Liberal Arts Requirements

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(Note: some of these courses may also count towards fulfilling requirements in other General Education areas or in particular Majors and Minors.)

Students Must Complete 37 Hours in the Following Areas

Freshman English (6 Credit Hours)

Students must pass both courses. ENG-102 requires a “C” or higher.

ENG 101 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 Credit(s).
ENG 102 - Composition and Research 3 Credit(s).

Bible-based Course (3 Credit Hours)

**Students who take REL 111 will not receive credit for REL 112 or REL 113

REL 111 - Literature of the Bible 3 Credit(s).
REL 112 - Literature of the Old Testament 3 Credit(s).
REL 113 - Literature of the New Testament 3 Credit(s).
PHI 131 - The Human Condition 3 Credit(s).
HON 206 - The Bible and The Arts 3 Credit(s).

Religion/Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)

Any REL Credit Hour(s): 3
Any PHI Credit Hour(s): 3
HON 206 - The Bible and The Arts 3 Credit(s).
HON 225 - Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 3 Credit(s).

Activity Course (1 Credit Hours)

Designated course in DAN, ECT, HHP (including HHP 200 ) or REC Credit Hour(s): 1

ECT 107 - Introduction to Fly Fishing 1 Credit(s).
ECT 108 - Trail Design and Construction 1 Credit(s).
ECT 110 - Nature Guiding 1 Credit(s).
ECT 111 - Hunting and Tracking 1 Credit(s).
REC 103 - Backpacking and Hiking 1 Credit(s).
REC 104 - Rock Climbing and Rappelling 1 Credit(s).
REC 106 - Outdoor Water Sports 1 Credit(s).
REC 109 - Outdoor Recreation Sampler 1 Credit(s).
REC 139 - Orienteering 1 Credit(s).
HHP 100 - Responding to Emergencies 1 Credit(s).
HHP 130 - Individual Sports 1 Credit(s).
HHP 136 - Introduction to Muscular Fitness 1 Credit(s).
HHP 144 - Team Sports 1 Credit(s).
HHP 145 - Rhythmics, Movement, and Games 1 Credit(s).
HHP 153 - Cardiorespiratory Activities 1 Credit(s).

Fine Arts (3 Credit Hours)

Any three-hour ART Credit Hour(s): 3
Any three-hour THA Credit Hour(s): 3
Any three-hour MUS Credit Hour(s): 3
HON 211 - Art, Literature, and Film of the Expressionist Period 3 Credit(s).
HON 215 - Science and Art 4 Credit(s).

Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)

MTH 105 - Fundamentals of Mathematics 3 Credit(s).
MTH 107 - Introduction to Finite Mathematics 3 Credit(s).
MTH 111 - Pre-Calculus I 3 Credit(s).
MTH 203 - Concepts in Calculus 3 Credit(s).
HON 205 - Decision-Making and Problem Solving with Mathematics 3 Credit(s).

Natural Science (6 Credit Hours)

Laboratory courses in AGS, ASI, BIO, CHM, CRS, EPD, ESC, GEO, HOR, PHY, SCI Credit Hour(s): 6
HON 215 - Science and Art 4 Credit(s). (for non-science majors)
HON 225 - Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 3 Credit(s).

Literature (3 Credit Hours)

ENG 200 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 Credit(s).
ENG 201 - World Literature I 3 Credit(s).
ENG 202 - World Literature II 3 Credit(s).
ENG 203 - British Literature I 3 Credit(s).
ENG 204 - British Literature II 3 Credit(s).
ENG 205 - American Literature I 3 Credit(s).
ENG 206 - American Literature II 3 Credit(s).
ENG 207 - Selected Topics 3 Credit(s).
ENG 209 - African American Literature 3 Credit(s).
ENG 210 - World Folktales and Literature 3 Credit(s).
ENG 211 - Literature and the Environment 3 Credit(s).
ENG 212 - Women in Literature 3 Credit(s).
ENG 213 - Literature and Film of the American Frontier 3 Credit(s).
ENG 214 - Harry Potter and the Hero Myth 3 Credit(s).
ENG 215 - Appalachian Literature 3 Credit(s).
SPA 403 - Special Topics in Hispanic Culture 3 Credit(s).
SPA 404 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature 3 Credit(s).
HON 210 - Reason and the Individual 3 Credit(s).
HON 211 - Art, Literature, and Film of the Expressionist Period 3 Credit(s).
HON 223 - Political Satire 3 Credit(s).

History (6 Credit Hours)

Choose 1 course (3 credits) from Survey of History Courses and one additional course (3 credits)

HIS 111 - World History to 1500 3 Credit(s).
HIS 112 - World History after 1500 3 Credit(s).
HIS 201 - American History I 3 Credit(s).
HIS 202 - American History II 3 Credit(s).
Students may take an additional Survey of History Course or any additional History course:
HIS 220 - Introduction to Museum Studies 3 Credit(s).
HIS 302 - History of Sports in the US 3 Credit(s).
HIS 303 - The American Revolution 3 Credit(s).
HIS 304 - Civil War Battlefield Tour 1 or 3 Credit(s).
HIS 305 - The American Civil War 3 Credit(s).
HIS 306 - Women in Twentieth-Century America 3 Credit(s).
HIS 307 - American Crime: Criminalization and Punishment in the 20th Century 3 Credit(s).
HIS 308 - African American History 3 Credit(s).
HIS 309 - The United States 1900-1945 3 Credit(s).
HIS 310 - The United States since 1945 3 Credit(s).
HIS 316 - Virginia History 3 Credit(s).
HIS 318 - The American West in History and Memory 3 Credit(s).
HIS 335 - Classical Antiquity Greco-Roman History 3 Credit(s).
HIS 341 - England from Island to Empire: Early Modern British History, 1485-1775 3 Credit(s).
HIS 344 - The Scientific Revolution 3 Credit(s).
HIS 355 - Russia Since 1917 3 Credit(s).
HIS 357 - Russian History 3 Credit(s).
HIS 360 - The History of Travel and Tourism 3 Credit(s).
HIS 371 - China 3 Credit(s).
HIS 373 - India 3 Credit(s).
HIS 374 - Southeast Asia 3 Credit(s).
HIS 375 - Sub-Saharan Africa 3 Credit(s).
HIS 376 - The History of Islam 3 Credit(s).
HIS 378 - North Africa 3 Credit(s).
HIS 380 - Latin American History 3 Credit(s).
HIS 383 - Caribbean Environmental History 3 Credit(s).
HIS 398 - Historiography 3 Credit(s).
HIS 497 - LatinX Homelands: Mexico City 3 Credit(s).
HIS 498 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit(s).

Social Science (3 Credit Hours)

ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s).
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit(s).
ECT 165 - World Ecotourism Destinations and Cultures 3 Credit(s).
PSC 101 - American National Government and Politics 3 Credit(s).
PSC 202 - State and Local Government 3 Credit(s).
PSC 203 - International Politics 3 Credit(s).
PSC 205 - Comparative Government 3 Credit(s).
PSY 201 - General Psychology 3 Credit(s).
REC 260 - Foundations of Recreation and Leisure 3 Credit(s).
SOC 101 - General Sociology 3 Credit(s).
SOC 202 - Social Problems 3 Credit(s).
SOC 203 - Sociology of U.S. Cultural Diversity 3 Credit(s).
HON 222 - Political Psychology 3 Credit(s).
HON 223 - Political Satire 3 Credit(s).

Total Liberal Arts Credit Hours Required: 37

Students who wish to substitute higher-level courses for any of these specifically designated courses may do so only with the prior written permission of the appropriate School Dean.