Mar 29, 2024  
Undergraduate Evening & Online Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Undergraduate Evening & Online Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education Requirements


The specific courses listed below are regular General Education offerings in the evening and/or online contexts. Fully online students should look for corresponding course codes that begin with the “E” prefix, such as “EMIN 1003”.  Students who complete courses from PBA’s daytime catalog through a prior major, by transfer evaluations, or by arrangements to enroll directly in a daytime course, may satisfy evening/online General Education requirements as outlined below.

Orientation - 3 Credit Hours


Note: All evening and online students are required to take an Orientation course, the evening/online equivalent of the “First Year Experience” course required of day students. This requirement is met by taking ORL 1003  for students in the MacArthur School of Leadership, the Rinker School of Business, the School of Arts and Sciences, or students majoring in Christian Studies, MIN 2003  for students majoring in Ministry, and ENUR 3803  for students in the School of Nursing.  The required Orientation course should be taken in a student’s first semester.

Biblical Studies - 6 Credit Hours


Note: MIN 4153  is a capstone course and should be taken during the student’s final semester of study.

Communication - 9 Credit Hours


Humanities - 14 Credit Hours


Social Science Courses - 3 Credit Hours


Students should select one of the following; please refer to the Programs of Study to determine the appropriate selection for students in each major.

Global Studies - 3 Credit Hours


Students should select one of the following; please refer to the Programs of Study to determine the appropriate selection for students in each major.

Mathematics and Science - 6 Credit Hours


  • 3 Credit Hours
  • (or any other course listed in PBA’s daytime catalog as an approved General Education Mathematics course.  Students in certain majors may be required to complete math courses offered only through PBA’s daytime catalog; please refer to the Programs of Study to determine the appropriate selection for students in each major.)

  • 3 Credit Hours
  • (or any other course listed in PBA’s daytime catalog as an approved General Education Science course.  Students in certain majors may be required to complete science courses and/or corresponding science labs offered only through PBA’s daytime catalog; please refer to the Programs of Study to determine the appropriate selection for students in each major.)

Physical Education - 1 Credit Hour