Bachelor of Musical Arts Common Core

Biblical Literacy

Select two courses from the following:

• REL 1013 - Old Testament History and Literature Credits: 3
• REL 1023 - New Testament History and Literature Credits: 3
• REL 3073 - Biblical Ethics Credits: 3

Writing and Literature

• ENGL 1153 - English Composition: Exposition and Argument Credits: 3
• ENGL 1163 - English: Composition and Classical Literature Credits: 3

Scientific Literacy

• Laboratory Science course Credits: 4

Wellness and Lifelong Fitness

• PHED - Activity Course Credits: 1
• PHED 1001 - The Wellness Lifestyle Credits: 1 (Concepts in Fitness)

Philosophy

• PHIL 1043 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3

Communication Skills

• COMS 1092 - Introduction to Speech Communication Credits: 2

History and Literature

• ENGL 2013 - European Civilization: Literature Credits: 3 AND
• HIST 2013 - European Civilization: History Credits: 3

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• ENGL 2023 - Modern West: Literature Credits: 3 AND
• HIST 2023 - Modern West: History Credits: 3

Modern Foreign Languages Requirement

All students must take two sequential courses of the same language at the appropriate level in order to fulfill the Modern Foreign Language requirement. See the placement charts below. Notice that the guidelines for Spanish are different from those for French and German. The different nature of language instruction and of student populations, both in high school and in college, necessitates different placement policies. A student may also satisfy the MFL requirement by passing a CLEP language exam at Level I (Beginning). Foreign nationals who have learned English as a foreign language are exempt from the requirement.

Spanish

French or German

Select two courses from the following:

Multicultural Experience

(which includes Modern Foreign Language)

A Multicultural Experience which includes Modern Foreign Language studies may also fulfill the common core Modern Foreign Language requirement as listed below:

1. A student who has successfully passed three years/units of a language in high school may satisfy the MFL and Multicultural Experience requirements by completing one semester of the same language at the intermediate level (FREN 2313 /GRMN 2313 /SPAN 2313  or FREN 2323 /GRMN 2323 /SPAN 2323 ) as well as one of the options associated with the Multicultural Experience.
2. A student who wishes to study a non-Western language (whether it is offered at OBU or not) may satisfy the MFL and Multicultural Experience requirements by taking one semester of the non-Western language and one of the options associated with the Multicultural Experience.