The Core Curriculum - Occupational Therapy

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, Occupational Therapy

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• CAS 101 - Oral Rhetoric

Health & Fitness 1 (Personal Fitness)

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

• One 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

Health & Fitness 2 (Leisure & Lifetime)

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

• One from:

• 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

Health & Fitness 3 (Sport, Dance, & Society)

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

• One from:

• 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, Two Year

* High school exemption from foreign language requirement is possible. To obtain a high school exemption from foreign language a student must have four sequential years in the same foreign language with a C or better for each semester. Students who have taken less than 4 years will be asked to take a language placement test.

• One from:

• CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II
• DUTC 202 - Intermediate Dutch II
• FREN 113 - Multisensory Structured French III
• FREN 202 - Intermediate French II
• GERM 202 - Intermediate German II
• GREE 203 - Biblical Greek
• GREE 205 - Greek Prose
• GREE 206 - Greek Poetry
• JAPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II
• KOR 202 - Intermediate Korean II
• LATN 205 - Latin Prose
• LATN 206 - Latin Poetry
• SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
• SPAN 203 - Accelerated 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

• If REL 131 was taken, then one from: 

• REL 211 - Pentateuch
• REL 212 - Old Testament Historical Books
• REL 213 - Psalms and Wisdom Literature
• REL 214 - Prophets
• REL 221 - Synoptic Gospels and Acts
• REL 222 - Gospel and Letters of John
• REL 223 - Paul’s Letters
• REL 224 - Revelation and General Letters

•  

• If REL 121 was taken, then one from:

• REL 230 - Revelation and Knowledge of God
• REL 231 - The Triune God
• REL 232 - Creation and Humanity
• REL 233 - Christ and Reconciliation
• REL 234 - Holy Spirit and Church
• REL 235 - Eschatology
• REL 237 - Christian Worship
• REL 243 - History of Christian Theology I
• REL 244 - History of Christian Theology II
• REL 251 - Christianity and Religious Plurality

Persons in Community, OT

• PSYC 151 - Introductory Psychology: Perspectives on the Self

Societal Structures in North America, Specified

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• 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, Occupational Therapy

• One from:

• MUSC 103 - Understanding and Enjoying Music
• MUSC 106 - American Music
• MUSC 107 - World Music
• MUSC 203 - Popular Music
• MUSC 236 - Music in Worship

Mathematics, Occupational Therapy

• One from:

• STAT 143 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
• STAT 145 - Biostatistics
• PSYC 255 - Statistics and Research Design

Natural World (Physical), Occupational Therapy

• CHEM 115 - Chemistry for the Health Sciences  And
• PHYS 223 - Physics for the Health Sciences

Natural World (Living), Occupational Therapy

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

Cross Cultural Engagement

*Students submit a contract form with approval of a supervising instructor prior to obtaining 20 contact hours of cross-cultural experience. Contracts not accepted in 2018-2019.

• One course from the following options:

• IDIS 290 - Cross-Cultural Engagement Independent Study  taken as a CCE contract course*

•  

  Integral courses:

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  On-campus courses:

• CS 324 - Cross Cultural Engagement across the Digital Divide
• IDIS 190 - Contextual Diversity Studies
• IDIS 192 - Across Cultures
• IDIS 193 - Conversation Partners
• IDIS 194 - American Ways
• IDIS 196 - Transcultural Caring for the Health Professions
• NURS 379 - Practicum: Community Focused Nursing and Leadership/Management
• SOWK 381 - Social Work Capstone Seminar
• an interim course fulfilling CCE

Off-campus courses:

• SPHO 315
• STBR 312
• STSP 315 - Engaging Spanish Culture
• CSP 303 - Diversity and Inequality: Engaging Chicago Cross Culturally
• STCH 210 - Traditional Chinese Civilizations
• STFR 330 - Contemporary France
• STGH 312
• STHO 210 - Exploring a Third World Society
• STHU 312
• STPE 315 - Engaging Peruvian Culture
• STSP 215 - Engaging Spanish Culture

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  Optional CCE*:

  ---

  *To receive CCE credit students must make arrangements with the instructor and complete additional work.

  On-campus courses:

• HIST 238 - Latin American History
• SPAN 310 - Hispanic Culture in the United States
• PSYC 208 - Developmental Psychology I: Child  And
• PSYC 209 - Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence and Adulthood

CORE CAPSTONE

Integrative Studies, Occupational Therapy

* Transfer credit not accepted for integrative studies core.

• One from:

• PHIL 205 - Ethics
• PHIL 212 - Ethical Dimensions of Health Care