The Core Curriculum - Nursing

CORE GATEWAY

Developing a Christian Mind

Transfer credit not accepted for Developing a Christian Mind (DCM).

• IDIS 150 - Developing a Christian Mind

• OR

• MATH 161 - Calculus with DCM II

First Year Seminar

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• IDIS 149 - First Year Seminar

CORE COMPETENCIES

Written Rhetoric

* Students must complete this requirement with a grade of C or better.

• ENGL 101 - Written Rhetoric

• Or

• ENGL 100 - Enhanced Written Rhetoric I   And
• ENGL 102 - Enhanced Written Rhetoric II  (two-course, full-year sequence)

Foundations of Information Technology

* An exemption exam is offered each semester.

• One from:

• IDIS 110 - Foundations of Information Technology
• CS 100 - Creating Interactive Web Media
• CS 106 - Introduction to Scientific Computation and Modeling
• CS 108 - Introduction to Computing
• DATA 101 - Data Science for Everyone
• ENGR 101 - Introduction to Engineering Design
• IS 175 - Productivity Software

Rhetoric In Culture

• One from: 

• ART 153 - Visual Culture
• CAS 101 - Oral Rhetoric
• CAS 141 - Visual Rhetoric
• CAS 180 - Communicating with Digital Media
• CAS 214 - Creating Communication Arts in the Classroom
• GEO 261 - Geographic Information Systems and Cartography
• GERM 362 - Culture and Language through Performed Texts
• IDIS 102 - Oral Rhetoric for Engineers
• IDIS 103 - Oral Rhetoric for Engineers
• SCES 214 - Communication and Learning in the Natural Sciences

Health & Fitness, Nursing

A student participating in a varsity or junior varsity sport for a full season is exempt from the corresponding category.

• Two from:

• PER 101 - Jogging and Road Racing
• PER 102 - Nordic Walking
• PER 103 - Road Cycling
• PER 104 - Core Strength Training and Balance
• PER 105 - Aerobic Dance
• PER 106 - Cardio Cross Training
• PER 107 - Strength and Conditioning
• PER 108 - Aquatic Fitness
• PER 110 - Water Aerobics
• PER 112 - Special Topics in Personal Fitness
• PER 120 - Scuba
• PER 124 - Swim I
• PER 125 - Swim II
• PER 126 - Cross Country Skiing
• PER 127 - Downhill Skiing
• PER 128 - Ice Skating
• PER 129 - Karate
• PER 130 - Women’s Self Defense
• PER 132 - Golf Level I
• PER 133 - Golf Level II
• PER 137 - Bowling
• PER 141 - Rock Climbing I
• PER 142 - Rock Climbing II
• PER 143 - Canoeing
• PER 144 - Frisbee
• PER 145 - Fly Fishing
• PER 150 - Educational Dance
• PER 151 - Tap Dance I
• PER 152 - Jazz Dance I
• PER 153 - Modern Dance I
• PER 154 - Sacred Dance
• PER 155 - Ballet Dance I
• PER 156 - Creative Dance
• PER 157 - Rhythm in Dance
• PER 158 - Social Dance
• PER 159 - Square and Folk Dance
• PER 160 - Sport, Dance and Society
• PER 161 - Tap Dance II
• PER 162 - Jazz Dance II
• PER 163 - Modern Dance II
• PER 165 - Ballet Dance II
• PER 167 - Period Styles of Dance
• PER 168 - Visual Design in Dance
• PER 171 - Racquetball
• PER 172 - Water Polo
• PER 173 - Basketball
• PER 174 - Volleyball Level I
• PER 175 - Volleyball Level II
• PER 176 - Cooperative World Games
• PER 177 - Slow Pitch Softball
• PER 180 - Badminton Level I
• PER 181 - Badminton Level II
• PER 182 - Tennis Level I
• PER 183 - Tennis Level II
• PER 185 - Soccer
• KIN 223 - Movement and Health Education in the Elementary Classroom

Foreign Language, One Year

* High school exemption from foreign language requirement is possible. At least 2 years of high school foreign language (C or better each term) or one year of college foreign language will be required of students who are in academic programs that have reduced core curriculum requirements.

• One from: 

• CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II
• DUTC 102 - Elementary Dutch II
• FREN 102 - Elementary French II
• FREN 113 - Multisensory Structured French III
• FREN 132 - Intermediate French I
• GERM 150 - Intermediate German I Intensive
• GERM 201 - Intermediate German I
• GREE 102 - Elementary Greek II
• JAPN 102 - Elementary Japanese II
• KOR 102 - Elementary Korean II
• LATN 102 - Elementary Latin II
• SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN 122 - Intermediate Spanish

CORE STUDIES

Historical Foundations

• One from:

• HIST 151 - History of the West and the World I
• HIST 151H - Honors West and the World I
• HIST 152 - History of the West and the World II
• HIST 152H - Honors West and the World II
• HIST 153 - Explorations in World History
• HIST 225 - England
• HIST 251 - Early America
• HIST 252 - America from Republic to Empire
• HIST 253 - Recent America
• HIST 255 - African-American History
• HIST 256 - Women and Gender in US History
• HIST 259 - American Economic & Business History
• HIST 262 - Early Medieval Worlds, 300-1000
• HIST 263 - Medieval and Renaissance Europe, 1000-1500
• HIST 264 - Reformation and Revolution: Europe 1500-1800
• HIST 267 - Modern Europe
• HIST 274 - Environmental History

Philosophical Foundations

• PHIL 153 - Fundamental Questions in Philosophy

Biblical or Theological Foundations 1

* Students must take at least one of the religion core courses at Calvin College.

• One from:

• REL 121 - Biblical Literature and Theology
• REL 131 - Christian Theology

Biblical or Theological Foundations 2, Exempt

*this core requirement is not required for this program.

Persons in Community, Nursing

•  

• PSYC 151 - Introductory Psychology: Perspectives on the Self

Societal Structures in North America, Specified

•  

• SOC 151 - Sociological Principles and Perspectives

Literature

• One from:

• CLAS 211 - Classical Literature
• ENGL 200 - Literature in a Global Context
• ENGL 202 - Russian Literature
• ENGL 212 - Survey of British Literature I
• ENGL 213 - Survey of British Literature II
• ENGL 214 - Survey of British Literature III
• ENGL 220 - Survey of American Literature I
• ENGL 221 - Survey of American Literature II
• ENGL 225 - African American Literature
• ENGL 226 - Ethnicity in American Literature
• ENGL 230 - Understanding Literature
• ENGL 234 - Gender and Literature
• ENGL 299 - Special Topics in Literature
• FREN 351 - Survey of French Literature
• FREN 361 - Francophone Literature and Culture in Quebec
• GERM 303 - Introduction to German Literature
• GREE 300 - Readings in Greek Literature
• LATN 300 - Readings in Latin Literature
• SPAN 309 - Introduction to the Hispanic World II
• SPHO 309 - Introduction to the Hispanic World II
• STPE 309 - Introduction to the Hispanic World II
• STSP 309 - Introduction to the Hispanic World II

Global & Historical Studies, Exempt

*this core requirement is not required for this program.

The Arts

• ARTH 101 - Introduction to the History of Art I
• ARTH 102 - Introduction to the History of Art II
• ARTH 234 - Northern Renaissance Art
• ARTH 235 - Italian Renaissance Art
• ARTH 237 - Baroque and Rococo Art
• ARTH 238 - Nineteenth-Century Art
• ARTH 239 - Modernism and the Arts
• ARTH 240 - Contemporary Art
• CAS 145 - Introduction to Film and Media
• CAS 203 - Performance Studies
• CAS 254 - Film and Media Criticism
• CAS 281 - Film and Cultures I
• CAS 282 - Film and Cultures II
• CLAS 221 - Classical Art and Architecture
• CLAS 231 - Classical Mythology
• DAN 202 - Dance in Western History
• DAN 330 - Dance Composition and Performance
• EDUC 210 - Music and Art in the Elementary Classroom
• FREN 375 - French Cinema
• GERM 371 - German Visual Culture and Literature
• MUSC 101 - Introduction to the Musical World
• MUSC 103 - Understanding and Enjoying Music
• MUSC 106 - American Music
• MUSC 107 - World Music
• MUSC 203 - Popular Music
• MUSC 236 - Music in Worship
• STHU 235 - Italian Renaissance Art

Mathematics, Statistics

• One from:

• STAT 143 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
• STAT 145 - Biostatistics

Natural World (Living), Nursing

•  

• BIOL 141 - Cell Biology and Genetics for the Health Sciences

Natural World (Physical), Nursing

•  

• CHEM 115 - Chemistry for the Health Sciences

Cross Cultural Engagement, Met with major

*this core requirement is met within the requirements of your program.

CORE CAPSTONE

Integrative Studies, Nursing

* Transfer credit not accepted for integrative studies core.

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• NURS 380 - Critical Reflections