The Penn Leadership Core is a set of required courses that all students must complete to be eligible for graduation. It consists of two areas of study: 1) the Mission Core and 2) the Liberal Arts Core. Through these courses, students develop leadership skills and gain knowledge grounded in the liberal arts. The Penn Leadership Core requires the completion of 39–42 total credit hours.
Mission Requirements
The Mission Core consists of 21 credit hours of coursework (8 courses) intentionally selected to support the three components of the William Penn University Mission statement: leadership, technology, and Quaker values. Mission Core coursework emphasizes communication, aesthetic awareness and appreciation, technology, values, and the practice of self–assessment, self–reflection and critical thinking.
Liberal Arts Requirements
The Liberal Arts Core consists of 18-21 credit hours of coursework (6 courses). These courses provide a diverse program of study necessary for liberal arts education. The areas of study include mathematics, natural science, humanities, social and behavioral science, history, and religion.
Transfer students with an A.A. degree are required to take only two (2) courses—LDRS 290 Quaker Values and LDRS 390 Contemporary Leadership—to fulfill Penn Leadership Core requirements. Any Penn Leadership Core requirement satisfied prior to Fall 2012 may be substituted for the corresponding Penn Leadership Core requirement listed below.
LDRS 100 College Foundations 2 Credit Hours
LDRS 101 English Composition I 3 Credit Hours
LDRS 102 English Composition II 3 Credit Hours
LDRS 105 Computers and Technology 3 Credit Hours
LDRS 200 Principles of Communication 3 Credit Hours
LDRS 220 Arts and Society I or LDRS 221 Arts and Society II* 3 Credit Hours
LDRS 290 Quaker Values 1 Credit Hours
LDRS 390 Contemporary Leadership 3 Credit Hours
Total Mission Requirements: 21 credit hours
Liberal Arts Core Requirements are satisfied by passing, testing out of, or transferring equivalent credit for at least three credit hours under each of the six requirement areas below.
At least one of the following courses:
MATH 105 Math for Leaders
MATH 120 Applied Mathematical Reasoning
MATH 140 Pre-Calculus
MATH 205 & 206 Math for Elementary Educators
MATH 210 Financial Mathematics
MATH 303 Statistical Methods
Any lab science course: biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics 3–5 Credit Hours
At least one of the following courses:
LDRS 220 Arts and Society I
(unless taken in Mission Component)
LDRS 221 Arts and Society II
(unless taken in the Mission Component)
EDUC 265 Children’s Literature
(for elementary education majors only)
ENGL 220 Introduction to Literature
OR other literature course under ENGL; or any ART, MUSI, MUAP, or THEA
At least one of the following courses:
PSYC 102 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 108 Life-Span Psychology
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 123 Sociology of Contemporary Issues
PSYC 303 Developmental & Educational Psychology
(for education majors only)
At least one of the following courses:
HIST 130 American History to 1900
HIST 132 American History Since 1900
HIST 151 History of Western Civilization to 1648
HIST 152 History of Western Civilization Since 1648
HIST 216 Perspectives in World History
HIST 217 Perspectives in American History
HIST 221 Women in American History
HIST 234 African American History
HIST 236 America in the Modern World
HIST 251 Ancient History
HIST 252 Medieval History 3
Any Religion course 3 Credit Hours
Total Liberal Arts Core: 18–21 Credit Hours