Core Curriculum
B-W’s core curriculum provides students with a liberal arts education with both breadth and depth. Their path begins freshman year with English composition, mathematics, and a course called Liberal Arts and Sciences 150, which examines enduring questions through the perspective of intercultural communications. These courses establish the fundamental skills essential for success in subsequent academic work as well as in your personal and professional lives.
As upperclassmen, students continue to take courses in the core curriculum, all of which focus on skills that are critical in both personal and professional life: research, oral and written communication, problem solving, quantitative methods, understanding the social and ethical implications of the subject matter, and social interaction.
Our core curriculum covers the following disciplines.
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Students complete academic work in fine arts, cultural heritage, and general humanities. |
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This requirement should be completed within the first 3 semesters. Placement in a mathematics course is determined by scores on ACT or SAT scores or by a placement exam taken prior to registration. |
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Core-designated credit hours must be earned in at least two areas; one course must include a lab. Areas include astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology and physics. |
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Core-designated credit hours must be earned in at least two of the following : criminal justice, economics, international studies, political science, psychology, sociology, or Asian studies. |
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English 131: Workshop in Exposition and Argument, preferably in their first two semesters; 3 semesters if prerequisite (ENG 111) is needed. | |
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All students take Personal Wellness and additional electives in activity, technique, or health and wellness courses. |
