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Midland Lutheran College      
Core & Distribution Courses      
Revised  9/14/2007      
       
CORE: Minimum of C- required for each course      
     FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCY   (FLA)      
(Two semesters of same language H.S. or 2 semesters college, min. C-)  
       
3 credits  MATH PROFICIENCY (One course, Min. C-)   (MAT)    
     MTH100      Math for the Liberal Arts, 3 crs.
     MTH140     College Algebra, 3 crs.
     MTH150     Pre-Calculus, 4 crs.
     MTH210     Elementary Statistics, 3 crs.
     MTH215     Calc Mgmt-Life-Soc Sci, 3 crs.
     MTH220     Calculus I, 5 crs.
     MTH240     Discrete Structures, 3 crs.
     
3 credits  SPEECH PROFICIENCY (One course, Min. C-)   (SPE)    
     SPE110     Fund. of Oral Communication, 3 crs.
     SPE200     Forensics Practicum, 1 cr.
     SPE210     Interpersonal Communication, 3 crs.
     SPE250     Group Communication, 3 crs.
       
6 credits  WRITING PROFICIENCY (Both Min. C-)   (ENG)      
     ENG101     English Composition I, 3crs
     ENG102     English Composition II, 3crs
     FYS100     First Year Seminar, 3 crs.
     FYS200     First Year Seminar, 3 crs.
       
3 credits  WESTERN HERITAGE (One course, Min. C-)   (WES)    
     IND175     FYS Architects of the Western Tradition, 3crs
     IND176     FYS Big Ideas That Changed the World, 3crs
     IND275     FYS2 Architects of the Western Tradition, 3crs
     IND276     FYS2 Big Ideas That Changed the World, 3crs
     HIS160     Western Heritage since 1500, 3 crs.
       
DISTRIBUTION: Max of two courses or six hrs from any one department  
6 credits  AESTHETIC SENSITIVITY      
Appreciating 3 credits   (APP)      
     ART120     Art Appreciation, 3 crs
     ART201     Art History I, 3 crs.
     ART202     Art History II, 3 crs.
     ART203     Modern Art History, 3 crs.
     ENG110     Introduction to Literature, 3 crs.
     ENG130     Short Story, 3 crs.
     ENG174     FYS Framing Literature into Film, 3crs
     ENG274    FYS2 Framing Literature into Film, 3crs
     IND277     FYS2 Theology & the Arts, 3crs
     MUS101    Fundamentals of Music, 3 crs.
     MUS180    Topics in Music, 3 crs.
     THE100     Introduction to Theatre, 3 crs.
Participating 3 credits  (PAR)      
     ART100     Introduction to Drawing, 3 crs.
     ART130     Introduction to Ceramics, 3 crs.
     ART150     Introduction to Painting, 3 crs.
     ART170     Watercolor Painting, 3 crs.
     ART219     Introduction to Sculpture, 3 crs.
     ENG230     Creative Writing, 3 crs.
     ENG240     Poetry, 3 crs.
     JOU121     Writing for Media: Print, 3 crs.
     JOU220     Black and White Photography, 3 crs.
     JOU222     Digital Photography, 3 crs.
     JOU031     Visual Language of Film, 3 crs.
     MUS011     Voice Lessons, 1 cr.
     MUS021     Organ Lessons, 1cr.
     MUS031     Piano Lessons, 1 cr.
     MUS041     Instrumental Music Lessons, 1 cr.
     MUS140     Class Voice, 2 crs.
     MUS160     Band, 1 cr.
     MUS170     Choir, 1 cr.
     THE120     Stagecraft, 3 crs.
     THE150     Theatre of the Young, 3 crs.
     THE165     Acting Studio I, 3 crs
     THE260     Musical, 3 crs
     THE270     Practicum Design/Tech, 1 cr.
     THE271     Practicum Performance, 1 cr.
     THE272     Practicum Mgt./Performance, 1 cr.
     THE273     Practicum Workshop Dev., 1 cr.
       
3 credits  AMERICAN HERITAGE   (AMH)      
     ENG140     Plains Literature, 3 crs
     ENG175     FYS Writing of the Great Plains, 3crs
     ENG275     FYS2 Writing of the Great Plains, 3crs
     ENG203     American Literature I, 3 crs
     ENG204     American Literature II, 3 crs
     ENG210     Topics in Ethnic Literature, 3 crs
     IND174     FYS African American Experience, 3crs
     IND274     FYS2 African American Experience, 3crs
     HIS201     Colonial America, 3 crs
     HIS204     20th Century America, 3 crs
     HIS209     19th Century America, 3 crs
     HIS240     Women in America, 3 crs
     MUS210     The American Musical Experience, 3 crs
     REL165     American Church History, 3 crs
     SSC174     FYS Socioeconomics of Baseball, 3crs
     SSC175     FYS American Culture of the 1960s, 3crs
     SSC274     FYS2 Socioeconomics of Baseball, 3crs
       
3 credits  CHRISTIANITY   (CHR)      
     ENG270     Theology and Literature, 3 crs.
     PHI290     What is Religion?  Who is God?, 3 crs.
     REL112     Christianity as Religion, 3 crs.
     REL120     Development of Christian Thought, 3 crs.
     REL130     Introduction to the Old Testament, 3 crs.
     REL140     Introduction to the New Testament, 3 crs.
     REL208     Jesus & the Prophets: Reading Christian Bible, 3 crs.
     REL150     Lutheranism, 3 crs.
     REL170     Survey of Christian History, 3 crs.
     REL185     Christian Communities, 3 crs.
       
3 credits  CONTEMPORARY ISSUES   (CON)      
     ECO174     FYS Political Issues in Public Finance, 3crs
     ECO209     Public Finance, 3 crs.
     EDU220     Schools in a Pluralistic Society, 3 crs.
     ESC130     Geography of Contemporary Global Issues, 3 crs.
     HIS207     Contemporary United States History, 3 crs.
     JOU280     Contemporary Issues in Mass Media, 3 crs.
     NSC120     Contemporary Issues in Nutrition, 3 crs.
     NSC170     Contemporary Science Issues, 3 crs.
     NSC171     FYS Society & Computers, 3crs
     NSC172     FYS Modern Prospectives in Psychology, 3crs
     NSC174     FYS Animal Rights & Science, 3crs
     NSC274     FYS2 Animal Rights & Scientific Discovery, 3crs
     NSC275     FYS2 Drugs & Society, 3crs
     NSC277     FYS2 Genetic Engineering, 3crs
     REL206     Contemporary Christian Theology, 3 crs.
     SSC176     FYS Public Health, 3crs
     SSC201     Contemporary Issues in Public Health, 3 crs.
     SOC250     Social Issues in Literature, 3 crs.
       
3 credits  MORAL RESPONSIBILITY   (MOR)      
     BIO110     Bioethics, 3 crs.
     BUS160     Business Ethics, 3 crs.
     BUS164     FYS Business Ethics, 3crs
     ENG180     Ethics and Film, 3 crs.
     ENG190     Ethics and Literature, 3 crs.
     PHI250     Foundations of Moral Decision Making, 3 crs.
     REL230     Power, Social Structure, & Moral Responsibility, 3 crs.
     REL280     Christianity and Human Sexuality, 3 crs.
       
5 credits  PERSONAL WELLBEING:      
Relationship of Mind, Body & Spirit, 3 credit hours   (PER)      
     BUS216     Financial Wellbeing, 3 crs.
     PED210     First Aid, Health and Safety, 3 crs.
     PSY120     Fundamentals of Psychology, 3 crs.
     PSY130     Self-Awareness, 3 crs.
Exercise-Diet-Nutrition-Stress Management, 1 credit hour  (EDN)    
     BIO190     Survey of Anatomy & Physiology, 4 crs
     BIO204     Human Anatomy and Physiology, 4 crs.
     NUR180     Personal Wellness, 1 cr.
     PED180     Lifetime Fitness and Wellness, 1 cr.
Physical Exercise, 1 credit hour   (ACT)      
     PED106     Basketball and Volleyball, 1 cr.
     PED110     Folk, Square, and Social Dance, 1 cr.
     PED124     Archery and Badminton, 1 cr.
     PED129     Tumbling and Gymnastics, 1 cr.
     PED130     Beginning Swimming, 1 cr.
     PED131     Social Recreation Activities, 1 cr.
     PED138     Drill Team, 1 cr.
     PED140     Weight Training & Aerobic Act, 1 cr.
     PED142     Lifeguard Training, 1 cr.
     PED150     Tennis & Racquetball, 1 cr.
     PED160     Intermediate Swimming, 1 cr.
     PED164     Cheerleading, 1 cr.
     PED190     Bowling & Golf, 1 cr.
     PED141     Volleyball - Women, 1 cr.
     PED144     Softball - Women, 1 cr.
     PED145     Soccer – Men & Women, 1 cr.
     PED146     Basketball - Women, 1 cr.
     PED151     Football - Men, 1 cr.
     PED152     Track and Field - Men and Women, 1 cr.
     PED153     Cross Country - Men and Women, 1 cr.
     PED154     Baseball - Men, 1 cr.
     PED156     Golf - Men, 1 cr.
     PED157     Golf - Women, 1 cr.
     PED158     Tennis - Men and Women, 1 cr.
     PED168     Basketball - Men, 1 cr.
       
4 credits  SCIENTIFIC LITERACY   (SCI)      
     BIO100     Principles of Environmental Science, 4 crs.
     BIO103     Principles of Biology, 4 crs.
     BIO106     General Zoology, 4 crs.
     CHE101     Survey of Inorganic Chemistry, 4 crs.
     CHE103     General Chemistry I, 4 crs.
     CHE122     Chemistry Health Sciences, 5 crs.
     ESC101     Physical Geology, 4 crs.
     ESC102     Historical Geology, 4 crs.
     PHY121     Descriptive Astronomy, 4 crs.
     PHY122     Topics in Astronomy, 4 crs.
     PHY150     Elements of Physics, 4 crs.
     PHY151     General Physics I, 4 crs.
     PHY161     Physics for Scientists I, 5 crs.
       
3 credits  SOCIETAL STRUCTURES   (SOC)      
     ECO201     Principles of Economics I, 3 crs.
     ENG290     Linguistics, 3 crs.
     HIS213     Federal Government, 3 crs.
     JOU110     Mass Communication and Society, 3 crs.
     SOC130     Principles of Sociology, 3 crs.
       
3 credits  WORLD COMMUNITY   (WOR)      
     ECO205     Comparative Economic Systems, 3 crs.
     ENG235     World Literature I, 3 crs.
     ENG236     World Literature II, 3 crs.
     ENG276     FYS2 Breaking Down Borders, 3crs
     ESC126     Cultural Geography, 3 crs.
     HIS153     World Cultures to 1500, 3 crs.
     HIS154     World Cultures after 1500,  3crs.
     PHI200     Philosophy Across the World, 3 crs.
     REL240     Religions of the World, 3 crs.