The Division of Continuing Education offers Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees with majors in Accounting, Business Information Systems, International Business, Management and Social & Behavioral Sciences. Arts & Humanities majors must fulfill the Bachelor of Arts requirement. An online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN.) is available to RNs with active licenses.
To earn a BA you must complete either one year (two semesters or three quarters) of elementary college level work in a single foreign language or five credits at a more advanced level. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from the foreign language requirement.
Candidates for the BS degree must successfully complete two courses of at least three credits each in a single department chosen from the following: anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, environmental studies, mathematics, physics, political science, psychology, or sociology. These courses must be (a) outside the department which offers the major, and (b) beyond the Linfield Curriculum. If a student completes two majors, the BS degree requirement may be fulfilled by two courses from either major.
You may use the courses taken to fulfill mathematics and statistics requirements only if these courses are offered through a mathematics department. Social & Behavioral Science majors may use two courses in a social science field outside the two major departments of focus, as long as the two courses are not needed to fulfill major requirements.
Degree candidates are required to take the Linfield Entry Colloquium, IDST 008, within their first year of enrollment. This one-credit online class addresses the special needs of adults returning to college and provides an in-depth understanding of Linfield policy and degree requirements.
To obtain a bachelor’s degree you need to complete a total of 125 semester credits of college work. At least 30 semester credits must come from Linfield classes. The remainder may be transferred from other schools. A maximum of 72 semester credits (108 quarter credits) may be transferred from community colleges. A student may earn a maximum of 31 semester hours in credit for prior learning and a maximum of 30 in non-course credits such as CLEP. Approximately one-third of the required credits represent the general education curriculum, onethird the major, and one-third general electives.
Of the 125 semester hours required for graduation, no more than 8 may be in paracurricular credits, personal skill or creative activity courses usually valued at one credit. Physical Education courses are the most common type of paracurriculars. No more than four paracurricular courses from any one department may count toward graduation. The Entry Colloquium, IDST 008, is included in the 8 credit maximum.
Linfield will accept up to 10 semester hours in cooperative work experience (CWE), supervised field experience (SFE) courses, or internships. No more than two internships, with no more than 5 credits from each, will count toward graduation. In order to receive CWE or SFE credit, you will need to provide descriptions of the responsibilities you assumed and the experience you gained during the course.
Twenty of the last 30 credits taken toward graduation must be from Linfield.
To earn a BS or a BA degree from Linfield College a student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.00 in all Linfield coursework applying toward the degree and at least 2.00 in the courses used to satisfy major requirements. The BSN degree requires a 2.5 in major coursework.
The purpose of the general education requirement called the Linfield Curriculum is to foster the development of wholly-educated persons by providing a coherent experience spanning the arts and humanities, natural sciences, and social-behavioral sciences. The Linfield Curriculum seeks to enable students to communicate effectively; appreciate literary, artistic, and historical works; be conversant with various philosophical and religious conceptions of humanity; understand the role of diversity both globally and nationally; analyze how human beings behave individually and socially; understand, formulate, and critique quantitative arguments; and comprehend the methods and accomplishments of modern science.
Grounded in the multidisciplinary spirit of the liberal arts, the Linfield Curriculum stresses wide exposure to the ways that educated individuals, be they scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, or ethicists, engage ideas, articulate choices, and assert opinions. It encourages students to cultivate intellectual and personal flexibility, pursue independent action, and engage in responsible decision-making. The Linfield Curriculum emphasizes communication and facilitates self-discovery in personal, cultural, and academic contexts. It affirms the need to understand people and societies both nationally and internationally. In short, the Linfield Curriculum encourages inquiry, analysis, and imagination, habits of mind that provide the foundation for reasoned action, wonder, and continued learning in all aspects of life.
The Linfield Curriculum consists of four major components:(1) the Inquiry Seminar; (2) Six Modes of Inquiry; (3) Diversity Studies; and (4) a Writing-Intensive Requirement. Courses contributing to the Linfield Curriculum are normally a minimum of 3 semester-credits. Any single class transferred from outside institutions must be at least 3 semester-credits or 4 quarter-credits. To encourage intellectual breadth, no student may count more than two courses from a single department toward completion of the Linfield Curriculum.
The Modes of Inquiry offer six conceptual frames of reference central to the pursuit and construction of modern knowledge: Creative Studies; Individuals, Systems, and Societies; Natural World; Quantitative Reasoning; Ultimate Questions; and Vital Past. While resembling the traditional distributional arrangements of general education, these categories also transcend them by asking students and faculty to focus on the distinctive crossdisciplinary questions underlying each Mode of Inquiry. The Linfield Curriculum encourages intellectual breadth by introducing students to a wide variety of academic experiences.
Each student must complete at least seven approved courses, one in each of the Six Modes of Inquiry and one Upper-Division course. This Upper-Division course must be at the 300 level or above. It may be taken from any of the Modes of Inquiry, but it must be a course from outside the student’s major department. In the case of a student with multiple majors, the Upper Division course must be from outside one of the major departments. In other words, it may not be a course which satisfies the requirements of both majors. In the case of interdisciplinary majors, the Upper Division course must be from outside the student’s field of study.
To satisfy the requirement for each Mode of Inquiry and the Upper Division course, a student must demonstrate meeting the learning objectives of that mode by choosing an assignment, or collection of assignments, to post in an online repository. In the case of an experiential learning opportunity, the exemplar will be a summary report. The choice of these exemplars must be supported with a paragraph description. To receive credit for the Mode of Inquiry, these exemplars must be posted by the last day of finals of the semester the course is taken. For the case in which a course satisfies multiple designations, the student may submit exemplars and support for multiple designations; however, the student must eventually choose the designation for which they would like the course to count and will receive credit only for that single designation. (Beginning with students admitted on or after August 1, 2011.)
Courses with this designation are dedicated to the study of theory and practice in music, theatre, literature, and the visual and plastic arts. They foreground creative theory, or creative practice, or integrate the two. These courses study the making of art and how meaning – sometimes tense or contradictory – rises out of the interaction between artists, artworks, and audiences. Thus, they ask students to inquire into the ambiguities, contradictions and tensions fundamental to art-making and its aesthetic effects. Art is a primary way that human beings reflect upon their experiences and perceptions. Therefore, these courses encourage students to value lifelong engagement with the arts. Creative Studies courses are designated CS in each semester’s registration materials.
Learning Outcomes
In courses with CS designation, students will do the following:
Courses with CS designation address the first learning outcome.
In addition, they address at least one of the remaining three.
Courses in this area examine how members of societies organize themselves to satisfy individual and collective goals. They foster an understanding of the complexity and interconnectedness of individuals, systems, and societies across local, national, and/or global contexts. They also encourage students to think critically about themselves and their relationships to other individuals, institutions, and/or social systems. Individuals, Systems, and Societies courses are designated IS in each semester’s registration materials.
Learning Outcomes
Courses with IS designation are intended to provide students with opportunities to do the following:
Courses with IS designation address one or more of the above learning outcomes. Those courses meeting only one address the learning outcome in greater depth.
Courses in this area explore science as a way of knowing about the natural world, highlighting the process of scientific inquiry and the interplay between theoretical and experimental analysis. They focus on fundamental principles that illuminate the study of our surroundings, including matter, energy, and living things. Emphasis is placed on students making connections between science and their daily lives. Natural World courses are designated NW in each semester’s registration materials.
Learning Outcomes
Courses with NW designation are intended to provide students with opportunities to learn the following:
Courses with NW designation address all of the above learning outcomes.
Courses in this category explore contextual problems involving quantitative relationships by means of numerical, symbolic, and visual representations. These courses foster critical analysis of the uses and constraints of quantitative information and its representations. Finally, they focus on discussing models; making appropriate assumptions; and deducing consequences or making predictions.
Quantitative Reasoning courses are designated QR in each semester’s registration materials.
Learning Outcomes
Courses with QR designation are designed to develop the student’s ability to do the following:
Courses with QR designation address all of the above learning outcomes.
Courses with this designation are designed to encourage students to articulate and evaluate unexamined assumptions and paradigmatic ways of acquiring knowledge through a critical analysis of fundamental beliefs, cultural practices, and competing truth claims with the aim to develop greater self-knowledge and wisdom, the ability for meaningful dialogue, social responsibility and understanding, and an appreciation for questions that lead to deeper insights into our actions and the reasons for them. While this mode of inquiry strongly emphasizes an assessment of cognitive systems and symbols, such courses also explore metaphors and language that penetrate to pre-cognitive or post-cognitive levels of people’s action (ethics) and ways of belonging (sociology) often associated with the sacred. Ultimate Questions courses are designated UQ in each semester’s registration materials.
Learning Outcomes
In courses with UQ designation, students will learn and demonstrate growth from among the following:
Recognizing that other modes of inquiry engage many of these issues, in an Ultimate Questions course, these topics and method lie at the center of the inquiry rather than arising as implications drawn from work in other modes of inquiry. All courses with UQ designation address the first learning outcome. In addition, they address at least one of the remaining four.
Courses in this mode of inquiry explore the human past and offer an opportunity to reflect on the continuities, change, and diversity in human experience across time. They investigate social, cultural, political, and other dimensions of human historical experience. They introduce students to various methods that scholars in different disciplines have developed to study the human past. These courses also encourage students to think critically about the interconnections between past and present. Vital Past courses are designated VP in each semester’s registration materials.
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete a course with VP designation should do the following:
Courses with VP designation will fulfill many, but not necessarily all, of the learning outcomes.
Each student is required to complete both writingintensive courses specified below. Beyond these, the college extends students opportunities to perfect their writing skills in many courses offered across the curriculum, designated WI in departmental listings.
The Inquiry Seminar (INQS 126) See I. above.
An escalating interconnectedness marks the society into which Linfield students will graduate. Within our own national borders, heightened sensitivity to the diversity of perspectives, experiences, and aspirations that shape U.S. culture grounds the successful operations of democracy and facilitates the exercise of effective citizenship. The emergence of women into every phase of public life has also accelerated the pace of cultural change. These developments challenge all learners to seek new sources of knowledge and question established views on what constitutes knowledge.
Diversity Studies within the Linfield Curriculum is meant to ensure that all students examine the cultural and individual differences produced by such factors as gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, and sexual orientation. The college thus affirms the benefits of mutual tolerance and civil discussion fostered by a deepened understanding of and respect for human complexity. Students must take two courses which address facets of cultural diversity such as gender, race, national or geopolitical allegiance, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural mores. One of the two required courses must address Global Pluralisms (GP), and one must explore U.S. Pluralisms (US). This requirement applies to all students regardless of citizenship. It is not met by classes in modern language instruction, though upper division culture classes offered by the Modern Languages Department may satisfy Global Pluralisms. Courses in Diversity Studies may, but are not mandated to, belong to any of the Modes of Inquiry. Students may propose experiential learning projects to satisfy half of this requirement; such projects must receive prior approval from the Curriculum Committee.
To satisfy the requirement for each diversity designation (GP, US), a student must demonstrate meeting the learning objectives of that designation by choosing an assignment, or collection of assignments, to post in an online repository. In the case of an experiential learning opportunity, the exemplar will be a summary report. The choice of these exemplars must be supported with a paragraph description. To receive credit for each diversity designation, these exemplars must be posted by the last day of finals of the semester the course is taken. For the case in which a course satisfies multiple designations, the student may submit exemplars and support for multiple designations; however, the student must eventually choose the designation for which they would like the course to count and will receive credit only for that single designation. (Beginning with students admitted on or after August 1, 2011.)
Each student is required to complete both writingintensive courses specified below. Beyond these, the college extends students opportunities to perfect their writing skills in many courses offered across the curriculum, designated WI in departmental listings.
All students must complete the approved upper-division Writing-Intensive class, or sequence of classes, designated for their respective majors by their home departments. This requirement serves to enhance students’ mastery of the formats, conventions, and habits of mind appropriate to the major’s disciplinary investigations.
Courses with this designation focus students’ attention beyond their own national boundaries. The use of analytical frameworks challenges students to address and understand the social, political, ethical, cultural, and/ or policy discourses of other countries from a global perspective. These courses also include a consideration of multicultural perspectives within other countries. Curricular offerings focusing on the history or culture of a given nation, group, or region may meet this requirement by including a comparative component for the course. This focus may include comparisons between or among countries, as well as comparisons of different time periods. Through the process of examining Global Pluralisms, students prepare for their participation and citizenship in an increasingly diverse world. Global Pluralisms courses are designated GP in each semester’s registration materials.
Learning Outcomes
In courses with GP designation, students will have opportunities to do the following:
Courses with GP designation address at least one of the above learning outcomes.
Courses with this designation explore the diverse experiences among those living in the United States. Students pursue inquiry into the varied dimensions of human diversity such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, language, politics, race, religion, sexual orientation, and/ or social class. These courses examine how the dominant traditions of American culture have marginalized the voices of those who have typically fallen outside those traditions, using analytical frameworks, or discussion that addresses the social, political, ethical, cultural, philosophical, and/or policy discourses among those groups. Through the process of examining U.S. Pluralisms, students prepare for their participation and citizenship in an increasingly diverse society. U.S. Pluralism courses are designated US in each semester’s registration materials.
Learning Outcomes
In courses with US designation, students will have opportunities to do the following:
Courses with US designation address at least one of the above learning outcomes.
Students seeking to meet one of the Linfield Curriculum requirements (LC) with courses taken prior to or during their enrollment at Linfield must use the College’s online portfolio system, TaskStream, to submit an exemplar from the course and a brief description or rationale of how the submitted item exemplifies the LC being sought. Listed below are a series of questions and answers to assist in this process.
Goals for the Major
In successfully completing a major in the department of business, students must demonstrate:
Requirements for the Major
To fulfill major requirements, a student must complete the courses listed below, from Linfield or in approved transfer. Fifteen credits of upper division accounting must be from LinfieldECON 210 Principles of Economics
BUSN 260 Financial Accounting
BUSN 261 Managerial Accounting
BUSN 301 Management
BUSN 321 Marketing
BUSN 340 Business Law I
BUSN 341 Financial Management
Upper Division Accounting Courses
BUSN 361 Intermediate Accounting I
BUSN 362 Intermediate Accounting II
BUSN 461 Cost Accounting
BUSN 466 Advanced Accounting
BUSN 468 Federal Income Tax
BUSN 469 Auditing (MWI):
Students enrolling in business courses must demonstrate the following quantitative prerequisites:
The Department presumes that students will have taken the applicable prerequisite(s) when registering for courses. However, some courses have the option of “permission of instructor.” Prerequisites will be waived only if the Department Chair deems that a student’s background or other extenuating circumstances render the applicable prerequisite(s) unnecessary. This approval must be obtained prior to registration for class.
Required courses such as Marketing, Management, and Business Law can be satisfied by approved transfer courses. In instances where the content of a course is not clear from its title, you may be asked to provide additional information in the form of catalog description or syllabus.
Please note that you may not meet upper division accounting requirements with courses taken more than eight years prior to your application to Linfield.
Additionally, Intermediate Accounting I, Intermediate Accounting II, Advanced Accounting and Federal Income Tax courses must have been taken no more than three years prior to your application to the program to be eligible for transfer.
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Arts & Humanities offers students the opportunity to explore interests in the fields of Art, Communication and Theatre Arts, English, Modern Languages, Music and Religion/ Philosophy (considered one department for the purposes of this program). Linfield’s strong liberal arts base provides invaluable experience in communication skills, critical thinking and cultural and artistic traditions, all leading to a wide range of career choices.
Goals for the Major
In successfully completing a major in Arts & Humanities, a student will:
Requirements for the Major
Planning for the Senior Project
Arts & Humanities majors must successfully complete a senior research project prior to graduation. The sequencing of courses prior to work on the project is very important. Each student first completes ENGL 377 Fundamentals of Research Writing, IDST 320 and 321 History of Western Thought I and II (or the equivalent transfer sequence) plus 15 credits of upper division coursework in the major. The student is then ready to take IDST 485, the Arts & Humanities Senior Seminar, in the fall semester.
During the Senior Seminar, the student will pick a research topic that draws from two humanities disciplines, prepare an annotated bibliography of the proposed research, formulate a thesis position, formulate a defense of the thesis, and write the introduction. The student works closely with a faculty mentor throughout this process.
The student registers for IDST 490, the Arts & Humanities Senior Project, in the following spring semester. This is largely independent work, culminating in an oral presentation prior to graduation.
AAVC 110 Intro to Visual Culture
AAVC 120 Drawing I
AAVC 260 Painting I
AAVC 382 Creative Development Studio
ENGL 200 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 250 Literature of Experience
ENGL 270 Western American Literature
ENGL 301 Topics in Literature
ENGL 303 Children’s Literature
ENGL 304 Environmental Literature
ENGL 305* Diverse Voices
ENGL 380 Ultimate Questions in Literature
IDST 320 History of Western Thought I
IDST 321 History of Western Thought II
IDST 485 Arts & Humanities Senior Seminar
IDST 490 Arts & Humanities Research Project
MLCH 211 Intro to East Asian Culture
MUSC 135 Understanding Jazz
MUSC 137 American Popular Music
PHIL 150 Fundamentals of Philosophy
PHIL 160 Philosophy East and West
PHIL 215 Bioethics
PHIL 245 Aesthetics
PHIL 250 Modern Philosophy
PHIL 306 Environmental Ethics
PHIL 365 Social & Political Philosophy
RELS 120 Old Testament
RELS 130 New Testament
RELS 140 The Holy Qur’an
RELS 303 Religious Quest I
RELS 304 Religious Quest II
RELS 330 History of Religion in America
RELS 380 Buddhism
* May be repeated with different content
Goals for the Major
In successfully completing a major in Business Information Systems, a student will be able to:
Requirements for the Major
Students enrolling in economics and business courses must demonstrate the following quantitative prerequisites:
BIS majors acquire over $8000 worth of industry-standard software for only $400 per year. This software is used for major courses and includes all updates and new releases as they become available throughout the year. The first time you register for any computer science course (except COMP 101 and COMP/BUSN 382), your student account will be charged $400. You will have the entire semester to pay this fee.
To meet the requirements for the software you will be using, your machine should have the following minimum requirements:
Processor: At least 1.6 GHz PC
Memory: Minimum of 2 GB
Disk Space: Minimum of 100GB free space. (Empty HD expected)
The Department presumes that students will have taken the applicable prerequisite(s) when registering for courses. Prerequisites will be waived when the Department Chair deems that a student’s background or other extenuating circumstances render the applicable prerequisite(s) unnecessary. This approval must be obtained prior to registration for class.
Appropriate transfer work will meet required coursework, but in some cases you may be asked to provide additional information. The transfer policy pertaining to the management core courses which is described in the section on the Management major also applies to the BIS major.
Please note that you may not meet computer science requirements with courses taken more than eight years prior to application.
Goals for the Major
In successfully completing a major in the department of business, students must demonstrate:
Requirements for the Major
Students must successfully complete a study period abroad which has been approved in advance for this purpose to provide them with substantial exposure to foreign culture, life styles and business practices. Travel abroad will not be sufficient. An international course meeting this requirement will generally be scheduled for alternate summers. Economic History of the Industrial Revolution and Human Ecosystems in Ecuador are recent international courses. You are expected to fulfill this requirement while you work toward your degree. Prior experience is not acceptable.
If you plan to fulfill this requirement by travelling on your own, you need to submit a proposal to the Chair of the Business Department well in advance of your anticipated trip. Plan a minimum of 14 days foreign study, a longer stay is strongly encouraged. An established program with an accredited college covering business, culture, and where appropriate, language is preferred.
If you arrange a trip on your own, the proposal must include: detailed itinerary, literature analysis, list of study objectives and how they will be achieved, detailed list of topics to be covered, list of major references to be used, list of contacts for interviews and company visits.
At the end of the independent study, a paper will be submitted which integrates the academic literature on the topic with the interviews.
When one seeks to do business in another country, an ability to speak and understand the language of that country is of obvious benefit. More generally, familiarity with another language can enhance one’s sensitivity to cultural differences and their effects on how one conducts business. For these reasons, the Linfield faculty requires students majoring in international business to demonstrate proficiency in a modern language at the second-year level. Since the intent of this requirement is for you to learn a modern language, Latin, Classical Greek, Sanskrit and other ancient languages will not be accepted.
This requirement will be waived for students whose second language is English.
Students enrolling in business courses must demonstrate the following quantitative prerequisites:
The Department presumes that students will have taken the applicable prerequisite(s) when registering for courses. Prerequisites will be waived when the Department Chair deems that a student’s background or other extenuating circumstances render the applicable prerequisite(s) unnecessary. This approval must be obtained prior to registration for class.
Required courses such as Marketing, Management and Business Law can be satisfied by approved transfer courses. In instances where the content of a course is not clear from its title, you may be asked to provide additional information in the form of catalog description or syllabus.
Courses used to meet the International Business language proficiency must be within five years.
Goals for the Major
In successfully completing a major in the department of business, students must demonstrate:
Requirements for the Major
Because knowledge of the principles of economic analysis is considered basic to effective management, Linfield requires students majoring in Management to complete both micro- and macroeconomics. Microeconomics is the study of the individual and firm in the national economy, while Macroeconomics focuses on the national economy as a whole with special attention to the effects of government fiscal and monetary policies. You should complete this requirement as early in your Linfield career as possible, since it is a prerequisite for most other management courses. Linfield’s course, ECON 210, covers both micro- and macro-economics.
Students enrolling in business courses must demonstrate the following quantitative prerequisites:
The Department presumes that students will have taken the applicable prerequisite(s) when registering for courses. Prerequisites may be waived when the Department Chair deems that a student’s background or other extenuating circumstances render the applicable prerequisite(s) unnecessary. This approval must be obtained prior to registration for class.
Required courses such as Marketing, Management, Business Law can be satisfied by approved transfer courses. In instances where content of a course is not clear from its title, you may be asked to provide additional information in the form of a catalog description or syllabus.
Goals for the Major
In successfully completing a major in the department of business, students must demonstrate:
Requirements for the Major
Students enrolling in business courses must demonstrate the following quantitative prerequisites:
The Department presumes that students will have taken the applicable prerequisite(s) when registering for courses. Prerequisites may be waived when the Department Chair deems that a student’s background or other extenuating circumstances render the applicable prerequisite(s) unnecessary. This approval must be obtained prior to registration for class.
Required courses such as Marketing, Management, Business Law can be satisfied by approved transfer courses. In instances where content of a course is not clear from its title, you may be asked to provide additional information in the form of a catalog description or syllabus.
The major in Social & Behavioral Sciences offers students the opportunity to combine two or three social science disciplines. Choosing from the Linfield departments of Sociology/Anthropology, Psychology, History, Political Science, Economics and from selected human resource management courses in the Business department, and using transfer work in these areas, students prepare for graduate work or for a wide range of career choices. The strong liberal-arts-based Linfield tradition focuses on the historical, theoretical and philosophical foundations of each field.
Goals for the Major
In successfully completing a major in Social & Behavioral Sciences, a student will have:
Requirements for the Major
Business
BUSN 301 Management
BUSN 380 Industrial Organizational Psychology
BUSN 405 Human Resource Management
BUSN 407 Organizational Behavior
Economics
ECON 210 Principles of Economics
ECON 341 Environmental Economics
ECON 342 Natural Resource Economics
History
HIST 122 History of World Civilization I
HIST 125 East Asia since 1800
HIST 150 Survey of US History
HIST 200 Modern China
HIST 210 Modern Japan
HIST 252 History of the U.S. West
HIST 257 The Pacific Northwest
HIST 285 Methods of Historical Research
HIST 302* Topics in European History
HIST 304* Topics in Latin American History
HIST 316 History of Mexico
HIST 330 History of Religion in America
HIST 346 Europe and the West Since 1939
HIST 371 Race and Minority Cultures in the US
HIST 376 History of Soviet Russia
HIST 390 Slavery in the Americas
HIST 490 Research Project (MWI)
Political Science
POLS 210 International Politics
POLS 310 American Political Thought
POLS 372 Islamist Movements
POLS 384 US Foreign Policy
POLS 386 Topics in Comparative Politics
Psychology
PSYC 101 Survey of Psychology
PSYC 155 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSYC 200 Social Psychology
PSYC 262 Perspectives on Gender
PSYC 355 Learning, Memory and Behavior
PSYC 367 Psychology of East and West
PSYC 375 Theories of Personality
PSYC 391 Abnormal Psychology
Sociology/Anthropology
ANTH 105 Human Biology and Evolution
ANTH 111 Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 112 Archaeology and World Prehistory
ANTH 254 Folklore and Mythology
ANTH 326 Archaeological Field Methods
SOAN 205 Gender and Society
SOAN 222 Mexico, Cent Am & Caribbean: Soc &
Culture
SOAN 225 Peo/Cltr of NA: Native Americas
SOAN 232 Medicine & Culture
SOAN 240 Utopias and Dystopias
SOAN 265 Race & Ethnicity
SOAN 270 Latinos & Latinas
SOAN 308 Social Research Methods
SOAN 360 Sociology of Culture
SOAN 365 Urban Society & Culture
SOAN 487 Internship
SOAN 490 Research Project (MWI)
SOCL 101 Fundamentals of Sociology
SOCL 201 Deviance
SOCL 206 Social Work Practice
SOCL 297 Topics in Applied Sociology & Social Work
*May be repeated with different topic
The research methods class will include information on the interpretation of statistical findings. While not required, a course in statistics (MATH 140 Introduction
to Statistics) through Linfield, is recommended. If you are considering future graduate school, you are strongly advised to consider adding both college algebra (MATH 161) and statistics (MATH 140) to your bachelor’s degree program. Your educational and professional career will also be enhanced by building your proficiency in microcomputer applications.
Linfield will grant transfer credit toward the Social & Behavioral Sciences major for courses in anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology from other accredited institutions. In certain cases, you may be asked to supply a course description or syllabus.
Throughout the major you will have the opportunity to work with the Linfield College Reference and Extended Services Librarian, which is a strength of this program.
In preparation for the senior research project, you will find that certain topics in your courses pique your curiosity. It is possible that these topics may be the foundation for your senior project.
Projects will be based on a literature search and will include observations, interviews or experimentation by the student.
Some examples of past senior research projects are:
Reentry after Relapse - A study of how Alcoholics Anonymous groups receive returning members.
Social Pretense in the Kindergarten Classroom: ‘More than Child’s Play’ - An examination of the development of children’s social competence and its link to pretend social play.
Head Start’s Indigenous Nonprofessionals - A study that focuses on the experiences of a group of nine teachers as a West Coast Head Start who find themselves required by federal mandate to obtain a college degree in order to maintain their current job status.
Lasting Memories: Quilting - An analysis of how needlework has acted as a voice for women and how quilts chronicled women’s reactions to social, economic and political happenings in their lives.
Leaving the Castle: Community Living in the Senior Years- A review of the benefits and drawbacks of moving to an age segregated community.
Panopticon in the Workplace - A research project to determine if and how video surveillance in the workplace acts as a social control of workers.
The Future of Unions in the United States from the Perspective of Union Organizers, Officials and Members American Privateers : the Strategy That Won the
American Revolution”
High School Social Networks : Are You In or Out?
Japan, the West, and the Ideals of Empire
Stepparent-stepchild relationships : the Perfectly Untied Bow
And the Beat Goes On: A Qualitative Study of a Community Band
Research courses are scheduled as follows:
History
Research Methods: HIST 285 Introduction to Historical Methods (5 cr.), fall semester.
Senior Project: HIST 490 Research Project (5 cr.), spring semester.
Sociology & Anthropology
Research Methods: SOAN 308 Social Research Methods (3 cr.), fall semester.
Senior Project: SOAN 490 Research Project (4 cr.), spring semester .
Prospective students apply for admission to Linfield and may complete prerequisites through the Adult Degree Program or in approved transfer courses. A 2.75 GPA, a letter from a current supervisor or faculty, and a current unencumbered registered nurse license in the state in which the RN practices and where clinicals will be completed is required. All courses are online. The final course, NURS 475, requires experiential activities in the student’s health care community with a nurse leader (not direct patient care). International clinical opportunities are available in NURS 475. Please verify with your academic advisor the feasibility of a clinical placement in your community in order to ensure that your clinical placement/course progression is not delayed.
Goals for the Major
A non-refundable deposit of $200 is required to secure a spot in NURS 309. The deposit is applied to your Linfield College student account. Should NURS 309
reach capacity prior to the schedule deadline, you will have the option to be wait listed, with your deposit, as well as transfer onto the next priority list for the following semester. The deadline deposit schedule is as follows:
Fall cohort: due in DCE office by July 1
Spring cohort: due in DCE office by December 1
Summer cohort: due in DCE office by April 1
Should you not submit the $200 non-refundable deposit, your registration will be processed on a rolling basis and determined by the date of your registration until the course limit is reached. Additionally, admission to NURS 309 is contingent and prioritized based upon successful completion of the School of Nursing prerequisites and LC courses. Priority is given to Pre RN to BSN students who have completed all of the prerequisites and LC courses thus transitioning into NURS 309 as an RN to BSN major. Please contact your academic advisor should you require additional information related to this process.
An applicant must send official transcripts, and a letter of recommendation from a current supervisor or faculty.
The following prerequisites may be completed at Linfield, or in approved transfer courses. The RN is admitted to Linfield Adult Degree Program, and when all nursing prerequisites are complete, is then admitted to the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing.
All nursing prerequisites or equivalents are required to be completed prior to enrolling in NURS 309 Transition to Professional Nursing. Additional LC courses must be completed to be awarded a bachelor’s degree.
Students should have the LC courses completed prior to enrollment in NURS 309. Your academic advisor will assist you in developing a plan of study that leads to your success in the nursing curriculum.
The admission process includes submission of the following documents prior to enrollment in NURS 309:
In addition to the College’s graduation requirements, students must complete nursing courses in the following sequence:
NURS 309 Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
NURS 315 Professional Communication in Diverse Communities
NURS 320 Scholarship of Nursing
NURS 460 Population-based Nursing in a Multicultural and Global Society
NURS 470 Leading and Managing in Nursing
NURS 475 Integrated Experiential Learning IV
Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5, and grades in all Nursing major courses must be above a C-.
RN-BSN students are protected under the Linfield College liability insurance, when carrying out clinical/community responsibilities during nursing courses. A $60 fee is charged annually with your registration (beginning with NURS 309).
Due to the nature of nursing practice and education, additional school of nursing policies can be found in the Student Nursing Handbook on the School of Nursing website.
NURS 348 Gerontological Nursing
NURS 343 Health Disparities Among Vulnerable Populations and Health Care Practice
NURS 358 HIV Nursing: Care & Concepts
Environmental Studies:
Environmental Studies presents different perspectives on the relationships between humans and the planet’s life-support system. It seeks to develop in students a deep awareness of the complex, highly dynamic nature of the world we inhabit, including interactions among population, the biological and physical environments, resources, technology, social organization and culture. The portion of the planet we occupy in the Pacific Northwest is exceptionally diverse for its latitude and affords rich opportunities for study and participation..
Students may elect this minor as a means of adding an environmental perspective to their major field of study. Because our whole being and our very survival as a species are so intimately connected with a healthy biosphere, Environmental Studies is highly interdisciplinary with almost every field in the liberal arts curriculum involved. While the field traditionally draws most heavily from the natural and social sciences, studies in the humanities are also important for developing skills in communication and interpretation.
Requirements for the Major
24-30 credits distributed as follows:
ENVS 201 Environmental Science and
ENVS 203 Human Adaptive Strategies or 250 Environmental Sociology
ENVS 040 Community Service (requires preapproval) or ENVS 090 Environmental Issues Forum
ENVS 485 Environmental Problem-Solving Seminar
12-20 credits from the following:
ANTH/BIOL 105 Human Biology & Evolution
ANTH 111 Cultural Anthropology
BIOL 201 Concepts in Marine Ecology
BIOL 204 Intro to Ecology
ENGL 304 Environmental Literature
ENVS 302 Shoreline Ecology (Field-Based)
ENVS 303 Human Ecosystems (Field-Based)
ENVS 305 Environmental Issues and the Physical Sciences
ENVS 306 Fire History of the Cascades (Field-Based)
ENVS 308 Water Resources
HIST 252 History of U.S. West
HIST 257 The Pacific Northwest
PHIL 306 Environmental Ethics
PHYS 107 Energy and the Environment
SOCL 101 Fundamentals of Sociology
SOAN 365 Urban Society & Culture
Other Minors:
Many Linfield departments, though not all, offer minors. The requirements are listed in the college catalog, which you may consult in your advisor’s office. In general, courses required for minors are not available through the Adult Degree Program. The Certificates in Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Computer Information Systems may be completed concurrently by a student who is also enrolled in a BS, BA, or BSN degree at Linfield College.
Linfield College’s certificate program is designed for adult students who desire to acquire skills and knowledge in specialized employment areas. The Accounting Certificate is only open to students who have earned a bachelor’s degree and completed financial and managerial accounting courses.
Requirements include completing from 4 to 6 courses as outlined in each certificate. No more than one of the required courses may be met by transfer work. Only one course may be used to meet both major and certificate requirements. No prerequisites are required for business courses taken solely for the certificate. Courses required for the certificate, however, must be taken in sequence. If a student does not have the prerequisites for business courses taken toward the certificate these courses cannot be used to meet degree requirements in the major.
http://www.linfield.edu/dce/accounting-certificate.html
Requires completion of:
BUSN 361, 2 Intermediate Accounting I, II
BUSN 461 Cost Accounting
BUSN 466 Advanced Accounting
BUSN 468 Federal Income Tax
BUSN 469 Auditing
http://www.linfield.edu/dce/computer-systems-certificate.html
Requires completion of:
COMP 101 Fundamentals of Info Systems and Technology
COMP 152 Programming and Object Structures
Software Engineering Track
COMP 302 Software Engineering I/5
COMP 310 Networks & Web Application Development
COMP 400 Applied Software Development Project
Database Administration Track
COMP 250 Database Program Development
COMP 450 Advanced Database Concepts
Web Application Development Track
COMP 302 Software Engineering I
- or -
COMP 250 Database Program Development
Plus
COMP 310 Network & Web Application Development
COMP 400 A pplied Software Development Project
http://www.linfield.edu/dce/human-resources-certificate.html
Requires completion of:
BUSN 301 Management
BUSN 405 Human Resource Management
Plus two of the following:
BUSN 380 Industrial Organizational Psychology
BUSN 407 Organizational Behavior
BUSN 436 Topics (Depending on topic)
http://www.linfield.edu/dce/marketing-certificate.html
Requires completion of:
BUSN 321 Marketing
Plus three of the following:
BUSN 420 Sales and Sales Management
BUSN 421 Promotions Management
BUSN 426 International Marketing
BUSN 427 Topics in Marketing