Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
The standard Woods Core requirements for a baccalaureate degree totals 39 credit hours. Some of the credits are fulfilled in the major, so the total number of Woods Core credits may differ slightly from major to major. Please refer to the program of study for a listing of the required courses.
39 credit hours
Required
| WC 100 | Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education | 3 |
| CO 111 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| EN 111 | English Composition and Research Writing | 3 |
| HI 222 | World History Since 1900 | 3 |
| EN 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| TH 200 | Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin | 3 |
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| PH 320 | Ethics | 3 |
| BI 330 | Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 |
WC 100, TH 200, WC 4xx: Courses must be taken at SMWC, as they introduce and reinforce the values central to the College ethos
MATH (Choose one):
SOCIAL SCIENCE (Choose one):
FINE ARTS (Choose one):
| AD 200 | Studies in the Visual Arts | 3 |
| MU 200 | American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond | 3 |
| TA 213 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
CULTURE (Choose one):
NATURAL SCIENCE (Choose one):
Campus students must register for lecture and lab separately, while Woods Online students must only register for the lecture as it incorporates the lab requirements online.
| BI 101 | Biology: Unity and Diversity | 3 |
| BI 101L | Biology: University and Diversity Laboratory | 0 |
| CH 101 | Chemistry for Changing Times | 3 |
| CH 101L | Chemistry for Changing Times Laboratory | 0 |
WOODS CORE CAPSTONE (Choose one):
| WC 401 | Social Justice | 3 |
| WC 402 | Sustainability | 3 |
| WC 403 | Global Women Leading Change | 3 |
| WC 404 | Christian Spirituality throughout the Centuries | 3 |
| WC 480 | Woods Core Capstone Topics | 3 |
Woods Core Capstone course must be taken at SMWC as it reinforces the values central to the College ethos.
WC 401, WC 402, WC 403, WC 404 and WC 480: Course is designated as a Critical Thinking and Writing course.