Foundations and Core Requirements

Foundations & Core Requirements

Transfer students with 24 or more transferable hours and approval by the Foundations Program Director may bypass Foundations 111. Transfer students with 36 or more transferable hours and approval by the Foundations Program Director may bypass Foundations 111 and 112. 

No 100 or 200 level classes will count as 300 or 400 level courses to meet upper level requirements.

FOUNDATIONS

  HRS.

 Required

FOUNDATIONS: 6 hours  
FoundationsFDN 111 and FDN 112

Enroll in FDN111 in the first semester of the first year and continuously enroll in the Foundations sequence until successful completion.

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ESSENTIAL PROFICIENCIES: 11-16 HOURS
WritingENG 115 or ENG 111 and ENG112 or ENG125

Enroll in one of the above in the fall semester of the first year and continuously enroll in the writing sequence until successful completion.

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QuantitativeAny MAT class  or CSC 100

Enroll in an Essential Proficiency quantitative course no later than the third semester and continuously enroll in a quantitative course until its successful compeletion

Elementary Education Majors: Take MAT 203 and 204

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World Languages Intermediate proficiency through FRE 201, GER 201, GRK 201 or REL 203,JPN 201, LAT 201 or SPA 201
Music Education Majors: Take up to either FRE 102 or GER 102

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WellnessKHS 100

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CORE  
FLAGGED COURSES: 5 courses See course schedule for designated flagged courses. Flagged courses are noted in the title of the courses as W, Q, and C.      

Students transferring to Georgetown College with 52 or more credit hours will be required to satisfy, or demonstrate equivalencies for, three Foundations and Core flagged courses at GC: one writing, one quantitative, and one from any of the cultural awareness classes.

  
TWO Writing Intensive courses (W) upon completion of the Essential Proficiency Writing requirement. May receive writing credit for no more than one Writing Flag in any one semester.
ONE Applied Quantitative course (Q) in addition to the Essential Proficiency Quantitative course
TWO Cultural Awareness (C) courses
 Note:  Students who spend at least one full semester abroad, in any country, receive one Cultural Awareness flag for doing so.

 

AREAS OF INQUIRY (AOI): 31-35 hours

All 11 courses required must be taken in the Areas of Inquiry offerings, with at least ONE course numbered 200 or higher in at least THREE of the Areas of Inquiry.
Students transferring to Georgetown College with 52 or more credit hours will be required to satisfy, or demonstrate equivalencies for, all Areas of Inquiry requirements with the following exception: these students must take at least one class numbered 200 or higher in at least two of the Areas of Inquiry.

 

 

AREA OF INQUIRY #1 – FINE ARTSTWO courses (4-6 hrs).  Enroll in TWO different departments: ART, MUS, THE
Art:            ART 115, 117, 118, 120, 170, 216, 217, 234, 313, 414

Music:        MUS 107, 126, 147, 149, 305, 307, 315, 335, 425, 426

Theater:     THE 107, 171,  220, 225, 227, 347, 407, 425

Elementary Education Majors: Take two of the following: ART 313, MUS 315, or THE 407

Music Education Majors: Take MUS 425 and 426, and one course from either ART or THE

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AREA OF INQUIRY #2  — HUMANITIES THREE courses (9 hrs).  Enroll in each of the following THREE subject areas: History, Philosophy, Western & World Literature

History:                         HIS 111, 113, 211, 213, 223, 225, 331, 333

Philosophy:                    PHI 150, 151, 152, 195, 201, 203, 325, 335, 345, 355, 365, 385 – must all be approved by Dept. chair

Western & World Lit.:      ENG 196,211, 213, 296, 298, 318, 320, 341; JPN 320 & 322;

CLA 170,314, 316 & 318; SPA 320 or 322

 

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AREA OF INQUIRY #3 — SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESTWO courses (6 hrs). Enroll in TWO different departments/programs: COMM, ECO, POS, PSY, SOC, WSTCommunication & Media Studies:     COMM 101, 200, 312, 323, 325, 329, 331, 400

Economics:                                     ECO 221, 223

Political Science:                             POS 100, 200, 201, 207, 210, 240

Psychology:                                    PSY 111, 163, 242, 260, 373

Sociology:                                      SOC 111, 113, 118, 365, 380, 390

Music Education Majors: Take only one course

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AREA OF INQUIRY #4  — NATURAL SCIENCES
TWO courses (6-8 hrs).  Enroll in TWO different departments/programs, one of which must include a laboratory: BIO, CHE, CSC, ENV, GEL, PHY

Biology:                     BIO 100, 111, (212, 214, 314 – have prerequisites)

Chemistry:                CHE 100, 102, 111, 171L, 271, (112, 201, 211 – have prerequisites)

Computer Science:  CSC 115

Geology:                   GEL 113

Physics:                    PHY 103, 105, 206, 211, (212 – has prerequisites)

Elementary Education Majors: Take both courses with laboratory, one of which is BIO                     6-8

AREA OF INQUIRY #5 — RELIGIOUS STUDIES

TWO courses (6 hrs). ONE must be a Biblical Studies course.

Biblical Studies:                          REL231, 233, 235, 237, 325, 327, 371, 373

Cultural/Historical Studies:    REL 243, 245, 247, 249, 341

Christian Theology:                   REL 257, 357

World Religions:                        REL 253, 255, 353

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