COLONNADE PROGRAM

FALL 2020 WEB COURSE OPTIONS

The WKU Colonnade Program is a new general education program designed for students entering Fall 2014 and after. Students entering prior to Fall 2014 may choose between the former general education curriculum and Colonnade Program.

The 39 credit hour WKU Colonnade Program seeks to embody the following goals and learning outcomes:

1. Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, including: a. An informed acquaintance with major achievements in the arts and the humanities b. An appreciation of the complexity and variety of the world’s cultures c.Anunderstandingofthescientificmethodandaknowledgeofnaturalscienceandits

relevance in our lives d. A historical perspective and an understanding of connections between past and present.

2. Intellectual and practical skills, including: a.Thecapacityforcriticalandlogicalthinking b.Proficiencyinreading,writing,andspeaking c.Theabilitytounderstandandapplymathematicalskillsandconcepts

3. Personal and social responsibility, including: a. An understanding of society and human behavior b.Anunderstandingoffactorsthatenhancehealth,well-being,andqualityoflife

4. Integrative Learning, including: Synthesis and advanced accomplishments across general and specialized studies

AllcourseworkiscategorizedasGeneralEducationcourseworkandconsistsofcoursesin3categories.Courseswithanapprovedequivalency,includingthosewitha“C”suffix,willfulfilltheappropriaterequirement.

ThiscourselistdoesnotincludeallapprovedColonnadecourses,butinsteadidentifiesWKUOnlinecoursesthatareavailableondemandtofulfillColonnaderequirements.Options include:

• Campuslocation“web”referstocoursesthataretermbasedonlineclassesthathavespecificstartandenddates.

• Campuslocation“ondemand”referstocoursesthatyoucanstartanydayoftheyearandfinishinaslittleas7weeks.

Foracompletelistofapprovedcourses,visit:wku.edu/colonnade.

WKU COLONNADE PROGRAM: WAYS OF KNOWING & UNDERSTANDING

I. FOUNDATIONS: INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS TheFoundationscomponentrequiresatotalof18hours,andallcategoriesmustberepresented.Theyinclude: CollegeComposition(F-W1),WritingintheDiscipline(F-W2),HumanCommunication(F-OC),Quantitative Reasoning(F-QR),LiteraryStudies(F-AH),andWorldHistory(F-SB).

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English(ENG)100:IntroductiontoCollegeWriting

Foundations: College Composition (F-W1)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Foundations: Writing in the Disciplines (F-W2)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Communication(COMM)200:CommunicationFoundations

English(ENG)300:WritingintheDisciplines

Communication(COMM)145:FundamentalsofPublicSpeaking&Communication

Math(MATH)109C:GeneralMathematics

Math(MATH)136:CalculusI*

Math(MATH)116C:CollegeAlgebra

Math(MATH)116:CollegeAlgebra

Math(MATH)115:AppliedCollegeAlgebra

Math(MATH)117:Trigonometry

Math(MATH)183:IntroductoryStatistics

Foundations: Human Communication (F-0C)(3 Credit Hours Required)

English(ENG)200:IntroductiontoLiterature

ReligiousStudies(RELS)200:WorldReligiousLiterature

Foundations: Literary Studies (F-AH)(3 Credit Hours Required)

COLONNADE PROGRAM: WEB OPTIONS AT A GLANCE FOR SPRING 2020Students should refer to the official schedule of classes for the most updated options, which is available at topnet.wku.edu.

Foundations: Quantitative Reasoning (F-QR)(3 Credit Hours Required)

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History(HIST)102:WorldHistoryII

Foundations: World History (F-SB)(3 Credit Hours Required)

II. EXPLORATIONS: KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN CULTURES AND THE PHYSICAL & NATURAL WORLD TheExplorationscomponentrequiresatotalof12hours,allcategoriesmustberepresented.Theyinclude: Arts&Humanities(E-AH),Social&BehavioralSciences(E-SB),Natural&PhysicalSciences(E-NS),andNatural& PhysicalScienceswithaScienceLab(E-NS+E-SL)

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Explorations: Arts & Humanities (E-AH)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Music(MUSC)120:MusicAppreciation

Dance(DANC)110:DanceAppreciation

Philosophy(PHIL)102:TheGoodandtheBeautiful

Explorations: Social & Behavioral Sciences (E-SB)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Citizenship&SocialJustice(CSJ)200:IntroductiontoSocialJustice

Agriculture(AGRI)108:RuralSociology

Business(BUS)100C:IntroductiontoBusiness

Economics(ECON)202:PrinciplesofEconomics,Micro

Economics(ECON)203:PrinciplesofEconomics,Macro

Finance(FINC)161C:PersonalFinance

Geography(GEOG)110:WorldRegionalGeography

Gerontology(GERO)100:IntroductiontotheAgingExperience

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Leadership(LEAD)200:IntrotoLeadershipStudies

Nursing(NURS)102:IntrotoProfessionalNursing

PersonalHealth(PH)100:PersonalHealth

PoliticalScience(PS)110:AmericanNationalGovernment

PoliticalScience(PS)250:InternationalPolitics

Psychology(PSY)100:IntroductiontoPsychology

E-SB Courses Continued(3 Credit Hours Required)

Psychology(PSY)220:IntroductiontoDevelopmentalPsychology

RecreationAdministration(REC)200:RecreationinSociety

Sociology(SOCL)100:IntroductorySociology

SchoolofJournalism&Broadcasting(SBJ)154:NewMediaLiteracy

SocialWork(SWRK)101:FoundationsofHumanServices

Exploration: Natural & Physical Sciences (E-NS and E-NS + E-SL)Minimum of 6 credit hours required. Must include courses from different disciplines; 1 course with an essential applied/lab component (SL): E-NS and E-NS + E-SL must be represented.

Biology(BIOL)113:GeneralBiology(E-NS)

Biology(BIOL)114:GeneralBiologyLabThis is a 1 credit hour course & can be taken with BIOL 113 to meet the E-NS + E-SL requirement.

Chemistry(CHEM)101:IntroductiontoChemistry

Chemistry(CHEM)109:Chemistry/HealthScience(E-NS)This is a 4 credit hour course.

EnvironmentalScience(ENV)280:IntroductiontoEnvironmentalScience(E-NS) *

Exploration: Natural & Physical Sciences (E-NS and E-NS + E-SL)Continued

Geography(GEOG)103:OurDynamicPlanet(E-NS)

PsychologicalSciences(PSYS)160:IntroBiopsychology

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III. CONNECTIONS: UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TheConnectionscomponentrequiresatotalof9credithours.Threecoursesfromdifferentdisciplinesatthe200+ levelarerequiredtofulfilltheConnectionscategory.Studentsshouldcomplete21credithoursofFoundations& Explorationscourses,orhavejuniorstatus,beforeenrollinginConnectionscourses.

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Communication(COMM)365:IntercultrualCommunication

Connections: Social & Cultural (K-SC)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Economics(ECON)375:MoralIssuesofCapitalism

InteriorDesignandFashionMerchandising(IDFM)431:ClothingandHumanBehavior

InterdisciplinaryStudies(IDST)390:IDSTApplications

Nursing(NURS)415:ComplementaryHealthCare

PersonalHealth(PH)365:HumanSexuality

PersonalHealth(PH)447:HumanValues/HealthSCI

Philosophy(PHIL)211:Whyarepeoplebad?

Psychology(PSY)350:SocialPsychology

Psychology(PSYS)350:SocialPsychology

Sociology(SOCL)220:MarriageandFamily

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Entrepreneurship(ENT)312:Entrepreneurship

Architectural&Manufacturing(AMS)368:ProblemSolving

Architectural&Manufacturing(AMS)303:FoodLawsandRegulations

HospitalityMgt/Dietetics(HMD)211:HumanNutrition

Connections: Local to Global (K-LG) (3 Credit Hours Required)

Connections: Systems (K-SY) (3 Credit Hours Required)

HealthcareAdministration(HCA)347:InternationalHealthCare

FolkStudies(FLK)388:Foodways

Psychology(PSY)423:Adult/Aging

Sociology(SOCL)342:AginginSociety

Leadership(LEAD)450:LeadershipinGlobalContext

SchoolofProfessionalStudies(SPS)400:GlobalCitizenship

Sociology(SOCL)240:GlobalSocialProblems

SchoolofProfessionalStudies(SPS)300:SystemsThinking

SocialWork(SWK)330:HumanBehavSocEnvironment

Sociology(SOCL)362:Race,Class,andGender

Anthropology(ANTH)388:Foodways

Geography&Environment(GEOG)227:OurVulnerablePlanet

Geography&Environment(GEOG)226:OurDangerousPlanet

InadditiontomeetingColonnaderequirementsasoutlinedabove,allstudentsmustdemonstrateproficiencyinaworldlanguageattheNoviceHighlevelbeforecompleting60credithours.NoviceHighistheabilitytocommunicateinwritingandspeakingonfamiliartopicsinsimplesentences.Tomeetthisrequirement,studentscanchoosetobeginstudyofanewlanguage,continuestudy,ordemonstrateproficiencythroughtesting.QualifyingESLstudentsmayreceiveawaiver.Pleaserefertothefullpolicyatwku.edu/colonnade/worldlanguageproficiency.php

WORLD LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

WKUoffersoveradozendifferentlanguages!Startwiththefirstsemesterandcompleteatleastthesecondlevel(seebelowforondemandandweboptionstofulfillthisrequirement).Studentsmustcompletethisre-quirementbeforeearning60credithourswithagradeofCorbetter.Thesecondlevelistypicallya102coursenumber.NOTE:Studentswhobeganbefore2004arerequiredtofulfillthefirstleveloflanguage,typicallya101coursenumber.

BEGIN STUDY OF A NEW LANGUAGE

Ifyouwanttocontinuealanguagestudiedinhighschool,youmaymeetthisrequirementbycompletingthe102levelofthelanguageoranyhigherlevelcoursetaughtinthelanguagewithagradeofCorbetter.Ifyouhavenotstudiedalanguageforseveralyearsanddonotfeelcomfortableatthe102level,then101isavailable;however,102oraboveisrequiredbeforecompleting60credithoursforColonnadestudents.

CONTINUE A LANGUAGE

Spanish(SPAN)101:ElemSpanishI

Language Requirement

Spanish(SPAN)102:ElemSpanishII

WKU offers the following exams that fulfill the WKU world language requirement:• AvantSTAMPforArabic,Chinese,French,German,Hebrew,Italian,Japanese,andSpanish.• BYU-FlatsforBosnian/Croatian/Serbian,Greek,Russian,andotherlanguagesasnotedontheTestingwebsite.• CollegeLevelProgramoftheCollegeBoard(CLEPexam)examsforFrench,German,andSpanish.• DepartmentExamsAvailable:(a)AmericanSignLanguage(DepartmentofCommunicationSciencesandDisorders);(b)Latin(DepartmentofPhilosophyandReligion);(c)Pali(DepartmentofPhilosophyandReligion)

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