General College Curriculum for the B.A.S. Degree

B.A.S. General Education (GCC) requirements

The General College Curriculum, or GCC, is a collection of baccalaureate courses in the traditional liberal arts disciplines of the trivium and quadrivium. The purpose of requiring this two years of study prior to undertaking the major and minor fields is 1) to provide students the opportunity to acquire and solidify skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking which are fundamental to all other disciplines, and 2) to enable students to gain the experience and knowledge needed to achieve the spiritual, philosophical, historical, aesthetic, and scientific foundations necessary to understand and evaluate human experience from a Christian perspective as well as to enjoy a good life motivated by charity and concern for others.

The General College Curriculum is designed to parallel and reinforce the General Education Competencies of Campbell University. Therefore, the GCC addresses the following competencies:

Inquiry (Reading, Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Research, and Problem-Solving)

Communication (Written, Oral, Non-Verbal)

Value Formation (Spiritual, Civic, Cultural, Global Awareness/ Understanding)

Humanities/Fine Arts: Subtotal 15 - 24 hours.

Required Humanities/Fine Arts courses (12 – 18 hours):

CHRS 125 - Introduction to Christianity (3)
ENGL 100 - English Fundamentals (3)
ENGL 101 - Academic Writing (3)
ENGL 102 - Academic Writing and Literature (3) (3 - 9 hours, depending on placement)
ART 131 - Introduction to Art (3)
or
MUSC 131 - Music Appreciation (3)
or
THEA 131 - Introduction to Theatre (3)
HIST 111 - Western Civilization I (3)
or
HIST 112 - Western Civilization II (3)

Note:

ENGL 100 may be waived for students with an SAT verbal score of 450 (or ACT-English score of 19) or higher. Successful completion of ENGL 100 requirement is the prerequisite for ENGL 101 .

ENGL 101 may be waived for students with 1) an SAT verbal score of at least 700 or an ACT composite score of at least 32 and 2) a GPA of at least a “B” in their high school English courses. Successful completion of the ENGL 101 requirement is the prerequisite for ENGL 102 .

Students must take a total of 12 credit hours from the Humanities/Fine Arts and Social/Behavioral Sciences elective lists. At least 1 course must be selected from the Humanities/Fine Arts elective list and at least 1 course must be selected from the Social/Behavioral Sciences elective list.

Humanities/Fine Arts elective list (3 -‐ 9 hours):

CHRS 202 - Old Testament Survey (3)
CHRS 212 - New Testament Survey (3)
CHRS 224 - Christian Ethics (3)
CHRS 236 - Introduction to Church History (3)
CHRS 251 - World Religions (3)
CHRS 322 - Basic Christian Beliefs (3) or higher
PHIL 121 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
ENGL 201 - British Literature I (3)
ENGL 202 - British Literature II (3)
ENGL 203 - American Literature I (3)
ENGL 204 - American Literature II (3)
ENGL 205 - World Literature I (3)
or
ENGL 206 - World Literature II (3)
HIST 1xx, 2xx, 3xx, or 4xx
Foreign Language 101, 102, 201, 202 (FREN, SPAN, GERM, GREE, LATN, or PORT)
Foreign Language 221, 222, 241, or 242
THEA 115 - Public Speaking (3)

Social/Behavioral Sciences: Subtotal 3 - 9 hours.

Social/Behavioral Sciences elective list (3 - 9 hours):

CRIM
ECON
GEOG
POLS
PSYC
SOCI
COMM 240 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
or
MSCI

Natural Sciences /Mathematics: Subtotal 10 hours.

Laboratory Science: (4 hours)

BIOL, CHEM, ENVS, PHYS, GEOL, or FNSC

Two courses from:

MATH 111 - College Algebra (3) or higher (6 hours - depending upon placement, MATH 110 may be required as prerequisite to MATH 111 )

Total General College Curriculum Hours: B.A.S. 34 - 40 hours.

Students must complete additional elective hours to total a minimum of 124 semester hours for the B.A.S. degree. Student must select a concentration where at least 24 semester hours must be completed in their chosen field of business, criminal justice, homeland security or information technology and 12-18 semester hours of cognate courses for the concentration. A minimum of 12 semester hours must be upper level (300-400) courses in the concentration and must be taken in residence at Campbell. The student must complete the remaining hours in free electives.

Students must complete General College Curriculum, along with major and elective requirements, to total a minimum of 124 semester hours. Major requirements are included in the appropriate academic discipline listing in this bulletin.