Core Competency Courses for New Students

The purpose of an Ohio Wesleyan education is to equip students with “knowledge, competence, and character for leadership, service, and continued learning in a complex and increasingly global society” (OWU Statement of Aims). The Core Competencies are the ways of knowing, doing, and being in the world that OWU has judged most essential to achieving this purpose.

To fulfill the Core Competencies requirement, students must take one unit of credit from each Core Competency category. No more than two units with the same disciplinary prefix (e.g., ART, BIOL, ENG, etc.) may be taken across ALL Core Competency categories.

Note: Any eligible AP or transfer course that receives at least .81 unit of credit may be counted toward a Core Competency requirement. Transfer credit eligibility for Core Competencies will be determined when a preliminary or official Transfer Credit Evaluation is completed, either at the time of admission or after a student has submitted their enrollment fee.

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SPRING 2024

Think Aesthetically

Courses in this category focus on creating new works of art (e.g., visual arts, music, dance, theatrical performances, creative writing) and/or analyzing existing works of art and artistic movements. Students may take one full unit course or the equivalent fractional unit courses to add up to one full unit (such as four 0.25 unit courses) to fulfill this competency.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
ART 110 / 1	Survey Art History I	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Querin, Camilla
ART 111 / 1	Survey Art History II	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Querin, Camilla
ART 114 / 1	Materials Foundation	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-11:50AM	Nilan, Jeffrey A.
ART 115 / 1	Digital Foundations	1.00	MWF	8:00AM-9:50AM	Bogdanov, Kristina
DANC 105 / 1	Introduction to Dance Studies	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	STAFF, Part-time Faculty
ENG 145 / 1	Readings in Queer Joy	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Butcher, Amy E.
ENG 200 3 / 1	Fiction I	1.00	MWF	2:10PM-3:00PM	Pace, Aza Rene
MUS 105 / 1	Appreciation of Music Literature	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	STAFF, Part-time Faculty
MUS 105 / 2	Appreciation of Music Literature	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	STAFF, Part-time Faculty
MUSP 002 / 1	Symphonic Wind Ensemble	0.25	MW	4:15PM-5:45PM	Edwards, Richard Douglas
MUSP 011 / 1	Music Theater Workshop	0.25	MWF	4:30PM-6:30PM	Whitehead, Jennifer M.
THEA 101 / 1	Introduction to Theatre	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Sadler, Bradford Garland
THEA 160 / 1	Beginning Acting	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-11:50AM	STAFF, Full-time Faculty
COMM 251 / 1	Digital Media	1.00	MON	7:00PM-9:30PM	Ingles, Jo Jo
DANC 305 / 1	Dance History	1.00	MWF	3:10PM-4:00PM	Harris, Isaiah L.
ENG 254 / 1	Introduction to Film	1.00	WED	6:30PM-9:00PM	Laamanen, Carl E.
ENG 258 / 1	Shakespeare: A Life in Theatre	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Long, Zack C.
ENG 496 / 1	Literary Editing	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Pace, Aza Rene
FLMS 254 / 1	Introduction to Film	1.00	WED	6:30PM-9:00PM	Laamanen, Carl E.

Reason Formally and Quantitatively

Courses that fulfill this competency have a substantial focus on quantitative methods and formal reasoning based on the use of arithmetical, algebraic, geometric, statistical, logical, and/or algorithmic approaches to solving problems.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
CHEM 111 / 1	General Chemistry II	1.25	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Rudd, Bethany A.
CHEM 111 / 1	General Chemistry II	1.25	TUE	12:10PM-1:00PM	Rudd, Bethany A.
CHEM 111 / 2	General Chemistry II	1.25	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Rudd, Bethany A.
CHEM 111 / 2	General Chemistry II	1.25	TUE	12:10PM-1:00PM	Rudd, Bethany A.
CHEM 111 / 3	General Chemistry II	1.25	MWF	8:00AM-8:50AM	Grunkemeyer, Heather J.
CHEM 111 / 3	General Chemistry II	1.25	THUR	12:10PM-1:00PM	Grunkemeyer, Heather J.
CHEM 111 / L1	General Chemistry II Lab	0.00	MON	1:10PM-4:00PM	Fink, Dan F.
CHEM 111 / L2	General Chemistry II Lab	0.00	TUE	1:10PM-4:00PM	Brice, Laura Elizabeth
CHEM 111 / L3	General Chemistry II Lab	0.00	TUE	8:00AM-10:50AM	Fink, Dan F.
CHEM 111 / L4	General Chemistry II Lab	0.00	THUR	1:10PM-4:00PM	Brice, Laura Elizabeth
CHEM 111 / L5	General Chemistry II Lab	0.00	WED	1:10PM-4:00PM	Edwards, Tammie Lynne
CHEM 111 / L6	General Chemistry II Lab	0.00	THUR	8:00AM-10:50AM	Edwards, Tammie Lynne
CS 110 / 1	Intro Computer Sci & Programming	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	McCurdy, Matthew T.
ECON 110 / 1	Principles of Economics	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Georgic, Will C.
ECON 110 / 2	Principles of Economics	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Rahman, Saif Saif
ECON 110 / 3	Principles of Economics	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Rahman, Saif Saif
MATH 105 / 1	Basic Probability & Statistics	1.00	MWF	11:00AM-11:50AM	Myers, Sarah A.
MATH 105 / 2	Basic Probability & Statistics	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Myers, Sarah A.
MATH 105 / 3	Basic Probability & Statistics	1.00	MWF	2:10PM-3:00PM	Myers, Sarah A.
MATH 110 / 1	Calculus I	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Wiebe, Harold D.
MATH 110 / 1	Calculus I	1.00	TUE	12:10PM-1:00PM	Wiebe, Harold D.
MATH 111 / 1	Calculus II	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	McCurdy, Matthew T.
MATH 111 / 1	Calculus II	1.00	TUE	12:10PM-1:00PM	McCurdy, Matthew T.
CS 210 / 1	Intermediate Computer Science and Data Structures	1.00	MW	2:10PM-4:00PM	McCulloch, Sean T.
CS 220 / 1	Foundations of Computer Science	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Jackson, Craig H.
DATA 300 3 / 1	Methods in Data Analytics	1.00	MWF	11:00AM-11:50AM	STAFF, Part-time Faculty
FIN 361 / 1	Financial Management	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	MacLeod, Barbara A.
MATH 200 3 / 1	Biostatistics	1.00	MWF	2:10PM-3:00PM	Linder, Scott
MATH 230 / 1	Applied Statistics	1.00	MWF	3:10PM-4:00PM	Linder, Scott

Question Scientifically

Courses in this category introduce students to the scientific method and how it can be deployed to investigate questions about the natural world.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
ASTR 110 / 1	Elementary Astronomy	1.00	MWF	11:00AM-11:50AM	Harmon, Robert O.
BIOL 120 / 1	Introduction to Cell Biology	1.25	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Hamill, Danielle R.
BIOL 120 / 2	Introduction to Cell Biology	1.25	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Carreno, Ramon A.
BIOL 120 / L1	Introduction to Cell Biology Lab	0.00	MON	1:10PM-4:00PM	Carreno, Ramon A.
BIOL 120 / L2	Introduction to Cell Biology Lab	0.00	TUE	9:00AM-11:50AM	Carreno, Ramon A.
BIOL 120 / L3	Introduction to Cell Biology Lab	0.00	TUE	1:10PM-4:00PM	Carreno, Ramon A.
BIOL 120 / L4	Introduction to Cell Biology Lab	0.00	THUR	9:00AM-11:50AM	Lewin, Kiley D.
BIOL 122 / 1	Organisms and Their Environment	1.25	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Downing, Amy L.
BIOL 122 / L1	Organisms and Their Environment Lab	0.00	TUE	9:00AM-11:50AM	Downing, Amy L.
BIOL 122 / L2	Organisms and Their Environment Lab	0.00	TUE	1:10PM-4:00PM	Downing, Amy L.
BIOL 125 / 1	Introduction to Microbiology	1.25	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Tuhela-Reuning, Laura M.
BIOL 125 / L1	Introduction to Microbiology	0.00	TR	1:10PM-3:00PM	Tuhela-Reuning, Laura M.
CHEM 100 1 / 1	Principles of General, Organic, and Biochemistry	1.25	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Tomcho, Kayce A.
CHEM 100 1 / 1	Principles of General, Organic, and Biochemistry	1.25	TUE	12:10PM-1:00PM	Tomcho, Kayce A.
CHEM 100 1 / L1	Principles of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Lab	0.00	WED	1:10PM-4:00PM	Tomcho, Kayce A.
ENVS 112 / 1	Ecology and the Human Future	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Anderson, Laurel J.
PSYC 110 / 1	Introduction to Psychology	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Modica, Christopher A.
PSYC 110 / 2	Introduction to Psychology	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	STAFF, Part-time Faculty
PSYC 110 / 3	Introduction to Psychology	1.00	TR	2:40PM-4:00PM	STAFF, Part-time Faculty
PSYC 110 / 4	Introduction to Psychology	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Cashen, Krystal K.
COMM 300 1 / 1	Research Methods in Communication	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Lasure, Pam A.
ECON 251 / 1	Research Methods in Economics	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Skosples, Goran
PG 279 / 1	Conduct of Political Inquiry	1.00	TR	8:30AM-9:50AM	Nestor, Franchesca Victoria
PHIL 343 / 1	Philosophy of Science	1.00	TR	2:40PM-4:00PM	Flynn, Erin
PSYC 310 / 1	Research Methods	1.00		12:01AM-12:01AM	STAFF, Part-time Faculty

Listen, Imagine, and Understand

Courses in this category examine the meaning-making practices that help people interpret the world, developing critical reading and listening skills for cultivating empathy for lives and cultures unlike our own.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
COMM 100 1 / 1	Communication Theory	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Dailey, Phokeng M.
COMM 111 / 1	Mass Media History	1.00	MW	2:10PM-4:00PM	Kennard, Ashley R.
ENG 110 / 1	Myth, Legend, and Folklore for Gamers	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Merkel, Stephanie L.
ENG 177 / 1	Hero(ine) Sets Forth Medieval Quest Narratives	1.00	TR	2:40PM-4:00PM	DeMarco, Patricia A.
PHIL 250 / 1	Environmental Ethics	1.00	MW	2:10PM-4:00PM	Stone-Mediatore, Shari R.
GEOG 360 / 1	Environmental Geography	1.00	WED	6:30PM-9:00PM	Krygier, John B.
PG 300 38 / 1	Food Politics & Policy in America PEND	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Nestor, Franchesca Victoria
PHIL 349 / 1	Nineteenth Century Philosophy	1.00	TR	10:30AM-11:50AM	Flynn, Erin
REL 300 6 / 1	Medieval Islamic Society	1.00	MW	2:30PM-4:00PM	Gunasti, Susan
SPAN 300 10 / 1	Spanish Crime Fiction: Fatal Women, Murderers and Other Outcasts in Contemporary Spanish Literature	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Paris-Huesca, Eva

Write and Speak Effectively

Courses in this category focus on written and oral communication skills, devoting substantial class time to all stages of the compositional process, from invention through revision.

Please note: First-year students should take ENG 105: College Writing Seminar before completing the Write & Speak Effectively core competency. If a student has exempted from ENG 105 through test scores, they may register for a Write & Speak Effectively course.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
COMM 110 / 1	Fundamentals of Journalism	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	McGory, John R.
FREN 250 / 1	Le mot juste: Composition and Cultural Analysis in French	1.00	TR	2:40PM-4:00PM	Cusato, Mary Anne Lewis
HIST 250 / 1	Historical Inquiry	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Chen, Xiaoming
ENG 300 9 / 1	Magazine Writing	1.00	TR	2:40PM-4:00PM	Butcher, Amy E.
ENG 310 / 1	Writing for the Workplace	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Burns, Tom L.
ENG 310 / 2	Writing for the Workplace	1.00	MW	2:10PM-4:00PM	Paul, Nancy S.
ENG 348 / 1	The British Romantics	1.00	MWF	11:00AM-11:50AM	Allison, Mark A.
GEOG 347 / 1	Environmental Alteration	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Rowley, Nathanael Amador
NEUR 374 / 1	Topics in Neuroscience	1.00	MW	2:10PM-4:00PM	Bailey, Kira M.
NUTR 300 11 / 1	Human Nutrition	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Kay, Wendi
PG 371 / 1	Power and Authority: Political Theory from the Canon to Fanon	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Biser, Ashley Noelle

Learn a Second Language

Courses in this category focus on written and/or spoken languages other than English. Students must complete a language through the 111 level or show competency at that level through a placement exam, standardized test performance, or exemption for non-native speakers of English.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
BWS 111 / 1	Beginning Swahili II	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Skandor, Ali M.
BWS 111 / 2	Beginning Swahili II	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Skandor, Ali M.
FREN 111 / 1	Beginning French II	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Cusato, Mary Anne Lewis
FREN 111 / 2	Beginning French II	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Abouzahra, Alia Kamal
FREN 111 / 2	Beginning French II	1.00	MON	12:10PM-1:00PM	Abouzahra, Alia Kamal
GERM 111 / 1	Beginning German II	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Strawser, Amy K.
GERM 111 / 1	Beginning German II	1.00	WED	12:10PM-1:00PM	Strawser, Amy K.
ITAL 111 / 1	Beginning Italian II	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Bertolini Puckett, Stefania
ITAL 111 / 1	Beginning Italian II	1.00	MON	12:10PM-1:00PM	Bertolini Puckett, Stefania
JAPN 111 / 1	Beginning Japanese II	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Kawabe, Jun
JAPN 111 / 1	Beginning Japanese II	1.00	FRI	12:10PM-1:00PM	Kawabe, Jun
LATI 111 / 1	Beginning Latin II	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Blume, Hank S.
LATI 111 / 1	Beginning Latin II	1.00	TUE	12:10PM-1:00PM	Blume, Hank S.
SPAN 111 / 1	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Paris-Huesca, Eva
SPAN 111 / 1	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	MON	12:10PM-1:00PM	Paris-Huesca, Eva
SPAN 111 / 2	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	MWF	2:10PM-3:00PM	Hoffman, Angela S.
SPAN 111 / 2	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	FRI	12:10PM-1:00PM	Hoffman, Angela S.
SPAN 111 / 3	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	MWF	11:00AM-11:50AM	Counselman, David W.
SPAN 111 / 3	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	FRI	12:10PM-1:00PM	Counselman, David W.
SPAN 111 / 4	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Amaro Monsalves Myers, Denisse D.
SPAN 111 / 4	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	MON	12:10PM-1:00PM	Amaro Monsalves Myers, Denisse D.
SPAN 111 / 5	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Amaro Monsalves Myers, Denisse D.
SPAN 111 / 5	Beginning Spanish II	1.00	WED	12:10PM-1:00PM	Amaro Monsalves Myers, Denisse D.
SPAN 225 / 1	Continuing Spanish	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Colvin, Andrea
SWAH 111 / 1	Beginning Swahili II	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Skandor, Ali M.
SWAH 111 / 2	Beginning Swahili II	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Skandor, Ali M.

Examine Power and Inequities

Courses in this category explore the ways in which power is constructed, embedded, and employed in cultural, political, and social structures. Courses will consider the effect of such systems on cultures and individuals, as well as efforts to confront inequality.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
EDUC 115 / 1	Teaching for Equity and Social Justice	1.00	MWF	11:00AM-11:50AM	Kang, Bona
GEOG 110 / 1	Human Geography	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Toenjes, Ashley M.
HIST 111 / 1	Introduction to Medieval History	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Hysell, Jesse J.
HIST 114 / 1	Introduction to Modern American History, 1877-Present	1.00	TR	8:30AM-9:50AM	Rebman, Scarlett N.
HIST 116 / 1	Introduction to Pacific Asia	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Chen, Xiaoming
PG 113 / 1	Democracy, Dictatorship and Political Ch	1.00	MWF	2:10PM-3:00PM	Franklin, James C.
PHIL 110 / 1	Introduction to Philosophy	1.00	TR	8:30AM-9:50AM	Calef, Scott W.
PHIL 110 / 2	Introduction to Philosophy	1.00	TR	10:30AM-11:45AM	Calef, Scott W.
SOAN 110 / 1	Introductory Sociology	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Kim, Veda Hyunjin
SOAN 117 / 1	Social Problems	1.00	TR	10:30AM-11:50AM	Dean, Paul S.
WGS 250 / 1	Reproductive Politics in the Era of Globalization	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Trimble, Rita Jo
CLAS 251 / 1	Women in Antiquity	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Blume, Hank S.
CLAS 322 / 1	The Roman Empire	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Blume, Hank S.
ENG 355 / 1	Great Books of Russia: Russian Literature and Thought	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Merkel, Stephanie L.
FREN 300 5 / 1	Fourteen Kilometers: Mediterranean (Im)Migrations in Contemporary Francophone Culture	1.00	TR	8:30AM-9:50AM	Cusato, Mary Anne Lewis
PG 360 / 1	International Politics	1.00	MWF	11:00AM-11:50AM	Choi, Ji Young
WGS 351 / 1	Global Feminisms	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Trimble, Rita Jo

Engage Diversity

Courses in this category focus on cultures, people, and places historically excluded by the Western academic tradition. Courses will engage issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability, and class, and their complex, interrelated histories.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
BWS 105 / 1	Intro. to Black World Studies	1.00	MWF	9:00AM-9:50AM	Kay, Wendi
REL 104 / 1	Religions of the East	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Michael, Blake Blake
SOAN 111 / 1	Cultural Anthropology	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Hildebrand, Vanessa M.
WGS 110 / 1	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Schrock, Richelle D.
WGS 110 / 2	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Schrock, Richelle D.
ART 358 / 1	Ceramics I	1.00	TR	1:10PM-4:00PM	Bogdanov, Kristina
ENG 270 / 1	Caribbean Women Writers	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Comorau, Nancy A.
ENG 356 / 1	Race, Power, and Identitiy in Postcolonial Literature	1.00	MWF	11:00AM-11:50AM	Comorau, Nancy A.
PG 348 / 1	Latin American Politics	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Franklin, James C.
PG 349 / 1	East Asian Politics	1.00	MWF	2:10PM-3:00PM	Choi, Ji Young
PSYC 285 / 1	LGBTQ+ Issues in Psychology	1.00	TR	2:40PM-4:00PM	Cashen, Krystal K.
WGS 310 / 1	Special Topics: Black Women and Cinema	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Kay, Wendi

Act Responsibly

Courses in this category equip students to engage as citizens of a diverse and interconnected world, drawing upon various ideas and ideals that guide human interaction, including historical, religious, ecological, philosophical, and ethical frameworks.

Course / Section	Title	Credits	Day	Time	Instructor
ENVS 110 / 1	Intro to Environment & Sustainability	1.00	MWF	1:10PM-2:00PM	Krygier, John B.
PG 111 / 1	Power and American Politics	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Mack, Brianna N.
PG 111 / 2	Power and American Politics	1.00	TR	10:00AM-11:50AM	Mack, Brianna N.
PG 111 / 3	Power and American Politics	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Esler, Michael V.
PHIL 211 / 1	Ethics	1.00	TR	1:10PM-2:30PM	Calef, Scott W.
REL 103 / 1	Prophetic Religions of the West	1.00	MWF	3:10PM-4:00PM	Michael, Blake Blake
COMM 300 6 / 1	Persuasive Communication	1.00	MWF	10:00AM-10:50AM	Kennard, Ashley R.
PHIL 312 / 1	Special Topics: Philosophical Perspectives on Institutionalized Violence	1.00	FRI	12:10PM-4:00PM	Stone-Mediatore, Shari R.