2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 115 2012–13 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index Interdisciplinary Studies Liberal Arts The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in liberal arts, having the breadth and depth of a traditional liberal arts degree, allows some student flexibility in choosing courses. It is expected that students completing this degree will go on to graduate school, medical school, law school, or a school of theology. Students must apply to the program to gain entrance. Students can apply at the end of the second semester of the freshman year for entry into the sophomore year. To be considered for this program, a student must meet the following requirements: 1. Maintain a 3.25 GPA or higher 2. Supply two faculty recommendations. Freshmen may enter Cedarville University as a liberal arts major with provisional approval if they have either a 27 ACT or 1210 SAT and a 3.5 high school GPA; however, they must meet the requirements at the end of their freshman year in order to stay in the program. A liberal arts committee made up of one faculty member from each area of the core will decide if a student will be granted entry into the program. The appropriate faculty member in each area of the core will serve as the academic advisor. The chair of the liberal arts committee will sign as department chair on all forms. The liberal arts committee will approve all programs decided on by the student and the advisor. Proposed programs and capstone projects must be approved by the end of the sophomore year. Students must include a study abroad component within their four years of study. A summer travel study experience would satisfy this requirement. Course requirements involve 70 hours, including: LART-1000 Introduction to Liberal Arts...........................................1 *LART-4950 Capstone Project in the Liberal Arts...........................3 Foreign Language through Second Year......................................15 Core requirements.....................................................................30 Humanities requirements (English, Literature)...................... 6 Fine Arts requirements (Art, Music, Theatre)......................... 6 Social Science and History requirements (History, Political Science, Sociology).............................................. 6 Science and Mathematics..................................................... 6 Theology and Philosophy (at least one course in Philosophy).................................................................... 6 Concentration requirements.....................................................21 3000- and 4000-level courses chosen within one the five core requirement divisions *Capstone Course Liberal Arts Major Curriculum Summary: Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 General Education Requirements................................................52 Liberal Arts major Requirements..................................................70 Electives.........................................................................................6 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 26 . Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Liberal Arts First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.............................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition ....................................................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 LART-1000 Introduction to Liberal Arts...............................................1 Literature Elective..............................................................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 Biology Elective...............................................................................3.5 Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3 Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3 Total.............................................................................................. 30.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 Elementary Foreign Language...........................................................8 Core Requirement............................................................................ 15 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Total.............................................................................................. 32.5 Third year: BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.................................2 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 Core Requirements.......................................................................... 15 History Elective..................................................................................3 Intermediate Foreign Language.........................................................7 Social Science Elective......................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 33 Fourth year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration......................................2 LART-4950 Capstone Project in the Liberal Arts................................3 Concentration Requirements...........................................................21 Electives.............................................................................................6 Total................................................................................................. 32