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Sep 13, 2025
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2025-2026 Academic Catalog
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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The General Education program provides students the opportunity to develop and practice basic skills (writing, speaking, analytical thinking and information literacy) in the context of a wide variety of disciplines.
In these distribution courses, students will:
- Explore fundamental concepts of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences for personal and professional fulfillment.
- Understand fundamental methods of scientific investigation and quantitative thinking.
- Acquire knowledge of belief systems, values and ethics.
- Explore the diversity of human expression provided by literature, humanities and the arts.
- Integrate the principles of physical, mental, social and spiritual health into the activities of daily living.
All students are required to fulfill their respective General Education requirements in addition to other graduation requirements as listed in the GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS section.
Effective with those who matriculated Fall 2023, Convocation attendance is an undergraduate graduation requirement. Credit will be received by enrolling in LEAD 105 for a total of 4 semesters (see the applicable Convocation for Credit section below for further details).
COURSES FOR MAJORS, MINORS AND GENERAL EDUCATION
A course may simultaneously fulfill a major, a minor and a General Education requirement. However, no course may fulfill two General Education requirements or two different requirements within a major or within a minor.
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GENERAL EDUCATION | Associate Degrees
NOTE: No course may be used to meet more than one requirement under the General Education program. Some majors may require additional or specified courses in order to meet professional and certification requirements. I. Core Competencies (7 Credits)
II. Convocation for Credit (1 Credit)
Notes:
Requirements for transfer students: Students who transferred 30 credits or more at the time of matriculation will only be required to take 1 semester (0.5 credit) of LEAD 105 . Credits taken after matriculation are not considered for the 0.5 credit waiver. III. Physical/Natural/Mathematical Sciences (8 Credits)
Mathematics Requirement (4 Credits):
- MATH Mathematics elective Credits: 4
Note: Zero level math courses will not apply (e.g. MATH 051) Choose four credits from the following subject areas: (4 Credits)
- BIOL Biology
- CHEM Chemistry
- PHYS Physics
IV. Social Sciences (3 Credits)
Choose one of the following courses: V. Religious Studies (6 Credits)
Religion Requirement (3 Credits):
Choose one of the following courses: Religion elective (3 Credits):
- RELB/RELT Religion elective - Beyond the required 3 credits above Credits: 3
Notes:
Requirements for transfer students from non-Seventh-day Adventist colleges: Transfer students who have earned at least 30 credits at a non-Seventh-day Adventist college or university must complete three credits of religion from the courses above. VI. Physical Education (1 Credit)
- PEAC Physical Education Activity Elective Credits: 1
GENERAL EDUCATION | Baccalaureate Degrees
NOTE: No course may be used to meet more than one requirement under the General Education program. Some majors may require additional or specified courses to meet professional and certification requirements. In some cases, students pursuing a second bachelor’s degree may have the General Education waived, excluding the religion requirements. COMPUTER LITERACY will be required of all WAU baccalaureate graduates, to be determined by one of these options: - Complete CPTR 105 or INSY 110 . Transfer course equivalent taken more than five years before enrollment at WAU does not meet this requirement.
- Pass a challenge or validation examination to be prepared and administered by the Computer Science faculty.
- Earn CLEP credit evidencing computer literacy.
I. Core Competencies (13 Credits)
II. Convocation for Credit (2 credits)
III. Humanities (6 Credits)
- Literature elective Credits: 3
- Humanities elective Credits: 3
Choose from the following subject areas or classes to fulfill the humanities elective:
IV. Physical/Natural Sciences and Mathematics (8 Credits)
Mathematics Requirement (4 Credits):
- MATH Mathematics elective Credits: 4
Note: Zero level math courses will not apply (e.g. MATH 051) Choose four credits from the following subject areas: (4 Credits)
- BIOL Biology
- CHEM Chemistry
- PHYS Physics
V. Social Sciences (9 Credits)
History elective (3 credits)
- HIST History elective Credits: 3
Choose ONE of these two courses: (3 Credits)
Social Science elective (3 Credits)
Choose three credits from the following areas: - AMST American Studies
- ANTH Anthropology
- ECON Economics
- GEOG Geography
- HIST History (beyond the required three credits listed above)
- PLST Political Studies
- PSYC Psychology
- SOCI Sociology
VI. Religious Studies (12 Credits)
Religion Requirements (6 Credits)
Choose two of the following courses: Choose two additional courses (6 credits) from:
- RELB/RELT Religion electives Credits: 6 (Beyond required six credits above)
Notes:
Students transferring to WAU from a non-Seventh-day Adventist college are required to complete religion credits as specified below: | Total credits earned at non-Seventh-day Adventist college | WAU Religion hours required | | Less than 30 | 12 credits (6 from courses specified above) | | Less than 30 | 9 credits (6 from courses specified above) | | 60 and above | 6 credits from specified courses listed above | VII. Physical Education and Health (3 Credits)
- PEAC Physical Education activity elective Credits: 1
- Health elective Credits: 2
Choose two credits from the following subject areas to fulfill Health elective:
- HLSC Health Elective
- NUTR Nutrition Elective
Note: HLSC 101 is not applicable toward health requirement VIII. Foreign Language (0-12 Credits)
Students in the following programs will be required to take a foreign language to complete their degree requirements. Refer to the specific degree requirements in each program for further details : |
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