2012-2014 UndergraduateCatalog.pdf - Greenville College

GENERAL EDUCATION
Core Requirements: Core courses are fundamental to the Christian liberal arts focus of Greenville
College. Most students are required to take four Core courses. These include:
• COR 101 Cornerstone Seminar: Foundations in the Liberal Arts Tradition (3 credits)
• COR 102 Introduction to Christian Thought and Life (3 credits)
• COR 302 Science and Christianity (3 credits)
• COR 401 Capstone Seminar: Advanced Integrative Studies (2 credits).
Transfer students who arrive at Greenville College with 60 or more credits or an A.A., A.S., or
A.A.T. degree are exempt from taking COR 101 and COR 102. However, these transfer students
still must take COR 302 and COR 401. Their first fall semester on campus they must also take
COR 301: Liberal Arts and Christian Thought (3 credits). The exception is students who have
an Associate’s degree and have graduated from high school within nine months of being enrolled at
GC will be scheduled to take COR 101T their first term, and will proceed to complete the COR
sequence listed above including COR 102, COR 302, and COR 401 in subsequent terms. Any
transfer student beginning at GC in the spring semester will complete all four COR courses listed
above.
Distributed Requirements: Distributed courses help students develop skills such as critical
thinking and provide students with introductions to the humanities, natural sciences, social
sciences, and physical fitness.
Required Courses: The faculty requires most students to take five specific general education courses
in addition to the Core. These include:
• COM 101 Speech Communication (3 credits)
• ENG 105 Research and Writing (3 credits)
• HPR 101 Wellness: Basic Concepts (1 credit)
• HPR 102 Wellness: Physical Fitness (1 credit)
• HST 101 Western Civilization (3 credits).
Students arriving on campus with an A.A., A.S., or A.A.T. degree are not required to take these
courses. B.M.E. students are not required to take HPR 102 but must take all others.
Required Areas of Study: Students are required to study in a number of additional areas in order to
complete their general education requirements. These are areas of study as opposed to specifically
required courses. In each of these areas, students may choose among a number of different course
options. These are listed by area below.
Biblical Studies
All students, except those entering with an A.A., A.S., or A.A.T degree, must complete the
Biblical Studies requirement. They may do so by taking any three credit course designated
as a Biblical Studies course, (a course that focuses on a particular Biblical genre, book,
or testament of the Bible). The prerequisite for Biblical Studies courses is COR 102.
Currently, the following courses can meet this requirement:
• BIB 205 Old Testament Survey
• BIB 215 New Testament Survey
• BIB 270 Wisdom and Poetic Literature of the Old Testament
• BIB 321 Pentateuch
• BIB 322 Prophets
• BIB 352 Pauline Epistles
• BIB 353 Synoptic Gospels
Other courses (such as BIB 199 or 399 open titled courses) may also fulfill the Biblical
Studies requirement. Students interested in these alternative courses should check with the
chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion or the Records Office to ensure that
proposed courses will fulfill the Biblical Studies requirement.
Cross Cultural Course or Experience
All students must complete a cross cultural (CC) course or experience. Either a CC course
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