CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
(Undergraduate, Lifelong Learning)
All B-W bachelor degree programs (except Education and Music) are divided into three areas of requirements: CORE = 42 semester hours, MAJOR = 33-61 semester hours, and ELECTIVES = 20-40 semester hours, for a grand total of 124 semester credit hours needed to graduate.
The CORE curriculum is central to the liberal arts philosophy of a bachelor's degree program and is designed to develop the following skills: research, writing, oral communications, quantitative methods, problem solving, social interaction, and ethical implications of subject matter.
The CORE curriculum for all Lifelong Learning (Evening & Weekend) Students is broken down as follows:
SOCIAL SCIENCE - 10 hours comprising 3-4 courses from at least 2 of the following areas:
Anthropology
Criminal Justice
Economics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
NATURAL SCIENCE - 9 hours comprising 3-4 courses from at least 2 of the following areas:
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Nutrition
Physical Science
Physics
* note - one course MUST include a lab
HUMANITIES - 20 hours comprised of the following:
English Composition - 3 hrs; 1 course
(Select ENG 111 or ENG 131)
Fine Arts - 4 hrs; 2 courses
(Select from: Art, Dance, Literature, Music, & Theatre)
Cultural Heritage - 7 hrs; 2-3 courses from at least 2 areas.
(Select from: History, Philosophy, & Religion)
General Humanities - 6 hrs; 2-3 courses from any area listed above and/or:
Foreign Language, Communication Studies, Broadcasting.
MATHEMATICS - 3 hrs
Select from MTH-134,135, 136 or higher
MTH-111/112 for Education majors only
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - Choose one of the following options:
- Complete three non-foreign language courses from at least two academic departments
with an international focus.(Look for courses that include an "I" after course number
[ie- ART-102I])
- Complete one year (two semesters or three quarters) in a single foreign language.
- Complete a Study Abroad experience for college credit.
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