Approved Core Offerings
Please select a Core Area of Understanding:
| Creative Expression | |
| Humanities | |
| Mathematics | |
| Natural and Physical Science | |
| Non-Western Cultural Heritage | |
| Power of Language | |
| Social Science | |
| Western Cultural Heritage |
What's Effective in 2009-10:
| Fall 2009 New Offerings | |
| Fall 2009 Core Revisions | |
| Fall 2009 Core Eliminations |
Creative Expression:
4 credits
| ART 105 (2003-12) |
CE Drawing I |
| ART 106 (2003-11) |
CE Ceramics I |
| ART 120 (2003-11) |
CE Sculpture |
| ART 145 (2006-12) |
CE Black and White Photography |
| COM 145 (2006-12) |
CE Black and White Photography |
| DA 101 (2003-10) |
CE Introduction to Modern Dance |
| DA 102 (2003-10) |
CE Introduction to Ballet |
| DA 103 (2003-10) |
CE Introduction to Jazz Dance |
| DA 120 (2003-10) |
CE Dance Improvisation and Composition |
| DA 202 (2003-10) |
CE Ballet II |
| DA 203 (2003-10) |
CE Jazz Dance II |
| EN 101 (2004-10) |
CE Literature: Form and Performance |
| EN 180 (2004-10) |
CE Introduction to Creative Writing |
| EN 281 (2004-10) |
CE Writing and Analyzing the Short Story (Writing Intensive) |
| MA 275 (2008-11) |
CE Hnr Mathematics in Music |
| MU 115 (2003-10) |
CE Music Fundamentals at the Keyboard |
| MU 268 - MU 286 (2003-10) |
Applied Music Lessons |
| MU 361 (2003-10) |
CE Concert Choir (Letter Graded Section ONLY) |
| MU 363 (2003-10) |
CE Community Chorus (Letter Graded Section ONLY) |
| MU 365 (2003-10) |
CE Orchestra (Letter Graded Section ONLY) |
| MU 369 (2003-10) |
CE Symphonic Band (Letter Graded Section ONLY) |
| TH 155 (2003-10) |
CE Stagecraft |
| TH 165 (2003-12) |
CE Basic Acting |
| TH 255 (2003-10) |
CE Fundamentals of Theatrical Design |
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Humanities:
4 credits
| COM 252 (2003-12) |
HUM Multicultural Communications |
| EN 104 (2003-12) |
HUM Introduction to Literature (Drama, Fiction, Poetry or Mixed) |
| EN 245 (2003-10) |
HUM Growing Up in America (Writing Intensive) |
| EN 251 (2003-12) |
HUM Multicultural Literature (Writing Intensive) |
| HEN 252 (2003-12) |
Honors HUM Irony Humor Despair in Modern Literature (Writing Intensive) |
| HI 201 (2003-11) |
HUM History of the United States to 1877 (Writing Intensive) |
| PH 115 (2003-12) |
HUM Ethics |
| HPH 234 (2004-11) |
Honors HUM Justice Through the Ages |
| PCS 165 (2008-11) |
HUM Peace, War, and Nonviolence |
| PS 225 (2006-12) |
HUM Politics in Film and Fiction: Democracy in America |
| PSY 209 (2004-10) |
HUM Psyche and Film (Writing Intensive) |
| REL 105 (2003-12) |
HUM Exploring Religion and Religions |
| REL 145 (2008-11) |
HUM Jesus and the Moral Life |
| TH 105 (2003-11) |
HUM Introduction to Theatre (This is not a writing intensive offering) |
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Mathematics:
4 credits
| CS 121 (2003-12) |
MA Computer Science I |
| MA 105 (2003-12) |
MA Mathematics for Liberal Studies |
| MA 110 (2003-11) |
MA College Algebra and Trigonometry |
| MA 117 (2003-11) |
MA Concepts of Calculus |
| MA 121 (2003-11) |
MA Calculus I |
| MA 251 (2003-10) |
MA Probability and Statistics |
| HMA 270 (2003-10) |
Honors MA History of Mathematics |
| HMA 272 (2008-11) |
Honors MA Ethnomathematics |
Natural and Physical Science:
8 Credits
Two courses must be completed from two different disciplines. One offering must be a lab science.
NON-LAB SCIENCE OPTIONS:
| AN 201 (2003-12) |
NPS Principles of Biological Anthropology |
| CH 109 (2007-10) |
NPS Introduction to Forensic Science |
| PSY 111 (2003-11) |
NPS Introduction to Neuroscience |
LAB SCIENCE OPTIONS:
| BIO 101 (2003-12) |
NPS Biological Concepts |
| BIO 102 (2003-11) |
NPS Human Heredity and Inherited Diseases |
| BIO 103 (2003-12) |
NPS Living with the Environment |
| CH 101 (2003-10) |
NPS General Chemistry: Practical Principles |
| CH 105 (2003-10) |
NPS Fundamentals of Chemistry: Intoduction to Molecular Science |
| HCH 207 (2004-10) |
Honors NPS The Chemistry and Politics of Cancer and AIDS (Writing Intensive) |
| ES 113 (2003-12) |
NPS Earth in Space: Evolution of a Planet |
| ES 114 (2003-10) |
NPS Geosystems: Landscapes, Oceans and Atmosphere |
| HES 215 (2004-12) |
Honors NPS Meteorology (Effective Fall 2009: This course is no longer a Writing Intensive offering) |
| PHY 105 (2003-11) |
NPS How Things Work |
Non-Western Cultural Heritage:
4 credits
| AN 111 (2003-12) |
NCH Understanding Human Cultures |
| ART 270 (2008-11) |
NCH Art of Africa, Asia and Americas (Writing Intensive) |
| HI 111 (2008-11) |
NCH History of Pre-Modern Asia (Writing Intensive) |
| HI 112 (2005-11) |
NCH History of Modern Asia (Writing Intensive - effective FA08) |
| JA 245 (2008-11) |
NCH From Anime to Zen: Intoduction to Japanese Society, Business and Culture (Writing Intensive) |
| MU 205 (2003-11) |
NCH World Musics |
| PS 150 (2008-11) |
NCH Intro to Comparative Politics |
| PS 245 (2003-11) |
NCH International Relations |
| PS 252 (2003-10) |
NCH Latin American Society |
| REL 225 (2003-12) |
NCH The Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (Writing Intensive) |
| REL 291 (2003-12) |
NCH Hinduism (Effective Fall 2009: This course is no longer a Writing Intensive offering) |
| REL 292 (2003-12) |
NCH Buddhism (Effective Fall 2009: This course is no longer a Writing Intensive offering) |
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Power of Language:
8 credits
One Writing based English Course (PLE):
| EN 100 (2003-12) |
PLE Wrting and Language |
| EN 150 (2003-12) |
PLE Advanced Writing and Language |
| PH 110 (2003-12) |
PLE Logic and Critical Thinking |
One Ancient or Modern Language (PLO):
| CHN 111 (2006-12) |
PLO Chinese: Fundamentals of Language and Culture |
| CHN 112 (2006-12) |
PLO Chinese: Fundamentals of Language and Culture II |
| FR 111 (2003-12) |
PLO Elementary French I |
| FR 112 (2003-12) |
PLO Elementary French II |
| FR 211 (2003-12) |
PLO Intermediate French I |
| FR 212 (2003-12) |
PLO Intermdiate French II |
| GER 111 (2003-12) |
PLO Elementary German I |
| GER 112 (2003-12) |
PLO Elementary German II |
| GER 211 (2003-12) |
PLO Intermediate German I |
| GER 212 (2003-12) |
PLO Intermediate German II |
| JA 111 (2003-12) |
PLO First Year Japanese I |
| JA 112 (2003-12) |
PLO First Year Japanese II |
| JA 211 (2003-12) |
PLO Second Year Japanese I |
| JA 212 (2003-12) |
PLO Second Year Japanese II |
| PH 111 (2004-10) |
PLO Introduction to Classical Greek |
| REL 213 (2004-10) |
PLO Biblical Hebrew I |
| REL 215 (2004-11) |
PLO Koine Greek I |
| REL 217 (2003-12) |
PLO Introduction to Sanskrit I |
| SP 111 (2003-12) |
PLO Elementary Spanish I |
| SP 112 (2003-12) |
PLO Elementary Spanish II |
| SP 211 (2003-12) |
PLO Intermediate Spanish I |
| SP 212 (2003-12) |
PLO Intermediate Spanish II |
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Social Science:
4 credits
| PS 111 (2003-12) |
SSC American National Government |
| PS 211 (2008-11) |
SSC Political Psychology (Writing Intensive) |
| PSY 105 (2003-12) |
SSC General Psychology |
| PSY 211 (2008-11) |
SSC Political Psychology (Writing Intensive) |
| PSY 237 (2003-11) |
SSC Psychology of Women |
| SO 101 (2003-11) |
SSC Discovering Society |
| SO 204 (2006-12) |
SSC Population and Global Issues |
| SO 224 (2009-12) |
Honors SSC The Amish in Modern Society (Writing Intensive) |
| SW 160 (2003-10) |
SSC Social Problems and the Response of Social Welfare Institutions |
| SW 260 (2007-10) |
SSC International Social Development (Writing Intensive) NOT RENEWED Removed from Core: effective Fall 2009 |
| WGS 105 (2003-10) |
SSC Sex and Gender in Society |
Western Cultural Heritage:
4 credits
| ART 155 (2003-12) |
WCH Introduction to the History of Art |
| ART 157 (2003-12) |
WCH Introduction to the History of Art II |
| EN 220 (2003-12) |
WCH Pre-1800 British Literature and Culture: Medieval, Renaissance or Neoclassical (Writing Intensive) |
| EN 230 (2003-11) |
WCH Post-1800 British Literature and Culture: Romantic, Victorian or Modern |
| EN 240 (2003-11) |
WCH American Literature and Culture: Romantic, Realist and Modern (Writing Intensive) |
| HEN 243 (2004-10) |
Honors WCH American Visions: Cultural Dialogue in the U.S. (Writing Intensive) |
| HEN 253 (2006-12) |
Honors WCH Gaelic and Anglo-Irish Ireland |
| HI 115 (2003-12) |
WCH Western Civilization |
| HI 230 (2003-12) |
American Minds I: From Puritanism to Transcendentalism |
| HI 231 (2003-12) |
American Minds II: From Victorianism to Multiculturalism (Writing Intensive) |
| MU 105 (2004-11) |
WCH Introduction to Music Literature |
| PH 105 (2003-12) |
WCH Introduction to Philosophy |
| PH 200 (2004-11) |
WCH Philosophy of History and Science |
| PH 201 (2003-12) |
WCH History of Western Philosophy I |
| PH 202 (2003-12) |
WCH History of Western Philosophy II |
| PS 205 (2003-12) |
WCH Western Political Heritage |
| REL 226 (2003-10) |
WCH The New Testament (Writing Intensive) |
| HRE 285 (2004-11) |
Honors WCH Amish Brethren and Mennonites (Writing Intensive) |
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New Core Offerings for 2009-10 Catalog Year
|
HI 230 |
WCH American Minds I: From Puritanism to Transcendentalism |
|
HI 231 |
WCH American Minds II: From Victoriaism to Multiculturalism (Writing Intensive) |
|
SO 224 |
Honors SSC The Amish in Modern Society (Writing Intensive) |
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Core Course Revisions for 2009-10 catalog
| PS 205 | WCH Western Political Heritage (This course is no longer a WRI offering) |
| REL 291 | NCH Idic Religions: Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism (This course is no longer a WRI offering) |
| REL 292 | NCH Buddhism (This course is no longer a WRI offering) |
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Courses No Longer Part of Core:
- The following courses have completed their 3-year cycle as core offerings at the end of the Spring 2009 semester.They will no longer fulfill the indicated Core Area of Understanding.
- If you completed a course during the 3-year cycle it was a valid core offering, the course will continue to satisfy the area of core in which it was previously approved.
| SW 260 | SSC International Social Development (Writing Intensive) |
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