General Education Requirements

Freshman Student

Transfer Student

Transfer Credit Hours

0-29

0-29

30 or more

Degree

B.A., B.S. or B.E.S.

BSN

B.A., B.S., BSN or B.E.S.

General Education

52 credit hour

52 credit hours

Communication

ENGL 11100 College Writing 1 (3)

ENGL 11200 College Writing 2 (3)

COMM 11200 Intro to Human Com (3)

ENGL 11100 College Writing 1 (3)

ENGL 11200 College Writing 2 (3)

COMM 11200 Intro Human Com (3)

ENGL 11100 College Writing 1 (3)

ENGL 11200 College Writing 2 (3)

COMM 11200 Intro Human Com (3)

Fine Arts / Humanities

Fine Arts* (3)

HIST 10100 Global History & Culture 1 (3)

HIST 10200 Global History & Culture 2 (3)

PHIL 11000 Intro. Philosophy (3)

Literature* (3)

Fine Arts* (3)

Three of these four (9):

HIST 10100 Global History & Culture 1 (3)

HIST 10200 Global History & Culture 2 (3)

PHIL 11000 Intro. Philosophy (3)

Literature* (3)

Three of these five (9):

Fine Arts* (3)

HIST 10100 Global History & Culture 1 (3)

HIST 10200 Global History & Culture 2 (3)

PHIL 11000 Intro. Philosophy (3)

Literature* (3)

Social Science

Social Science* (3)

Economics* (3)

Social Science* (3)

Economics* (3)

Any three:

Social Science*

Economics*

Mathematics** / Science

Mathematics* (3)

Science* (3)

Science* (3)

Mathematics* (3)

Science* (3)

Science* (3)

Math or Science* (3)

Mathematics* (3)

Science* (3)

Science* (3)

Mission-Related Courses

SOCI 29000 Diversity and Social Justice (3)

Theology

10000-level course (3)

20000-level course (3)

Action & Values* (3)

Intro College Exp † (1)*

† For students with 0-11 transfer credits

SOCI 29000 Diversity and Social Justice (3)

Theology

10000-level course (3)

20000-level course (3)

Ethics* (3)

Intro. College Exp. † (1)*

† For students with 0-11 transfer credits

Three of the following with at least one Theology (9):

SOCI 29000 Diversity and Social Justice (3)

Theology*

10000-level course (3)

20000-level course (3)

Action & Values* (3)

(Two Mission-related courses must be taken at Lewis.)

Advanced Writing

Required of Major

Required of Major

Required of Major

Applicability

Students beginning fall 1998 or after.

Students beginning fall 1998 or after.

Students beginning fall 2000 or after.

Students certified in the General Education curriculum under the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) have to complete only the required Mission-related courses to meet the Lewis General Education requirements.