COLONNADE
PROGRAM
FALL 2016 DL COURSE GUIDE
WKU COLONNADE PROGRAM: WAYS OF KNOWING & UNDERSTANDING
The WKU Colonnade Program is a new general education program designed for students entering Fall 2014 and
after. Students entering prior to Fall 2014 may choose between the former general education curriculum and
Colonnade Program.
The 39 credit hour WKU Colonnade Program seeks to embody the following goals and learning outcomes:
1. Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, including
a. An informed acquaintance with major achievements in the arts and the humanities;
b. An appreciation of the complexity and variety of the world’s cultures;
c.Anunderstandingofthescientificmethodandaknowledgeofnaturalscienceandits
relevance in our lives;
D. A historical perspective and an understanding of connections between past and present.
2. Intellectual and practical skills, including
a. The capacity for critical and logical thinking;
b.Proficiencyinreading,writing,andspeaking;
c. The ability to understand and apply mathematical skills and concepts.
3. Personal and social responsibility, including
a. An understanding of society and human behavior;
b. An understanding of factors that enhance health, well-being, and quality of life.
4. Integrative Learning, including
Synthesis and advanced accomplishments across general and specialized studies.
All coursework is categorized as General Education coursework and consists of courses in 3 categories. Courses
withanapprovedequivalency,includingthosewitha“C”suffix,willfulfilltheappropriaterequirement.
ThiscourselistdoesnotincludeallapprovedColonnadecourses,butinsteadidentifies2016SummerSessions
coursesthatareavailableonlineandfulfillColonnaderequirements.Optionsinclude:
• Campuslocation“web”referstocoursesthataretermbasedonlineclassesthathavespecificstartandend
dates.
• Campuslocation“ondemand”referstocoursesthatyoucanstartanydayoftheyearandfinishinaslittle
as 7 weeks. Course delivery formats include online, print and email.
For a complete list of approved courses, visit: www.wku.edu/colonnade.
COLONNADE PROGRAM: DISTANCE OPTIONS AT A GLANCE FOR FALL 2016
I.
FOUNDATIONS: INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS
The Foundations component requires a total of 18 hours, all categories must be represented. They include:
CollegeComposition(F-W1),WritingintheDiscipline(F-W2),HumanCommunication(F-OC),Quantitative
Reasoning(F-QR),LiteraryStudies(F-AH)andWorldHistory(F-SB).
COURSE
Foundations: College Composition (F-W1)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
English(ENG)100:IntroductiontoCollegeWriting
Foundations: Writing in the Disciplines (F-W2)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
English(ENG)300:WritingintheDisciplines
Foundations: Human Communication (F-0C)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
Communication(COMM)145:FundamentalsofPublicSpeaking&
Communication
Foundations: Quantitative Reasoning (F-QR)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
Math(MATH/MA)109/109C:GeneralMathematics
Foundations: Literary Studies (F-AH)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
English(ENG)200:IntroductiontoLiterature
Foundations: World History (F-SB)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
History(HIST)101:WorldHistoryI
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ON DEMAND
II.
EXPLORATIONS: KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN CULTURES AND THE
PHYSICAL & NATURAL WORLD
The Explorations component requires a total of 12 hours, all categories must be represented. They include:
Arts&Humanities(E-AH),Social&BehavioralSciences(E-SB),Natural&PhysicalSciences(E-NS)andNatural&
Physcial Sciences with a Science Lab (E-NS + E-SL)
COURSE
Explorations: Arts & Humanities (E-AH)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
Art(ART)100:ArtAppreciation
Dance(DANC)110:DanceAppreciation
FolkStudies(FLK)276:IntroductiontoFolkStudies
Music(MUS)120:MusicAppreciation
Philosophy(PHIL)102:TheGood&TheBeautiful
ReligiousStudies(RELS)100:TheNewTestament
Explorations: Social & Behavioral Sciences (E-SB)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
AfricanAmericanStudies(AFAM)190:AfricanAmericanExperience
Agriculture(AGRI)108:RuralSociology
Anthropology(ANTH)120:IntroductiontoCulturalAnthropology
Criminology(CRIM)101:IntroductiontoCriminalJustice
Economics(ECON)150:IntroductiontoEconomics
Economics(ECON)202:PrinciplesofEconomics,Micro
Economics(ECON)203:PrinciplesofEconomics,Macro
Gender&Women’sStudies(GWS)200:IntrotoGender&Women’sStudies
WEB
ON DEMAND
COURSE
E-SB Courses Continued
(3 Credit Hours Required)
Geography(GEOG)110:WorldRegionalGeography
Gerontology(GERO)100:IntrotoAgingExperience
Leadership(LEAD)200:IntrotoLeadershipStudies
PoliticalScience(PS)110:AmericanNationalGovernment
PoliticalScience(PS)250:InternationalPolitics
Psychology(PSY)100:IntroductiontoPsychology
Psychology(PSY)220:DevelopmentalPsychology
PublicHealth(PH)100:PersonalHealth
SchoolofJournalism&Broadcasting(SJB)154:NewMediaLiteracy
SocialWork(SWRK)101:FoundationsofHumanServices
Sociology(SOCL)100:IntroductiontoSociology
Exploration: Natural & Physical Sciences (E-NS and E-NS + E-SL)
Minimum of 6 credit hours required. Must include courses from different disciplines; 1 course with
an essential applied/lab component (SL): E-NS and E-NS + E-SL must be represented.
Biology(BIOL)113:GeneralBiology(E-NS)
Biology(BIOL)114:LabforGeneralBiology(E-SL)
This is a 1 credit hr. course & can be taken with BIOL 113 to meet the E-NS + E-SL requirement.
Chemistry(CHEM)109:Chemistry/HealthSciences(E-NS)
EnvironmentalScience(ENV)280:IntroductiontoEnvironmentalScience(E-NS)
Geography(GEOG)103:OurDynamicPlanet(E-NS)
Geology(GEOL)111:TheEarth(E-NS)
May be paired with GEOL 113 to meet E-NS + E-SL requirement (see below)
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III.
CONNECTIONS: UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
TheConnectionscomponentrequirescompletionof9credithours.Threecoursesfromdifferentdisciplinesatthe200+
levelarerequiredtofulfilltheConnectionscategory.Studentsshouldcomplete21credithoursofFoundations&
Explorations courses, or have junior status, before enrolling in Connections courses.
COURSE
Connections: Social & Cultural (K-SC)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
Communication(COMM)263:FundamentalsofCultureandCommunication
Dance(DANC)360:DanceinCulture
History (HIST) 341: A Cultural History of Alcohol
InteriorDesignandFashionMerchandising(IDFM)431:ClothingandHuman
Behavior
Nursing(NURS)415:Complementary&AlternativeMedicine
Psychology(PSY)350:SocialPsychology(equivalenttoPSYS350)
PsychologicalSciences(PSYS)350:SocialPsychology(equivalenttoPSY350)
PublicHealth(PH)365:HumanSexuality
Public Health (PH) 447: Human Values and Health Sciences
Sociology(SOCL)220:MarriageandFamily
Connections: Local to Global (K-LG)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
FolkStudies(FLK)373:FolkloreandtheMedia
Health Care Administration (HCA): International Health Care
History(HIST)463:TheAtlanticWorld
LeadershipStudies(LEAD)450:LeadershipinGlobalContexts
Sociology(SOCL)240:GlobalSocialProblems
WEB
ON DEMAND
COURSE
Connections: Systems (K-SY)
(3 Credit Hours Required)
HospitalityManagementandDietetics(HMD)211:HumanNutrition
SchoolofProfessionalStudies(SPS)300:SystemsThinking
Sociology(SOCL)322:ReligioninSociety
Sociology(SOCL)342:AginginSociety
WEB
ON DEMAND
WORLD LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
InadditiontomeetingColonnaderequirements,asoutlinedabove,allstudentsmustdemonstrateproficiency
inaworldlanguageattheNoviceHighlevelbeforecompleting60credithours.NoviceHighistheabilityto
communicate in writing and speaking on familiar topics in simple sentences. To meet this requirement,
studentscanchoosetobeginstudyofanewlanguage,continuestudyordemonstrateproficiencythrough
testing.QualifyingESLstudentsmayreceiveawaiver.Pleaserefertothefullpolicyatwww.wku.edu/colonnade/worldlanguageproficiency.php
BEGIN STUDY OF A NEW LANGUAGE
WKUoffersoveradozendifferentlanguages!Startwiththefirstsemesterandcompleteatleastthesecond
level(seebelowforSummerandFall2016distanceoptionstofulfillthisrequirement).Studentsmust
completethisrequirementbeforeearning60credithourswithagradeofCorbetter.Thesecondlevelis
typicallya102coursenumber.NOTE:Studentswhobeganbefore2004arerequiredtofulfillthefirstlevelof
language,typicallya101coursenumber.
CONTINUE A LANGUAGE
If you want to continue a language studied in high school, you may meet this requirement by completing the
102levelofthelanguageoranyhigherlevelcoursetaughtinthelanguagewithagradeofCorbetter.Ifyou
havenotstudiedalanguageforseveralyearsanddonotfeelcomfortableatthe102level,then101is
available.However,102oraboveisrequiredbeforecompleting60credithoursforColonnadestudents.
II.
WORLD LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
ProficiencyinaworldlanguageattheNoviceHighlevelisrequired.Thismaybedemonstratedthroughapprovedtesting
or students may choose to begin the study of a new language or to continue the study of a language. Those choosing
tobeginorcontinuemayselectfromthefollowingdistancecoursesduringthesummerandfall2016terms.Completion
ofsecondlevel,typically102,isrequiredpriortocompletionof60credithours.Pleaserefertowww.wku.edu/colonnade/
worldlanguageproficiency.phpforthecompletepolicyregardingWorldLanguageProficiency,includingtestrequirements
and acceptable transfer credits.
COURSE
World Language Courses at a Distance
Chinese(CHIN)101:ElementaryChineseI
Chinese(CHIN)102:ElementaryChineseII
Spanish(SPAN)101:ElementarySpanishI
Spanish(SPAN)102:ElementarySpanishII
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ON DEMAND
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