{"id":66,"date":"2022-08-30T09:36:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/liberal-education\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2023-05-19T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T18:43:22","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"

To graduate from Bemidji State University, you’ll take courses across the 11 core curriculum<\/span> goal areas and complete a major of your choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Graduation Requirements<\/h2>\n

Consult the degree planning resource for step-by-step graduation guidelines.<\/a><\/p>\n

Below are the core curriculum<\/span> goal areas and requirements<\/a> that will need to be completed before graduation.<\/p>\n

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  1. Complete 40 credits<\/strong> within Goal Areas 1-10.<\/li>\n
  2. Fulfill the requirements for all 10 MinnState goal areas and complete a course within the BSU focus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Goal Area<\/th>\nCourses Required<\/th>\nTotal Credits<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 1: Communication<\/a><\/td>\n2 courses<\/td>\n6 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 2: Critical Thinking<\/a><\/td>\ncompletion of goal areas 1 and 3-11<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 3: Natural Science<\/a><\/td>\n2 courses, including 1 with a lab component [LC]<\/td>\n7 (or more) credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 4: Mathematics<\/a><\/td>\n1 course<\/td>\n3 (or more) credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/a><\/td>\n2 courses<\/td>\n6 (or more) credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 6: Humanities and the Arts<\/a><\/td>\n2 courses<\/td>\n5 (or more) credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 7: Human Diversity in the United States<\/a><\/td>\n1 course<\/td>\n2 (or more) credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 8: Global Perspective<\/a><\/td>\n1 course<\/td>\n3 (or more) credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility<\/a><\/td>\n1 course<\/td>\n2 (or more) credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 10: People and the Environment<\/a><\/td>\n1 course<\/td>\n3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Goal Area 11: Performance and Participation<\/a><\/td>\n1 course<\/td>\n1 (or more) credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    How to View Available Classes<\/h2>\n

    Core curriculum<\/span> courses may be coordinated with a major, taken for a minor or field of emphasis or used as general electives.<\/p>\n

    To search for available core curriculum<\/span> classes:<\/p>\n

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    1. Visit the online Class Schedule <\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Term<\/strong>: Select the term desired<\/li>\n
    3. Subject<\/strong>: Select “All Subjects”<\/li>\n
    4. Location<\/strong>: Select “Campus” or “Distance” courses<\/li>\n
    5. Core Curriculum<\/strong>: Select the core curriculum<\/span> category that you are searching for<\/li>\n
    6. Browse<\/strong>: After completing your selections, click “View Class Schedule”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The Honors Program<\/h2>\n

      The Honors Program<\/a> is an alternative core curriculum<\/span> program that emphasizes an interdisciplinary academic curriculum. Honors students have a unique set of requirements and do not have to complete the standard core curriculum<\/span> program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      To graduate from Bemidji State University, you’ll take courses across the 11 core curriculum goal areas and complete a major of your choice. Graduation Requirements Consult the degree planning resource for step-by-step graduation guidelines. Below are the core curriculum goal areas and requirements that will need to be completed before graduation. Complete 40 credits within […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/core-curriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}