Program Objectives

"The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more."

~ Aristotle

Bachelor’s Degree Programs…

Bachelor of Arts in Humanities Program Requirements

  • General Education Program Requirements ~ 30 credit hours
  • The Great Conversation: The Cornerstone Course ~ 4 credit hours
  • Core Student Designed Program (Humanities) ~ 82 credit hours
  • Capstone Course (student designed project, practicum, or thesis) ~ 4 credit hours

 Total ~ 120 credit hours

 

Bachelor of Imaginative Literature Program Requirements

  • General Education Program Requirements ~ 30 credit hours
  • The Great Conversation: The Cornerstone Course ~ 4 credit hours
  • Core Student Designed Program (Imaginative Literature) ~ 82 credit hours
  • Capstone Course (student designed project, practicum, or thesis) ~ 4 credit hours

Total ~ 120 credit hours

 

Bachelor of Natural Science Program Requirements

  • General Education Program Requirements ~ 30 credit hours
  • The Great Conversation: The Cornerstone Course ~ 4 credit hours
  • Core Student Designed Program (Natural Science) ~ 82 credit hours
  • Capstone Course (student designed project, practicum, or thesis) ~ 4 credit hours

Total ~ 120 credit hours

 

Bachelor of Philosophy and Religion Program Requirements

  • General Education Program Requirements ~ 30 credit hours
  • The Great Conversation; The Cornerstone Course ~ 4 credit hours
  • Core Student Designed Program (Philosophy and Religion) ~ 82 credit hours
  • Capstone Course (student designed project, practicum, or thesis) ~ 4 credit hours

Total ~ 120 credit hours      

 

Bachelor of Social Science Program Requirements

  • General Education Program Requirements ~ 30 credit hours
  • The Great Conversation: The Cornerstone Course ~ 4 credit hours
  • Core Student Designed Program (Social Science) ~ 82 credit hours
  • Capstone Course (student designed project, practicum, or thesis) ~ 4 credit hours

Total ~ 120 credit hours

 

Bachelor of Arts in Education Program Requirements

  • General Education Program Requirements ~ 30 credit hours
  • The Great Conversation: The Cornerstone Course ~ 4 credit hours
  • Core Student Designed Program (Great Idea Education) ~ 31 credit hours
  • Internship/Practicum ~ 4 credit hours
  • Concentration on chosen discipline (Imaginative Literature, Philosophy and Religion, or Social Science) ~ 47 credit hours
  • Capstone Course (student designed project, practicum, or thesis) ~ 4 credit hours

Total ~ 120 credit hours

 

Bachelor of Science in Education Program Requirements

  • General Education Program Requirements ~ 30 credit hours
  • The Great Conversation: The Cornerstone Course ~ 4 credit hours
  • Core Student Designed Program (Great Idea Education) ~ 31 credit hours
  • Internship/Practicum ~ 4 credit hours
  • Concentration on chosen discipline (Natural Science) ~ 47 credit hours
  • Capstone Course (student designed project, practicum, or thesis) ~ 4 credit hours

Total ~ 120 credit hours