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Jan 05, 2025
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2024-2025 Catalog
Core Program
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Community and Commitments
Complete one of the following courses.Transfer credit not accepted.
Foundations of Christianity I
Complete one of the following courses. One Foundations of Christianity course must be completed at Calvin University.
Foundations of Christianity II
Complete one of the following courses. One Foundations of Christianity course must be completed at Calvin University.
Health and Movement (Personal Fitness)
Complete one of the following courses. A student participating at Calvin in a varsity sport for two full seasons is exempt. Completion of ROTC or other military training exempts a student from both Health and Movement requirements.
Health and Movement (Leisure, Sport, and Skills)
Complete one of the following courses. Completion of ROTC or other military training exempts a student from both Health and Movement requirements.
World Languages I
Complete one of the following courses. 102 courses have a prerequisite of 101. High school exemption from World Languages I is possible. To obtain a high school exemption, a student must complete three sequential years in the same language with a B or better for each semester (two years for students who are engineering or nursing majors at graduation). (Near) native speakers of a language other than English are exempt from World Languages I.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Complete coursework totaling at least 26 semester hours from at least five of the six Knowledge and Understanding categories, including at least 2 semester hours from each of the following categories: Arts, Oral Rhetoric, Visual Rhetoric; Humanities; Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students are encouraged to take 4 semester hour courses when possible.
World Languages II
Complete 0–4 semester hours of coursework numbered 201 or higher in a language other than English OR complete 101-102 (8 semester hours) in a different language from coursework completed for World Languages I.
Arts, Oral Rhetoric, Visual Rhetoric
Complete coursework totaling 2–6 semester hours, with up to 4 semester hours in any one discipline.
Humanities
Complete coursework totaling 2–6 semester hours, with up to 4 semester hours in any one discipline.
Classics - CLAS 211 - Classical Literature
- CLAS 231 - Classical Mythology
Literature - ENGL 200 - Introduction to Global Literature
- ENGL 205 - Special Topics
- ENGL 210 - Introduction to Early British Literature
- ENGL 215 - Introduction to Later British Literature
- ENGL 220 - Introduction to American Literature
- ENGL 230 - Introduction to Genre
- ENGL 235 - Major Text
- ENGL 300 - Advanced Studies in Global Literature
- ENGL 305 - Advanced Special Topics
- ENGL 310 - Advanced Studies in Early British Literature
- ENGL 315 - Advanced Studies in Later British Literature
- ENGL 320 - Advanced Studies in American Literature
- ENGL 325 - Advanced Studies in Children’s and Adolescent Literature
- ENGL 330 - Advanced Studies in Genre
- ENGL 335 - Advanced Studies in a Major Author
- FREN 351 - French Culture I
- FREN 352 - French Culture II
- FREN 381 - Special Topics
- GERM 303 - Topics in German Literature
- GERM 381 - Special Topics
- HNRS 100 - Community and Commitments in Literature
- HNRS 222 - Honors Literature
- SPAN 309 - Introduction to the Hispanic World II
- STBR 210 - Disciplinary course of the director
History - HIST 151 - History of the West and the World I
- HIST 152 - History of the West and the World II
- HIST 153 - Explorations in World History
- HIST 225 - England
- HIST 229 - Seminar in United States History
- HIST 233 - Modern Middle East
- HIST 242 - Africa and the World
- HIST 245 - East Asia to 1800
- HIST 250 - Native American History
- 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 258 - U.S. Military History
- HIST 259 - American Economic and Business History
- HIST 261 - Ancient Mediterranean
- HIST 262 - Early Medieval Worlds, 300-1000
- HIST 267 - Modern Europe
- HIST 271 - War and Society
- HIST 274 - Environmental History
- HIST 280 - Introduction to Archaeology
- HNRS 223 - Honors History
- IDIS 206 - Introduction to Medieval Studies
- IDIS 210 - Introduction to the Digital Humanities
- IDIS 240 - Introduction to Archaeology
- SPAN 308 - Introduction to the Hispanic World I
Philosophy - HNRS 224 - Honors Philosophy
- PHIL 137 - Disability, Community, and Advocacy
- PHIL 151 - Philosophical Explorations
- PHIL 153 - Fundamental Questions in Philosophy
- PHIL 205 - Ethics
- PHIL 207 - Justice and the Common Good: Studies in Political Philosophy
- PHIL 211 - Philosophy of Gender
- PHIL 212 - Ethical Dimensions of Health Care
- PHIL 218 - AI and You: Sex, Care, and War in an Age of Intelligent Bots
- PHIL 223 - Peaceable Kingdom
- PHIL 225 - Public Philosophy
- PHIL 233 - Philosophical Transformation
- PHIL 235 - I Long, Therefore I Am
Religion - HNRS 225 - Honors Religion
- REL 255 - World Religions
- REL 261 - Christianity and Culture
- REL 262 - Social Justice from the Prophets to Jesus
- REL 263 - Theology, Beauty, and the Arts
- REL 353 - Islam
- REL 356 - Confucianism
Theory & Criticism - COMM 254 - Screen Storytelling: Theory and Criticism
- COMM 305 - Persuasion and Propaganda
- PHIL 202 - Philosophy, Politics, and Law
- POLS 110 - Foundations of Political Community
- POLS 240 - Freedom, Justice, and Political Authority
- POLS 242 - Philosophy, Politics, and Law
Mathematical Sciences
Complete coursework totaling 0–4 semester hours.
Natural Sciences
Complete coursework totaling 0–6 semester hours, with up to 4 semester hours in any one discipline. At least one course must include a laboratory.
Physics & Astronomy - ASTR 110 - Planets, Stars, and Galaxies
- ASTR 111 - The Solar System
- ASTR 112 - Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
- ASTR 201 - Astrophysical Black Holes
- HNRS 232 - Honors Physics and Astronomy
- PHYS 130 - Particles, Nuclei, and Astronomy
- PHYS 131 - Matter, Light, and Energy
- PHYS 133 - Introductory Physics: Mechanics and Gravity
- PHYS 212 - Inquiry-Based Physics
- PHYS 221 - General Physics
- PHYS 223 - Physics for the Health Sciences
Biology - BIOL 113 - Contemporary Topics in Biology
- BIOL 115 - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology
- BIOL 123 - Living Systems
- BIOL 141 - Cell Biology and Genetics for the Health Sciences
- BIOL 160 - Ecological and Evolutionary Systems
- BIOL 161 - Cellular and Genetic Systems
- HNRS 233 - Honors Biology
- SCES 110 - General Science
Chemistry - CHEM 100 - The Molecular World
- CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I
- CHEM 103 - Accelerated General Chemistry
- CHEM 121 - Culinary Medicine
- CHEM 160 - Chemistry for the Health Sciences
- CHEM 171 - Chemistry, Policy, and the Future of Our Planet
- CHEM 172 - Water, Water, Water
- HNRS 234 - Honors Chemistry
- SCES 210 - Integrated Science
Geology & Earth Sciences - GEO 120 - Earth Systems
- GEO 151 - Introduction to Geology
- GEO 153 - Great Lakes Geology
- GEO 181 - First-Year Research in Earth Sciences: Dunes
- GEO 250 - Meteorology
- GEO 251 - Oceanography
- HNRS 235 - Honors Geology and Earth Science
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Complete coursework totaling 2–6 semester hours, with up to 4 semester hours in any one discipline.
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION
Engaged Citizenship Commitments
Complete at least one tagged course in all three areas. Engaged Citizenship Commitment courses may overlap with other core requirements. Test credit, including Advanced Placement, CLEP, and International Baccalaureate, may not satisfy Engaged Citizenship Commitment requirements.
Diversity and Difference (Tag)
Complete one of the following courses. May overlap with other core requirements.
Environmental Sustainability (Tag)
Complete one of the following courses. May overlap with other core requirements.
Global Regions and Cultures (Tag)
Complete one of the following courses. May overlap with other core requirements.
Contemporary Challenges and Enduring Questions
Complete one of the following courses.
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