Nov 27, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Bulletin 
    
2023-2024 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Andrews Core Experience: Bachelor’s Degrees


The Andrews Core Experience requirements for all bachelor’s degrees are listed below. The table can also be viewed in a printable PDF format 

Learning Categories/ACE Core Experience Courses Credits Learning Outcomes/Descriptors
Foundations 18 Study of essential ways of living, thinking, and
communicating - typically taken in the first year
Wellness   Skill: Wellness (Outcome 1)
Mathematics  

Skill: Quantitative Literacy (Outcome 1)
Core Field (Outcome 2)

Communication   Skills: Communication (oral) (Outcome 1)
Communication (written) (Outcome 1)
Information Literacy (Outcome 1)
Faith Foundation   Affirm Faith (Outcome 3)
Faith 9 Study of God and God’s connection to the human experience through revelation
Breadth or depth
  • Additional 9 credits from RELB, RELG, RELP, or RELT
  Affirm Faith (Outcome 3)
Arts & Humanities 9 Study of human experience through analysis of human artifacts and participation in the arts
History   Skill: Engaging Diverse Perspectives (Outcome 1)
Core Field (Outcome 2)
Theory - One or two courses from:

Experience - If only one theory course, remaining credits from:

  Skills: Analytical Inquiry (creative thinking) (Outcome 1)
Engaging Diverse Perspectives (Outcome 1)
Core Fields (Outcome 2)
Scientific Inquiry 7 Study of natural world and social phenomena with the scientific method

Social Science - choose one course from:

  Skill: Engaging Diverse Perspectives (Outcome 1)
Core Field (Outcome 2)
Natural Sciences - choose one course from:   Skill: Analytical Inquiry (problem solving) (Outcome 1)
Core Field (Outcome 2)
Total Semester Credits 43  

Outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate competence in intellectual, affective, and practical skills to prepare for careers in the twenty-first century, lifelong learning and service.
  2. Pursue enduring questions through study in core fields and explore the connections between those fields.
  3. Articulate a biblical worldview in order to interpret life, learning, and civic responsibility from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.