Positive Human Development and Social Change Requirements

Area I: Communication & Humanities (15 Quarter Credit hours)

A. Communication (10 Quarter Credit hours)

Grade of “C” or better is required.

• ENG 101 - English Composition I
• ENG 102 - English Composition II

B. Communication or Humanities Electives (5 Quarter Credit hours)

• ENG 201 - Survey of American Literature
• ENG 202 - Survey of British Literature
• ENG 203 - Foundations of Western Literature
• ENG 204 - The Western Literary Tradition
• ENG 205 - Survey of Eastern Literature
• ENG 220 - American Drama
• ENG 211 - Novels of Social Change
• ENG 212 - Identity and Otherness

Area II: Science, Mathematics & Computers (15 Quarter Credit hours)

A. Mathematics

• MAT 101 - College Algebra

B. Science or Math Electives (10 Quarter Credit hours)

• BIO 101 - Introduction to Life Science
• BIO 103 - Survey of Biodiversity
• BIO 111 - General Biology I
• BIO 112 - General Biology II
• CHM 111 - General Chemistry I
• CHM 112 - General Chemistry II
• ENV 302 - Secular Ethics and the Environment
• MAT 102 - Decision Mathematics
• NTR 209 - Principles of Food Preparation
• SHS 102 - Personal Health and Fitness
• SHS 105 - Foundations of Exercise Science

Area III: Social Sciences (10 Quarter Credit hours required)

• PSY 101 - General Psychology
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology

Area IV: Positive Human Development & Social Change Core (29 Quarter Credit hours)

Grade of “C” or better is required.

• BSN 101 - Introduction to Business
• PSC 201 - Introduction to Peace Studies
• PSC 202 - Conflict Transformation I
• PSC 303 - Ethical and Moral Reasoning
• PSY 255 - Positive Psychology
• PSC 299 - Synthesis & Reflection

• *Students are to enroll in PSC 299 in one of their final two quarters of the degree program.

Area V: Secular Ethics and Spirituality Requirements (17 Quarter Credit hours)

Grade of “C” of better is required.

• PSY 303 - Compassion and Secular Ethics
• PSC 304 - Spiritual Autobiography
• PSC 305 - Spirituality, Integrity, & Transformational Leadership

Area VI: Positive Human Development & Social Change Electives (10 Quarter Credit hours)

• BSN 270 - Diversity in Organizations
• ENG 211 - Novels of Social Change
• ENG 212 - Identity and Otherness
• MGT 301 - Principles of Management
• MGT 325 - Entrepreneurship and Social Change
• PSC 202 - Conflict Transformation I
• PSC 204 - Creativity and the Artful Life
• PSC 271 - Contemplative Practices Lab
• PSC 272 - Compassion and Secular Ethics Lab
• PSC 273 - Peace Practices Lab
• PSC 274 - Empowering Communication Lab
• PSC 275 - Creativity and the Arts Lab
• PSC 301 - Peace Studies & Human Flourishing
• PSC 302 - Conflict Transformation II
• PSC 306 - Nonviolence in Theory and Practice
• PSC 307 - Forgiveness & Reconciliation
• PSC 308 - Otherness, Empathy, & Altruism
• PSC 402 - Critical Social Analysis
• PSC 404 - Artist as Social Change Agent
• PSY 242 - Research Methods in Psychology
• PSY 256 - Psychology of Excellence
• PSY 257 - Psychology of Adjustment
• PSY 290 - Life Span Developmental Psychology
• PSY 302 - Environmental and Secular Ethics
• PSY 311 - Introduction to Life Coaching

Additional Completion Requirements

1. Satisfactory completion of all Positive Social Change and Psychology courses with a minimum grade of C.
2. Completion of at least two years of prescribed study with at least 25% of coursework being earned at Life University
3. Satisfactory completion of all courses with a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0.
4. Complete and file a Graduation Petition.
5. Complete Student Affairs requirements:
   1. Registrar Office – Complete a formal academic records review
   2. Complete Exit Counseling, if applicable, online at www.StudentAid.gov
   3. Student Accounting – rectify any account balance