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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
 General
Education Program
Annette
M. Sisson, Director
General Education Council
Sarah Adams, Madeline
Bridges, Jimmy Davis, Larry German, Ken Landers, Mark McEntire, Jane Shelby,
Andrea Stover, Barbara Ward, Tommy Wooten.
Vision:
The diverse educational
communities of a comprehensive university have a common interest in liberal
learning. Liberal learning nurtures each student’s capability for
transforming human culture and complements professional and vocational
pathways. Liberal education involves acquiring fundamental intellectual
skills; becoming conversant with a variety of human ideas, cultural perspectives,
and conceptual frameworks; and developing habits of ethical reflecting
and acting in an interdependent world. This vision of General Education
enables Belmont University to achieve its vision to be a premier teaching
university, bringing together the best of liberal arts and professional
education in a Christian community of learning and service.
Purpose:
General Education
at Belmont University fosters the skills, knowledge, perspectives, values,
and dispositions that will enable students to apply their understandings
and abilities beyond the classroom, encouraging them to become responsibly
engaged in their community and in the world.
Values:
These values will be infused throughout the courses in the General Education
curriculum and pursued through a wide variety of active learning experiences,
all of which seek to meet the learning goals delineated below:
- The importance of life-long intellectual growth and development;
- The importance of moral values and personal commitments;
- The importance of the application of classroom learning to the "real
world";
- The importance of extending the boundaries of learning beyond the
classroom.
Learning Goals:
- General Education seeks to help students develop sophisticated rhetorical
skills, with particular emphasis on written and oral language, including:
- Effective writing
- Effective speaking
- Recognizing, evaluating and constructing written arguments
- Recognizing, evaluating and constructing oral arguments
- Recognizing and evaluating visual images and other forms of non-language-based
communication
- Effective use of technology.
- General Education seeks to help students develop sophisticated critical
thinking (inquiry, reflection, and analysis) skills, including:
- Quantitative reasoning
- Critical reading and reflection
- Engaging and solving complex problems
- Understanding systems and relationships, including interdependencies
and interconnections.
- General Education seeks to help students develop an understanding
and enriched appreciation of the arts, humanities, religion, social
sciences, and natural sciences, including:
- The conceptual frameworks of the arts, humanities, religion, social
sciences, and natural sciences
- The achievements in the arts, humanities, religion, social sciences,
and natural sciences
- General Education seeks to help students develop an understanding
of the complex nature of the world and become responsibly engaged with
that larger whole, including:
- Local, national, international, and global perspectives
- Multiculturalism
- The consequences of individual decisions in an interdependent world
| Curricular
Framework |
Hours
38-41 |
| The
BELL Core Curriculum |
|
|
| Signature Courses |
|
10-12 |
| First-Year
Seminar (Taken semester 1) |
3 |
|
| First-Year
Writing (Taken semester 1) |
3 |
|
| Computer
Proficiency (Taken semester 1) |
0 |
|
| Linked
Cohort Courses (Taken semester 2 or 3) |
0* |
|
| Junior
Cornerstone Seminar (Taken at 60-96 credit hours) |
0** |
|
| Third-Year
Writing (Taken at 60-96 credit hours) |
3 |
|
| Senior
Capstone Seminar (Taken at 96-128 credit hours) |
1-3 |
|
| Global Studies |
|
0 |
| Four
designated courses |
0*** |
|
| Experiential Learning |
|
0 |
| Two
designated courses (each from a different category)# |
0*** |
|
| Human Experience, Category
A |
|
9 |
| Oral
Communication (Taken by 60 credit hours) |
3 |
|
| Quantitative
Reasoning (Taken by 60 credit hours) |
3 |
|
| Religion,
1000-level (Taken by 60 credit hours) |
3 |
|
| Human Experience, Category B |
|
19-20 |
| Fine
Arts (Taken at any point) |
3**** |
|
| Humanities
(Taken at any point) |
3-4**** |
|
| Social
Sciences (Taken at any point) |
3**** |
|
| Sciences
(Taken at any point) |
4**** |
|
| Religion
3000-level (Taken after 60 credit hours) |
3 |
|
| Wellness
(Taken at any point) |
3**** |
|
| Total |
|
38-41 |
* The credit hours for Linked Cohort Courses count within
the various "Human Experience--Category A & B" domains.
Note that all LCCs include only 1000- and/or 2000-level courses.
** The credit hours for Junior Cornerstone Seminar count within the
"Human Experience--Category B" domains. Note that all JCS
courses, regardless of the prefix, are numbered "3015."
THESE COURSES WILL NOT COUNT FOR MAJOR OR MINOR CREDIT.
*** The credit hours for Global Studies and Experiential Learning
courses count within other domains of the BELL Core--or count within
the major, minor, or other required or elective courses.
# The six categories of Experiential Learning are: Undergraduate Research;
Community-Based Research; Service Learning; Study Abroad; Internships,
Clinicals, and Practica; and Senior Recital, Exhibits, or Major Performances.
**** These course are taken at any point, unless they are taken to
fulfill the Linked Cohort Course or Junior Cornerstone Seminar requirement.
The following pages provide specific listings of the general education
requirements at Belmont
University as they have been constituted for each particular degree
program. Within those listings, note the footnotes, which further
explain the requirements and clarify some of the variations for particular
programs and majors within the given degree. For information regarding
prerequisite requirements for various majors, see the sections of
the Bulletin that delineate the majors, noting the "Technical
Requirements" or "Tool Requirements."
|
Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.)
| General
Education Core Requirements for B.A. |
59-62
Hours |
| I.
Featured Courses |
|
4-6
|
| GND
1015, First-Year Seminar |
3 |
|
XXX
3015, Junior Cornerstone Seminar
The hours for the Junior Cornerstone (JCS) count below
in V-VII or IX-XII depending on its prefix; Additional JSC courses
may be applied below
in V-VII or IX-XII. JCS credits may not count in major or minor. |
0 |
|
| XXX
4015 or GND 4015, Senior Capstone Seminar |
1
or 3 |
|
Linked
Cohort Courses, 1000- and/or 2000-level
The
hours for the Linked Cohorts (LCCs) count below in III, V, and / or
VII-XII 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) |
|
3-4 |
ART
2000, The Art Experience (3)
ART 2800, Art History I (3)
MUH 1200, Introduction to Music: History,
Style and Culture (3) (required for Music Majors)
MUH 2000, The Musical Experience (3)
MUH 2140, The Arts for Education (4)
TDR 2000, The Theatre and Film Experience
(3)
DAN 2000, The Dance Experience (3) |
|
|
VI. Foreign
Language
Select two courses from the same language, 2000 level
or above: |
|
6 |
| CHN,
FRE, GER, GRK, ITL, JPN, LAT, RUS and SPA (3) |
|
|
VII.
Humanities
Select three courses from at least two of the following
prefixes: |
|
9 |
| CLA,
HUM, PHI, ENL, and ENW
(4,5,6) |
|
|
VIII.
Mathematics
Select one of the following courses:
(7)
|
|
3 |
MTH
1080, Mathematical Inquiry (3)
MTH 1020, Basic Concepts (3)
CSC 1020, Introduction to Computer Science
(3)
MTH 1050, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
I (3) |
|
|
IX. Religion
Six hours must be done in the same path. Choose six
hours from path "a" or six hours from path "b":
(8)
|
|
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) |
|
|
X.
Sciences
Select two of the following courses, at least one must
be lab-based:
(9,10) |
|
7 or 8 |
BIO
1010, Biological Sciences (4)
BIO 1110, Principles of Biology (4)
CEM 1010, Chemistry, Your Environment and
You (4)
CEM 1610, General Chemistry I (4)
CEM 1620, General Chemistry II (4)
PHY 1010, Science: A Process of Inquiry (4)
PHY 1100, Physics of Sound (4)
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)
PSY 1200, Introduction to Psychological Science
(4) |
|
|
XI.
Social Sciences
Choose three courses from at least 2 prefixes, including
at least one in HIS: |
|
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)
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) |
|
|
XII. 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
(11)
b.
PED 1500, Lifetime Fitness (1)
plus:
PED 2000 - 20_ _ (1),
any course
or
DAN 1101 or 1201 or 1301 or 1401
(11)
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 |
|
59-63 |
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 fulfill the Humanities requirements in General Education
are ENG 1000, 1010, 3010; ENL 1990, 2000, 3440; ENW 3050, 3960, 3970;
PHI 1990, 2250, 2990, 3150, 3160, 3220, 3330, 3990, 4050, 4100, 4200,
4250, 4400, 4900, 4990.
5 Philosophy majors and minors must take PHI 1500 as part of the Humanities
requirement.
6 Language majors must take at least one ENL course in literature, at
the 2000 level or above.
7 Education students seeking K-12 licensure must take MTH 1080 if they
have a score of 25 or above on the Math ACT test; otherwise, they must
take MTH 1110 (College Algebra) to fulfill state licensure requirements.
8 Religion majors will follow neither Path A nor Path B. Rather, they
will take REL 1020, Introduction to Old Testament, followed immediately
by REL 1250, Introduction to New Testament and Exegetical Methods, which
is a non-General Education course. In addition, they will take a 3000-level
topical (Path B) General Education REL course, which they will take after
they have accrued 60 credit hours.
9 Education students seeking secondary or K-12 licensure should consult
their advisors before taking courses to meet their Science requirements.
10 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, and PHY 1120 have mathematics
prerequisites. Students who apply PSY 1200 to the Bell Core may not use
PSY 1100 for other science options in general education.
11 Military Science and/or Marching Band do not substitute.
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