Honors curriculum

Following Christ

  1. Choose one: 
    1. RELB 115 Encountering Jesus as Savior,
    2. RELG 149 Dynamics of Christian Living,
    3. RELT 110 Introduction to Christian Faith and Adventism, or
    4. RELT 141 Christian Beliefs
  2. Choose one of any 200 or 300 level RELB course
  3. Choose another:
    1. RELT 305 Christian Ethics (3) or
    2. RELT 306 Biomedical Ethics

Thinking Deeply as a Christian

  1. Choose one of: 
    1. Any 300-400 REL* course other than RELP courses, or
    2. RELT 210 Spirituality and Health Care (3)

Students transferring from institutions other than Seventh-day Adventist colleges take religion courses at Union Adventist University based on class standing:

  • Sophomores take 1 course from category 1A, 1 course from category 1B and 1 course from category 1C.
  • Juniors take 1 course from category 1A and 1 course from category 1C .'
  • Seniors take 1 course from category 1A.

  • 24-55 credits: take 1 course from category 1A , 1 course from category 1B, and 1course from either category 1C or category 2A.
  • 56-91 credits: take 1 course from category 1A and 1 course from category 1C.
  • 92 or more credits: take 1 course from category 1A.
  • Thinking Analytically

    1. Choose one: 
      1. A college-level science course (e.g. BIOL, CHEM, PHYS) with a lab,
      2. BIOL 109 Humanity and our Environment (3), or
      3. BIOL 393 Humanity and our Environment (3)
    2. Choose a second: 
      1. MATH 221 Elementary Statistics and Probability (3),
      2. MATH 119 Trigonometry (3), or 
      3. MATH 184 Calculus (4)

    Communicating Effectively

    1. Choose one: 
      1. COMM 355 Advanced Speech and Oral Interpretation (3),
      2. COMM 465 Interpersonal Communication (3), or
      3. LEAD 530 Interpersonal Communication (3)
    2. ENGL 110 Writing for General Audiences (3)
    3. ENGL 212 Writing for Scholarly Audiences (3)

    Engaging Globally

    1. Choose one: 
      1. ECON 236 Principles of Macroeconomics (3), 
      2. HIST 157 The Modern World (3), 
      3. HIST 220 The Ancient World (3), 
      4. any other 300-400 level world HIST course, or
      5. or PLSC 330 Modern Comparative Government (3)
    2. Choose a second: 
      1. COMM 425 Intercultural Communication (3),
      2. ENGL 271 World Englishes (3), 
      3. ENGL 375 Screen Studies (3), 
      4. INRR 430 Expeditionary Leadership (3), or 
      5. NURS 391 Global Health Nursing (2) (Nursing majors only)

    Living with Purpose and Wonder

    1. Choose one:
      1. LITR 240 or 440 Travel Literature (3),
      2. Any 300-400 level LITR course (3),
      3. Any PHIL course (3), or 
      4. WRIT 290 Writers on Writing (3)
    2. Choose a second:
      1. Any MUHL or MUTH, 
      2. ART 321 Art History I (3), 
      3. ART 322 Art History II (3), 
      4. HMNT 305 Arts and Ideas (3), or 
      5. PHOT 250 or 450 Travel Photography (3)
    3. Choose a third: 
      1. BNKA 155 Concepts of Wellness (2), 
      2. NURS 305 Health Assessment (3) (Nursing majors only), or
      3. INRR 451 Global Health (3) (IRR majors only)
    4. Choose a fourth: 
      1. any BNKA physical activity elective (1), or 
      2. IRR majors may choose INRR 110, 112, 114, and 116. 

    Faith-Informed Inquiry

    1. Choose one:
      1. BIOL/CHEM 496 Research Methods: Independent Research,
      2. HIST 497 History: Theory and Argument, or
      3. PSYC 476 Senior Research Project

    Foreign Language

    For BA degrees only, choose any beginning foreign language in a year-long sequence (___ 101, and ____ 102). CLEP credit accepted with a minimum score of 50.

    College Success

    CORE 100 College Success (required only for first-year students and transfers with fewer than 24 hours)