Program: Foundations Courses: 22 Hours - Belmont University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 02, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

Oral Communication: 3 Hours

COM 1100 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3 Hours

Social Science: 3 Hours

Choose one of the following:

ASN 2010 Asia For the Social Sciences 3 Hours
COM 2020 Argumentation and Debate 3 Hours
COM 2140 Family Communication 3 Hours
ECO 2210 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Hours
ECO 2220 Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hours
HIS 1010 World History to 1500 3 Hours
HIS 1020 World History Since 1500 3 Hours
HIS 1100 The African American Experience after 1865 3 Hours
HIS 1200 The Wild West 3 Hours
HIS 1300 The Roman World 3 Hours
HIS 1400 The Medieval World: Kings, Queens, Commoners and Crusaders 3 Hours
HIS 1500 The Islamic World Since 1750 3 Hours
HIS 1600 The Modern U.S. from the Cold War to Bush v. Gore 3 Hours
HIS 1700 The Samurai and their World 3 Hours
HIS 1800 Survey of East Asian History 3 Hours
HIS 1895 Special Topics 1-3 Hours
HIS 2010 The American Experience to Reconstruction 3 Hours
HIS 2020 The American Experience Since Reconstruction 3 Hours
MDS 1500 Mass Media and Society 3 Hours
MDS 1700 Digital Citizenship 3 Hours
PRL 1180 Public Relations Principles 3 Hours
PSC 1100 Special Topics in General Education: Political Science 3 Hours
PSC 1210 American Government 3 Hours
PSC 1300 The United States and World Affairs 3 Hours
PSC 1895 Special Topics 1-3 Hours
SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology 3 Hours
SOC 1020 Social Problems 3 Hours
SOC 1100 Special Topics in General Education: Sociology 3 Hours
SOC 1895 Special Topics 1-3 Hours
SWK 2250 Human Behavior and Social Environment I 3 Hours
SWK 2300 Exploring Human Diversity 3 Hours

Humanities: 3 Hours

Choose one of the following:

ASN 2000 Asia for the Humanities 3 Hours
Any Chinese course number 1020 or higher (CHN)
ENG 1050 Reading and Writing for English Studies 3 Hours
Any English Literature course (ENL)
Any English Writing course (ENW)
Any French course number 1020 or higher (FRE)
Any German course number 1020 or higher (GER)
Any Greek course number 1020 or higher (GRK)
Any Humanities course (HUM)
Any Italian course number 1020 or higher (ITL)
Any Japanese course number 1020 or higher (JPN)
Any Latin course number 1020 or higher (LAT)
Any Philosophy course at the 1000 or 2000 level (PHI)
Any Spanish course number 1020 or higher (SPA)

Fine Arts: 3 Hours

Choose one of the following:

ART 2000 Art Experience 3 Hours
ART 2001 The Design Experience: User Centered Problem Solving 3 Hours
ART 2800 Art History: World Art Pre-Modern 3 Hours
TDR 2000 The Film Experience 3 Hours
TDR 2800 The Theatre Experience 3 Hours
DAN 2000 The Dance Experience 3 Hours
MUH 1200 Introduction to Music: History, Style and Culture 3 Hours
MUH 2000 The Musical Experience 3 Hours
MUH 2010 Popular Music Experience 3 Hours
MUH 2020 World Music Experience 3 Hours
MUH 2140 The Arts for Education: Appreciation and Application 4 Hours

Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Hours

Choose one of the following:

MTH 1010 Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning 3 Hours
MTH 1210 Calculus I 4 Hours
CSC 1020 Inquiry Through Computer Science 3 Hours
DSC 1010 Introduction to Data Science 3 Hours

Lab Science: 4 Hours

Choose one of the following:

BIO 1050 Biological Science Lecture 3 Hours and
BIO 1055 Biological Science Lab 1 Hours
BIO 1150 Principles of Biology I Lecture 3 Hours and
BIO 1155 Principles of Biology I Lab 1 Hours
BIO 1160 Principles of Biology II Lecture 3 Hours and
BIO 1165 Principles of Biology II Lab 1 Hours
CEM 1010 Chemistry: __________ 4 Hours
CEM 1510 General Chemistry I 3 Hours and
CEM 1515 General Chemistry I Lab 1 Hours
CEM 1520 General Chemistry II 3 Hours and
CEM 1525 General Chemistry II Lab 1 Hours
ENV 1150 Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Hours and
ENV 1155 Introduction to Environmental Science Lab 1 Hours
PHY 1010 Science: A Process of Inquiry 4 Hours
PHY 1100 Acoustical Physics 4 Hours
PHY 1110 Precalculus-Based Physics I 3 Hours and
PHY 1115 Precalculus-based Physics I Laboratory 1 Hours
PHY 1120 Precalculus-Based Physics II 3 Hours and
PHY 1125 Precalculus-based Physics II Laboratory 1 Hours
PHY 1140 Introduction to Physics 3 Hours and
PHY 1145 Introduction to Physics Laboratory 1 Hours
PHY 1610 Calculus-Based Physics I 4 Hours
PHY 1620 Calculus-Based Physics II 4 Hours
PSY 1150 Scientific Psychology 3 Hours ¹ and
PSY 1155 Scientific Psychology Lab 1 Hours ¹
PSY 1200 Introduction to Psychological Science 4 Hours
PSY 1250 An Introduction to Music, Memory, and Attention 4 Hours
¹ Students who matriculate with Psychology AP or any general psychology transfer credit are given credit for PSY 1100 and must take another lab course to fulfill the lab science BELL Core requirement. Students that fail PSY 1150, but pass PSY 1155 can take PSY 1100 for a combined PSY 1100/1155 lab science credit in the BELL Core curriculum. PSY 1150 is identical to PSY 1100 except that PSY 1150 is attached to a lab (PSY 1155). Both courses may not be taken for BELL Core credit.

Wellness: 3 Hours *

Choose one of four options. Students must complete at least 2 hours of academic concepts plus 1 hour of an activity (3 hours total).

WEL 1600 Health and Fitness Concepts 2 Hours and one activity course
or
WEL 1500 Lifetime Fitness 1 Hours and one activity course and one of the following NUR courses
NUR 1100 Wellness Nutrition 1 Hours
NUR 1110 Wellness and Mental Health 1 Hours
NUR 1310 Healthy Beginnings: Wellness Across Pregnancy and Birth 1 Hours
NUR 1320 Women’s Health: Wellness Across the Lifespan 1 Hours
NUR 1330 Health Promotion of the Family 1 Hours
NUR 1340 Men’s Health: Wellness Across the Lifespan 1 Hours
or
WEL 1700 Health and Fitness Concepts with Activity 3 Hours
or
WEL 3015 Junior Cornerstone Seminar 3 Hours
* Students who have successfully completed 5 semesters of ROTC may petition the chair of the Department of Exercise Science for a waiver of the Wellness requirement.