General Education Requirements for Professional Undergraduate Students (Regional Locations and Online)
The APU Core: Pathways to Flourishing
APU’s general education (GE) program is titled The APU Core: Pathways to Flourishing and has three components: Pursuing Wisdom, Preparing to Serve, and Living Out God’s Love. The APU Core leads students on a transformational journey that prepares them to impact the world for Christ.
Professional Undergraduate GE Policies
Students are required to access their Academic Requirements Report (through home.apu.edu, under the Academics section) to ensure they are on track to satisfy their GE requirements. For more information, visit the APU Core resource websites for students or faculty and staff.
Certain GE requirements may be waived based on courses taken at other institutions, the total number of units transferred to APU, or completion of Cal-GETC, IGETC, CSU Breadth, or an ADN. Any questions about a student’s Transfer Credit Report should be directed to an academic records specialist in the Office of the Registrar, located in the Student Services Center.
Requirements
Courses listed in 2 categories cannot satisfy both requirements; students must choose which category the course will fulfill. The sole exception is UNRS 386, a 6-unit course that is a combination of two other existing GE courses and that meets the Civic Knowledge and Engagement, and Intercultural Competence, requirements.
Intellectual and Practical Skills
Inquiry and Analysis, Critical and Creative Thinking, Written and Oral Communication, Personal Wellness, Quantitative Literacy, Information Literacy, and Teamwork and Problem Solving.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Writing 1 | 4-5 | |
| Writing 1A: Writing and Rhetoric for Professional Students | ||
| Writing 1B: Research and Writing for Professional Students | ||
or PRWR 115 | Writing for Prior Learning | |
| Writing 2 1 | 3 | |
| Writing 2: Psychology Subdisciplines and Career Trajectories | ||
| Writing 2: Writing in Business | ||
| Writing 2: Criminal Justice Research Methods | ||
| Writing 2: Theoretical Frameworks in Nursing | ||
| Writing 3 | 3-5 | |
| Writing 3: Business Ethics | ||
| Writing 3: Criminal Justice Research Design | ||
PRCJ 496 | ||
| Writing 3: Writing for Communication | ||
| Writing 3: Public Relations Strategies and Techniques | ||
| Writing 3: Senior Seminar in Psychology and Christian Integration | ||
| Writing 3: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare | ||
| Writing 3: Evidence-Based Practice, Theory, and Clinical Pathways | ||
| Writing 3: Ethics and Issues in Health Care | ||
| Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Business Communications | ||
| Public Communication | ||
| Quantitative Literacy | 3 | |
| Business Statistics | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Statistics and Data Management for Nursing and Health Care | ||
| Total Units | 16-19 | |
- 1
Writing 2 is waived for professional undergraduate applicants transferring in 60+ units before beginning their first APU semester.
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| History | 3 | |
| World Civilizations to 1648 | ||
| World Civilizations Since 1648 | ||
| United States History to 1877 | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
| Studies in Literature | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Introduction to Art | ||
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Survey of Economics | ||
| Organizational Leadership | ||
| Managing Diverse Teams and Groups | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Intro to Criminal Justice | ||
| General Psychology | ||
| Human Growth and Development | ||
| Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development | ||
| Natural Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Biology and Society | ||
| Chemistry and Society | ||
| General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry for the Health Sciences | ||
| Science and Technology for Everyday Applications | ||
| Total Units | 16 | |
Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Formation 2
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PRBL 230 | Luke/Acts | 3 |
| PRTH 200 | Theology and the Christian Life | 3 |
| RNRS 396 | Professional Practice: Ethics, Issues, and Spirituality in Health Care 3 | 6 |
| Choose from the following: | ||
| PRMI 108 | Christian Life, Faith, and Ministry | 3 |
| PRBL 100 | Introduction to Biblical Literature: Exodus/Deuteronomy | 3 |
| PRPH 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PRRS 200 | World Religions | 3 |
| Total Units | 6-18 | |
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A professional undergraduate applicant’s total number of units transferred in before their first APU semester changes the Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Formation requirements. For more information, visit General Education Information for Professional Transfer Students.
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This course is available only for students in the RN-BSN Nursing program, and fulfills the entire Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Formation outcome area requirement.
Personal and Social Responsibility
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Civic Knowledge and Engagement | 3 | |
| Business and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Organization and Administrative Behavior | ||
| Criminal Justice, Civic Engagement, and Social Responsibility | ||
| American Government | ||
| Political Psychology | ||
| Science and Technology for Everyday Applications | ||
| Community Health Nursing | ||
| Population and Community Health Nursing 4 | ||
| Intercultural Competence | 3 | |
| International Business | ||
| Multicultural Psychology | ||
| Urban/Rural Health Nursing | ||
| Population and Community Health Nursing 4 | ||
| Total Units | 6 | |
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UNRS 386 is a 6-unit course that combines content from UNRS 382 and UNRS 384. When completed, this course meets the GE requirements for Civic Knowledge and Engagement, and Intercultural Competence.
Integrative and Applied Learning
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Management | ||
| Criminal Justice Internship | ||
| Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice | ||
| Thesis/Project | ||
| Field Experience | ||
| Research Experience I | ||
| Leadership in Health Care Settings | ||
| Clinical Practicum | ||
| Clinical Residency Nursing | ||
| Total Units | 2-3 | |
| AVERAGE TOTAL UNITS for GENERAL EDUCATION | 46-62 | |