Core Courses
The purpose of the General Education Core of Baptist Health Sciences University is to create a common curriculum that supports the mission of the University and educates well-rounded students capable of intellectual discourse. The courses that meet these criteria are selected by the faculty of the University.
General Education Core Courses (31 hours)
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Humanities/Fine Arts (18 hours) |
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| English Composition I – ENG 101 | 3 | |
| English Composition II – ENG 102 | 3 | |
| Literature – ENG 201, 202, 203, or 204 | 3 | |
| Philosophy 1,2 - PHI 201, 202, or 301 | 3 | |
| Religion – REL 201, 210, 220, 301, or 302 | 3 | |
| Speech/Communication – COM 211 or COM 220 | 3 | |
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Social/Behavior Sciences (6 hours) |
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| General Psychology – PSY 201 | 3 | |
| Medical Sociology1 - SOC 201 | 3 | |
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Natural Sciences/Mathematics (7 hours) |
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| Natural Sciences1- BIO 110, 201, CHE 115 or PHY 205 | 4 | |
| College Algebra- MAT 110 or MAT 240 | 3 |
- Completion programs, which often accept a majority of the general education course work as transfer credit, may substitute with other courses from within that particular principal area of knowledge (Humanities/Fine Arts, Social/Behavior Sciences, or Natural Sciences/Mathematics).
- Associate degree programs do not require the philosophy elective; total GE Core – 28 credit hours
Baptist University Required Courses (4 hours)
HSC 104 Baptist University Experience/HSC 105 Baptist University Online/Completion Experience (1 hour) and HSC 301 U.S. Health Care Systems and the Health Economy (3 hours) are required by all associate and baccalaureate programs.
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