2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog

All-University Degree Requirements

Responsibility for Meeting Degree Requirements
Residence Requirements
Junior-Senior Credits
General Education Requirements
Grade point Average for Graduation
Requirements for the B.A. Degree
Requirements for the B.S. Degree

Responsibility for Meeting Degree Requirements

A minimum of 124 semester hours is required for all baccalaureate degrees. The curricula of certain departments require as many as 150-155 semester hours. Students who maintain continuous enrollment and who complete work toward the baccalaureate degree within five years from the date of entry may graduate under either the catalog in effect at the time of entrance or under the catalog in effect at the time of graduation. A change in major could mean meeting new requirements in force at the time of the change as a condition for acceptance into that major. Students whose work has been interrupted for one or more semesters may be held to requirements in effect at the time of their re-enrollment.

Residence Requirements

Only work registered through Bradley University during the two regular semesters or the interim and summer sessions is considered as residence work. No proficiency examinations, correspondence, extension courses, or credit earned through the College-Level Examination Program may be counted as residence work. All candidates for the bachelor’s degree must meet the following residence requirements:

A minimum of 30 semester hours earned in residence is required of all students.
24 of the last 30 semester hours must be earned in residence.

Junior-Senior Credits

Candidates for a bachelor’s degree must present a minimum of 40 semester hours in junior and senior courses (those numbered 300 and above). Check your college requirements for proper distribution of these courses. ^Top

General Education Requirements

Candidates for all baccalaureate degrees must complete requirements in general education. Students should consult the most current Schedule of Classes for the list of courses which are approved by the University Senate to fill these requirements. The general education requirements are based upon the principle of “liberal education.” The fundamental assumptions about liberal education include:

A liberal education provides all students with the intellectual tools necessary to explore the best that civilization has produced.
A liberal education provides the means for all students to exercise control over their lives through thoughtful responses to their political, social, cultural, technological, and natural environment.
A liberal education emphasizes critical, historical, theoretical, scientific, and aesthetic approaches to knowledge.
A liberal education enhances the quality of life and fosters an appreciation of learning as a foundation for continuing inquiry.
The purpose of a liberal education is to develop students, regardless of academic major or professional aspiration, who are able to understand and participate in society as responsible human beings.

The requirements for degrees from all colleges are:

English Composition (C1 and C2)
6 semester hours including English 101 (C1) and a 3-hour, 300-level advanced writing course (C2)

C1 ENG 101 English Composition or
CIV 111 and 112 Unified Composition and
Western Civilization I and II
(Completion of both CIV 111 and CIV 112 will satisfy C1 and WC general education requirements. No general education credit will be given if only one course is completed.) ^Top

C2 choose from

ENG 300 Exposition
ENG 301 Argumentative Writing
ENG 304 Research in Individual Disciplines
ENG 305 Technical Writing
ENG 306 Business Communication

Speech (SP)
3 semester hours

COM 103 The Oral Communication Process

Mathematics (MA)
3 semester hours chosen from

MTH 101 Basic College Mathematics
MTH 111 Elementary Statistics
MTH 115 Brief Calculus with Applications I
MTH 116 Brief Calculus with Applications II
MTH 119 Calculus with Review B
MTH 121 Calculus I
MTH 122 Calculus II
MTH 223 Calculus III
IMT 212 Technical Calculus I
IMT 214 Technical Calculus II
IMT 216 Technical Calculus III ^Top

Western Civilization (WC)
3 semester hours

CIV 100 Western Civilization
CIV 101 Western Civilization to 1600
CIV 102 Western Civilization Since 1600
CIV 111 and 112 Unified Composition and
Western Civilization I and II
(Completion of both CIV 111 and CIV 112 will satisfy C1 and WC general education requirements. No general education credit will be given if only one course is completed.)

Non-Western Civilization (NW)
(Education majors: Some courses are not acceptable by ISBE for teaching certification. See your advisor.)
3 semester hours chosen from

ENG 130 Intro. to Native American Literatures (ENG 130 may be used to satisfy either the NW or CD requirement, but not both concurrently.)
ENG 381 Literatures of Asia
FLS 342 Survey of Hispanic-American Literature I
FLS 343 Survey of Hispanic-American Literature II
HIS 103 Non-Western Civilization: Russian History
HIS 104 Non-Western Civilization: The Middle East Since Muhammad
HIS 105 Non-Western Civilization: Latin America
HIS 107 Non-Western Civilization: Modern Japan 1860-Present
HIS 314 Non-Western Civilization: Japan and World War II
HIS 335 Modern Mexico
HIS 336 Early Non-Western History
HIS 337 Modern Non-Western History
HIS 338 Russia Since 1917
IB 204 Business in Chinese Culture
IB 205 Business in Indian Culture
IB 208 Business in Mexican Culture
IS 182 Fundamentals of Contemporary Asian Civilization
IS 260 Fundamentals of Contemporary Islamic Civilization
IS 285 East Asia in the Modern World
IS 340 Africa in the International System
IS 355 Imperial Russia
RLS 121 Islamic Civilization
RLS 331 Religions of the Eastern World
RLS 336 Buddhism and Asian Civilizations
RLS 338 China: Religion and Culture
RLS 340 Japan: Religion and Culture
SOC 300 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Gender
SOC 301 Peoples and Cultures of the Non-Western World
SOC 311 Comparative Family Systems (of non-Western cultures)
SOC 314 Native Americans ^Top

Fine Arts (FA)
(Education majors: Some courses are not acceptable by ISBE for teaching certification. See your advisor.)
3 semester hours chosen from

ART 107 Introduction to 2-Dimensional Creative Processes
ART 108 Introduction to 3-Dimensional Creative Processes
ART 131 Art Appreciation
CFA 421 Art and the Creative Imagination
MUS 109 Music Appreciation
PHL 350 Art in Human Experience
THE 131 Introduction to the Theatre
THE 141 Film Appreciation

Human Values (HL or HP)
(Majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must take 6 semester hours: 3 hours HL and 3 hours HP.)
3 semester hours chosen from

Human Values - Literary (HL)

ENG 115 Introduction to Literature
ENG 123 European Writers
ENG 124 American Writers
ENG 127 British Writers
ENG 129 African American Literature
ENG 190 Women in Literature
ENG 385 Literatures of Europe
FLF 325 Introduction to French Literature
FLG 325 Introduction to German Literature
FLS 325 Introduction to Literature (Hispanic)
FLS 340 Spanish Literature I
FLS 341 Spanish Literature II

Human Values - Philosophical (HP)

IS 250 Theory and Practice of World Affairs
PHL 103 An Inquiry into Values
PHL 307 Classical Political Philosophy
PHL 308 Modern Political Philosophy
PHL 347 Ethics
PLS 207 Introduction to Political Thought
PLS 307 Classical Political Philosophy
PLS 308 Modern Political Philosophy
RLS 101 Comparative Religion
RLS 200 Contemporary Religion in the United States
RLS 300 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
RLS 302 New Testament
RLS 332 Religions of the World
SOC 321 Individuality and Society
SOC 420 Critical Theory ^Top

Cultural Diversity and Social Forces (CD & SF)
6 semester hours, including at least one SF course, chosen from

Cultural Diversity (CD)

COM 315 Intercultural Communication Theory
COM 386 Media, Race, and Gender
ENG 130 Intro. to Native American Literatures (ENG 130 may be used to satisfy either the NW or CD requirement, but not both concurrently.)
ETE 280 Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, and Communities
PSY 300 Psychology of Women
SOC 302 Sociology of Diversity
SOC 313 Race, Ethnicity, and Power
SOC 314 Native Americans
SOC 315 Gender and Society
WMS 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies

Social Forces (SF)

ECO 100 Introduction to Economics
ECO 221 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 222 Principles of Macroeconomics
ETE 115 Schools and Schooling in American Society
FCS 300 Consumer Issues in America
FIN 220 Personal Finance
HIS 311 History of American Political Economy
HIS 312 U.S. Foreign Policy
HIS 326 Modern Military Forces and Institutions
HIS 340 Contemporary Europe
HIS 385 Science, Technology, and Society
IS 100 Contemporary World Forces
IS 275 Problems of the Developing World
IS 306 Intelligence in International Affairs
IS 312 U.S. Foreign Policy
PLS 105 Introduction to American Government
PLS 205 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PLS 208 Fundamentals of International Relations
PLS 360 Judicial Politics
PSY 104 Principles of Psychology: Social Forces and Individual Behavior
RLS 320 Muslim-Christian Relations
RLS 321 Islam and the West: Clash of Civilizations?
SOC 100 The Sociological Perspective
SOC 312 Social Inequality
SOC 313 Race, Ethnicity, and Power
SOC 315 Gender and Society
SOC 325 Science, Technology, and Modernity
SOC 326 Sociology of Globalization
WMS 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies

Science and Technology (FS and TS)
6 semester hours, including at least 3 semester hours of FS, chosen from Fundamental Concepts in Science (FS)

Fundamental Concepts in Science (FS)

BIO 101 Life Science I
BIO 102 Life Science II
BIO 202 Microbiology and Immunology
CHM 100 Fundamentals of General Chemistry
CHM 101 Fundamentals of General Chemistry Lab
CHM 110 General Chemistry I
CHM 111 General Chemistry Lab
CHM 112 Engineering Chemistry
CHM 150 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
CHM 152 Fundamentals of Biochemistry
GES 101 Principles of Earth Science
GES 110 Principles of Historical Geology
GES 111 Principles of Historical Geology Laboratory
PHY 100 Fundamental Physics Concepts
PHY 107 General Physics I
PHY 108 General Physics II
PHY 110 University Physics I
PHY 123 Physical Science, Basis for a Technical Society
PHY 201 University Physics II
PHY 202 Applied Quantum Physics
SCI 101 Topics in Investigative Science for Educators

Science and Technology in the Contemporary World (TS)

AST 300 Astronomy: Our Glimpse of the Cosmos
BIO 300 Population, Resources and Environment
BIO 301 Biotechnology and Society
CHM 300 Chemistry and Civilization
CIS 300 Computers and Society
FCS 301 Nutrition Today
GES 300 Oceanography: The Human Perspective
IME 300 The World of Metals

Transfer students who have earned only 5 semester hours of English Composition, Social Forces, or Science and Technology and 2 semester hours of Basic Speech, Western Civilization, Non-Western Civilization, Human Values, or Fine Arts are considered to have satisfied the all-University course requirements in these subjects. Bradley University participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI).

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Grade point Average for Graduation

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 based upon hours taken at Bradley is required for graduation.

Requirements for the B.A. Degree

All candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree must present credit for two years of college-level foreign language or its equivalent. This requirement may be met by the completion of a 202- or 300-level course or by transfer of similar credits from another institution or by a proficiency examination. Students with four units of high school language must successfully complete a 202- or 300-level course or satisfy this requirement by a proficiency examination in order to receive the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Students who have taken a foreign language in high school and wish to continue studies in the same language will be required to take a placement examination to assure placement at the proper college level.

Requirements for the B.S. Degree

In order to receive the Bachelor of Science degree, students must successfully complete at least 6 hours of courses selected from physical and natural science, mathematics, computer science, statistics, or quantitative methods in addition to the hours used to fulfill the University general education requirements. The following courses may be used to fulfill the additional 6-hour requirement for the B.S. degree—all courses in astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, geological sciences, physics, mathematics (except MTH 109), technical mathematics, and, in addition, these courses: BMA 372, ECO 319, FCS 303, PSY 415, PSY 536, QM 262, QM 263, and SCI 101. ^Top

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