Core Requirements
A Message from Dean Lee Nordt
Dear Students in the College of Arts & Sciences:
The unified core curriculum for the BA, BFA, BS, and BSAS degrees offered by the College of Arts & Sciences is an essential element of Baylor University's transformational undergraduate education pillar and represents a significant portion of your chosen degree. The unified core:
- provides a shared foundation of knowledge drawn from the rich and diverse liberal arts tradition
- develops various skills necessary for the completion of an academic degree, but also essential for personal and professional life beyond Baylor; and
- inspires moral, intellectual, and spiritual virtues.
The knowledge, skills, and virtues you gain and cultivate within our community of Christian scholars will provide you with the resources you need to "uncover and recognize truth, to deepen your faith, to live virtuously, to strengthen your communities, and to affect the world in transformative ways." Good luck and God speed.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lee C. Nordt
Dean, Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences
Common Course Requirements
- ENG 2310: American Literary Cultures (3 hours)
- HIS 1300: The United States in Global Perspective (3 hours)
- PSC 1387: The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience (3 hours)
- REL 1310: Christian Scriptures (3 hours)
- REL 1350: Christian Heritage (3 hours)
Distribution Lists
- Communication and Media Literacy (3 hours)
- Contemporary Social Issues (3 hours)
- Fine Arts (3 hours)
- Foreign Language and Culture (8-12 hours)
- Formal Reasoning (3 hours)
- Lifetime Fitness (1-4 hour)
- Literature in Context (3 hours)
- Research Writing (3 hours)
- Scientific Method I (4 hours)
- Scientific Method II (3 hours)
Co-Curricular Requirements
- Chapel (zero credit hours)
- Creative Arts Experience (zero credit hours)