Liberal Arts Gen Ed

Liberal Arts Gen. Ed. Core Courses

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All three of the BA degrees offered by the Division of Liberal Arts require 180 credit hours including 64 credit hours in the University's general education core courses.

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Division of Liberal Arts General Education Core Courses

All three of the BA degrees offered by the Division of Liberal Arts require 180 credit hours including 64 credit hours in the University's general education core courses which should include:

64 credit hours in the University’s general education core courses

20 credit hours in English and Communications of a level higher than EN150

Specified as EN151, EN152, EN166, EN491 (required), and one course from EN154, EN213, or EN214

20 credit hours in Mathematics and Science

  • 4 credit hours in Mathematics of a level higher than MT150, specified as MT153 or MT155
  • 4 credit hours in Biology (BL), Chemistry (CH), or Physics (PH).
  • 12 credit hours of any combination of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics

20 credit hours in Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities

  • HM279 required
  • 16 credit hours of any combination of English (EN), History (HS), Humanities (HM), Islamic Studies (IS), Political Science (PL), Psychology (PS), Sociology (SC), and Spanish (SP).

4 credit hours in Computer and Information Science, CI101

Student may be exempted by examination.

Sample Degree Outline

The following is a sample outline of the general education core requirements for the BA degree in Liberal Arts (Minimum 180 credit hours):

General Education Core Courses

(64 credit hours)

English and Communications

(20 credit hours)

EN151 Rhetoric and Style
EN152 Writing from Sources
EN154 Technical Writing
EN166 Speech
EN491 Senior Seminar

Mathematics and Science

(20 credit hours)

MT153 General Education Math
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* Any courses from BL, CH, MT and PH

Behavioral & Social Sciences and Humanities

(20 credit hours)

HM279 East-West Signature Course
PS101 Introduction to Psychology
SC101 Introduction to Sociology
PL101 Introduction to American Government
HM Elective

Computer and Information Science

(4 credit hours)

CI101 Computer Technology and Applications

(May receive credit by examination)

Major Courses

(60 credit hours)

At least 60 credit hours in the major area of concentration of which at least 30 credit hours must be in 300 or 400 (upper level) courses.

Elective Courses

(56 credit hours)

(or the remaining credit hours from a total of 180) of freely selected courses which may be earned in any of the following ways:

As Free Electives

Courses in fields other than the student's major area of study which are not required by that major. Half or more of these courses must be numbered 300 or above.

In a Second Major Field of Concentration

Courses already counted in the general education core or the first major field which are required for the second major may count towards the 60 or more hours required for the second major. The second major may be chosen from any area in which EWU offers a Bachelor's degree.

In a Minor Field of Concentration Plus Free Electives

The requirement for a minor in a field is at least 32 hours of credit, of which 16 must be earned in courses numbered 300 and above. The minor field may be chosen from the same fields that are available for a second major. Courses already counted in the general education core or major field may not be counted in the minor.

In Two Minor Areas

No course may count towards fulfilling more than one of the minor area requirements. Note: The types of courses to be selected should maximally benefit the career and intellectual objectives of the student.