This degree program is specifically designed for nontraditional students who seek a bachelor’s degree for career advancement and personal growth. This program of study provides a curriculum that focuses on the development of critical and analytical thinking skills and oral and written communication skills with a strong liberal arts component.

Foundational Areas of Knowledge

One Community and Identity Course:

CMS 112 - Small Group Communication (3)
ECO 203 - Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)
HIS 205 - History of the United States I (3)
HIS 206 - History of the United States II (3)
PSI 101 - American Politics (3)
PSI 323 - State and Local Politics (3)
PSY 117 - Introduction to Psychology (3)
PSY 259 - Lifespan Development (3)
SOC 109 - Introduction to Sociology (3)

One Mathematical Reasoning Course:

MTH 107 - Problem Solving (3)
MTH 108 - Modeling & Applications (3)
MTH 115 - Finite Mathematics (3)
MTH 125 - Precalculus (4)
MTH 235 - Calculus (4)
PHI 105 - Logic and Critical Thinking (3)

Rhetorical Communication

Three Oral Communication Courses:

CMS 105 - Fundamentals of Communication (3)
CMS 112 - Small Group Communication (3)
CMS 210 - Public Speaking (3)
CMS 220 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
CMS 316 - Business and Professional Communication (3)

Three Written Communication Courses:

ENG 101 - English Composition: The Writing Seminar (3)
BUS 205 - Business Writing (3)
IDS 206 - Introduction to Research (3)

One Global and Cultural Context Course:

ANT 308 - Cultural Anthropology (3) or
SOC 308 - Cultural Anthropology (3)
ART 204 - Western Art History I (3)
ART 358 - Arts, Issues, and Controversies (3)
BUS 101 - Understanding the Environment of Business (3)
BUS 357 - International Marketing (3)
CMS 321 - Intercultural Communication (3)
ENG 205 - World Literature I (3)
ENG 206 - World Literature II (3)
ENG 329 - Great Plains Studies (3)
GEG 301 - Social-Cultural Geography (3)
HIS 106 - History of Civilization II (3)
HIS 304 - Military History (3)
HIS 314 - History of the Vietnam War and the 1960s (3)
HIS 321 - American Race Relations (3)
HIS 357 - The Harlem Renaissance (3)
HSI 220 - Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness (3) or NRS 220
INT 101 - Global Issues (3)
MUS 335 - World Music (3)
PRE 115 - Comparative Religions (3)
PSI 105 - Comparative Governments (3)
SOC 324 - Race and Nationality (3)
SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish (3)
SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish (3)

One Scientific Perspectives Course:

AST 103 - Introductory Astronomy (3)
BIO 101 - Introduction to Biology (4)
BIO 215 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
BIO 216 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
CHM 101 - Introduction to Chemistry (4)
GEG 112 - Physical Geography (3)
GEO 101 - Environmental Geology (4)
GEO 103 - Physical Geology (4)
GEO 104 - Historical Geology (4)
GEO 107 - Introduction to Meteorology (3)
PHS 105 - Principles of Physical Science (4)

One Human Creativity Course:

ART 101 - Art Appreciation (3)
ART 107 - Two-Dimensional Design (3)
ART 205 - Western Art History II (3)
ART 207 - Drawing (3)
ART 208 - Introduction to Painting (3)
ART 210 - Metal Craft - Jewelry (3)
ART 221 - Ceramics (3)
ART 234 - Introduction to Digital Photography (3)
ART 235 - Color Theory and Application (3)
ENG 210 - Introduction to Film Studies (3)
FAR 103 - Introduction to Fine Arts: Music (3)
FAR 281 - Introduction to Fine Arts: Performing Arts (3)
MUS 125 - History of Rock and Roll (3)
THE 101 - Introduction to the Theatre (3)
THE 103 - Acting I (3)
THE 112 - Oral Interpretation (3)

One In Search of Meaning and Values Course:

ENG 237 - Introduction to Fiction (3)
HIS 105 - History of Civilization I (3)
HSI 430 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care (3)
NRS 430 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice (3)
PRE 110 - Philosophical Problems (3)
PRE 111 - Ethics (3)
PRE 120 - Introduction to the Old Testament (3)
PRE 121 - Introduction to the New Testament (3)
PRE 231 - History and Philosophy of Technology (3)
PRE 323 - Religion in American Life (3)

Doane University

Liberal Arts Studies