Associate Requirements

Area of Personal Development (5 Hours Minimum)

Christian Studies

Choose one course from this list: (3 hours)
CHS 111 Introduction to Old Testament Study (3 hours)
CHS 121 Introduction to New Testament Study (3 hours)
CHS 130 Christ and Culture (3 hours)
PHI 241 Introduction to Philosophy (3 hours)

Art, Drama, Literature and Music

Choose one course from this list: (2 or 3 hours)
ART 110 Understanding Art (2 hours)
ART 310 Art History I (3 hours)
ART 311 Art History II (3 hours)
ENG 210 Literary Studies (3 hours) prerequisite: ENG 112)
MUS 221 Music Literature (3 hours)
MUS 125 Understanding Music (2 hours)
TH 131 Introduction to Theater (3 hours)

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Areas of Personal Skill Development (3 Hours Minimum)

Health Promotion, Mass Communication, and Computing and Technology, and Financial Wellness

Choose one course from this list (3 or 4 hours)

BA 100 Financial Wellness (3 hours)
CIS 100 Computer Concepts and Applications (3 hours)
CIS 160 Programming I (with lab) (4 hours)
HP 180 Principle for Wellness (3 hours)
HP 200 Healthful Living (3 hours)
LIS 150 Information Mastery (3 hours)
MAC 120 Fundamentals of Speech (3 hours)
MAC 140 Introduction to Communication (3 hours)

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Areas of Symbolics of Information (9 Hours Minimum)

English Composition

Take each course on this list (6 hours)
ENG 111 Freshman Composition I (3 hours)
ENG 112 Freshman Composition II (3 hours) (prerequisite: ENG 111)

Mathematics and Natural Science

Take one course on this list (3 or 4 hours):
BIO 103 The Global Environment
BIO 110 Biology (3 hours)
BIO 200 Biological Concepts (with lab) (4 hours)
CHE 100 Introduction to Chemistry I (3 hours)
CHE 111 General Chemistry I (3 hours)
GEO 105 Introductory Earth Science (3 hours)
GEO 211 Physical Geology (3 hours)
MTH 110 College Mathematics (3 hours)
MTH 111 College Algebra (3 hours)
MTH 112 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry (3 hours)
MTH 123 Elementary Calculus and Its Applications (3 hours)
MTH 130 Elementary Statistics (3 hours)
MTH 210 Calculus I (4 hours)
PHY 131 Conceptual Physics (3 hours)
PHY 132 Introduction to Astronomy (3 hours)
PHY 141 General College Physics I (3 hours)

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Area of Social Sciences (3 Hours Minimum)

Take one course on this list (3 hours)

Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology

ECO 110 Introduction to Economics (3 hours)
ECO 221 Macroeconomics (3 hours)
ECO 222 Microeconomics (3 hours)
HST 110 United States to 1877 (3 hours)
HST 120 United States Since 1877 (3 hours)
HST 231 World Civilization to 1650 (3 hours)
HST 242 World Civilization Since 1650 (3 hours)
POL 110 American Government (3 hours)
PSY 111 General Psychology (3 hours)
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
SOC 270 Diversity and Community Building (3 hours)

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Other Required Courses For All First-time Main Campus New Students (2 Hours)

(Does not count toward General Education hours)

OR 100 First-Year Experience (small group) (1 hour)
OR 100-91 FIRST CLASS (large group) (0 hours)
OR 110 First-Year Experience II (1 hour)