Curriculum Outline: General  Education Requirements  

Core of Liberal Studies

Presentation College seeks to provide a distinctive and challenging educational experience that blends professional preparation with a solid core of liberal arts education grounded in Christian faith and service.  The baccalaureate core requires the satisfactory completion of 60-61 hours in the general education program including a sequence of four levels of core component courses and a distribution of courses designed to achieve specific outcomes.  The number of credit hours can be reduced through challenge exams and portfolios that demonstrate required competencies for individual courses.

Core Competency 1:  Learning about Self   [6 credits]
This area grounds the student in academic life at Presentation College; it focuses on the student’s developing a sense of his or her place in the world as a responsible individual, citizen and professional.

Core Competency 2:  Developing Skills for Life and Work   [10 credits]
2.1 Communication and Critical Thinking:  This competency focuses on the student’s ability to read, write, speak, and listen effectively and use these processes critically to acquire, develop, and convey ideas and information.  It also focuses on the student’s ability to demonstrate the analytical thinking skills necessary to make informed judgments in both familiar and unfamiliar circumstances. 

**Computer Communication Competency:  The student must demonstrate competency in using the computer as a communication tool through competence exam or course credit [1 credit]

2.2 Quantitative Competence:  This competency focuses on the student’s ability to identify and solve quantitative  problems through the application of mathematical principals.

To satisfy this competency, the student must fulfill one of the following courses:
DISTRIBUTION:
            Algebra  [3 credits]  or
            Statistics  [3 credits]

Core Competency 3:  Strengthening Values  [6 credits]
3.1 Religious and Spiritual Literacy: This competency focuses on the student’s developing an awareness and appreciation of the integration of spirituality into every aspect of life.

3.2 Service:  This competency focuses on the student’s ability to contribute as a productive and responsible member in society.  This requirement is fulfilled upon completion of the Volunteer Service requirements.

Core Competency 4:  Developing Knowledge for Life and Work  [30 credits]
The educated college graduate should have explored many fields of intellectual inquiry, reflecting life experience in varied social and physical settings.  The four competencies in this core acquaint the student with diverse fields of knowledge.

4.1 Aesthetic Awareness:  This competency focuses on the student’s development of a sense of the value of aesthetics.  [9 credits]
DISTRIBUTION:
Choose one or two courses from the following literature courses:  [3-6 credits]

Choose one or two courses from the disciplines of art, music, philosophy, theatre or literature. [3-6 credits]

4.2 Natural World / Environmental Awareness:  This competency focuses on the student’s ability to understand the complex relationships between humans and nature that scientific disciplines explore.

4.3 Contextual Competence:  This competency focuses on the student’s ability to critically formulate judgments about the environment and the world of light of various contexts.

4.4  Awareness of Cultural Diversity: This competency focuses on the student’s ability to recognize the diversity of ideas, viewpoints, perspectives, backgrounds, and values that distinguish people who are of different ethnicities, races, religions, sexes, and sexual orientations.  [21 credits]

DISTRIBUTION:
Choose 9 credits from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, history, economics, or interdisciplinary studies.
Choose 6 credits from the natural sciences.

General Electives..................................................................................................... 9 hours
 

Total Hours Required for BSW Degree...................................................... 120 hours  
 

Electives that are strongly suggested are: Institutional Racism and Sexism, Families Today, Abnormal Psychology, and Counseling Theory.

Below is a suggested BSW Course of Study: 

Recommended Electives:  Abnormal Psychology, Families Today, Institutional Racism/Sexism, Counseling Theory. 

* A "C" grade or above must be earned.

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