The Aldersgate Honors College at Northwest Nazarene University fosters Christ-centered intellectual engagement through great books, debate, and seminar-style discussions. Students develop critical thinking, cultural discernment, and a moral imagination to redeem and enrich society.
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Year Three
Year Four
NNU Core Curriculum Courses
Core Electives
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Mathematics Proficiency (0 credits)
One of the following minimum test scores. Test scores must have been obtained within the previous five years.
- ACT Math score of 21 or higher
- SAT Math score of 570 or higher
- Accuplacer QRAS Score of 250 or higher
- Completion of an approved college level math course with a grade of C- or higher
Must be completed by the end of the fourth semester in residence.
Cultural Awareness Program (CAP)
The Cultural Awareness Program (CAP) encourages transformation of the student by deepening their understanding of cultural richness and complexity while instilling behaviors of appreciation, curiosity, and consideration of other cultures. As a result of participation, an NNU student should become a culturally informed, open-minded, and responsible person who is attentive to cultural diversity and perspectives in a variety of settings. They should seek to understand how their actions affect both local and global communities and address some of the world's most pressing and enduring issues collaboratively and equitably.
Each undergraduate student must meet the University's General Education Cultural Awareness requirement while attending NNU. A student fulfills the requirement by one of the following options:
1) completion of two CAP1 designated courses,
2) completion of one CAP2 designated course,
3) completion of an approved international study abroad program with prescribed NNU Global Connections requirements,
4) participation in university-sponsored international travel
5) for international students holding F-1 or J-1 visas, completion of prescribed NNU Global Connections requirements.
* Students who transfer to NNU with a minimum of 60 credits will be required to complete only one course (CAP1 or CAP2).
* Concurrent credit or transfer courses will not be considered for CAP credit.
* A faculty-directed research or internship course may receive CAP designation upon approval by the GEC.
CAP 1 Outcomes:
Category one Cultural Awareness Program courses (CAP1) must meet the outcomes listed below and incorporate five hours of direct engagement with primary cultural voices.
- Learn components of a different culture—beliefs, values, customs, language, non-verbal communication, domain-specific accomplishments, etc.—as it relates to and is integrated within course content.
- Compare one's own culture to the alternative perceptions of a different cultural group, recognizing the role of ethnocentrism in developing a comprehensive worldview that seeks to understand differing cultural perceptions.
- Demonstrate empathy, humility, or open-mindedness and appreciation toward a different cultural group, propelled by an understanding of the strengths and challenges embedded within their geopolitical, sociological, environmental, governmental, economic, religious, etc. realities.
CAP 2 Outcomes:
Category two Cultural Awareness Program courses (CAP2) must meet all outcomes listed below and incorporate fifteen hours of direct engagement from a cultural experience.
- Learn components of a different culture—beliefs, values, customs, language, non-verbal communication, domain-specific accomplishments, etc.—as it relates to and is integrated within course content.
- Compare one's own culture to the alternative perceptions of a different cultural group, recognizing the role of ethnocentrism in developing a comprehensive worldview that seeks to understand differing cultural perceptions.
- Demonstrate empathy, humility, or open-mindedness and appreciation toward a different cultural group, propelled by an understanding of the strengths and challenges embedded within their geopolitical, sociological, environmental, governmental, economic, religious, etc. realities.
- Understand tensions within a culture or between cultures and discuss resolutions that consider the norms and values of the culture being studied.
- Display greater cultural understanding because of direct engagement and/or dialogue with the cultural group of focus to hear their expertise or perspective through their cultural lens.
- Identify evidence of personal transformation of cultural awareness and sensitivity achieved through purposeful experiences with individuals of a different cultural group.