Grand View Core Courses

Grand View Core Courses* Indicates that this course has a prerequisite – see University Catalog for detailsCORE FOUNDATIONSCore Seminars ‐ Take All Three (may not be transferred in)LIBA 110/111LIBA 300LIBA 450*First Year Seminar (required for all full‐time freshmen and transferstudents with fewer than 20 credits)Core Seminar IICore Seminar IIIComposition (students must earn a grade of C or higher)ENGL 101*First Year CompositionQuantitative Reasoning ‐ Take One Course (students must earn a grade of Cor higher)BSAD/POLS/PSYC 239*MATH 115*MATH 116*MATH 121*MATH 145*MATH 231*MATH 241*MATH 341*CORE DOMAINSStatistics for the Social SciencesQuantitative Reasoning for Today's CitizenFinite MathematicsCollege AlgebraMathematics for the Elementary TeacherCalculus with Analytic Geometry IPrinciples of StatisticsBiostatisticsUnderstanding and Appreciation of the Fine Arts ‐ Take Two Courses (maynot be from the same prefix; transfer courses must be 3 credits orequivalent)ARTS 100ENGL 111*ENGL 202*HUMN 201MUSC 104MUSC 105MUSC 121MUSC 122PHOT 131THEO 330THTR 101THTR 121Multicultural ArtformsInterpretation of LiteratureCreative WritingHumanities IIIFundamentals of MusicMusic AppreciationGrand View Choir (Credit for one course in the domain to be earned after6 semesters of participation)Grand View Band (Credit for one course in the domain to be earned after6 semesters of participation)Basic Digital PhotographyWorship and the ArtsActing for EveryoneNew Plays: New Perspectives

Understanding the Natural World ‐ Take Two Courses (may not be from thesame prefix; transfer courses must be 3 credits or equivalent)BIOL 100How Life WorksBIOL 101General Biology IBIOL 140Nutrition for Everyday LifeBIOL 209Environmental ScienceCHEM 103*Introduction to ChemistryCHEM 107*Fundamentals of Organic and BiochemistryCHEM 111*General Chemistry IENGL 233*Environmental LiteraturePHSC 101*Physical SciencePHSC 201Contemporary Issues in ScienceQuestions of Faith and Meaning ‐ Take Two Courses (may not be from thesame prefix; transfer courses must be 3 credits or equivalent)ENGL/HIST 212* Good and EvilHIST 103The Ancient WorldHIST 104The Medieval WorldHUMN 102Introduction to Humanities IIINTS 221*LOGOS IV: God, Death and TranscendencePHIL 205Introduction to PhilosophyPHIL 210Introduction to EthicsPHIL/PHSC 260* History and Philosophy of SciencePHIL 311Ancient and Medieval PhilosophersPHIL 312Modern PhilosophersSPCH 126Speaking of Faith and MeaningTHEO 106Christian Faith and LifeTHEO 201Old TestamentTHEO 202New TestamentTHEO 310Early Christian ThinkersTHEO 315The Life and Thought of LutherTHEO 322Modern Christian ThinkersTHEO 332Death and Dying

Understanding Society and Human Behavior ‐ Take Two Courses (may not befrom the same prefix; transfer courses must be 3 credits or equivalent)ARTS/ENGL 330* Visual Culture and RhetoricBSAD 252*Personal FinanceCOMM 312TV in SocietyCPSC 210Human Computer InteractionENGL 252Academic WritingENGL 318*Diverse VoicesGEOG 105Human GeographyHIST 105The West in the Modern WorldHIST 111Colonial AmericaHIST 112 The US: Republic to Empire, 1789‐1898HIST 113 The American Century: US History Since 1898HIST 160History ProseminarHUMN 101Introduction to Humanities IINTS 121*LOGOS II: Nature and Human NatureKINH 205Lifetime Fitness and WellnessMUSC 107Musics of the WorldPHIL 305Human NaturePOLS 110National GovernmentPOLS 120State and Local GovernmentPOLS 322*Public PolicyPSYC 101General PsychologySOCS 101Introduction to SociologySOCS 105Cross Cultural PerspectiveSOCS/PSYC 346 SustainabilitySPAN 312Hispanic Culture and CivilizationSPCH 103Making ConnectionsTHEO 105World Religions in Societies and CulturesTHEO 335Poverty, Racism and Power

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIESCore Outcome Iterations (may not be transferred in)0 – 27* credits upon admission = 4 instances required of each iteration below28 – 59 credits upon admission = 3 instances required of each iteration below60 – 89 credits upon admission = 2 instances required of each iteration below90+ credits upon admission = 1 instance required of each iteration belowCritical Inquiry (CI)Quantitative Communication (Q)Information Literacy (IL)Written Communication (W)Global Awareness (GA)Vocation (V)Oral Communication (O)*All full‐time freshmen will be required to complete 4 instances of each iteration, no matter how many credits theybring in with them.TRANSFER WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREEThe Associate in Arts degree (AA) satisfies the Grand View University General Education Corerequirements for the baccalaureate degree except for the composition and quantitative reasoningcourses (unless fulfilled by transfer coursework), Core Seminars II and III, and the required number ofoutcome iterations (number determined by class status on entry to the University as defined above).See the University Catalog for details.Students holding any Associate’s degree other than an Associate of Arts degree are not exempt fromthe general degree requirements.TRANSFER WITH A BACCALAUREATE DEGREEStudents holding a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited institution based in the UnitedStates are considered to have fulfilled all Grand View University General Education Core requirementsexcept for the completion of one iteration of each of the Core outcomes and Core Seminar III. See theUniversity Catalog for details.Students holding baccalaureate degrees from accredited institutions based outside the United Statesare frequently considered to have fulfilled all General Education Core requirements except for thecompletion of one iteration of each of the Core outcomes, Core Seminar III, and composition, thoughGrand View reserves the right to make a determination of comparability.Courses from other institutions may be reviewed for applicability in one of the four domains. Pleasecontact the Registrar’s Office for more information.