2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

92 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Major Requirements
The following courses/experiences are required (13-14 units):
BI 115
BI 125
BI 215
BI 225
CH 111 and CH 112, or CH 149
HS 203
HS 242
HS 475 or HS 499
PY 101
PY 224
three units from the following, with at least one unit in biology or chemistry, at least
one unit in psychology or sociology, and at least two units at the 300 or 400 level:
BI 304
BI 308 or CH 308
BI 402
BI 405
CH 211
CH 418
CH 428
HS 200
PY 217
PY 312
PY 313
PY 314
SO 370
CH 418, CH 428, and SO 370 have prerequisites not included in major requirements.
History
Bachelor of Arts
Jonathan Sapp
The history faculty engages students in an inquiry into the past. By reconstructing earlier
civilizations and perceiving various ages within a time frame stretching from prehistory
to the present, the history student comes to see an age in relationship to what came before
and what follows. A sense of continuity is developed that expands mental horizons,
permits fruitful comparisons to be made with the present, and allows a more acute
awareness of one’s surroundings. The effort to understand the peoples of the past makes
use of various skills and techniques including the evaluation of evidence, employment of
imagination, research skills in diverse sources of information, and effective oral and
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024