|
Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) | Bachelor of Business Admin (B.B.A.)
| Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) | Bachelor
of Music (B.M.) | Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) | Bachelor
of Social Work (B.S.W.) | General Education
Courses
Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)
| General
Education Core Requirements for B.S.W. |
51-53
Hours |
| I.
Featured Courses |
|
6 |
| GND
1015, First-Year Seminar |
3 |
|
XXX
3015, Junior Cornerstone Seminar
The hours for the Junior Cornerstone (JCS) count below
in V, VI, or VIII-XI depending on its prefix. Additional
JSC courses may be applied below
in
V,
VI, or VIII-XI. JCS credits may
not count in major or minor. |
0 |
|
| SWK
4015, Senior Capstone Seminar |
3 |
|
Linked
Cohort Courses, 1000- and/or 2000-level
The
hours for the Linked Cohorts (LCCs) count below in III and / or V-XI
depending on their prefixes |
0 |
|
Global
Studies (GS), 4 courses
Experiential
Learning (EL), 2 courses
Global Studies (GS) and Experiential Learning (EL)
courses may be taken in the BELL Core, or in the major, the minor,
or other required or elective courses. Note that the Junior Cornerstone
Seminar is, by definition, an EL course, but the category of EL will
vary. For a list of GS and EL courses, go to the homepage of ClassFinder.
For criteria for Global Studies and the six categories of Experiential
Learning, go to www.belmont.edu/bellcore/, click on "Curriculum
Sequence" and click on "Global Studies" and "Experiential
Learning." For a list of transfer course
that count for GS credit, go to the same web address, click on "Academic
Advising" and click on "Global Studies Transfer Courses." |
0 |
|
| 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 1200, Introduction to Music: History,
Style and Culture (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 one 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.) |
|
3 to 4 |
| HUM,
PHI, ENL, ENW, CHN, CLA, FRE, GER, GRK, ITL, JPN, LAT, RUS, and
SPA (3,4) |
|
|
VII.
Mathematics
[Transfer students may count any MTH course100/1000-level
or above] |
|
6 |
MTH
1150, Elementary Statistics (3)
Plus 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)
|
|
|
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
1020, Old Testament History (3)
REL
3050, New Testament History (3) |
|
|
b. REL
1010, Understanding the Bible (3)
Plus one of the following courses:
REL 3020, Ancient Wisdom
for Contemporary Issues (3)
REL 3060, Jesus in the Gospels
and in Film (3)
REL
3090, Comparative Spirituality in World Religions(3) |
|
|
| IX.
Sciences |
|
7-8 |
| BIO
1010, Biological Sciences (4) |
4 |
|
PSY
1200, Introduction to Psychological Science (4) or
PSY 1100, General Psychology (3) |
3-4 |
|
X. Social
Sciences
Choose three courses from at least two prefixes:
|
|
9 |
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)
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) |
3 |
|
XI. Wellness
Choose
one path: |
|
3 |
a.
PED 1600, Health and Fitness Concepts (2)
plus:
PED 2000 - 20_ _ (1),
any course
or
DAN 1101 or 1201 or 1301 or 1401
(8)
b.
PED 1500, Lifetime Fitness (1)
plus:
PED 2000 - 20_ _ (1),
any course
or
DAN 1101 or 1201 or 1301 or 1401
(8)
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)
NUR 1340, Men's Health: Wellness (1)
|
|
|
| Core
Total |
|
51-53 |
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 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 2000-level courses. Incoming students with previous language
study are encouraged to consult instructors in each language to determine
specific placement.
4 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.
5 Military Science and/or Marching Band do not substitute.
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