Traditional General Education Requirements

General Education Goals

Faith Foundations

In support of the institution’s academic goals, through the general education program students will encounter the foundations of Christian faith through critical and disciplined interaction with God’s word and God’s world. 

Academic Foundations

In support of the institution’s academic goals, the general education program provides the academic foundation for continued development of practical and intellectual skills.  Such skills include critical and creative thinking, information literacy, and effective communication.

Integrative Learning

In support of the institution’s academic goals, through the general education program students will make connections across the academic and faith foundations, applying skills and abilities gained in one situation to explore issues or address problems in other situations.

Overall Requirements for Graduation
Traditional Programs

• At least 120 credit hours are required for graduation. In some cases, more than 120 hours may be required due to major requirements.
• All students complete a minimum of 30 hours overall of upper division courses.
• For most majors, a minimum of 40% of major coursework must be upper division. Please check individual major requirements for variations.
• A minimum of 40% of major coursework must be completed at Judson.
• All students must meet Judson's 30 hour residency requirement (at least 30 hours completed must be in residency).
• For most majors, minimum cumulative and major GPAs of 2.0 are required for graduation. Please check individual major requirements for variations.
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all minors.
• A maximum of 8 hours in physical education activity courses may be applied toward graduation requirements. All activity courses (ESS112 to ESS149) may be repeated once for additional credit. ESS150 may be repeated for 8 credits.¹
• A maximum of 8 hours (24 hours for music majors) of applied music may be counted toward graduation requirements.¹

¹

The Graduation Advisor may need to manually increase required hours if exceeded.

Bachelor of Arts / Fine Arts
Traditional General Education Requirements With Less Than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Biblical Studies 1
BST110	Intro to the Christian Bible	3
THS110	Christian Faith: Understanding and Application	3
BST/MIN/THS Elective 1,2
Select one biblical elective from BST222 - BST376 (except BST345 and/or BST348) OR THS221, THS225, MIN250, or MIN385		3
101/Expository Writing
ENG101	Expository Writing 3	3
102/Advanced Writing
Select one from the following: 3		3
ENG102	Critical Thinking and Writing
ENG210	Advanced Essay Writing
ENG211	Non-Fiction Prose
ENG357	Creative Writing
ENG442	Screenwriting for TV and Film
ENG240	Media Writing
Upper Division Lit
Select one from the following: 4		3
ENG380	Literature, Community, and Human Flourishing
ENG261	Children's Literature
ENG264	Adolescent Literature
Speech
SPC120	Foundations of Speech	3
Exercise Sport Science
Physical Activity Elective 5		1
Visual and Performing Arts
Select one from the following:		3
ART111	Drawing I
ART123	Introduction to Photography
ART181	Visual Art Appreciation
DES121	Design I
FLM243	Video Production I
MUS181	Music Appreciation
General Studies
GEN101	Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation 6	1
or ESS101	Wellness
GEN301 Major Equivalent		1
GEN401	The Good Life: Continuing the Conversation	3
College Level Math
Mathematics Course or CSC111 7		3-5
Science
Select science option A or B:		3-4
Option A (Choose one science course with lab)
Biology Elective
Chemistry Elective
Physics Elective
Physical Sciences Elective
Science Elective
Option B (Choose two science concepts courses)
SCM181C	Concepts in Chemistry
SCM181E	Concepts in Earth/Space Science
SCM181L	Concepts in Life Science
SCM181P	Concepts in Physics
History
HIS262	History of Civilization II	3
HIS261	History of Civilization I	3
or ART224	History of Art I
Social Science
PSY111	Introduction to Psychology	3
or SOC151	Introduction to Sociology
Total Hours		45-48

¹

Once a student has matriculated at Judson, they cannot transfer in BST110 Intro to the Christian Bible (3 c.h.), THS110 Christian Faith: Understanding and Application (3 c.h.) or the BST/MIN/THS elective.

2

200-level courses are typically recommended for general education credit.

3

International students who do not submit ACT/SAT scores or transfer equivalent courses must take a Judson English placement test to determine their correct placement.

See the Math/English Placement Chart for details.

Grades of C or better are required for English courses.

⁴

All students should take ENG380 Literature, Community, and Human Flourishing (3 c.h.), except those majoring in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, or Secondary Education: English, who may take ENG261 Children's Literature (3 c.h.) or ENG264 Adolescent Literature (3 c.h.).

⁵

Choose a physical activity course from ESS112 to ESS150.

⁶

GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation (0 c.h.) is only required for students entering Judson directly from high school. Students transferring from other institutions should take ESS101 Wellness (1 c.h.).

⁷

Transfer and international students who do not submit ACT/SAT scores or transfer equivalents must take a Judson math placement test to determine their correct placement. MAT112 Mathematics for Elementary Educ (3 c.h.) does not meet gen ed requirements.

See the Math/English Placement Chart for details.

Bachelor of Arts / Fine Arts
Traditional General Education Requirements With More than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree

A non-degreed student who matriculates to Judson with 60 or more transfer hours is expected to complete all general education course requirements as listed above except they are:

• Not required to take a BST/MIN/THS elective course
• Not required to take GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation (0 c.h.)

Bachelor of Arts / Fine Arts
Traditional General Education Requirements With Degree (Bachelor or Associate of Arts/Sciences)

Most lower division general education requirements will be met by an Associate/Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution. See below for any unfulfilled lower division general education requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Biblical Studies 1
BST110	Intro to the Christian Bible	3
THS110	Christian Faith: Understanding and Application	3
Upper Division Lit
Select one from the following: 2		3
ENG380	Literature, Community, and Human Flourishing
ENG261	Children's Literature
ENG264	Adolescent Literature
General Studies
GEN301 Major Equivalent
GEN401	The Good Life: Continuing the Conversation	3
Total Hours		12

¹

Once a student has matriculated at Judson, they cannot transfer in BST110 Intro to the Christian Bible (3 c.h.) or THS110 Christian Faith: Understanding and Application (3 c.h.).

2

All students should take ENG380 Literature, Community, and Human Flourishing (3 c.h.), except those majoring in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, or Secondary Education: English, who may take ENG261 Children's Literature (3 c.h.) or ENG264 Adolescent Literature (3 c.h.).

Bachelor of Science
Traditional General Education Requirements With Less Than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Biblical Studies 1
BST110	Intro to the Christian Bible	3
THS110	Christian Faith: Understanding and Application	3
BST/MIN/THS Elective 1,2
Select one biblical elective from BST222 - BST376 (except BST345 and/or BST348) OR THS221, THS225, MIN250, or MIN385 2		3
101/Expository Writing
ENG101	Expository Writing 3	3
120/Advanced Writing
Select one from the following: 3		3
ENG102	Critical Thinking and Writing
ENG210	Advanced Essay Writing
ENG211	Non-Fiction Prose
ENG357	Creative Writing
ENG442	Screenwriting for TV and Film
ENG240	Media Writing
Speech
SPC120	Foundations of Speech	3
Exercise Sport Science
Physical Activity Elective 4		1
Visual and Performing Arts
Select one from the following:		3
ART111	Drawing I
ART123	Introduction to Photography
ART181	Visual Art Appreciation
DES121	Design I
FLM243	Video Production I
MUS181	Music Appreciation
General Studies
GEN101	Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation 5	1
or ESS101	Wellness
GEN301 Major Equivalent		1
GEN401	The Good Life: Continuing the Conversation	3
College Level Math 6
MAT211	Functions and Calculus I	5
or MAT215	Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I
MAT311	Probability and Statistics w/Lab	4
or SSC391	Statistics and Research Design
Science
Select two from the following:		6
CSC106	Object Oriented Programming
CSC111	Computing in Context
BIO171	Principles of Biology w/Lab
BIO172	Prin of Organismal Biology w/Lab
BIO177	Environmental Science w/Lab
BIO273	Anatomy and Physiology I w/Lab
CHM153	General Chemistry I w/Lab
CHM154	General Chemistry II w/Lab
PHS241	Earth Science w/Lab
PHS245	Astronomy w/Lab
PHY237	General Physics I w/Lab
PHY238	General Physics II w/Lab
Biology 300- or 400-level course
Chemistry 300- or 400-level course
Physical Science 300- or 400-level course
Physics 300- or 400-level course
History
HIS262	History of Civilization II	3
or HIS261	History of Civilization I
Social Science
PSY111	Introduction to Psychology	3
or SOC151	Introduction to Sociology
Total Hours		48

¹

Once a student has matriculated at Judson, they cannot transfer in BST110 Intro to the Christian Bible (3 c.h.), THS110 Christian Faith: Understanding and Application (3 c.h.) or the BST/MIN/THS elective.

2

200-level courses are typically recommended for general education credit.

3

International students who do not submit ACT/SAT scores or transfer equivalent courses must take a Judson English placement test to determine their correct placement.

See the Math/English Placement Chart for details.

Grades of C or better are required for English courses.

⁴

Choose a physical activity course from ESS112 to ESS150.

⁵

GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation (0 c.h.) is only required for students entering Judson directly from high school. Students transferring from other institutions should take ESS101 Wellness (1 c.h.).

⁶

Transfer and international students who do not submit ACT/SAT scores or transfer equivalents must take a Judson math placement test to determine their correct placement. MAT112 Mathematics for Elementary Educ (3 c.h.) does not meet gen ed requirements.

See the Math/English Placement Chart for details.

Bachelor of Science
Traditional General Education Requirements With More than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree

A non-degreed student who matriculates to Judson with 60 or more transfer hours is expected to complete all general education course requirements as listed above except they are:

• Not required to take a BST/MIN/THS elective course
• Not required to take GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation (0 c.h.)

Bachelor of Science
Traditional General Education Requirements With Degree (Bachelor or Associate of Science)

Most lower division general education requirements will be met by an Associate/Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution. See below for any unfulfilled lower division general education requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Biblical Studies 1
BST110	Intro to the Christian Bible	3
THS110	Christian Faith: Understanding and Application	3
College Level Math
MAT311	Probability and Statistics w/Lab	4
or SSC391	Statistics and Research Design
General Studies
GEN301 Major Equivalent		1
GEN401	The Good Life: Continuing the Conversation	3
Total Hours		14

¹

Once a student has matriculated at Judson, they cannot transfer in BST110 Intro to the Christian Bible (3 c.h.) or THS110 Christian Faith: Understanding and Application (3 c.h.).