C. Live in a non-U.S. cultural immersion experience for at least
one school year after the age of 12; or
D. Complete a global awareness course from the following:
or
E. Complete an approved intercultural experience of at least four
weeks.
*American Sign Language courses do not satisfy the foreign language component of
the global awareness requirement.
VI. Physical Education.......................................................... 2 hrs
A.
VII. Science and Mathematics...................................... 10–16 hrs
A. One laboratory course from the biological sciences....... 3.5
B. One laboratory course from the physical sciences......... 3.5
Any course with a designator of GSCI, ESCI, CHEM, PHYS,
or GEOL.
C. At least three semester hours selected from the following
quantitative courses:
(or
)
Any 3-credit MATH course................................................. 3
D. Students pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees (B.S.,
B.S.N., B.S.Cp.E., B.S.E.E., and B.S.M.E.) must complete an
additional six semester hours. These hours must be selected
from courses with BIO, CHEM, ESCI, GBIO, GSCI, GMTH,
MATH, and PHYS designators; decision sciences; statistics; or
computer application courses selected from the following:
VIII. Social Sciences and History......................................... 9 hrs
A.
B. One course in history......................................................... 3
C. One course selected from the following:............................ 3
A second HIST course or
Any course with a designator of ANTH**, CRJU, GEO, INTL,
POLS, PUAD, SOC, and SWK or
or **
**ANTH-1800 Cultural Anthropology may satisfy either the humanities elective or the
social science elective, but not both.
***Approved social science elective for non-business majors.
Total General Education Requirements.............................51–62
Many of these courses also satisfy the requirements for major
fields of study.
General Education Course Sequence
Many of the general education requirements provide important
background for advanced courses that are required as a part of
a major field of study. Consequently, in most programs many of
these requirements are taken in the first two years of the four-year
curriculum. The sample four-year curriculum found by each major
field of study in the catalog outlines this sequence.
Because of the importance of several of the requirements to
all students,
the following five courses must be completed
before the beginning of the junior year or before a student
completes four regular semesters at Cedarville University:
•
•
•
•
• Quantitative Course Requirement (See the General Education
Requirements for Science and Mathematics)
Course Load
Assuming that proficiency requirements have been satisfied,
a minimum of 128 semester hours is required for graduation. A
student should average at least 16 credit hours each semester to
graduate upon completion of the eighth semester. A normal course
load is 15–18.5 hours each semester. Students working more than
20 hours per week are advised not to carry a full course of studies.
A student’s academic load is subject to reduction or limitation
by an Assistant or Associate Academic Vice President or by the
Academic Vice President for poor scholarship or excessive work
outside of school hours. Students who wish to take more than
18.5 credit hours must obtain permission through the following
procedure:
To request 19–21.5 credit hours
The following students require advisor approval:
• SENIORS with at least a 2.3 cumulative GPA
• SOPHOMORES and JUNIORS with at least a 2.5 cumulative
GPA
• FRESHMEN with at least a 2.7 cumulative GPA
• All students without a Cedarville University GPA who scored
at least a 25 or equivalent on the ACT
The following students require department Chair approval:
• Any student not meeting the criteria above
• Any student whose advisor is not available
The following students require Assistant or Associate Academic
Vice President approval:
• Any student whose department Chair is not available
To request 22 or more credit hours
• All students require approval of advisor, department Chair,
and Assistant or Associate Academic Vice President
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General Education Course Sequence
