Bible and Theology: 12

• BIBL 1053 - The Christian Scriptures 3 credits
• BIBL 2293 - Work of God, Work of Humanity 3 credits
• Or  CMIN 2293 - Work of God, Work of Humanity 3 credits
• BIBL 2563 - How to Read the Bible 3 credits
• THEO 1093 - Foundations of Christian Faith 3 credits

Written and Verbal Communications: 9

• ENGL 1013 - Composition I: Expository Writing 3 credits
• ENGL 1023 - Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing 3 credits
• COMM 1213 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3 credits

Humanities: 9

6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions    for applicability)

• ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
• HIST   xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
• 3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
  • Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)

Social Sciences: 9

6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions  for applicability)

• Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following: 9 credits
  • Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Exercise Science (EXSC), Geography (GEOG), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or User Experience Design (UXDE)

Science and Mathematics: 7

• MATH xxxx - College-level Mathematics 3 credits
• SCIE xxxx - Science course with Lab 4 credits

Formation and Calling: 6

• UCOR 1053 - Life Calling 3 credits
• THEO 1063 - Gospel and Culture 3 credits
• Or  INCS 1063 - Gospel and Culture 3 credits

Professional Readiness: 2

Two Core Curriculum elective credits are required to be Career Readiness credits. These credits can be earned by taking a combination of Career Readiness Courses and introductory internship and/or job shadowing experiences. 

• This two-credit requirement is waived for students who transfer 60 or more credits to NU
• Students with 47-59 transfer credits are required to take one Career Readiness credit

Core Electives: 6

Select any college-level courses