Graduation Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees

Students are personally responsible to plan their programs to meet graduation requirements. When a student declares a major or minor program, the default catalog term will be the term the student entered Covenant. If there have been significant changes in the core or program requirements since entering Covenant, the term the student declares the major will be used if the degree is conferred within ten years. After ten years, the then-current catalog degree requirements will need to be fulfilled. See the section for each major for specific graduation major requirements.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Art
Biblical and Theological Studies
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Community Development
Computer Science
Economics
Education Studies
Elementary Education
English
French
History
Interdisciplinary Studies
International Studies
Mathematics
Music
Natural Science - Pre-Engineering
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religion
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Sport Management
Theatre

The Bachelor of Arts Degree

Upon recommendation of the faculty and approval by the Board of Trustees, the degree of Bachelor of Arts is conferred upon students who have met the following requirements for graduation:

A minimum of 126 credit hours
An institutional grade point average of 2.00 or better
The fulfillment of all BA core curriculum requirements
At least 25 hours in upper-division courses
Compliance with all requirements in the major field, or major and minor fields
No grades below “C-” in the major, minor, concentration, or certification.
A residence of one year and the completion of the last 32 hours at Covenant, with the exception that students in residence for three semesters or more may complete nine of the last 32 hours at other approved colleges
The payment of all bills, the return of all equipment and library books, and the completion of all chapel and Mark 10:45 requirements.
For some majors, completion of the Major Field Achievement Tests and other assessments of institutional effectiveness

Core Curriculum for Bachelor of Arts Degrees

Biblical and Theological Foundations

BIB 111 Old Testament Introduction 3 hour(s).
BIB 142 New Testament Introduction 3 hour(s).
BIB 277 Christian Doctrine I 3 hour(s).
BIB 278 Christian Doctrine II 3 hour(s).

Basic Literacies

ENG 111 English Composition 3 hour(s).
Must be completed during first year at Covenant. Exemption permitted with credit from AP language/composition.
HPE 151 Concepts in Physical Education, Fitness, and Health 2 hour(s).
HPE 152 Personal Aerobics and General Fitness 1 hour(s).

Foreign Language

Proficiency in one year of an elementary-level foreign language. 6 hours. (See Foreign Language section - Core Foreign Language Requirement )

Mathematics

MAT 122 or above, AP Calculus or CLEP credit for College Algebra or above, or exemption is permitted for students assigned a math placement level of 3, 4, or 5. 3 hours.

Cultural Engagement

COR 100 The Christian Mind 2 hour(s).
COR 225 Cultural Heritage of the West I 3 hour(s).
COR 226 Cultural Heritage of the West II 3 hour(s).
COR 325 Global Trends in the Twenty-First Century 3 hour(s).
COR 337 Intercultural Experience 1 to 3 hour(s).
COR 340 Christ and Culture Seminar 1 hour(s).
HIS 325 Twentieth-Century World History 3 hour(s).

Exploratory Stewardship of Opportunities

See the Core, Diversity, and Distribution Requirements section for descriptions of requirements and lists of courses. Courses from a major department cannot fulfill both a major requirement and a distribution requirement.

Diversity Requirement 3 hour(s).
Fine Arts Distribution Requirement 3 hour(s).
Humanities Distribution Requirement 3 hour(s).
Natural Science Lab Distribution Requirement 4 hour(s).
Social Science Distribution Requirement 3 hour(s).