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All Students must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours to receive a baccalaureate degree, regardless of their field of specialization, and among these must be the minimum 39-40 semester hours prescribed in the General Education Program.
General Education is an essential element in an educational process designed around student learning expectations and the attainment of the skills, knowledge, and attitudes. At Concord University, the General Education Program is a coherent series of courses that emphasize the common learning of a shared body of knowledge, the development of intellectual skills, and an appreciation of the diverse social and cultural values and institutions that make up the modern world. Through studies in these basic liberal arts and sciences, students gain a foundation for specialized studies, are equipped with the tools and skills necessary to pursue further learning, and acquire an understanding of the modes of inquiry and the ways of knowing.
Although General Education continues throughout the full four years, students will take most of the General Education Program in their first two years. This makes it possible to explore programs and fields of specialization.
The General Education Program consists of some courses which are absolute requirements; others allow for academic choices.
(39-40 Hours)
A. Written and Oral Communications (9 Hours)
Required courses:
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric I (3)
ENGL 102 Composition and Rhetoric II (3)
Select one course from the following list:
BGEN 205 Fundamentals of Business Communication (3)
COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech (3)
B. Literature and Humanities (6 Hours)
Literature (3 hours)
Select one course for a total of three credit hours from the following list:
ENGL 203 World Literature I (3)
ENGL 204 World Literature II (3)
ENGL 203A Special Topics (1,1,1) Repeat up to three credit hours for this category.
ENGL 204A Special Topics (1,1,1) Repeat up to three credit hours for this category.
ENGL 207A Special Topics (1,1,1) Repeat up to three credit hours for this category.
History and Philosophy (3 hours)
Select one course from the following list:
HIST 101 History of Civilization (3)
HIST 102 History of Civilization (3)
HIST 203 History of the United States (3)
HIST 204 History of the United States (3)
PHIL 101 History of Philosophy I (3)
PHIL 102 History of Philosophy II (3)
PHIL 316 Ethics (3)
PHIL 360 Biomedical Ethics (3)
C. Fine Arts (3 Hours)
Select one course for a total of three credit hours from the following list:
ART 101 Introduction to Visual Arts (3)
ART 103 Drawing I (3)
ART 105 Design I (3)
ART 106 Basic Computer Graphics (3)
ART 204 Painting I (3)
ART 205 Ceramics I (3)
ART 216 Photography I (3)
D. Social and Behavioral Sciences ( 9 Hours)
Select one course from three different categories outlined below:
Category I-Business and Professional Studies
Category 2-Geography
Category 3-Political Science
Category 4-Psychology
Category 5-Sociology
E. Natural Science (7-8 Hours)
Select one course from two different categories outlined below:
Category 1-Biological Science
Category 2-Earth and Space Science
Category 3-Physical Science
and
F. Mathematics (3 Hours)
Select one Mathematics course numbered 100 or higher.
G. Physical Wellness (2 Hours)
Select one or more courses from the following list for a total of at least two hours:
Modern and Classical Language Option (6 Hour Substitution)
A two-semester sequence of courses in the same modern or classical language may be substituted for up to two General Education courses. Both courses in this two-course sequence must be passed before General Education credit may be awarded. Modern or classical language courses can be used to substitute for no more than ONE General Education course from each of the content areas labeled A-G above. No substitution is permitted for ENGL 101, ENGL 102, the Mathematics requirement, or the 4-hour Natural Science requirement.
Honors Course Substitution
Any student enrolled in the Honors Program may elect to substitute the 400 level capstone course for any General Education course not required for his or her program, except that there is no substitute permitted for ENGL 101, ENGL 102, the Mathematics requirement, or the 4-hour Natural Science requirement.
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