To graduate from Lindsey Wilson College, students must meet all general education and major requirements specified in the catalog in effect when they entered the College or all requirements specified in a subsequent year. If a student leaves the College for a calendar year or longer, he or she must satisfy all graduation requirements in effect in the catalog year when the student returns or in a subsequent year.
Credit Hours
All associate’s degree candidates for graduation must complete 60 hours of acceptable academic work with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale. Required courses in the major must be completed with a minimum grade of C unless a division or program specifies a higher grade requirement.
Associate’s degree candidates must complete:
a. Essential Learning general education requirements (typically 24-39 credit hours), consisting of:
1. Core courses (18-27 credit hours) that are drawn from the traditional liberal arts; and
2. Intermediate courses (6-12 credit hours) that are typically drawn from the student’s major.
b. A major (typically 24 credit hours); and c. Elective courses.
Residency Requirement for AA Degrees
In order to earn an associate’s degree from Lindsey Wilson College, students must successfully complete a minimum of 21 credit hours at the College. At least 50% of the credits required in a major must be earned at the College.
Hours transferred to the College during completion of a degree need prior approval of the Registrar's Office. Programs have the right to require students to complete program assessments prior to graduation.
Essential Learning General Education Program
Lindsey Wilson College’s Essential Learning General Education program provides a foundation for lifelong development of intellectual, social, and spiritual qualities traditionally associated with liberally educated persons and necessary for success in 21st century workplaces. The Essential Learning General Education program is designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate degree-seeking students to achieve mastery of essential student learning outcomes (ESLOs) by completing a rigorous, vertically-integrated curriculum comprised of courses using a variety of high-impact learning practices.
Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs)
The liberal arts – mathematics and natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, humanities and fine arts, and oral and written communication – are central to Lindsey Wilson College’s mission of serving students’ educational needs, which are expressed in the following essential student learning outcomes (ESLOs).
A Lindsey Wilson College graduate will:
1. Communicate effectively
• Written communication
• Oral communication
2. Employ effective skills of inquiry and analysis
• Numeracy
• Information fluency
• Creative inquiry
• Critical inquiry
3. Be a culturally aware, engaged citizen of the nation and the world
• Knowledge of local and global issues and trends
• Knowledge of one’s own culture and cultural patterns of diverse groups and societies
• Competence to communicate across cultural boundaries
• Knowledge and skills required for ethical reasoning 4. Apply and integrate knowledge
• Application and reflection on context and connections within disciplines
• Integration of knowledge across disciplines
• Application of learning to new situations within and beyond the campus 5. Have gained depth of knowledge in a discipline
• Completion of a major
• Competence in the major
Program Prerequisites -- Developmental and Skill-Building Courses
Based on ACT and other test scores, developmental and skill-building courses in reading, writing, and/or mathematics may be required prior to taking some college-level courses. Please refer to the catalog section titled Placement in Courses for more complete information. Developmental and skill-building courses may be required from the following sequences:
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English as a Second Language (ESL) sequence: ENGL 0803, ENGL 0804, ENGL 0854•
Introduction to Writing Studies sequence: ENGL 0903 or ENGL 0904•
Reading sequence: READ 0903, READ 1013, READ 1023•
Integrated Reading & Writing sequence: READ 0713, READ 0723, READ 0733•
Mathematics sequence: MATH 0903 or MATH 0901, MATH 0911, MATH 0921Curriculum
I – Core: 18-27 hours
ESLO 1 – Communication: 6-9 hours
A – Written Communication (select both of the following): 3-6 hours
• Writing Studies I (ENGL 1013) – 3 hours*
• Writing Studies II (ENGL 1023) – 3 hours
*An ACT English sub-score of 25 or higher waives the ENGL 1013 requirement, allowing an additional three hours of elective credit.
Note: ENGL 1013 and ENGL 1023 must be passed with a grade of C or above.
B – Oral Communication (select one of the following): 3 hours
• Public Speaking (COMM 2103) – 3 hours
• Fundamentals of Acting (THEA 1323) – 3 hours
ESLO 2 – Inquiry and Analysis (select one course from each category): 6-11 hours
A – Behavioral and Social Sciences: 3 hours
• Survey of Economic Issues (ECON 2023) – 3 hours
• Microeconomics (ECON 2033) – 3 hours
• Macroeconomics (ECON 2043) – 3 hours
• U.S. History: 1492 to 1865 (HIST 1033) – 3 hours
• U.S. History: 1865 to Present (HIST 1043) – 3 hours
• United States Government (POSC 1003) – 3 hours
• Principles of Psychology (PSYC 1003) – 3 hours B – Mathematics: 0-4 hours*
• Data Models (MATH 1003) – 3 hours
• Functions & Algebra (MATH 1013) – 3 hours
• Precalculus (MATH 1124) – 4 hours
*An ACT mathematics sub-score of 26 or higher waives the mathematics general education requirement, allowing an additional three hours of elective credit.
Note: All general education mathematics courses must be passed with a grade of C or above.
Note: All majors in Business Management, Computer Information Systems, Engineering Mechanics, and Health Science must take MATH 1013 unless waiver requirements are met.
C – Natural Sciences: 3-4 hours
• Principles of Biology (BIOL 1103) – 3 hours
• Introduction to Cellular Biology (BIOL 1204) – 4 hours
• Principles of Chemistry (CHEM 1104) – 4 hours
• General Chemistry I with Lab (CHEM 1214) – 4 hours
• General Chemistry II with Lab (CHEM 1224) – 4 hours
• Earth Science (PHSC 1204) – 4 hours
• Topics in Science (SCI 1013) – 3 hours ESLO 3 – Engaged Local and Global Citizenship: 6 hours
A – Religion (select one of the following): 3 hours
• Christian Beliefs (RELI 1003) – 3 hours
• Old Testament (RELI 1013) – 3 hours
• New Testament (RELI 1023) – 3 hours
B – Fine Arts & Humanities (select one of the following): 3 hours
• Understanding Visual Art (ART 1003) – 3 hours
• Art History I (ART 2733) – 3 hours
• Art History II (ART 2743) – 3 hours
• World Literature (ENGL 2203) – 3 hours
• Culture & Values (HUMN 2503) – 3 hours
• Music in American Culture (MUSI 2103) – 3 hours
• Introduction to Theatre Arts (THEA 1313) – 3 hours
ESLO 4 – Application and Integration of Knowledge: 0-1 hour
A – First-Year Experience: 0-1 hour*
• First-Year Experience Seminar (FYE 1001) – 1 hour
*Non-traditional students and transfer students with more than 15 hours may request exemption through the First-Year Experience Advisor and the Academic Affairs Office. The waiver will allow one additional hour of elective credit.
II – Intermediate: 6-12 hours
Select from available approved 2000-4000 level courses; see the website for a current list of courses to meet this requirement. In most cases, these courses will simultaneously fulfill major, minor, or other program requirements.
ESLO 1 – Communication (select one of the following): Minimum 3 hours
• Modern Art (ART 3753) – 3 hours
• Genetics (BIOL 3204) – 4 hours
• Intercultural Communication (COMM 3603) – 3 hours
• Persuasion (COMM 4723) – 3 hours
• Fundamentals of Secondary Education (EDUC 3403) – 3 hours
• Fundamentals of Elementary & Middle Grades Education (EDUC 3413) – 3 hours
• Writing & Culture (ENGL 3733) – 3 hours
• Colonial America (HIST 3033) – 3 hours
• Age of Jackson (HIST 3053) – 3 hours
• Introduction to Human Services (HS 2103) – 3 hours
• Human Services Foundations & Issues (HS 3003) – 3 hours
• Linear Algebra (MATH 3003) – 3 hours
• Modern & Contemporary Political Thought (POSC 2103) – 3 hours
• Christian Ministry (RELI 3103) – 3 hours
• The Gospels (RELI 3133) – 3 hours
ESLO 2 – Inquiry and Analysis (select one of the following): Minimum 3 hours
• Advanced Studio: Drawing (ART 3234) – 4 hours
• Advanced Studio: Painting (ART 3334) – 4 hours
• Advanced Studio: Ceramics (ART 3434) – 4 hours
• Advanced Studio: Sculpture (ART 3524) – 4 hours
• Genetics (BIOL 3204) – 4 hours
• Interpersonal Communication (COMM 2503) – 3 hours
• Persuasion (COMM 4723) – 3 hours
• Research Methods in Criminal Justice (CRJS 3623) – 3 hours
• Modern Critical Theory (ENGL 3363) – 3 hours
• Colonial America (HIST 3033) – 3 hours
• Age of Jackson (HIST 3053) – 3 hours
• Introduction to Human Services (HS 2103) – 3 hours
• Human Services Foundations & Issues (HS 3003) – 3 hours
• Case Management, Intake & Referral (HS 3233) – 3 hours
• Analytic Geometry & Calculus I (MATH 2315) – 5 hours
• Analytic Geometry & Calculus II (MATH 2325) – 5 hours
• Calculus III (MATH 3314) – 4 hours
• The Gospels (RELI 3133) – 3 hours
• Christian Apologetics (RELI 3413) – 3 hours
• Recreation Programming (RTSM 3303) – 3 hours
• Solutions in Sustainability (SEA 1203) – 3 hours
ESLO 3 – Engaged Local and Global Citizenship (select one of the following): Minimum 3 hours
• Modern Art (ART 3753) – 3 hours
• Intercultural Communication (COMM 3603) – 3 hours
• Communication & Aging (COMM 3703) – 3 hours
• Principles of Lifelong Learning (EDUC 3123) – 3 hours
• Global Literature (ENGL 3443) – 3 hours
• Greek Myth & Literature (ENGL 3643) – 3 hours
• Assessment in the Helping Professions (HS 4293) – 3 hours
• Enduring Questions (HUMN 3503) – 3 hours
• Ethics (PHIL 3003) – 3 hours
• Gospel, Church & Culture (RELI 2113) – 3 hours
ESLO 4 – Application and Integration of Knowledge (select one of the following):
Minimum 3 hours
• Computer Graphics I (ART 2623) – 3 hours
• Computer Graphics II (ART 3633) – 3 hours
• Interpersonal Communication (COMM 2503) – 3 hours
• Communication & Aging (COMM 3703) – 3 hours
• Women Writers (ENGL 3163) – 3 hours
• Analytic Geometry & Calculus I (MATH 2315) – 5 hours
• Analytic Geometry & Calculus II (MATH 2325) – 5 hours
• Calculus III (MATH 3314) – 4 hours
• Gospel, Church & Culture (RELI 2113) – 3 hours
• Christian Ministry (RELI 3103) – 3 hours
• Women in Global Perspective (WS 2103) – 3 hours
• Gender & Politics (WS 3103) – 3 hours
• Gender & Popular Culture (WS 3123) – 3 hours
• Feminist Theory & Practice (WS 3203) – 3 hours
Total Essential Learning General Education Requirements: 24-39 credit hours
AA Art
Tim McAlpine, PhD, Chair, Humanities & Fine Arts DivisionCenter for Global Citizenship, Room 106 (270) 384-8081 [email protected] Tim Smith, MFA, Program Coordinator W.W. Slider Humanities Center, Room 101A (270) 384-8079 [email protected]
Full-time program faculty: David Edwin Meyers, MFA; Timothy W. Smith, MFA Mission Statement
The mission of the Art program is to provide students with the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge leading toward deeper appreciation of the visual arts, professional preparation, and individualized creative expression.
Graduation Requirements
Some courses taken for the major may simultaneously fulfill general education requirements.
Please see the Graduation Requirements (associate’s degrees) section of this catalog for information on the general education program.
Program Requirements: 33-36 hours
Along with the general education program, students must complete the major’s core and related studies requirements and must select program electives as indicated.
A. Core Requirements: 18 hours
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Beginning Studio: Drawing (ART 1214) – 4 hours•
Design & Color (ART 2164) – 4 hours•
Art History I (ART 2733) – 3 hours•
Art History II (ART 2743) – 3 hours•
Advanced Studio: Drawing (ART 3234) – 4 hoursB. Program Electives (select three courses from the following): 9-12 hours
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Beginning Studio: Painting (ART 2314) – 4 hours•
Beginning Studio: Ceramics (ART 2414) – 4 hours•
Beginning Studio: Sculpture (ART 2514) – 4 hours•
Computer Graphics I (ART 2623) – 3 hours•
Advanced Studio: Painting (ART 3324) – 4 hours•
Advanced Studio: Drawing (ART 3334) – 4 hours•
Advanced Studio: Ceramics (ART 3434) – 4 hours•
Advanced Studio: Sculpture (ART 3524) – 4 hours•
Computer Graphics II (ART 3633) – 3 hours•
Modern Art (ART 3753) – 3 hours C. Related Studies Requirements: 6 hours•
World Civilization I: Prehistory to 1500 (HIST 2233) – 3 hours•
World Civilization II: 1500 to Present (HIST 2243) – 3 hours Exit AssessmentA portfolio review will be conducted by program faculty prior to completion of the associate’s degree program in Art.