General Education Courses

Carolina University’s general education program is designed to prepare students for success in a variety of professional settings and to provide a base of learning to manage the complexities of living in an ever-changing world. At a minimum, the general education program at CU seeks to provide a breadth and depth of knowledge in areas outside a student’s major to prepare them for success in the major and for further studies. This philosophy is underpinned by an understanding that students need knowledge beyond their immediate discipline in order to make sense of the world around them and to become successful in employment contexts that require a diverse set of hard and soft skills. As the modern professional world continues to experience disruptions due to technology and other factors, students need to possess foundational disciplinary and connective knowledge to help them become expert professionals in their area of expertise and lifelong learners who are able to adapt as the world around them changes. 

To be sure, Carolina University did not determine its general education program in a vacuum. Whilst there are similarities to programs at other institutions, Carolina University’s general education program emphasizes a closer connection to success in the employment market upon graduation and preparation for lifelong professional success in the future workplace environment. 

In cataloging the courses that are necessary to provide a valuable general education program, the university relies on benchmarking against other higher education institutions, research about the future of work, employment projections, estimations about future skills gaps, surveys from employers, and other relevant data. Based on research, Carolina University has established a general education program that enables graduates to possess the following capabilities: 
1.    oral and written communication;
2.    research and information retrieval;
3.    reasoning, logic, and knowledge synthesis;
4.    numeracy and quantitative analysis;
5.    ethics and diversity;
6.    a sound foundation in the social, natural, and physical sciences.

To that end, Carolina University’s general education program requires the completion of the following compulsory courses:

•    GC 111 - Mathematics I or GC 203 - College Algebra
•    GE 101 - English Composition I
•    GE 102 - English Composition II
•    GT 103 - Learning & Technology

In addition, students are expected to complete:

1.    A minimum of two courses in the Arts and Humanities (one of which is Introduction to Christianity) worth at least 6 credits in total from courses including:

GF 220 - Graphic Design
GF 102 - Survey of Fine Arts (Art)
GH 101 - Survey of World History I
GH 102 - Survey of World History II
GH 201 - United States History to 1865
GH 202 - United States History since 1865
GH 204 - American Government
GH 210 - History of Crime & Criminal Justice
GH 301 - Cultural Geography
GH 308 - Field Experience in History
BH100 - Introduction to the Bible
BH103 - Survey of the Bible
BH203 - Biblical Interpretation: Procedure and Practice
BT100 - Introduction to Christianity
BO101 - Old Testament Survey
BN102 - New Testament Survey
BN220 - Gospels
BP102 - Christian Ethics
BT203 - Apologetics
GH 330 - History of Technology
GH 401 - Topics in Historical Research
CM 201 - Public Speaking
EN 201 - Survey of British Literature I
EN 202 - Survey of British Literature II
EN 205 - Fantasy Literature
EN 210 - Gothic Literature
EN 215 - Technical Writing
EN 300 - American Literature: Before 1865
EN 301 - Survey of American Literature
EN 302 - Survey of World Literature
EN 303 - Adolescent Literature
EN 314 - Twentieth-Century American Poetry
EN 316 - Elements of Composition
EN 320 - American Literature: After 1865
EN 403 - English Novel: 17th-19th Centuries

2.    A minimum of two courses in the Physical and Natural Sciences worth at least 6 credits in total from courses including:

CH 110 - General Chemistry I
CH 115 - General Chemistry II
PY 210 - General Physics I
PY 215 - General Physics II
BG110 - Biology I
BG210 - Biology II
BG220 - Genetics with Seminar
GC 215 - Food Chemistry
GC112 - Mathematics II
GC205 - Calculus I
GC206 - Calculus II
Business Calculus 
PH301 - Introduction to Public Health
PH 235 - COVID-19 & Society
PHE D13 - Human Nutrition, Wellness, and Safety

3.    A minimum of two courses in the Social Sciences worth at least 6 credits in total from courses including:

GH 310 - International Relations
PS101 - Introduction to Psychology
PS210 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
PS103 - Behavior Modification
PS230 - Psychology of Women
PS250 - Psychology of Persuasion
PS260 - Psychology of Law
CJ101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ102 - Crime in America
CJ103 - Current Career Opportunities in Criminal Justice 
CJ104 - Criminology: Crime, Theory & Criminal Behavior
CJ212 - Crime and the Law
CJ222 - Digital Skills & Criminal Justice
CJ 410 - White Collar Crime
CJ 411 - Race, Class and Punishment
SO101 - Introduction to Sociology
SO240 - Social Psychology
SO260 - Law and Society
SO280 - Gender and Society
SW201 - Introduction to Social Work

4.    A minimum of two courses related to business or technology worth at least 6 credits from courses including:

MG 210 - Introduction to Statistics
GS 201 - Principles of Speech
ES 210 - Introduction to Esports
ES 220 - Contemporary Issues in Esports
MG 305 - Influencers
MG 322 - Entrepreneurship
CS105 - Introduction to Computer Science
IS305 - Introduction to Information Systems
MG111 - Introduction to Management
MG113 - Introduction to Marketing
MG210 - Introduction to Statistics
MG211 - Economics I
MG245 - Management Information Systems
SM 201 - Sports Psychology
SM 301 - Sports and Event Management
SM 305 - Sports Information and Public Relations
SM 315 - Sports Business Management