Core Curriculum Requirements

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Newberry College's core curriculum requirements are tied to the school's mission statement: Newberry College prepares students in the Lutheran liberal arts tradition through our supportive academic community for lifelong intellectual and personal development, meaningful vocation, and engaged citizenship in the global society.

General Core Curriculum Requirements

Hours	Designation (hours) – Course and/or Area
14	Intellectual and Personal Development (mission statement area 1) CL (3 hours): COL 101 and 102 - College Life - or - HON 101 FT (2 hours): FIT 1xx - Fitness for Life EN (3 hours): ENG 113 - First-Year Composition - grade of C or better required SP (3 hours): SPE 110 - Speech WI (3 hours): Writing Intensive - prerequisite: grade of C or better in ENG 113
16	Meaningful Vocation (mission statement area 2) RL (3 hours): REL 110 or 12x - Religion IQ (3 hours): INQ 1xx - Inquiry SB (3 hours): Social and Behavioral Sciences MA (3 hours): Mathematics LS (4 hours): Laboratory Science
15	Engaged Citizenship in the Global Society (mission statement area 3) LA (3 hours): Additional Language GL (3 hours): Global Learning CE (3 hours): Civic Engagement HF (3 hours): Humanities and Fine Arts EX (3 hours): Explore (only offered in J-Term or May Term)
45	*Note: No single course can fulfill more than one general core requirement.*

Exceptions to General Core Curriculum Requirements

Major(s)	Exception
B.A. in Music	Students in this major are exempt from the COL 102 and FT requirements (3 hours total).
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.)	Students in these majors are exempt from the COL 102, FT, and MA requirements (6 hours total).

Major Core Curriculum Requirements

In addition to the general core curriculum requirements, each major has designated courses in the following areas:

PCOM	Professional Communication (mission statement area 1)
PETH	Professional Ethics (mission statement area 2)
PCEN	Professional Civic Engagement (mission statement area 3)

Note: Any course that fulfills a major core requirement cannot also fulfill a general core requirement.

Note concerning LA requirement:

Students are required to pass a course in French, German, Greek, or Spanish numbered 101 (unless exempted on the basis of placement), or transfer in a 101 level language course from an accredited institution (examples: Chinese, Portuguese, American Sign Language). International students whose native language is not English may fulfill the language requirement by passing ENG 113. If a placement exam is chosen and the student tests into a minimum of second semester equivalency, the student’s foreign language requirement is met; however, the student is not awarded credit hours.