General Requirements
Total credits: 60 hours (up to six hours of advanced level ESL may apply).
Grade point average: 2.00 or better in Hesston College courses. Transfer hours must have grades of C or better.
Residency: one semester of full-time study or a minimum of 30 Hesston College hours. Twenty of final 30 hours must be earned at Hesston College.
Orientation: SCS 101 First-Year Seminar.
Wellness: PhEd 210 Fitness Concepts.
Skill Proficiency (9 hours minimum)
Written Communication (3 hours) – Engl 125 College Writing I (or a higher level writing course if qualified).
Oral Communication (3) – Comm 206 Speech Communication.
Computer Competence (0-3) – Pass the Hesston College computer placement examination or BuCS 112 Introduction to Computers or a higher level computer course.
Mathematics (3) – MaSc 105 College Algebra or a higher level mathematics course.
Hesston College Distinctives (6 hours)
Relg 100 Biblical Literature and one of the following: Relg 214 Peacemaking and Justice, Hist 213 Anabaptist History and Thought, Engl 216 Modern Literature, Soc 122 Religions of the World, Hum 209 Human Thought and Belief.
Liberal Arts Distribution (26 hours)
Social Sciences – 6 hours (one course from two of the following areas): Psy 200 General Psychology, Psy 206 Developmental Psychology, Soc 202 Cultural Anthropology, Soc 203 Introduction to Sociology, Econ 221 Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 222 Principles of Microeconomics.
Humanities – 6 hours (including at least one history): Hist 221/222 U.S. History I/II, Hist 251/252 History of World Civilization I/II, Hum 120 Exploring the Arts, Hum 200 Art Appreciation, Hum 203 Theatre Appreciation, Hum 206 Music Appreciation, Hum 215 Introduction to Film, Engl 112 Studies in Literature, Engl 216 Modern Literature.
Natural Science – 7 hours (one lab science course from two of the following): biology, chemistry, physical science, physics.
Additional hours as necessary to satisfy the 26-hour distribution requirement. Select from social science, humanities, natural science, art, communication, computer programming, language, music, religion and theatre.