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ARCHIVED 2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Liberal Studies Program Requirements
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The Liberal Studies component includes a total of forty-two semester hours, distributed as listed below.
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C2. Mathematics (3 hours)
Satisfied if student passes any MATH course 101 or higher, except for MATH 190-199, MATH 301, and MATH 400) C3. Oral Communication (3 hours)
C5. Physical and Biological Sciences (6 hours)
A. The two courses taken to meet the C5 requirement must be from two different disciplines.
B. Other 100-200 level science courses from AST, BIOL, CHEM, ENVH, GEOL, NRM, and PHYS (with the exceptions of BIOL 132, ENVH 200, ENVH 210, ENVH 300, CHEM 241, and courses numbered from 190-199) meet this requirement. The First-Year Seminar (3 hours)
- Students with 0-15 credit hours are required to take this course.
- Students with 15.1 - 29.9 transfer credit hours are eligible to take a First-Year Seminar, but it is not required. The First Year Seminar is waived and the student does not have to make up the hours in the Liberal Studies program–but will still need to graduate with the same number of hours required by the program of the major.
- Students with 30 or more transfer credit hours are not eligible to take First-Year Seminar.
- Grading for the First-Year Seminar is A, B, C, I (Incomplete), or U (Unsatisfactory).
- If a student receives a “U” grade in the First Year Seminar, he/she must make up the hours by taking another course in the Liberal Studies program.
The Perspectives (18 hours)
Includes Upper-Level Courses*
One of the perspectives categories must be met with an upper level perspective course. P1. Social Sciences (6 hours)
Courses must be taken in two different disciplines. P2. Category Has Changed to Core 5 (Physical & Biological Sciences)
P4. Humanities (3 hours)
- CS 210 - Internet Security and Ethics Credits: 3
- ECON 344 - Ethics of Capitalism Credits: 3
(Upper-Level Course) - ENGL 206 - Literature of Place Credits: 3
- ENGL 207 - Popular Literature and Culture Credits: 3
- ENGL 209 - Past Times: Literature and History Credits: 3
- ENGL 210 - Contemporary African American Literature Credits: 3
- ENGL 231 - The Interpretation of Literature Credits: 3
- ENGL 290 - Literature and the Sacred Credits: 3
- ENGL 333 - Introduction to Shakespeare Credits: 3
(Upper-Level Course) - ENGL 350 - The Renaissance Credits: 3
(Upper-Level Course) - ENGL 351 - The Beats, Radicals, and Avant-Garde Literature Credits: 3
(Upper-Level Course) - ENGL 352 - The Journey in Literature Credits: 3
(Upper-Level Course) - ENGL 353 - Stories Retold Credits: 3
(Upper-Level Course) - ENGL 367 - Appalachian Literature Credits: 3
(Upper-Level Course) - ENGL 368 - Film Genres Credits: 3, R6
(Upper-Level Course) - ENGL 390 - The Bible as Literature Credits: 3
(Upper-Level Course) - HIST 171 - Religion in America Credits: (3)
- HIST 175 - Native American Civilizations Credits: (3)
- HIST 181 - Religion in Europe Credits: (3)
- HIST 182 - The Ancient Empires Credits: (3)
- HIST 185 - History of Death in Western Civilization Credits: (3)
- LAW 201 - Individual Rights Credits: (3)
- LAW 306 - Women and the Law Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - LAW 412 - Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 101 - Western Philosophical Traditions Credits: (3)
- PAR 102 - Western Moral Traditions Credits: (3)
- PAR 201 - Philosophy of Sex and Love Credits: (3)
- PAR 230 - Legal, Scientific, & Critical Reasoning Credits: (3)
- PAR 304 - Justice, Power and Human Nature in the Ancient Greek Polis Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 306 - Science, Reason, and Autonomy in the Enlightenment Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 307 - From Existentialism to Feminism Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 308 - From Pragmatism to Postmodernism Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 309 - Philosophy In and Of Film Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 312 - Philosophy of Religion Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 320 - Philosophical and Religious Classics Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 330 - America’s Wilderness Ethics and Aesthetics Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - PAR 404 - Ancient Cynics, Stoics, and Skeptics Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course) - SM 340 - Sport Ethics Credits: (3)
(Upper-Level Course)
P5. Fine and Performing Arts (3 hours)
P6. World Cultures (3 hours)
(Satisfied if student passes WLL 101, 102, 110, 231, 232, 240, or 301) Only three of the six credit hours earned in FREN, GER, SPAN 110 apply to P6 category.
UPPER-LEVEL PERSPECTIVES 300-400 COURSES
*One course required in any perspective category outside the discipline of the major. Students should not enroll in courses numbered above their class rank without permission of the department offering the course. NOTE:
Courses used to meet Liberal Studies requirements may be used simultaneously to meet other requirements, including requirements in the major. Be reminded the Upper Level Perspective (ULP) requirement must be met by an approved ULP Liberal Studies course and be outside the discipline of the student’s major.
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