Approved Courses for Dual-Enrollment with
Southwest Christian School
2014-2015
Courses offered through Texas Wesleyan University:
English:
ENG 1301: Composition and Rhetoric (3 hours):
Designed to encourage critical reading and thinking, this course establishes the components of the
writing process, familiarizes students with basic rhetorical vocabulary, introduces elements of the
various discourse communities and their conventions, and introduces students to the role of
technology in research and writing. In order to succeed, students must demonstrate proficiency in
word processing and computer searches.
ENG 1302: Composition and Literature (3 hours):
Building on rhetorical principals learned in ENG 1301, this course further explores the role of the
writer as a critical reader by focusing on the dominant genres on literature: fiction, poetry, drama,
and essays. Students gain a better understanding of composition by writing explications and
analyses as they learn to establish researched critical positions.
ENG 2311: Survey of English Literature (3 hours):
Representative major figures from the Old English period through the Age of Classicism.
ENG 2312: Survey of English Literature (3 hours):
Representative major figures from the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries.
ENG 2301: Survey of World Literature (3 hours):
Representative writings in the literature of the Eastern and Western worlds from the ancient
periods through the Renaissance.
ENG 2302: Survey of World Literature (3 hours):
Representative writings in the literature of the Eastern and Western worlds since the Renaissance.
ENG 2321: Survey of American Literature (3 hours):
Representative writers from the Colonials to the Transcendentalists.
ENG 2322: Survey of American Literature (3 hours):
Representative writers since the Transcendentalists.
ENG 2326: Exploring American Literature (3 hours):
This course introduces students to the American literary heritage through an exploration of
significant works and the ways in which these works reflect cultural and aesthetic values.
Emphasizes critical reading, writing, and thinking.
ENG 2328: Exploring British Literature (3 hours):
This course introduces students to the British literary heritage through an exploration of significant
works and the ways in which these works reflect cultural and aesthetic values. Emphasizes critical
reading, writing, and thinking.
Mathematics:
MAT 1302: College Algebra (3 hours):
Set theory, real and complex number system, quadratic equations, quadratic formula, equations
involving radicals, inequalities, graphs of quadratic and rational functions, logarithmic functions,
exponential functions, theory of equations, matrices and determinants, and mathematical
induction.
MAT 1303: Precalculus (3 hours):
Elementary function theory, trigonometry, and an introduction to discrete mathematics, including
mathematical induction.
MAT 1324: Calculus I (3 hours):
Distance formula, slope, equation of a straight line, equations and graphs of conic sections,
translation and rotation of axes, limits, the derivative, rules for differentiation, chain rule, higher
derivatives, implicit differentiation, extrema, related rates, introduction to integration, fundamental
theorem of calculus, and area under a curve.
History:
HIS 2321: Fundamentals of American History (3 hours):
An examination of world civilizations with emphasis upon the United States, from the Age of
Exploration to 1877.
HIS 2322: Fundamentals of American History (3 hours):
A continuation of HIS 2321, from 1877 to present.
HIS 2301: Survey of World History (3 hours):
This course provides a survey of human experience to the seventeenth century, with emphasis on
the growth of Western institutions and concepts.
HIS 2303: Survey of World History (3 hours):
This course provides a survey of human experience since 1648, with emphasis on the growth of
Western institutions and concepts.
International Studies:
IST 2300: Introduction to International Studies (3 hours):
This course explores selected civilizations of the non-Western world: the Middle East since the
founding of Islam, as well as India, China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. This is an
interdisciplinary course which will merge elements of psychology and anthropology in order to
teach students to think with an international perspective. This course will focus on understanding
behavior across a variety of cultures. The course is designed to encourage a global consciousness
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in student thinking as well as help to increase egalitarian thinking and reduce ethnocentrism. This
informal seminar calls for responsible reading and lively, insightful discussion. Students
experience the cultures through field trips to art museums.
IST 2301: Advanced International Studies (3 hours):
This course explores selected civilizations of the non-Western world:Latin America, Africa; and
modern Europe since the Cold War. This is an interdisciplinary course which will merge elements
of psychology and anthropology in order to teach students to think with an international
perspective. This course will focus on understanding behavior across a variety of cultures. The
course is designed to encourage a global consciousness in student thinking as well as help to
increase egalitarian thinking and reduce ethnocentrism. This informal seminar calls for responsible
reading and lively, insightful discussion. Students experience the cultures through field trips to art
museums.
IST 2399: Special Topics / Study Abroad (3 hours):
This course will cover the political and cultural history of the country or countries chosen as
international travel destinations.
Religion:
REL 1311: Introductory Studies in the Old Testament (3 hours):
Survey of Old Testament tradition, emphasizing its historical development and cultural setting,
with writing assignments designed to enhance students’ appreciation of religious values.
REL 1312: Introductory Studies in the New Testament(3 hours):
Survey of New Testament tradition, emphasizing its historical development and cultural setting,
with writing assignments designed to enhance students’ appreciation of religious values.
REL 1321: Introductory Studies in World Religions(3 hours):
A survey of selected world religions, emphasizing the diversity of religious experience in human
life, with writing assignments designed to enhance students’ appreciation of religious values.
Physical Education:
EXS 1220: Basic Concepts in Health and Physical Education(2 hours):
World Language:
SPN 1341: Elementary Spanish I: (3 hours):
Students will learn new grammar points and vocabulary essential for effective communication in
Spanish while improving their ability to speak, read, write, and understand the language, while
polishing and enhancing structures and vocabulary acquired in previous Spanish courses. The
course will be taught in Spanish to maximize the contact with the oral language. Speaking and
listening proficiency will be strengthened using a variety of communicative activities including
small group work.
SPN 1342: Elementary Spanish II (3 hours):
A continuation of SPN 1341. Students will learn new grammar points and vocabulary essential
for effective communication in Spanish while improving their ability to speak, read, write, and
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understand the language, while polishing and enhancing structures and vocabulary acquired in
previous Spanish courses. The course will be taught in Spanish to maximize the contact with the
oral language. Speaking and listening proficiency will be strengthened using a variety of
communicative activities including small group work.
SPN 2313: Intermediate Spanish (3 hours):
This course builds on language skills introduced in SPN 1341-1342
SPN 2314: Intermediate Spanish (3 hours):
This course builds on language skills introduced in SPN 2313.
Courses offered through Indiana Wesleyan University
LDR 150: Introduction to Life Calling (3 hours):
Introduction to Life Calling an introductory course for all new students at Indiana Wesleyan
University that introduces the concept of the university’s mission to develop students in character,
scholarship, and leadership. This course helps students develop an understanding of the Christian
way of life and learning that enables virtue, servant leadership, and citizenship in God’s kingdom
within the context of the concept of life calling and the discovery of one's God-given design as a
basis for this calling. This discovery is based on foundational values revealed in the Christian faith
as understood from an evangelical perspective. These values form a Christian worldview that
students will continue to develop throughout their entire undergraduate experience. This emerging
sense of calling can then be used to guide the student in taking actions of personal leadership that
can lead to greater success in their university experience, and at the same time help them make a
positive impact in their world around them.
Courses offered through LeTourneau University
Science:
BIOL 1014 Life Science (4 hours)
A concepts oriented course for non-science majors. A study of the major areas of biology
including cell biology, energetics, genetics, natural selection, diversity, plant and animal systems,
and ecology.
ENVT 1114 Introduction to Environmental Science (4 hours):
A concepts oriented course for non-science majors, is a survey of physical, biological, and social
processes affecting the environment and exploration of current environmental issues. Topics
include principles for understanding the environment; population and community dynamics;
biodiversity of species and landscapes; conservation, remediation, and restoration ecology; water,
air, and soil quality; and environmental issues, policies, and laws.
World Language:
CHIN 1113 Elementary Chinese 1 (3 hours):
A basic beginning semester course for students with no previous study of Chinese. Emphasis on
speaking, writing, reading, and listening, as the basis for the development of all three
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Communication Modes (Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational). Chinese cultures will be
introduced through a variety of texts, including readings, music, art, and film. Class 3.
CHIN 1123 Elementary Chinese 2 (3 hours):
For students with the equivalent of one semester of previous study of Chinese. Emphasis on
strengthening students’ interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational skills in both oral and
written Chinese. Chinese cultures are presented through a variety of authentic texts,
including short pieces of literature, essays, and newspaper articles. Music, art, and film are also
included. After Elementary Chinese I (CHIN 1113) and II (CHIN 1123), students should be able
to engage in everyday conversations with native speakers, and read straightforward texts, both
fiction and nonfiction, with relative ease. Class 3. Prerequisite: Elementary Chinese I (CHIN
1113) or equivalent.
CHIN 2113 Intermediate Chinese 1 (3 hours):
For students with the equivalent of two semester of previous study of Chinese. An intermediate
language and culture class that aims to consolidate and expand the skills of listening
comprehension, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. Includes a comprehensive review of the
grammar and reinforces linguistic acquisition through texts, movies, art and multimedia projects to
acquaint students with cultural issues relevant to the Chinese-speaking world. Class
3. Prerequisite: Elementary Chinese II (CHIN 1123) or equivalent.
CHIN 2123 Intermediate Chinese 2 (3 hours):
For students with the equivalent of three semester of previous study of Chinese. A continuation of
Intermediate Chinese I, aimed to reinforce the practice of oral and written communication in Chinese through
topics in contemporary cultural materials from China. Students will focus on improving proficiency, refining
pronunciation and acquiring vocabulary. Along with in-class discussions, course work involves grammar
review and practice in writing. Class 3. Prerequisite: Intermediate Chinese I (CHIN 2113) or
equivalent.
Fine Arts:
HUMA 1153 Introduction To Fine Arts (3 hours):
A survey course giving exposure to various music and art forms through their historical
developments in the western world. Musical forms from classical to modern are explored. Art
forms such as architecture, sculpture, and painting are traced from the Greek-Roman period to the
present.
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