J o h n F K e n n e d y U n i v e r s i t y

Learning Outcomes• To appreciate the integrative nature of science, health, andthe ecology of living systems;• To obtain a breadth of knowledge across scientific disciplines—tounderstand the scientific method, and what ittakes to accept or reject a hypothesis;• To explore the diversity that exists in living systems—toidentify and understand the interactions within livingsystems;• To describe the major paradigms in health and wellnessand in the emerging field of integrative health;• To understand systems thinking as it applies to science,health, and the sustainability of living systems;• To articulate key ideas within the major disciplines ofscience, health, and living systems;• To appreciate the meaning and significance of holistic transformation;and• To cultivate the habits of a lifelong learner, expanding onknowledge gained through this discourse.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)Lower-Division General-Education Breadth 1Communication 9Humanities 12Natural science 9Mathematics 3Social science 12Upper-Division General-Education BreadthSelect ONE PHR course 3Select ONE PYC course 3Select ONE SEC course 3SEC 3330 Cultural Crossroads 3Liberal Arts Core 2COR 3000 Education, Self, and Community I 3COR 3001 Introduction to the BA Program 0COR 3100 Critical Thinking and Writing 3COR 3145 Research Writing 3COR 3146 Information Resources 1COR 3300 Ways of Knowing 2COR 4998 Education, Self, and Community II 1MajorPYC 3303 Statistics and Human Experience 2SCI 3050 Method, Myth, and Metaphor 3SCI 4800 Service Learning A 2SCI 4805 Service Learning B 2SCI 4998 Senior Project A 3SCI 4999 Senior Project B 3Select ANY 15 UNITS of SCI courses 15Select ANY 12 UNITS of undergraduate courses 3 12Free electives 4 68Total units required 1801Students are expected to have completed these requirements prior to admission. Students lacking these courses may take approved upperdivisioncourses at JFKU, earn credit through CLEP or DANTES tests, or take approved courses from local community colleges.2These courses should be taken in order; the first five should be taken as early as possible. A minimum grade of C is required in all lettergradedcourses.3Students may use 12 of their major units to complete on of the optional tracks on the following pages. Students are encouraged totake courses in a broad range of subjects to complement their major. Up to nine units may be transferred from outside the Liberal Artscurriculum.4Students may apply transfer coursework as electives. Units earned through CLEP and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) examinationsand Credit by Assessment (CBA) may also be used as electives.SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTS 37