GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM - B.A. AND B.S.

If your course work does not exactly fit this pattern, you MAY petition
for a waiver or substitution.

General Education Curriculum Requirements	CODE
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (IDS 100) (2 credits)	FYS
EXPOSITORY WRITING (ENGL 113) (4 credits)	EW
HEALTH DYNAMICS (KIN 140) (2 credits)	HD
SECOND LANGUAGE (4 credits)	FL2
Foreign language course numbered 102/122/172 or above (2nd semester level) OR placement by exam in 300+ level language class
MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE (10 credits)
Mathematics at least one course in Math or GEMS 100/105	MA1/MA2
Natural Sciences at least one 4-credit lab science class, GEMS preferred for non-science majors.	NSL
Number of math/science credits must total 10 credits remaining credits may be in any GEMS, mathematics, or science courses	NSL/NS2 or MA1/MA2
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (6 credits)
Religion 100-level (2 credits) Religion 200-level (4 credits)	RL1 RL2
SOCIAL SCIENCES (at least 6 credits) at least one Social Science I course & mix of Block A and Block B courses needed
Social Science I (4 credits)
Block A - Comm 101 or Psy 100 or Soc 101 or Soc 151 (Education majors will complete the SIA requirement by taking EDUC classes required for their majors--EDUC 220/221 + EDUC 500)	S1A
Block B - Econ 211 or Pol 100 or Pol 151 or Pol 160	S1B
Social Science II (2 credits)
Block A - Comm 151 or Psy 380 or Soc 221 or Soc 271	S2A
Block B - Econ 200 or Pol 110	S2B
THE ARTS (at least 6 credits)
Arts I (4 credits)	FA1
Art 111 or IDS 101 or Mus 101 or Mus 104 or Mus 105 or Thea 101 or Thea 153
Arts II (2 credits)	FA2
studio or performance course(s) in art, creative writing, dance, music, theatre
CULTURAL HERITAGE (at least 8 credits)
A 2-course combination must include (A) at least one IDS 171-178 class; (B) an ancient [CH1] class and a modern [CH2] class; (C) a mix of classes covering history, literature, and philosophy. You may also satisfy the requirement by completing 3 disciplinary courses (English, History, and Philosophy).
Cultural Heritage I	CH1
Cultural Heritage II	CH2
SENIOR SEMINAR (IDS course numbered 400 or above)	SRS
CULTURAL DIVERSITY (4 credits of courses with "CD" code)	CD

Language Department Exam can be scheduled by contacting Karen Barber-Gibson, the secretary of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages; you may reach her by phone at (616 )395-7570 or by e-mail at barber@hope.edu.
If the language waiver/placement exam places you in a 300-level or above language class, you have completed (waived) the language requirement, though you have not earned credit. If you take and successfully complete any language class, you will earn credit for that class and all that precede it.

General Education Waiver/Substitution Form is available in the Registrar's Office, first floor of the DeWitt Center or on-line. You should complete a form any time you need to request a substitution or waiver of a General Education requirement. You will need to provide a brief rationale for your request, consult with your advisor and obtain your advisor's signature and return the completed form to the Registrar's Office.

The Registrar's Office will notify you and your advisor whether your request has been approved or denied.