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Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

General Education Core Requirements for B.S. 59-66 Hours
I. Seminar Sequence   4 to 6
    GND 1015, First-Year Seminar 3  
    XXX 3015, Junior Cornerstone Seminar
The hours for the Junior Cornerstone Seminar count as a Human Experience course.
0  
    XXX 4015 or GND 4015, Senior Capstone Seminar 1 or 3  
II. Computer Proficiency   0
    GND 1050, Computer Proficiency, Level 1 (1) 0  
III. Oral Communication   3
    COM 1100, Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3  
IV. Written Communication   6
    ENG 1010, First-Year Writing 3  
    ENG 3010, Third-Year Writing 3  
V. Fine Arts
Select one of the following courses: (2)
  3 to 4
    ART 2000, The Art Experience (3)
    ART 2800, Art History I (3)
    MUH 2000, The Musical Experience (3)
    MUH 2110, Survey of Music I (3)
    MUH 2140, The Arts for Education (4)
    TDR 2000, The Theatre and Film Experience (3)
    DAN 2000, The Dance Experience (3)
   
VI. Humanities
Select two courses from the following prefixes:
(Students will receive credit for their study at the 1010 level of a foreign language only if they also successfully complete the 1020 level of the same foreign language.)
  6 to 8
    HUM, PHI, ENL, ENW, CHN, CLA, FRE, GER, GRK, ITL, JPN, LAT, RUS,     and SPA (3,4,5)    
VII. Mathematics
[Transfer students may count any MTH course100/1000-level or above in place of the courses from the list
]
  6
Select one of the following courses:
    MTH 1020, Basic Concepts (3)
    MTH 1080, Mathematical Inquiry (3)
    MTH 1050, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3)
    CSC 1020, Introduction to Computer Science (3) 
Plus any other MTH course (excluding those above), 1000 level or above
   
VIII. Religion
Six hours must be done in the same path. Choose six hours from path "a" or six hours from path "b":
  6
   a. REL 1110, Old Testament History (3)
       REL 3120, New Testament History (3)
   
   b. REL 1100, Understanding the Bible (3)
        Plus one of the following courses:
       REL 3140, Jesus in the Gospels and in Film (3)

       REL 3160, Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Issues (3)
       REL 3170, Comparative Spirituality in World Religions(3)
   
IX. Sciences
Select three courses from at least 2 of the following prefixes: (6,7,8)
  10 to 12
    BIO 1010, Biological Sciences (3)
    BIO 1020, Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (4)
    BIO 1110, Principles of Biology (4)
    CEM 1010, Chemistry, Your Environment and You (3)
    CEM 1610, General Chemistry I (4)
    CEM 1620, General Chemistry II (4)
    PHY 1010, Science: A Process of Inquiry (3)
    PHY 1100, Physics of Sound (3)
    PHY 1110, Basic College Physics I (4)
    PHY 1120, Basic College Physics II (4)
    PHY 2110, General College Physics I (4)
    PHY 2120, General College Physics II (4)
    PSY 1100, General Psychology (3)
   
X. Social Sciences
Choose four courses from at least 2 prefixes:
  12
   a. ECO 1110, Economic Inquiry (3)    
   b. HIS 1010, World History to 1500 (3)
       HIS 1020, World History since 1500 (3)
       HIS 2010, American Experience From Colonial to Civil War (3)
       HIS 2020, American Experience From Reconstruction to Cold War (3)
       HIS 1990, Special Studies (3)
       HIS 2990, Special Studies (3)
Any course with a HIS prefix may serve as a second HIS course if a student elects to take one.
   c. MDS 1500, Mass Media and Society (3)
   d. PSC 1100, Special Topics in Gen. Ed.: Political Science (3)
       PSC 1210, American Government (3)
       PSC 1300, The United States and World Affairs (3)
   e. SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology (3)
       SOC 1100, Special Topics in Gen. Ed.: Sociology (3)
   
XI. Wellness
Choose one path:
  3
   a. PED 1600, Health and Fitness Concepts (2)
       plus:
       PED 2000 - 204_ (1) or
       DAN 1101, or 1201 or 1301 or 1401 (1)
(9)
   b. PED 1500, Lifetime Fitness (1)
       plus:
       PED 2000 - 204_ (1) or
       DAN 1101, or 1201 or 1301 or 1401 (1)
(9)

       plus one of the following courses:
       NUR 1100, Wellness Nutrition (1)
       NUR 1310, Healthy Beginnings (1)
       NUR 1320, Women's Health (1)
       NUR 1330, Health Promotions of the Family (1)
   
Core Total   59-66

1 Note that some colleges, schools, programs, or majors may require accelerated Computer Proficiency certification.

2 Education majors completing a Pre-K-4 or a 5-8 license, and students completing any other appropriate teaching licensure program, must take MUH 2140 (4 hrs)--or, alternatively, MUH 2160 (2 hrs) + EDU 2540 (2 hrs)--for the Fine Arts requirement. Also, BA students with a major in Music should take MUH 2110 to fulfill the Fine Arts requirement.

3 Exceptions: As specified in the individual course descriptions, courses that will not fulfil the Humanities requirements in General Education are ENG 1000, 1010, 1100, 2100, 3010; ENL 1990, 2000, 3440, 4900; ENW 2000, 3050, 3960, 3970; PHI 1990, 2250, 2990, 3150, 3160, 3220, 3330, 3990, 4050, 4100, 4200, 4250, 4400, 4900, 4990.

4 Correspondence work in Foreign Language is not accepted as credit for Belmont students. Also, students who have had three years or more of a Foreign Language in high school may be ready to begin language study at Belmont with the 200-level courses. Incoming students with previous language study are encouraged to consult instructors in each language to determine specific placement.

5 Philosophy majors and minors must take PHI 1500 as part of the Humanities requirement.

6 Students must take one 4-hour, lab-based Science course. Note that many of the 3-hour Science courses in this list will be converted to 4-hour, lab-based courses by fall 2005.

7 Bio 1010 is intended for most non-science majors. BIO 1110 is an introductory course for BIO majors, BIO minors, and pre-health students. CEM 1010 and PHY 1010 are intended for most non-science majors. CEM 1610 is the introductory course for chemistry majors, minors and pre-health sciences. PHY 1100 is intended for those with interests in sound. PHY 1110 (trigonometry-based) and PHY 2110 (calculus-based) are introductory courses for science majors and pre-health students. CEM 1610, PHY 1110, & PHY 1120 have mathematics prerequisites.

8 Education students seeking secondary K-12 or 7-12 licensure must take PSY 1100 + a lab Science course (either a CEM, PHY, or BIO course). Alternatively, they may take a four-hour, lab-based integrated Science course that includes PSY. Students should consult their advisors before taking courses to meet their Science requirements.

9 Military Science and/or Marching Band do not substitute.

 


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