Students who are already attending PLNU and previously declared a major, and are not planning to change it, should follow the requirements for their major as noted in the University Catalog published the year they officially declared a major with PLNU.

The following form and noted requirements are for NEW STUDENTS as well as CURRENT STUDENTS who have not previously declared a major:

Student:_________________________________

Advisor:_________________________________

Estimated Date of Graduation:_____________

General Education Prerequisites :

Students are required to demonstrate basic competence in mathematics and writing based on standardized test scores. Any remedial courses, numbered below 100, taken to satisfy competency requirements, are in addition to the minimum of 128 units required for graduation.

Responding to the Sacred:

Transfer students with 57 or more units - none of which are in religion - take only five units from PLNU in this category. Three of the units must be upper-division.

A. Biblical Foundations

BIB 101* (2) ____ and BIB 102* (3) ____ (*These courses also satisfy a requirement for some of the majors we offer.)

B. The Christian Tradition

(Choose 1) :

CHU 395 (3) ____ CHU 484 (3) ____ CHU 485 (3) ____

Developing Cognitive Abilities:

A. Personal Development

All Freshman Students and Transfer Students with fewer than 24 unit :
PSY 101 (4) ____

All others take:
PSY 103 (3) ____

B. Critical Thinking and Communication

(Choose 2):

WRI 110* (5) ___ or WRI 120* (3) ___
and
COM 100 (3) ___

*Transfer Students may take:
WRI 115 (3) ____ and WRI 116 (2)_____

C. Problem Solving

(Choose 1) :

MTH 303 (3) ____ MTH 144 (4) ____ MTH 164 (4) ____

Exploring an Interdependent World:

A. The Natural World

(Choose 1 from each group , and at least 1 with a lab.):

(Group 1) Biological Sciences:
BIO 101 (4)____ BIO 102 (4)____ BIO 103 (4)____ BIO 104 (4)____
BIO 105 (4)____ BIO 130 (4)____ BIO 210 (4)____

and

(Group 2) Physical Sciences:
CHE 101 (4)___ CHE 103 (5)___ CHE 152 (4)___
or
PHY 103 (4) ___ PHY 141 (4) ___ PHY 241 (4) ___ PSC 110 (4) ___

B. Physical Fitness & Nutrition:

Take 1 of any physical activity course numbered:

PED 102-184 ____
and
PED 100 (1) ____ PED 300 (2) ____ FCS 315 (3) ____

C. The Social World

(Choose 1) :

ECO 101 (3) ____ ECO 102 (3) ____ POL 101 (3) ____ POL 190 (4) ____
SOC 101 (3) ____ SOC 201 (3) ____

Seeking Cultural Perspective:

A. The History of World Civilizations

(*Transfer courses in American Civilization may substitute in this category.)

HIS 110* (3) _____ and HIS 111* (3) _____

B. The Fine Arts

(Choose 2 from distinct areas) :

ART 100 (2) _____ ART 102 (3) _____ ART 200 (3) _____ ART 201 (3) _____
MUH 100 (2) _____ MUH 101 (2) _____TRE 101 (2) _____

C. Philosophy

(Choose 1) :

PHL 201* (3) _____ (*Also satisfies one of the requirements for a major in Philosophy)
or
PHL 211____

D. Literature

(Must choose 2):

Masterpieces (Must choose at least one from here) :
LIT 201 (3) ___ LIT 202 (3) ___ LIT 203 (3) ___

Great Works:
LIT 205 (2) ___ LIT 206 (2) ___ LIT 207 (2) ___LIT 208 (2) ___ LIT 325 (3) ___

E. Foreign Language

(This requirement is waived when English is not the student’s native language, or if the requirement was waived by examination. All others must take 2 courses in one of the following sequences) :

SPA 101 (4) ____ SPA 102 (4) ____
or
GER 101 (4) ____ GER 102 (4) ____
or
FRE 101 (4) ____ FRE 102 (4) ____
or
BLA 205* (4) ____ BLA 206* (4) ____
or
BLA 207* (3) ____ BLA 208* (3) ____ BLA 337* (3)_____

(*Note that choosing one of the BLA segments will satisfy the language requirement for the Biblical Studies major and the Christian Ministry major.)