University Requirements
University Requirements for ACU Degrees
University Requirements for certain baccalaureate degrees include additions or modifications to the
basic university curriculum. See the chart below for special requirements for the BA, BBA, BFA,
BM, BS, BSE, and BSN degrees.
| BA | 6 hrs - Sophomore foreign language
3 hrs - Sophomore (or higher) literature |
| BBA | 3 hrs - ECON 260 or 261 |
| BFA | 3 hrs – Sophomore (or higher) literature |
| BM | Minimum of 72 hours of music |
| BS | No additional hours |
| BSE | No additional hours |
| BSN | 12 hrs - Bible total
3 hrs – PSYC 311 |
Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees offered at ACU
| Associate of Arts | AA |
| Bachelor of Arts | BA |
| Bachelor of Science | BS |
| Bachelor of Business Administration | BBA |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts | BFA |
| Bachelor of Music | BM |
| Bachelor of Science in Engineering | BSE |
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing | BSN |
| Certificate Program | Cer |
| Doctor of Ministry | DMin |
| Specialist in School Psychology | SSP |
| Master of Arts | MA |
| Master of Accountancy | MAcc |
| Master of Arts in Christian Ministry | MACM |
| Master of Arts in Missions | MAMI |
| Master of Divinity | MDiv |
| Master of Education | MEd |
| Master of Liberal Arts | MLA |
| Master of Marriage and Family Therapy | MMFT |
| Master of Science | MS |
| Master of Science in Nursing | MSN |
University Requirements for all Bachelor's Degrees
University Requirements except advanced courses, should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.
The Core CORE 110 - Cornerstone
CORE 210 - Human Person and Identity
BCOR 310 - God and the Good Life | 6
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Bible BIBL 101 - Jesus: His Life and Teachings
BIBL 102 - Early Christians: Life, Literature and Community
BIBL 211 - Message of the Old Testament Choose One: Bible Selection
BHEB 471, 472
BIBH 380, 383, 432
BIBL 359, 364, 367, 452, 453, 460,461, 466
BIBM 340, 390, 395, 401, 403, 405, 413, 422, 434, 451, 480, 492
BIBP 352, 380, 478, 486, 487, 489
BIBT 332, 342, 379, 491
BMIS 240, 245, 371, 391, 420, 421, 458
BCOR 310 - God and the Good Life | 15
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English
ENGL 111 - Composition and Rhetoric
(or ENGL 106/006 and 107/007)
ENGL 112 - Composition and Literature
Sophomore (200-299) Literature (includes literature in foreign language) | 9 |
Communication
COMS 211 - Speech and Rhetoric | 3 |
Science
Students may take two unconnected courses in different disciplines or one two- semester sequence of courses within a single discipline from the following list: Agriculture/Environmental Sciences
AENV 130 - Environmental and Technological Science
ANSC 111 - General Animal Science
ENVR 112 - Plant Science
ENVR 233 - Soil Science
Biology
BIOL 101 - Biology: Human Perspective
BIOL 112/114 - General Biology I/General Biology I Lab
BIOL 113/115 - General Biology II/General Biology II Lab
BIOL 203 - Basic Biology for Teachers
BIOL 291/293 - Anatomy and Physiology I/Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
BIOL 292/294 - Anatomy and Physiology II/Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
Chemistry
CHEM 101 - Consumer Chemistry
CHEM 113/111 - Introductory Chemistry/Introductory Chemistry Lab
CHEM 114/112 - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry/Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry Lab
CHEM 133/131 - General Chemistry I/General Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 134/132 - General Chemistry II/General Chemistry II Lab
Geology
GEOL 111 - Introduction to Geology
Nutrition
NUTR 120 - Nutrition and Wellness
Physics
PHYS 101 - Astronomy
PHYS 102 - Physical Science
PHYS 110/111 - General Physics I/General Physics I Lab
PHYS 112/113 - General Physics II/General Physics II Lab
PHYS 120/121 - Engineering Physics I/Engineering Physics I Lab
PHYS 122/123 - Engineering Physics II/Engineering Physics II Lab
PHYS 230/231 - Modern Physics/Modern Physics Lab
PHYS/PHIL 378 - History and Philosophy of Science
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Mathematics
MATW 120/020, MATH 120 or higher | 3 |
Social Science/Fine Arts/Humanities 3 hours from the following list:
Economics
AGRB 261 - Principles of Agriculture and Applied Economics
ECON 260 - Macroeconomics
ECON 261 - Microeconomics Family Studies
FAM 251 - Introduction to Family Studies Geography
GEOG 235 - World Geography History
HIST 117 - Civilization I
HIST 118 - Civilization II
HIST 221 - American History I
HIST 222 - American History II Political Science
POLS 221 - Government and Business
POLS 225 - National Government
POLS 226 - States and Federal System
POLS 227 - Introduction to International Relations Psychology
PSYC 120-Introduction to Psychology
EDUC 221-Educational Psychology Sociology
SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology 3 additional hours from the list above (in a different discipline) or from the list below: Art
ART 101 - Introduction to Art
ART 221 - Art History: General Survey I
ART 222 - Art History: General Survey II
DSGN 221 - History of Architecture and Design I
DSGN 222 - History of Architecture and Design II Music
MUSM 131 - Music in World Cultures2
MUSM 132 - Music Literature2
MUSM 230 - Survey of Music in Western Culture
MUSM 231 - Survey of Jazz
MUSM 232 - Survey of Popular Music
MUSM 233 - Survey of World Music Philosophy
PHIL 379 - Philosophy, Religion and Science
PHIL 380 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 451 - Philosophy and Social Justice Theatre
THEA 220 - Introduction to Theatre |
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Kinesiology
PEAC 100 - Lifetime Wellness
PEAC activity - 2 different activities | 3 |
Foreign Language3 and Cultural Awareness Foreign Language
FLAR 131 - Beginning Arabic I or FLAR 132 Beginning Arabic II
FLFR 111 - Elementary French I or FLFR 112 Elementary French II
FLGE 111 - Elementary German I or FLGE 112 Elementary German II
FLJA 131 - Beginning Japanese I or FLJA 132 Beginning Japanese II
FLLA 111 - Elementary Latin I or FLLA 112 Elementary Latin II
FLMA 131 - Beginning Mandarin I or FLMA 132 Beginning Mandarin II
FLRU 131 - Beginning Russian I or FLRU 132 Beginning Russian II
FLSP 111 - Elementary Spanish I or FLSP 112 Elementary Spanish II Business Administration
BUSA 419 - International Business
Communication
COMS 345 - Intercultural Communication
Education
EDUC 211- Educational Foundations and Multicultural Perspectives
EDUC 476 - Effective Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners
English
ENGL 470 - Multicultural Literature
Geography
GEOG 354 - Cultural Geography
History
HIST 117 - Civilization I
HIST 118 - Civilization II
International Studies
INTS 212 - Introduction to Great Britain
INTS 217 - South America Southern Cone: History and Culture
INTS 240 - Topics in Global Studies
Marketing
MKTG 419 - International Marketing
Social Work
SOCW 329 - Diversity, Power, and Oppression |
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General Education Selection
Choose 2 hours of courses from any menu listed above. | 2 |
| Total University Requirements Hours | 56 |
1BCOR 310 is a combined class for CORE and Bible; the hours for the class are counting in the total for the Bible requirement.
2 Each class is a 2 hour class. Both classes must be taken to satisfy requirements.
3 Admitted students who have not earned at least two high school units of the same foreign language are required to complete 6 hours of college foreign language (one language).
A single course cannot count in more than one area of University Requirements. For example, HIST 117 may only be counted as a social science or for the cultural awareness selection, but not both.
Students with demonstrated proficiency may petition to take selected advanced courses in place of the courses listed in this menu.
Note: For the University Requirements for the associate degree plan, please refer to the architecture degree plan on page 45.
