Courses You Will Take

You can earn this degree entirely through the Independent Learning Program by meeting the requirements below. This degree requires a total of 63 credits.

Note: Only courses in bold are offered through the online Independent Learning Program. (We’ve listed all the course options to assist you in determining which courses may apply toward this degree program if you are considering transferring. Learn more about transferring credit.)

General Education, 31 credit hours

• ENG 103 English Composition 1 (3 credit hours)
• ENG 104 English Composition 2 (3 credit hours)

6 credit hours from:

• HIST 150 The West in the World (3 credit hours)
• MATHS 125 Mathematics and Its Applications (3 credit hours)
• COMM 210 Fundamentals of Public Communication (3 credit hours)

Distribution Requirements, 15 credit hours

Physical, Earth, or Life Sciences, 3 credit hours

Physical Sciences

• ASTRO 100 Introduction to Astronomy: A Study of the Solar System and Beyond (3 credit hours)
• ASTRO 120 Stars and Stellar Systems (3 credit hours)
• CHEM 100 People and Chemistry (3 credit hours)
• CHEM 101 General, Organic, and Biochemistry for the Health Sciences (5 credit hours)
• CHEM 111 General Chemistry 1 (4 credit hours)
• PHYCS 100 Conceptual Physics (3 credit hours)
• PHYCS 110 General Physics 1 (4 credit hours)
• PHYCS 120 General Physics 1 (5 credit hours)

Earth Sciences

• GEOG 101 Earth, Sea, and Sky: A Geographic View (3 credit hours)
• GEOL 101 Planet Earth’s Geological Environment (3 credit hours)
• NREM 101 Environment and Society (3 credit hours)

Life Sciences

• BIO 100 People and the Life Sciences (3 credit hours)
• BIO 111 Principles of Biology 1 (4 credit hours)
• HSC 160 Fundamentals of Human Health (3 credit hours)

Social and Behavioral Sciences, 3 credit hours

• ANTH 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credit hours)
• ANTH 103 Archaeology and Culture (3 credit hours)
• ANTH 105 Biodiversity, Adaptation, and Human Behavior (3 credit hours)
• ECON 116 Survey of Economic Ideas (3 credit hours)
• ECON 201 Elementary Microeconomics (3 credit hours)
• GEOG 121 Geography of the Cultural Environment (3 credit hours)
• HIST 201 American History, 1492–1876 (3 credit hours)
• HIST 202 American History, 1877–Present (3 credit hours)
• POLS 130 American National Government (3 credit hours)
• PSYSC 100 General Psychology (3 credit hours)
• SOC 100 Principles of Sociology(3 credit hours)

Fine Arts and Humanities, 3 hours

Fine Arts

• AHS 100 Introduction to Art (3 credit hours)
• DANCE 100 Introduction to Dance History (3 credit hours)
• MUHIS 100 Introduction to Music (3 credit hours)
• THEAT 100 Introduction to Theatre(3 credit hours)

Humanities

• CC 101 Word Origins and Vocabulary Development(3 credit hours)
• CJC 105 Introduction to the Classical World(3 credit hours)
• CH, FR, GER, GRK, ITAL, JAPAN, LAT, or SP (3–4 credit hours)
• ENG 205 World Literature (3 credit hours)
• PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy (3 credit hours)
• RELST 160 Introduction to Religion in Culture (3 credit hours)

Two additional courses from the distribution electives listed above, 6 credit hours

International/Global Studies (or other University Core Curriculum courses), 3 credit hours

• ANTH 111 Global Cultural Diversity (3 credit hours)
• CC 205 Mythologies of the World (3 credit hours)
• ECON 279 Economic and Political Problems of Emerging Nations (3 credit hours)
• GEOG 150 Global Geography (3 credit hours)
• GEOL 206 Oceans and Nations (3 credit hours)
• HIST 198 Studies in Non-Western Civilizations (3 credit hours)
• NREM 205 International Natural Resources: Development and Conservation (3 credit hours)
• POLS 281 Economic and Political Problems of Emerging Nations (3 credit hours)
• POLS 293 International Relations (3 credit hours)
• SOC 228 Globalization and the Third World (3 credit hours)
• (Or, specifically approved international travel course sections)

Physical Education, Fitness, and Wellness, 1 credit hour

Electives, 32 credit hours