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Students will develop a portfolio of work documenting their skills, learning, and application of learning demonstrated while at EMU. Material for the portfolio will come from EMU Core general education courses and experiences, as well as courses within the major and co-curricular engagement. This portfolio is designed around a set of outcomes that characterize wise, bridge-building leaders, including four important themes: faith and meaning, intercultural understanding, power and equity, and environmental sustainability.
Core Classes (8-10 SH)
ABP 260 Questions of Faith and Ethics (3)
CORE 102 Transitions (1 103 Big Questions, Deep Connections (3 + 1 EEC)
OR CORE 301 Transfer Portfolio (1) (Core 301 not required in 2024-25)CORE 300 Power, Systems, and Justice (3)
CORE 402 Senior Portfolio (1)
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Writing and Research (3, 6, or 7; depends on placement)
WRIT 125 College Writing I (3)
WRIT 135 College Writing II (3)
CORE 302 University Research (transfers) (1)
Communication Foundations course (3)
Language Learning course (3)
Quantitative Reasoning course (1-3)
1 Writing Intensive course (1-4)
1 Additional Writing Intensive OR Communication Intensive course (1-4)
1 Technology Intensive course (1-4)
Core Themes Across the Disciplines (11-16 SH)
History course (2-3)
Literature course (2-3)
Natural Science course (2-4)
Social and Behavioral Science course (2-3)
Theology and Religion course (3)
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Intercultural Experience (1-3*)
Creative Arts Exploration (1-4)
CORE 202 Living Well (2)
Community Experience course(1-4)
EMU Engage credits (6 EEC)
*1 SH reflective option available in the context of a significant intercultural immersion; most students complete 3 SH options
Total: minimum of
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34 semester hours/credits, plus 6 EMU Engage credits,
plus writing/communication intensive, community experience, and technology intensive courses.
A course may be applied to only one EMU Core requirement, with the following exceptions: a course which meets an EMU Core requirement may also count as a writing intensive, communication intensive, technology intensive, or community experience course. (See clarification related to language learning and communication intensives below.)
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2024-25 Transfers: Transfers and re-admits may contact the registrar’s office for details about alternative courses that fulfill the CORE 300 Power, Systems, and Justice and CORE 402 Senior Portfolio requirements in 2024-25.
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Students take portfolio courses at the beginning and end of their time at EMU, where they set up and curate the EMU portfolio. These courses provide space for integrative reflection on EMU themes as well as professional and vocational planning and preparation. ABP 260 and CORE 300 provide students with a shared space to discuss issues of Faith & Meaning and Power & Equity.
ABP 260 Questions of Faith and Ethics (3)
CORE 102 Transitions (1 academic credit 103 Big Questions, Deep Connections (3 academic credits + 1 EMU Engage Credit)
OR CORE 301 Transfer Portfolio (1 + 1 EMU Engage Credit) not required in 2024-25
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As part of guided self-placement, students will complete a questionnaire to determine appropriate placement in WRIT 125, WRIT 135, or WRIT 140. Placement will be confirmed in consultation with academic advisersadvisors.
In the first week of class, a diagnostic essay will be written in WRIT 125, WRIT 135, and WRIT 140 to confirm placement. Adjustments may be made to writing placement at that time.
A student who scores 4 or 5 on the AP Language and Composition exam earns 3 hours of credit, satisfies the writing course requirement, and will enroll in CORE 302 University Research.
Students who wish to meet the EMU Core writing requirement through dual enrollment writing courses may be asked to demonstrate writing and research skills equivalent to the objectives of the EMU course WRIT 135 College Writing II. The following points apply to instances where a student wishes to meet the EMU Core writing requirement through dual enrollment writing courses:
Students with a grade below B in their dual enrollment writing course (or in the second semester of a two-part writing sequence) will be placed in WRIT 125 or WRIT 135 based on their ACT/SAT English scores and grades in junior and senior year high school English courses.
The director of the writing program may, upon review of a student's overall record, recommend that a student with a grade of B or better in dual enrollment writing enroll in a first-year writing course at EMU.
The director of the writing program may request a writing sample from a student in the process of deciding which EMU writing course/s to recommend. Additional methods for determining writing placements may be introduced as needed.
Students who have satisfied the writing course requirement through dual enrollment will enroll in CORE 302 University Research.
CORE 302 University Research is strongly recommended for students who transfer credit fulfilling WRIT 135 College Writing II from other schools or through Transfer Virginia's Undergraduate Certificate of General Studies. If in doubt about whether to take University Research, transfer students should consult with the academic advisor in their programs of study. Transfer students should enroll in the course prior to or in the same semester that they take their first Writing Intensive course at EMU.
If a student takes WRIT 110, WRIT 125, or WRIT 135 two times and does not pass, the director of the writing program, in consultation with the academic deans, will provide a recommendation regarding next steps for the student to gain readiness for our writing courses.
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ACTG 422 Intermediate Accounting III (3)
BIOCH 398 Advanced Cell Biology (3)
BIOL 235 Ecology: Adaptation and Environment (4)
BIOL 485 Faith, Science, and Ethics (2) BIST 323 Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul (3, and Ethics (2)
BUAD 331 Organizational Behavior (3)
CMUS 250 Music History I (3)
CMUS 260 Music History II (3)
CS 365 System Administration (2)
ECON 311 Contemporary Economic Issues (3)
ECON 401 Development Economics (3)
ED 235 Curriculum and Organization in Early Education (4)
ED 401 Examining Foundations of Education (2)
ENGR 325 Engineering Ethics (2)
ENVS 430 Environmental Sustainability Capstone (2)
HIST 411 The History of Recent America, 1941-Present (3)
HUM 200 Foundations of Humanities (2)
HUM 490 Seminar in Humanities (4)
MATH 450 Introduction to Analysis (3)
MATH 460 Abstract Algebra (3)
MKTG 410 Strategic Marketing Management (3)
NURS 310 Conceptual Framework of Nursing (2)
NURS 311 Conceptual Framework Bridge Course (3)
NURS 440 Transition to Practice (3)
PE 415 Exercise Physiology of Sport (3)
PPX 371 Peace and Security in East Asia (3)
PPX 401 Human Rights and Dignity (4)
PPX 405 Topics: International Security (4)
PPX 421 Genocide in the 20th Century (4)
PPX 431 Political Reconciliation (4)
PSYC 312 Psych Research Design and Analysis (4)
PSYC 472 Research in Psychology (2)
PXD/SOC 225 Theories of Social Change (3)
PXD 365 Social and Political Economy (3)
RSM 309 Recreation and Sport Program and Event Planning (3)
SOC/PXD 225 Theories of Social Change (3)
SOC 392 Junior Seminar in Social Research (3)
SOWK 330 Social Policy Analysis (3)
SOWK 400 Social Work Practice II (3)
SPAN 320 Constructing Identities (3)
SPAN 325 The Latino Experience (3)
THR 360 Playwriting (2)
THR 361 Screenwriting (2)
VACA 283 Art History-Western (4)
WCSC 387 Race, Space, and Inequality (3)
WCSC 388 La Lucha Latina (3)
WRIT 200 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
WRIT 210 News and Feature Writing (3)
WRIT 351 Fiction Writing Workshop (3)
WRIT 352 Creative Nonfiction Workshop (3)
WRIT 380 Expository Writing (1)
WRIT 381 Argumentative Writing (1)
WRIT 383 Professional Writing (1)
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ACTG 445 Seminar in Accounting (2)
CS 445 Analysis of Algorithms (2)
CS 460 Big Data Analysis (4)
ECON 300 Environmental and Ecological Economics (3)
ENGR 491 Senior Capstone Project (2)
LEAD 300 Leadership Theory and Practice (3)
MATH 364 Geometry (2)
PXD 341 Mediation and Facilitation (3)
SPAN Any Spanish language course beyond first required language course. (May not simultaneously fulfill the Communication Foundations requirement.)
VACA 168 Digital Media I: Video Production (2)
VACA 332 Intermediate Ceramics (2)
VACA 354 Conservation Photography (4)
VACA 368 Digital Media 3: Hybrid Storytelling (4)
VACA 434 Advanced Drawing (2)
VACA 435 Advanced Painting (2)
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PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
PHIL 412 Philosophy of Religion (3)
REL 201 Introduction to Religious Studies (3)
REL 202 Reading the Bible (3)
REL 205 Introduction to Theology (3)
REL 212 Faith, Meaning, Adolescence (3)
REL 231 Jewish and Islamic Traditions (3)
REL 232 Hinduisms and Buddhisms (3)
REL 233 East Asian Traditions: Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto (3)
REL 234 Indigenous Traditions (3)
REL 235 Spiritual Formation, Sacred Pauses (3)
REL 301 Gender in the Bible (3)
REL 302 Jesus, God, and Film (3)
REL 303 Money in the Bible (3)
REL 304 Politics in the Bible (3)
REL 310-315 Topics in Religion (3)
REL 323 Jesus, Justice, and Violence (3)
REL 334 Ministry with Children and Adolescents (3)
REL 338 Missiology (3)
REL 341 African American Religions (3)
REL 342 Sex, Love, God: Religion and Sexuality (3)
REL 343 Witches, Cripples, and Other Monsters: Religion and Disability (3)
REL 350-355 Topics is Theology (3)
REL 410 Hebrew Bible: Text in Context (3)
REL 411 New Testament: Text in Context (3)
REL 412 Liberation Theologies (3)
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CHMUS 211 Music for the Congregation (3)
CMUS 116 Appreciating Music Making (2)
CMUS 201 Topics in Music-World Music (2)
CMUS 202 Topics in Music-Folk Rock to Hip Hop (2)
CMUS 203 Topics in Music-Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2)
CMUS 204 Topics in Music-Introduction to Music Technology (2)
MUED 131 Class Piano I (1)
MUED 132 Class Piano II (1)
MUED 341 Elementary School Music (2-3)
MUED 342 Secondary School Music (3)
MUES 310 The University Choir (1)
MUES 321 Chamber Singers (1)
MUES 331 Chamber Orchestra (1)
MUES 332 Wind Ensemble (1)
MUES 333 Chamber Ensemble (1)
MUES 341 EMU Jazz (1)
MUES 351 EMU Pep Band (1)
MUPS 121 Class Voice (1)
MUPS 202 Improvisation (1)
MUPS 203 Songwriting (1)
MUPS 204 Digital Songwriting (1)
MUPS 2xx, 3xx all Private Music Lessons (1-2)
PEM 145 Rhythmic Activities (1)
THR 100 Acting for the Stage and Screen (2)
THR 210 Technical Theater (2)
THR 230-235 Topics in Theater (2)
THR 300 Directing for the Theater (2)
THR 360 Playwriting (2)
THR 361 Screenwriting (2)
VACA 112 Digital Photography (3)
VACA 121 Drawing I (4)
VACA 131 Three-Dimensional Design (4)
VACA 143 Foundations of Design I: 2-D (2)
VACA 151 Photography I (2)
VACA 221 Watercolor Painting (3)
VACA 222 Painting I (4)
VACA 232 Ceramics I (4)
VACA 323 Printmaking and Watercolor (4)
VACA 397 Elementary School Art Methods (2-3)
WRIT 200 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
WRIT 351 Fiction Writing Workshop (3)
WRIT 352 Creative Nonfiction Workshop (3)
WRIT 370 Poetry Workshop (3)
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Living Well supports the Reflective Collaboration outcome of the EMU Core. This largely experiential course invites students to explore their own wellness and well being through the lens of holistic wellness, and supports them in pursuing goals for well-being in a personal growth project. Students will consider various intersecting dimensions of well-being, including physical, social, community, emotional/mental, faith, spiritual, financial, and occupational. Through community-building activities, conversations with expert guests, and work towards individual goals related to various dimensions of health, students will integrate and apply their understandings about well-being in college and beyond as part of their journey to become wise, bridge-building leaders. (Education students seeking PreK-3, PreK-6, SPED, or Health and Physical Education [PreK-12] licensure, substitute HE 202 Health and Safety for CORE 202 Living Well.)
Community Experience (
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1-4 SH)
Community Experience courses integrate at least 15 hours of experiential learning in a community setting. Students practice Innovative and Applied Learning and Reflective Collaboration in these experiences. A Community Experience course may also fulfill other EMU Core requirements.
ABP 360 Good Questions (1)
ACTG 481 Accounting Internship (1-3)
BIOL 219 Life Science Practicum (1)
BIOL 429 Biology Internship (1-3)
BUAD 461 Strategic Leadership in Organizations (3)
BUAD 481 Business Internship (1-3)
BUAN 481 Business Analytics Internship (1-3)
CHEM 285 Environmental Chemistry (4)
CMUS 490 Music Internship (1-2)
CS 488 Computer Science Internship (1-3)
ECON 481 Economics Internship (1-3)
ED 101 Exploring Teaching (2)
ED 252 Learning and Classroom Environments Professional Field Experience (6-12) (1)
ENGL 290 Topics: Recovery and Resilience (2)
ENGL 344 Ways of War and Peace (3)
ENGL 391 Topics: Bibliotherapy (2)
ENGL 470 English Internship (1-3)
ENGR 488 Engineering Internship (1-3)
ENVS 429 Environmental Sustainability Internship (3)
FIN 481 Finance Internship (1-3)
HIST 441 History Internship (1-3)
HONRS 431 Honors Teaching and Leadership (0-2)
ICSSC 300 Career, Culture, and Community (WCSC) (3)
ICSSC 305 Career, Culture, and Community (WCSC) (2)
LARTS 256 Commuter Cycling (1)
LARTS 281 Student Life and Student Leadership (1)
LARTS 390 Writing Peer Tutoring Practicum (1-3)
LARTS 391 Peer Tutoring in the Discipline (1-3)
LARTS 410 Liberal Arts Internship (1-3)
LEAD 281 Leadership Practicum (1)
LEAD 481 Leadership Internship (1-3)
MKTG 481 Marketing Internship (1-3)
MUED 341 Elementary School Music (2-3)
MUED 342 Secondary School Music (3)
MUED 412 Vocal Pedagogy (2)
MUED 413 Piano Pedagogy (2)
MUED 415 String Pedagogy (2)
MUES 333 Chamber Ensemble (1)
NURS 426 Nursing and the Family in Community (3)
NURS 432 Community Health (3)
PE 203 Coaching Practicum (1)
PE 210 Sophomore Practicum-KES (1)
PE 301 Adapted Physical Education (3)
POL 250 Law, Justice and the Local Context (3)
PSYC 203 Developmental Case Study (1)
PSYC 483 Psychology Internship II (2)
PXD 431 Peacebuilding and Development Practicum (1-3)
REL 338 Missiology (3)
REL 451 Church Work Practicum (3)
REL 462 Mission Practicum (3)
RSM 211 Sophomore Recreation Practicum (1)
RSM 411 Senior Internship (4)
SOC 409 Field Experience in Sociology (3)
SOWK 101 Exploring Social Work (3)
SOWK 430 Senior Practicum in Social Work (12)
SPAN 330 Immigration Issues (3)
SPAN 360 Spanish for Health Care Professionals (3)
SPAN 470 Spanish Internship (1-3)
THR 281 Acting Practicum (1-3)
THR 350 Technical Theater Practicum (1-3)
THR 351 Stage Management Practicum (1-3)
THR 352 Assistant Directing (1-3)
THR 353 Dramaturgy (1-3)
VACA 168 Digital Media I: Video Production (4)
VACA 354 Conservation Photography (4)
VACA 368 Digital Media III: Hybrid Storytelling (4)
VACA 397 Elementary School Art Methods (2-3)
VACA 398 Secondary School Art Methods (3)
VACA 468 Digital Media IV: Advanced Video Production (4)
VACA 491 Internship (1-4)
WRIT 390 Literary Arts Journal-Phoenix (1)
WRIT 391 Editing and Publishing-Weather Vane (1-3)
WRIT 470 Writing Internship (1-3)
Also fulfilled by clinical lab science practicum.medical laboratory science program
EMU Engage Credits (6 EEC)
Students engage with EMU values and integrative learning as they participate in co-curricular events. Students earn 1 EMU Engage credit each semester that they collect 10 EMU Engage points through attending designated campus events. A total of six credits is required for graduation. See the EMU Engage website or contact the office of Student Life for further details, schedule, and FAQ.
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Student teaching
Social work practicum
Intercultural
WCSC semester Clinical Lab Science Practicum
Medical laboratory science program
Transfer students will receive Engage credits based on prior academic credits as follows:
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