western Literary Tradition
Special conditions: H 		View Description
LIT290 Literature
The Modern Western Literary Tradition
Special conditions: H 		View Description
SCI150 Natural Science
Principles in Scientific Investigation
Special conditions: E 		View Description
SCI350 Natural Science
Topics in Natural Science
Special conditions: F 		View Description
SLS260 Social Science
Perspectives on the Social Order
Special conditions: H 		View Description
WRC370 World Cultures
Topics in World Cultures
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Various Experiential Education Requirement
Experiential Education Requirement
Special conditions: I 		View Description
SRS480 Senior Seminar
Senior Seminar
Special conditions: G,J 		View Description
ETH490 Ethics
Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethical Thought
Special conditions: J 		View Description