Exploration Courses

Exploring academic disciplines through a biblical worldview. Exploration Courses 23–27 cr Examining the Human Condition–History, Social Sciences, & Physical Education 8–9 cr HIS1005 History of Western Civilization (or HIS1825 Honors) 4 Social Sciences (Select from ANT1045, 2045; COM1005. 4105; ECO2201, 2211, 2212; GEO1005, 1015; POS1005, 2108; PSY1005, 2108; SOC1035, 2035) 3–4 PHE1065 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness 1 Note: No course can fulfull two categories. Reflecting God's Image–Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy & Foreign Language 8–10 cr Fine Arts: Art, Music, Theater, Film (Select from ART1005, 1825, 3065–3068, 3162, 3265, 3365, 4265; COM2007; MCH3007; MUH3106; MUS1075, 1825; THE1055, 3257) 2–4 Literature (Any course with LIT prefix or SPA3325) 2–4 Philosophy (Select any course with PHI prefix, ART3365, BUS4435, EDU4415, MAT2825 or PSY4306) 2–4 Foreign Language (second semester of first-year language sequence or higher) 0–4 Understanding the Natural World–Science & Mathematics 7–8 cr Mathematics* (Any course with MAT prefix, PSY3208) 3–4 *B.A. degree students must take a 4-credit course. See mathematics placement chart in the catalog. Lab Science (One laboratory science course) 4 When a student receives an unsatisfactory grade in the laboratory portion of a lab course (lower than the equivalency of a C-), the student will receive credit for the course if the overall course grade is a D- or higher, but the credits will not fulfill the core curriculum requirement. The student must repeat the class and lab or pass a different class/lab to fulfill the Natural World lab science requirement.