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Core Curriculum— Bachelor's Degree

To earn a Bachelor's degree, students must display competency in an array topics. All bachelor's degree candidates must complete the required number of credits in each of the following subject areas:

Subject Area	Required Credits	Core Curriculum
Orientation	3	CSS 101 College Success Seminar
English Composition‡	6	WRT 101 College Composition I WRT 151 College Composition II
English	6	COM 240 Writing for Mass Media LIT 210 The Art of Poetry LIT 220 The Art of Drama LIT 230 The Art of Fiction LIT 240 The Art of Prose: Scientific and Technical Literature LIT 310 Modern Poetry LIT 330 Survey of World Literature LIT 331 Art of the Novel LIT 340 The African-American Writer in American Literature LIT 341 Twentieth-Century American Literature WRT 310 Business Writing WRT 316 Writing for the Technical Profession WRT 330 Writing for Communication Arts WRT 335 Writing for Publication
Speech	3	SPH 105 Basic Speech Communication COM 101 Communication: Principles and Process
Humanities	6	HIS 110 American History I HIS 150 American History II HIS 210 The Contemporary World PHI 110 Problems of Philosophy PHI 220 Ethics and Social Philosophy PHI 230 Technology, Society, and Values PLS 110 American Government and Politics
Behavioral Sciences	3	CRJ 110 Intoduction to Criminal Justice CRJ 386 Police Psychology PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology
Economics	3	ECO 105 Principles of Economics I ECO 110 Principles of Economics II
Science	6	BIO 101 Humanity and the Biological Universe BIO 103 Nutrition BIO 105 Food Microbiology PHY 115 Humanity and the Physical Universe PHY 120 Journey Through the Universe PHY 170 General Physics I
Mathematics†	3	MAT 115 Introductory Concepts of Mathematics MAT 125 Finite Mathematics MAT 141 Pre-calculus (4 credits) MAT 161 Basic Applied Calculus
Liberal Arts	3	Course from behavioral science^, English, humanities, life science, mathematics, physical science, or social science
Total	42

All course selections in the bachelor's degree program should be made in consultation with an academic advisor to assure program requirements and prerequisites for completing your bachelor's of science degree are met.

‡ Placement testing is required of all incoming undergraduate students unless specific transfer credit has been successfully completed in this specific discipline of study. Some students may need to take a fundamental writing course (WRT 100) before taking WRT 101. This fundamental course cannot count towards Ellis University's bachelor's degree core requirements.

† Placement testing is required of all incoming undergraduate students unless specific transfer credit has been successfully completed in this specific discipline of study. Some students may need to take fundamental math courses (MAT 096, MAT 100) before taking MATH 125 or higher. These fundamental courses cannot count towards Ellis University's bachelor's degree core requirements.

^Certain CRJ courses may not be used.