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GE Requirements for Bachelor of Science

English Required: ENG 15000/EPP 15000 and ENG 17000
Communications Select: one Communications course (GE-Comm)
Humanities Select: two English literature courses (GE-Lit) and one philosophy or religion course (GE-Phl-Rel)
Fine Arts Select: one fine arts course (GE-Fine Art)
American History/Government Select: one American government or history course
Culture and Civilization Required: HIS 10000
Social Sciences Select: two social sciences courses (GE-SocSci) from different disciplines
Mathematics Select: two mathematics courses (GE-Math)
Natural Sciences Select: three natural science courses (GE-BioSci, GE-EarthSci, or GE-PhysSci) from at least two different science disciplines, one of which must include a lab
Mathematics or Natural Sciences Select: one additional mathematics or natural science course based on the graduation requirements of the individual school from which the degree is being earned.

English Composition

Six credit hours

Required:

ENG 15000Strategies for University Writing

3
OR
EPP 15000Strategies for University Writing for Non-Native Speakers

3
And
ENG 17000Research and Argumentation

3

Notes: (1) In order to advance to Research and Argumentation (ENG 17000), students must earn at least a C in Strategies for University Writing (ENG 15000 or EPP 15000). In order to advance beyond Research and Argumentation (ENG 17000), students must also earn a C or better in Research and Argumentation (ENG 17000). This requirement applies also to students who have transferred their English composition courses into Lindenwood University.

(2) Upon completion of ENG 17000, students are required to successfully complete the Writing Proficiency Assessment. If students do not pass the assessment, they are required to successfully complete the Writing Proficiency Lab (ENG 21000) prior to graduation. Transfer students are also required to meet this requirement. It is strongly recommended that students complete the writing assessment immediately following the semester in which they complete ENG 17000.

Communications

Three credit hours

Select one course from:

COM 10500Group Dynamics and Effective Speaking

3
COM 11000Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3
SW 10000Intercultural Communication

3

Humanities

Six credit hours of literature and three credit hours of philosophy or religion

Select six credit hours of literature from:

ENG 20000Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 20100World Literature I

3
ENG 20200World Literature II

3
ENG 23500American Literature I

3
ENG 23600American Literature II

3
ENG 27600African-American Literature

3
ENG 27800Latino Literature

3
ENG 28000-28099Selected Topics in Literature

3
ENG 28100-28199Selected Topics in Literature

3
ENG 30500British Literature I

3
ENG 30600British Literature II

3
ENG 30900The English Novel

3
ENG 31000Modern Fiction

3
ENG 33200Chaucer

3
ENG 33300Shakespeare

3
ENG 33500Modern Drama

3
ENG 33700Survey of American Literature

3
ENG 33800Medieval English Literature

3
ENG 33900Renaissance English Literature

3
ENG 34100Restoration and 18th-Century Literature

3
ENG 34200English Romantic Literature

3
ENG 34300Victorian Literature

3
ENG 34700-34799Topics in American Literature

3
ENG 35100Modern Poetry

3
ENG 38000-38099Advanced Topics in Literature

3
ENG 38100-38199Advanced Topics in Literature

3
TA 33500Modern Drama

3
TA 33600Survey of Dramatic Literature

3

Select three hours of philosophy or religion from:

PHL 10200Moral Life: A Study in Ethics

3
PHL 15000Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHL 18000-18099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 18100-18199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 21500Traditional Logic

3
PHL 24000Bioethics

3
PHL 28000-28099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 28100-28199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
REL 15000World Religions

3
REL 20100History of Christianity

3
REL 20200Religion in America

3
REL 28000-28099Selected Topics in Religion

3
REL 28100-28199Selected Topics in Religion

3

Fine Arts

Three credit hours

Select three credit hours of fine arts from:

ART 10000Fundamentals of Drawing and Design

3
ART 18101Digital Photography I

3
ARTH 11000Concepts in the Visual Arts

3
ARTH 22200History of Western Art to 1300

3
ARTH 22400History of Western Art from 1300

3
DAN 10100Introduction to Dance

3
DAN 17100Dance as an Art

3
MUS 15000Music in America

3
MUS 15500Jazz History

3
MUS 16500Introduction to Music Literature

3
MUS 35700World Music

3
TA 10500Fundamentals of Acting

3
TA 11700Introduction to the Theatrical Arts

3
TA 31700History of Costume and Fashion

3
TA 33500Modern Drama

3
TA 33600Survey of Dramatic Literature

3
TA 33700Seminar in American Drama

3
TA 37000History of Theatre

3
TA 37100History of Theatre I

3
TA 37200 History of Theatre II

3
TA 38600-38699Special Topics

3
TA 38700-38799Special Topics

3

American Government or American History

Three credit hours

Select three credit hours from:

HIS 10500America: Colony to Civil War

3
HIS 10600America: Civil War to World Power

3
PS 15500American Government: The Nation

3
PS 15600American Government: The States

3

Culture and Civilization

Three credit hours

Required:

HIS 10000World History Since 1500

3

Social Sciences

Six credit hours (from two different disciplines)

Select six credit hours from:

ANT 10000Introduction to Anthropology

3
ANT 11200Cultural Anthropology

3
CJ 20000Criminology

3
ECON 23010Survey of Economics

3
ECON 23020Principles of Microeconomics

3
ECON 23030Principles of Macroeconomics

3
PSY 10000Principles of Psychology

3
PSY 10100Interactive Psychology

3
SOC 10200Basic Concepts of Sociology

3
SOC 21400The Family

3
SOC 24000The Sociology of Gender Roles

3

Mathematics

Six to ten credit hours

Note: Specific math courses are required for certain programs.

Select two mathematics course in college-level mathematics from:

MTH 12100Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics

3
MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3
MTH 14200Quantitative Methods for Business

3
MTH 14800Mathematical Structures for Teachers I

4
MTH 14900Mathematical Structures for Teachers II

3
MTH 15100College Algebra

3
MTH 15200Pre-calculus: Elementary Functions

3
MTH 17300Survey of Calculus

4
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3
PSY 30600Behavioral Science Statistics

3

Natural Science

Ten to twelve credit hours

Note: Specific science courses are required for certain programs.

Three natural science courses (at least one of which must be a course with a lab), representing two or three of the following areas: earth science, physical science, or biological science.

Biological Science

Select courses from:

ANT 13100Biological Anthropology with Lab

4
BIO 10000Concepts in Biology

4
BIO 10700Human Biology

3
BIO 11000Principles in Biology

3
BIO 11200Environmental Biology

4
BIO 11400Principles of Environmental Biology

3
BIO 11500Environmental Biology Laboratory

1
BIO 12100Nutrition

3
BIO 22700Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BIO 25100Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics

4
BIO 25200Diversity, Ecology and Evolution

4

Earth Science

Select courses from:

ESC 10000Physical Geology with Lab

4
ESC 10500Survey of Geology

3
ESC 11000Introductory Meteorology

3
ESC 11100Meteorology Lab

1
ESC 13000Introductory Astronomy

3
ESC 13100Astronomy Lab

1
ESC 13200Introductory Astronomy with Lab

4

Physical Science

Select courses from:

CHM 10000Concepts in Chemistry

4
CHM 10100The World of Chemistry

3
CHM 10500Chemistry in Society

3
CHM 11100Environmental Science

3
CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3
CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3
CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3
CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1
CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1
PHY 11100Concepts of Physics

3
PHY 11200Concepts of Physics Laboratory

1
PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4
PHY 25200Introductory Physics II

4