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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 Archived Catalog

Liberal Arts, B.S.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Moral and Ethical Judgment - Make moral and ethical judgments based upon a Christian worldview.
  • Communication Media - Utilize various communications media to develop civic engagement.
  • Analyzing Issues - Demonstrate the ability to draw upon historical knowledge in order to analyze relevant historical and contemporary issues.
  • Engaged Citizenship - Demonstrate engaged citizenship by developing a broad understanding of social and political issues.
  • Understanding Human Behavior - Demonstrate an understanding of human behavior and how it impacts a person’s worldview.
  • Utilizing Personal Strengths - Demonstrate an understanding of one’s own strengths and how to utilize them.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with major in Liberal Arts

University Core Curriculum - 37 hours

Program requirements satisfy 12 of the 49 hours in the Core Curriculum.

  • The Intercultural Engagement elective area is satisfied by ICS 2113 .

  • The nine hours of the Arts and Humanities and the Social and Behavioral Sciences elective areas are satisfied by the completion of the following major requirements: HST 2153 , POL 1013 , PSY 1013 .

Core Curriculum Courses 

Courses Specified by the Program - 39 hours

Two of the following:

Five of the following:

Additional approved college credit - 44 hours

These hours should be chosen in consultation with your academic advisor.

Minimum total semester hours - 120

In order to graduate, each BSLA major must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (4.0 scale) or above for all degree work and 2.25 in the major.