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General Education Requirements
The General Education curriculum outlined below applies to new full-time undergraduate students enrolling in the current term. Students previously enrolled at Cumberlands full-time will complete the General Education curriculum as defined in earlier catalogs. If you are looking for a bachelor's degree in general studies, your career trajectory may benefit from this program.
Collectively, the courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the six sections of the General Education curriculum are intended to provide a breadth of information, an understanding of critical concepts, and a mastery of skills to support a life-long pursuit not only of professional achievement but also of “responsible service and leadership.”
I. Christian Faith (3 hours)
Three credit hours must be from either MSMN 135 or MSMN 136.
- MSMN 133 - Introducing Church History
- MSMN 135 - Exploring the Old Testament
- MSMN 136 - Exploring the New Testament
- MSMN 233 - Introducing Christian Ethics
- MSMN 239 - Exploring World Religions
II. Writing Competence (6 hours)
III. Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning (7 hours)
A. Mathematics (3 hours)
- MATH 131 - College Mathematics
- MATH 132 - College Algebra
- MATH 136 - Precalculus
- MATH 139 - Concepts of Calculus
- MATH 140 - Calculus I
- MATH 240 - Calculus II
B. Science (4 hours)
- BIOL 131 - Biology and Society Lecture AND BIOL 112 - Biology and Society Laboratory
- BIOL 133 - Introduction to Population Biology AND BIOL 113 - Introduction to Population Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 134 - Introduction to Cellular Biology AND BIOL 114 - Introduction to Cellular Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 231 - Introduction to Environmental Science AND BIOL 116 - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory
- CHEM 131 - Introduction to General Chemistry AND CHEM 110 - Introduction to General Chemistry Laboratory
- PHYS 137 - Physical Science AND PHYS 117 - Physical Science Laboratory
- BIOL 132 - Introduction to Biology
- CHEM 140 - Chemistry of Everyday Life
- CHEM 402 - Chemistry Health & Wellness
- PHYS 140 - Astronomy
- PHYS 241 - Physics I
IV. Historical and Cultural Understanding (6 hours)
A. History (3 hours)
- HIST 131 - United States History to 1877
- HIST 132 - United States History since 1877
- HIST 137 - World Civilization to 1648
- HIST 138 - World Civilization since 1648
B. Culture (3 hours)
- BADM 136 - Microeconomics
- BADM 137 - Macroeconomics
- BADM 138 - Essentials of Micro and Macro Economics
- FREN 131 - Elementary French I
- POLS 131 - Introduction to Political Science
- POLS 233 - American National Government
- POLS 235 - Introduction to International Relations
- PSYC 131 - Basic Psychology
- SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN 134 - Spanish for Public Service
V. Aesthetic Appreciation (6 hours)
Credit must be earned from two different departments.
- ART 131 - Art Appreciation
- ART 132 - Ancient to Gothic Art
- ART 133 - Renaissance to Modern Art
- ART 134 - Drawing I
- ENGL 239 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 330 - Literary Studies
Choose one of the following: ENGL 331- ENGL 335
- ENGL 331 - English Literature through 1660
- ENGL 332 - English Literature 1660-1830
- ENGL 333 - English Literature since 1830
- ENGL 334 - American Literature through 1865
- ENGL 335 - American Literature since 1865
- MUPR 108-112,114-116,119 Music Ensemble
- MUSC 130 - Music Appreciation
- MUSC 401 - World Music
- THTR 130 - Introduction to Theatre
VI. Social and Professional Awareness (6 hours)
Credit must be earned from two different departments.
- BADM 133 - Introduction to Business
- COMM 130 - Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 131 - Introduction to New Media
- COMM 150 - Introduction to Journalism
- COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking
- CRJS 131 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom
- HLTH 236 - Health and Wellness
- ITSS 130 - Application Software
- MUED 130 - Introduction to Application Software for Music
- SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology
- SOWK 131 - Intro to Social Work and Social Justice
I. Christian Faith (3 hours)
- MSMN 133 - Introducing Church History
- MSMN 135 - Exploring the Old Testament
- MSMN 136 - Exploring the New Testament
- MSMN 233 - Introducing Christian Ethics
- MSMN 239 - Exploring World Religions
II. Writing Competence (6 hours)
III. Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning (6 hours)
A. Mathematics (3 hours)
- MATH 131 - College Mathematics
- MATH 132 - College Algebra
- MATH 136 - Precalculus
- MATH 139 - Concepts of Calculus
- MATH 140 - Calculus I
- MATH 240 - Calculus II
B. Science (3 hours)
- BIOL 131 - Biology and Society Lecture
- BIOL 132 - Introduction to Biology
- BIOL 133 - Introduction to Population Biology
- BIOL 134 - Introduction to Cellular Biology
- BIOL 231 - Introduction to Environmental Science
- CHEM 140 - Chemistry of Everyday Life
- CHEM 402 - Chemistry Health & Wellness
- PHYS 137 - Physical Science
- PHYS 140 - Astronomy
- PHYS 241 - Physics I
IV. Historical and Cultural Understanding (6 hours)
A. History (3 hours)
- HIST 131 - United States History to 1877
- HIST 132 - United States History since 1877
- HIST 137 - World Civilization to 1648
- HIST 138 - World Civilization since 1648
B. Culture (3 hours)
- BADM 136 - Microeconomics
- BADM 137 - Macroeconomics
- BADM 138 - Essentials of Micro and Macro Economics
- FREN 131 - Elementary French I
- POLS 131 - Introduction to Political Science
- POLS 233 - American National Government
- POLS 235 - Introduction to International Relations
- PSYC 131 - Basic Psychology
- SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN 134 - Spanish for Public Service
V. Aesthetic Appreciation (3 hours)
- ART 131 - Art Appreciation
- ART 132 - Ancient to Gothic Art
- ART 133 - Renaissance to Modern Art
- ART 134 - Drawing I
- ENGL 239 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 330 - Literary Studies
- ENGL 331 - English Literature through 1660
- ENGL 332 - English Literature 1660-1830
- ENGL 333 - English Literature since 1830
- ENGL 334 - American Literature through 1865
- ENGL 335 - American Literature since 1865
- MUPR 108-112,114-116,119 Music Ensemble
- MUSC 130 - Music Appreciation
- MUSC 401 - World Music
- THTR 130 - Introduction to Theatre
VI. Social and Professional Awareness (6 hours)
- BADM 133 - Introduction to Business
- COMM 130 - Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 131 - Introduction to New Media
- COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking
- CRJS 131 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom
- HLTH 236 - Health and Wellness
- ITSS 130 - Application Software
- MUED 130 - Introduction to Application Software for Music
- SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology
I. Christian Faith (3 hours)
- MSMN 133 - Introducing Church History
- MSMN 135 - Exploring the Old Testament
- MSMN 136 - Exploring the New Testament
- MSMN 233 - Introducing Christian Ethics
- MSMN 239 - Exploring World Religions
II. Writing Competence (6 hours)
III. Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning (7 hours)
A. Mathematics (3 hours)
- MATH 131 - College Mathematics
- MATH 132 - College Algebra
- MATH 136 - Precalculus
- MATH 139 - Concepts of Calculus
- MATH 140 - Calculus I
- MATH 240 - Calculus II
B. Science (4 hours)
- BIOL 131 - Biology and Society Lecture AND BIOL 112 - Biology and Society Laboratory
- BIOL 133 - Introduction to Population Biology AND BIOL 113 - Introduction to Population Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 134 - Introduction to Cellular Biology AND BIOL 114 - Introduction to Cellular Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 231 - Introduction to Environmental Science AND BIOL 116 - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory
- CHEM 131 - Introduction to General Chemistry AND CHEM 110 - Introduction to General Chemistry Laboratory
- PHYS 137 - Physical Science AND PHYS 117 - Physical Science Laboratory
- BIOL 132 - Introduction to Biology
- CHEM 140 - Chemistry of Everyday Life
- CHEM 402 - Chemistry Health & Wellness
- PHYS 140 - Astronomy
- PHYS 241 - Physics I
IV. Historical and Cultural Understanding (6 hours)
A. History (3 hours)
- HIST 131 - United States History to 1877
- HIST 132 - United States History since 1877
- HIST 137 - World Civilization to 1648
- HIST 138 - World Civilization since 1648
B. Culture (3 hours)
- BADM 136 - Microeconomics
- BADM 137 - Macroeconomics
- BADM 138 - Essentials of Micro and Macro Economics
- FREN 131 - Elementary French I
- POLS 131 - Introduction to Political Science
- POLS 233 - American National Government
- POLS 235 - Introduction to International Relations
- PSYC 131 - Basic Psychology
- SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN 134 - Spanish for Public Service
V. Aesthetic Appreciation (3 hours)
- ART 131 - Art Appreciation
- ART 132 - Ancient to Gothic Art
- ART 133 - Renaissance to Modern Art
- ART 134 - Drawing I
- ENGL 239 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 330 - Literary Studies
- ENGL 331 - English Literature through 1660
- ENGL 332 - English Literature 1660-1830
- ENGL 333 - English Literature since 1830
- ENGL 334 - American Literature through 1865
- ENGL 335 - American Literature since 1865
- MUPR 108-112,114-116,119 Music Ensemble
- MUSC 130 - Music Appreciation
- MUSC 401 - World Music
- THTR 130 - Introduction to Theatre
VI. Social and Professional Awareness (6 hours)
Credit must be earned from two different departments.
- BADM 133 - Introduction to Business
- COMM 130 - Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 131 - Introduction to New Media
- COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking
- CRJS 131 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom
- HLTH 236 - Health and Wellness
- ITSS 130 - Application Software
- MUED 130 - Introduction to Application Software for Music
- SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology
- SOWK 131 - Intro to Social Work and Social Justice
I. Christian Faith (3 hours)
- MSMN 133 - Introducing Church History
- MSMN 135 - Exploring the Old Testament
- MSMN 136 - Exploring the New Testament
- MSMN 233 - Introducing Christian Ethics
- MSMN 239 - Exploring World Religions
II. Writing Competence (6 hours)
III. Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning (6 hours)
A. Mathematics (3 hours)
- MATH 131 - College Mathematics
- MATH 132 - College Algebra
- MATH 136 - Precalculus
- MATH 139 - Concepts of Calculus
- MATH 140 - Calculus I
- MATH 240 - Calculus II
B. Science (4 hours)
- BIOL 131 - Biology and Society Lecture
- BIOL 132 - Introduction to Biology
- BIOL 133 - Introduction to Population Biology
- BIOL 134 - Introduction to Cellular Biology
- BIOL 231 - Introduction to Environmental Science
- CHEM 140 - Chemistry of Everyday Life
- CHEM 402 - Chemistry Health & Wellness
- PHYS 137 - Physical Science
- PHYS 140 - Astronomy
- PHYS 241 - Physics I
IV. Historical and Cultural Understanding (6 hours)
A. History (3 hours)
- HIST 131 - United States History to 1877
- HIST 132 - United States History since 1877
- HIST 137 - World Civilization to 1648
- HIST 138 - World Civilization since 1648
B. Culture (3 hours)
- BADM 136 - Microeconomics
- BADM 137 - Macroeconomics
- BADM 138 - Essentials of Micro and Macro Economics
- FREN 131 - Elementary French I
- POLS 131 - Introduction to Political Science
- POLS 233 - American National Government
- POLS 235 - Introduction to International Relations
- PSYC 131 - Basic Psychology
- SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN 134 - Spanish for Public Service
V. Aesthetic Appreciation (3 hours)
- ART 131 - Art Appreciation
- ART 132 - Ancient to Gothic Art
- ART 133 - Renaissance to Modern Art
- ART 134 - Drawing I
- ENGL 239 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 330 - Literary Studies
- ENGL 331 - English Literature through 1660
- ENGL 332 - English Literature 1660-1830
- ENGL 333 - English Literature since 1830
- ENGL 334 - American Literature through 1865
- ENGL 335 - American Literature since 1865
- MUPR 108-112,114-116,119 Music Ensemble
- MUSC 130 - Music Appreciation
- MUSC 401 - World Music
- THTR 130 - Introduction to Theatre
VI. Social and Professional Awareness (3 hours)
- BADM 133 - Introduction to Business
- COMM 130 - Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 131 - Introduction to New Media
- COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking
- CRJS 131 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom
- HLTH 236 - Health and Wellness
- ITSS 130 - Application Software
- MUED 130 - Introduction to Application Software for Music
- SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology
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