|
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 Science (B.S.)
| General
Education Core Requirements for B.S. |
59-65
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, 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 |
|
| 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, 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) |
|
3-4 |
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
First semester studies in a foreign language (XXX 1010)
will fulfill the Humanities requirement in Gen. Ed. only if they also
successfully complete the 1020 level of the same foreign language.
Select two
courses from the following prefixes: (3,4,5)
|
|
6-8 |
| HUM,
PHI, ENL, ENW, CHN, CLA, FRE, GER, GRK, ITL, JPN, LAT, RUS, and SPA
(3,4,5) |
|
|
| VII.
Mathematics |
|
6 |
Select
one of the following courses:
MTH 1020, Basic Concepts (3)
MTH 1080, Mathematical Inquiry (3)
CSC 1020, Introduction to Computer Science
(3)
MTH 1050, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
(3)
Plus any other MTH course, 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
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
Select three courses from at least 2 of the following
prefixes; at least one of these must be lab-basd
(6,7) |
|
10-12 |
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) |
|
|
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 - 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 |
|
59-65 |
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 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.
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 2000-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 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. Students who apply PSY 1200 to the Bell Core may not use
PSY 1100 for other science options in general education.
7 Education students seeking secondary of K-12 licensure should consult
their advisors before taking courses to meet their Science requirements.
8 Military Science and/or Marching Band do not substitute.
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