BW Core Curriculum Guide for Cuyahoga Community College students University is transitioning to a new Core Curriculum effective for transfer students enrolling at BW beginning Fall Semester 2018. This guide is designed to help students select courses that will meet Core requirements at BW. Any Core areas not completed at may be completed at BW as part of the bachelor degree requirements. Note for A2BW Transfer Students This guide is intended for students who are not earning an associate s degree and want to take courses that meet the Core Curriculum at University. The Associate to Bachelor (A2BW) program allows students with an approved associate degree to complete a reduced Core at. A2BW students do not need to meet all areas outlined below, but must have completed 24 credits selected from these Core areas, which should include the math and English composition requirements. To learn more about A2BW, talk with a BW transfer counselor at admission@bw.edu or 440-826-8012. www.bw.edu/a2bw. Mathematics BW students must take the equivalent of BW s MTH-135 or higher depending on major and minor. If math is not transferred to BW, students should complete their math core requirement during their first two semesters at BW. This also applies for A2BW students. University MTH CORE (will meet Core requirement for Math, but may not meet math requirement for majors requiring higher level math) MATH 1270+1275 combined, 1280, 1480, 1510, 151H, 1521, 152H, 1530, 153H, 1540 or 154H MTH-111 MATH 1370 MTH-135 MATH 1410, 1490 or 1500 MTH-136 MATH 1470 MTH-137 MATH 1240, 1250 or 1100 MTH-140 MATH 1510+1521 combined, 1580 or 151H+152H combined MTH-141 MATH 1610 or 161H MTH-142 MATH 1620 or 162H MTH-161 MATH 2010 MTH-243 MATH 2310 MTH-211 MATH 2410 MTH-212 MATH 2520 Composition All BW students are required to take ENG-131 and some students are required to take its prerequisite, ENG-111. If the composition requirement is not transferred to BW, it should be completed within the first 3 semesters at BW. This also applies for A2BW students. University ENG-111 ENG-131 ENG 1010 or ENG 101H ENG 1020 or ENG 102H
Perspectives Transfer students who have not completed an associate s degree (A2BW program) must meet BW s Core requirements which include 28 credits from the following Perspectives areas. These courses may be completed at or at BW. Humanities Perspective Take 4 approved courses from 4 of the 5 Humanities Perspectives: General Humanities, Fine Arts: Creative Expression, Fine Arts: Aesthetic Appreciation, Cultural Literacy, or Meaning and Purpose. General Humanities CAS-112 SPCH 1010, 101H or 2010 CHI-101 CHIN 1010 or 1011 CHI-102 CHIN 1020 or 1021 FRN-101 FREN 1010 FRN-102 FREN 1020 FRN-201 FREN 2010 FRN-202 FREN 2020 GER-101 GER 1010 GER-102 GER 1020 GER-201 GER 2010 GER-202 GER 2020 GER-260I GER 1150 HIS-152 HIST 1520 or HIST 152H ITL-101 ITAL 1010 ITL-102 ITAL 1020 REL-100 REL 1010 REL-101I REL 2040 REL-102I REL 2050 SPN-101 SPAN 1010 or 1011 SPN-102 SPAN 1020 or 1021 SPN-201 SPAN 2010 SPN-202 SPAN 2020 Cultural Literacy ENG-241I ENG 2350 ENG-242I ENG 2360 ENG-251D ENG 2310 ENG-252D ENG 2320 ENG-280I ENG 2700 HIS-101I HIST 1010 or 101H HIS-102I HIST 1020 or 102H HIS-151 HIST 1510 or 151G REL-108I REL 2030 Fine Arts: Creative Expression ART-110 ART 1050 ART-115 VC&D 1430 ART-116 ART 1070 or 1090 ART-117 ART 1091 ART-213 ART 2050 ART-216 ART 1700 ART-220 VCPH 1260 or 1261 ART-225 VCPH 1450 ART-226 ART 2160 ART-246 ART 1100 ART-248 ART 2210 CAS-171 or CAS-273 JMC 2410 or VCDV 1180 ENG-233 (Playwriting, Poetry, & Fiction topics) ENG 2010 THE-180 THEA 1530 Fine Arts: Aesthetic Appreciation ART-102I ART 1010 ART-231I ART 1020 or 2020 ART-232I ART 1030 or 2030 ART-235I ART 1040 CAS-107 JMC 1310 MUL-172 MUS-1010 MUL-178I MUS-1050 MUL-224D MUS 1020 PHL-249 PHIL 2040 Meaning and Purpose BUS-329 PHIL 2060 PHL-101 PHIL 1000, 1010 or 101H PHL-102 PHIL 2020 or 202H
Natural Science Perspective Take 2 approved Natural Science courses, 1 which must be an approved lab course. AST-121 PSCI 1010 AST 170 PSCI 101L BIO-121 BIO 1500 BIO-122 BIO 1510 BIO-203 BIO 2331 BIO-204 BIO 2341 CHM-111 CHEM 1300 + 130L or 130H + 130L GEO-104 ESCI 1610 + 161L GEO-111 ESCI 1410 + 141L or ESCI 141H + 141L or PSCI 1030 +103L GEO 121I ESCI 1310 + 131L GEO-227 GEOG 1030 GEO-229 ESCI 1812 PHY-131 + 151 PHYS 1210 + 2310 PHY-132 + 152 PHYS 1220 + 2320 Social Science Perspective Take 2 approved Social Science courses from 2 separate departments. ECN-100 ECON 1210 ECN-101 ECON 2620 ECN-102 ECON 2610 POL-101D POL 1010 or 101H POL-211I POL 1070 or 2070 POL-221I POL 1030 or 2030 PSY-100 PSY 1010 or 101H PSY-205 PSY 2020 SOC-100D SOC 1010, 101H or SSCI 1030+1040 SOC-201D SOC 2010 or 201H Interdisciplinary Perspective Take 2 approved Interdisciplinary courses from 2 separate departments. BUS-409D BADM 2220 CAS-126 JMC 1010, 1011 HIS-227I HIST 1700 HIS-288I HIST 2812 PHL-274 PHIL 2050
Writing Extension - 1 approved course CAS-461 JMC 2310 ENG-232 JMC 1610, 2000 or 2010 Qualitative Extension - 1 approved course ECN-279 MATH 1420 MTH-142 MATH 1620 or 162H MTH-211 MATH 2410 MTH-243 MATH 2310 PSY-278 PSY 2150 or PSYH 2150 Wellness -- Students are required to take 2 credits to fulfill the Wellness requirement. 1 credit can be transferred to BW. HPE-131W PE 1000, 1010, 1030, 1041, 1051, 1270, 1300, 1360, 1370, 1400, 1410, 1420, 1430, 1440, 1450, 1460, 1470, 1530, 1800, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1807, 2000, 2010 or 2020 HPE-133W PE 1020, 1040, 1050,1060, 1070, 1080, 1090, 1100, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 1190, 1200, 1210, 1220, 1230, 1240, 1250, 1260, 1280, 1290, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1340, 1350, 1380, 1421, 1480, 1510, 1520 or 1540 HPE-152W PE 1031 HPE-207W DIET 1200 HPE-221W HLTH 1100 HPE-301W SES 2100 HPE-312W HS 1100 Diversity Take 1 core designated diversity course. BUS-409D BADM 2220 DAN-217D DANC 1100 EDU-DIV EDUC 2050 ENG-251D ENG 2310 ENG-252D ENG 2320 MUL-224D MUS 1020 POL-101D POL 1010 or 101H REL-115D REL 2060 SOC-100D SOC 1010, 101H, SSCI 1030 or 1040 SOC-201D SOC 2010 or 201H
International -- BW students must complete 1 of 3 International options: A. Take 1 year (2 semesters) of the same foreign language. B. Perform an approved abroad experience. C. Take 3 approved International core-designated courses, with no more than 2 courses from the same department. Foreign language courses at the 100 level may not be applied to this option. ART-102I ART 1010 ART-231I ART 1020 or 2020 ART-232I ART 1030 or 2030 ART-235I ART 1040 BUS-351I BADM 2790 BUS-436I BADM 2710 CHM-200I FIRE 1400 ENG-241I ENG 2350 ENG-242I ENG 2360 ENG-280I ENG 2700 FRN-221 FREN 2410 GEO-121I ESCI 1310, 1310L or 131L GER-221I GER 2410 GER-260I GER 1150 HIS-101I HIST 1010 or 101H HIS-102I HIST 1020 or 102H HIS-227I HIST 1700 HIS-260I HIST 2520 HIS-288I HIST 2812 HIS-345I HIST 2050 HIS-346I HIST 2060 MUL-178I MUS 1050 POL-211I POL 1070 or 2070 POL-221I POL 1030 or 2030 POL-329I POL 2060 REL-101I REL 2040 REL-102I REL 2050 REL-108I REL 2030 SOC-181I ANTH 1010 SOC-270I POL 2110 SPN-240I SPAN 2430 THE-289I THEA 2220 University reserves the right to make course changes as curriculum necessitates. July 2017