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
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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
- Bachelor of Arts / Fine Arts Traditional General Education Requirements With More than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree
- Bachelor of Arts / Fine Arts Traditional General Education Requirements With Degree (Bachelor or Associate of Arts/Sciences)
- Bachelor of Science Traditional General Education Requirements With Less Than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree
- Bachelor of Science Traditional General Education Requirements With More than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree
- Bachelor of Science Traditional General Education Requirements With Degree (Bachelor or Associate of Science)
Bachelor of Arts / Fine Arts
Traditional General Education Requirements With Less Than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree
| 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 | |
| Critical Thinking and Writing | ||
| Advanced Essay Writing | ||
| Non-Fiction Prose | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Screenwriting for TV and Film | ||
| Media Writing | ||
| Upper Division Lit | ||
| Select one from the following: 4 | 3 | |
ENG36* English Elective | ||
ENG37* English Elective | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Adolescent Literature | ||
| Speech | ||
| SPC120 | Foundations of Speech | 3 |
| Exercise Sport Science | ||
| Physical Activity Elective 5 | 1 | |
| ESS101 | Wellness | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Drawing I | ||
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| Visual Art Appreciation | ||
| Design I | ||
| General Studies | ||
| GEN101 | Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation 6 | 1 |
| GEN301 Major Equivalent | 1 | |
| GEN401 | The Good Life: Continuing the Conversation | 3 |
| College Level Math | ||
| Mathematics Course 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) | ||
| Concepts in Chemistry | ||
| Concepts in Earth/Space Science | ||
| Concepts in Life Science | ||
| 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 | 46-49 | |
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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.
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200-level courses are typically recommended for general education credit.
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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.
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ENG261 Children's Literature (3 c.h.) and ENG264 Adolescent Literature (3 c.h.) are for Elementary and Early Childhood majors. All other majors are required to take a course in the ENG360s or ENG370s.
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Choose a physical activity course from ESS112 to ESS150.
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GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation (1 c.h.) is only required for students entering Judson with less than 24 credit hours, not including HS Prep, AP and CLEP.
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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 (1 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.
| 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 | |
ENG36* English Elective | ||
ENG37* English Elective | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Adolescent Literature | ||
| General Studies | ||
| GEN301 Major Equivalent | ||
| GEN401 | The Good Life: Continuing the Conversation | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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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.).
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ENG261 Children's Literature (3 c.h.) and ENG264 Adolescent Literature (3 c.h.) are for Elementary and Early Childhood majors. All other majors are required to take a course in the ENG360s or ENG370s.
Bachelor of Science
Traditional General Education Requirements With Less Than 60 Transfer Hours, No Degree
| 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 | |
| Critical Thinking and Writing | ||
| Advanced Essay Writing | ||
| Non-Fiction Prose | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Screenwriting for TV and Film | ||
| Media Writing | ||
| Speech | ||
| SPC120 | Foundations of Speech | 3 |
| Exercise Sport Science | ||
| Physical Activity Elective 4 | 1 | |
| ESS101 | Wellness | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Drawing I | ||
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| Visual Art Appreciation | ||
| Design I | ||
| Introduction to Film | ||
| General Studies | ||
| GEN101 | Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation 5 | 1 |
| 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 | |
| Object Oriented Programming | ||
| Principles of Biology w/Lab | ||
| Prin of Organismal Biology w/Lab | ||
| Environmental Science w/Lab | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology I w/Lab | ||
| General Chemistry I w/Lab | ||
| General Chemistry II w/Lab | ||
| Earth Science I w/Lab | ||
| Astronomy w/Lab | ||
| General Physics I w/Lab | ||
| 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 | 49 | |
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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 (1 c.h.) is only required for students entering Judson with less than 24 credit hours, not including HS Prep, AP and CLEP.
- 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 (1 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.
| 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 | |