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 |
| 12 | Intellectual and Personal Development (mission statement area 1) CL (3 hours): COL 101 and 102 - College Life - or - HON 101 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 courses beginning with EXP) |
| 43 | 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 (1 hour total). |
| Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) | Students in these majors are exempt from the COL 102 and MA requirements (4 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 American Sign Language, 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, Arabic). International students whose first 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 language requirement is met; however, the student is not awarded credit hours.