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WALSH UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Walsh, as a Catholic, Liberal Arts University, believes that liberally educated individuals observe and evaluate their world critically.
They act as leaders in service to others pursuing meaning and truth, making informed judgments, and responding to global and
technical change, all the while accepting responsibility for the ethical consequences of their actions.
Given this approach, the General Education Curriculum exemplifies the theme: “Finding Meaning and Purpose in the 21st
Century.” To this end, students will investigate topics from multiple directions, outlooks, and approaches following the traditions
of Catholic education as practiced by the Brothers of Christian Instruction.
The General Education Curriculum will be linked to the learning outcomes approved by the Faculty Assembly and University
President. Courses within this core curriculum can be taken as electives or used to meet major/minor requirements.
PROFICIENCIES
Walsh University expects students to demonstrate basic baccalaureate skills in English, Mathematics, and Foreign Language. To
this end, students will be tested for placement in each of these three areas. Those who are proficient will not be required to take
courses in these areas unless required by their declared major.
Proficiency levels are as follows:
English - ENG 102: Reading and Writing Connections
Foreign Language - the 102 level of a chosen language.
Mathematics - Math 104: College Algebra II
Students in pursuit of a liberal education and well-rounded knowledge are strongly encouraged to take courses beyond the basic
graduation proficiency level.
TIER I (THEOLOGY, HUMANITIES, LETTER, FINE ARTS AND SCIENCES)
Tier I of the General Education Curriculum follows the traditional form of a liberal arts core curriculum exposing students in their
first and second years of college to a broad spectrum of disciplines (ie. Theology, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral
Sciences, and Empirical Science). The Tier I course work fosters the following student outcomes: the acquisition of knowledge in
the Arts and Sciences, critical thinking and communication skills, and the integration of knowledge and skills in pursuit of truth
and service. Students are required to take courses in theology, philosophy, history, english, art or music; in addition, they are
required to take four credit hours of a laboratory science and two three-credit courses in the social and behavioral sciences.
TIER I COURSES
ART Any Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG200-1 Intro to Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 200-2 Created Equal: Issues of Race and Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 200-3 The Body in Pain: The Language of Illness and Suffering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG200-4 Money & Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 201 Literature of the British Isles I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 202 Literature of the British Isles II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 203 World Literature I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 204 World Literature II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 205 Survey of U. S. Literature I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 206 Survey of U. S. Literature II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ENG 315-4 Special Topics: On Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ECON 201 Micro-Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
ECON 205 Introduction to Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
GFA 103 American Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
GFA 209 World Geography: Political/Economic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
GFA 215 Scope & Methods of Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4)
GFA 323 Public Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
HIST 101 World Civilization to 1500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
HIST 102 World Civilization 1500 to Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
HIST 103 History of the United States to 1860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
HIST 104 History of the United States since 1860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
JS 103 A Jewish Reading of the Bible (counts toward Theology req.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
MUS Any Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
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