This course is designed to prepare students for the technological and academic expectations of a university environment. Students will learn basic computer and online learning skills, along with strategies for academic reading and time management. With an introduction to the rhetorical expectations and technology requirements of higher education, students will be asked to think critically about both practical and socio-cultural norms for college students. Students who have requisite computer skills and academic experience may test out of this course, which is designed to make sure that all students entering the program are prepared to succeed.

This course is designed to assist students in their transition to college. Students learn proven skills and strategies for creating greater academic, professional, and social success. Emphasis is placed on becoming an active learner, accepting personal responsibility, discovering self-motivation, mastering self-management, employing interdependence, gaining self-awareness, adopting lifelong learning, and developing emotional intelligence. In addition, students will learn basic study skills and about resources available to them at the college and community to support their success

Required as part of the Goode Scholars Program, this course helps students develop personal leadership and strategic planning skills through connections to the campus community, goal-setting, and collaboration.

This course introduces students to the mission and values of Eastern University by exposing them to the three major commitments of the University; faith, reason, and justice, as well as to the related themes of community, scholarship, service, and church. Designed for a non-residential or virtual community environment. Required of all non-traditional undergraduate students.

The purpose of INST 150 is to introduce students to Eastern University and equip them to succeed in college and beyond. Within the context of a welcoming and supportive community of learners, the course utilizes curricular and co-curricular activities to promote the personal, intellectual, and spiritual development of students while nurturing their sense of well-being and belonging at Eastern.

This course introduces transfer students to the mission and values of Eastern University by exposing them to the three major commitments of the University. Required of all students who transfer with 24 or more semester hours of college credit(excluding dual enrollment, AP or CLEP credit); to be taken in the first semester on campus or as soon as offered. This course is for traditional undergraduate transfer students.

This course will survey the emergence of modern Western civilization to global stature through its literature, philosophy and history, from the French Revolution through the end of the Cold War. It will ask, from both Christian and competing perspectives, how modern Western civilization has incorporated the industrial, intellectual, scientific and political revolutions of the 19th and 20th centuries, and how they have challenged the Christian faith. The class is organized around a core of readings in primary sources.

The purpose of this course is to enable students to engage deeply in examining the workings of American society and to wrestle with the question of what it means to belong, participate, and flourish within it. Drawing on Christian history and theology, along with other relevant sources, diversity of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, immigration status, and religion are examined, and the value of cross-boundary empathy, communication, and efforts toward structural change and justice are promoted. Understanding the challenge as well as the promise of diversity, equity, and belonging is thus essential not only to a well-rounded education but to productive citizenship, responsible social action, and to appropriate expression of Christian faith through the church and beyond. The course will include an experiential learning component intended to provide students with meaningful direct exposure to, and engagement in, the issues and dynamics under consideration in the classroom.

Cross cultural competency is the major theme of this course. Emphasis is placed on empowering students to engage with different cultures and diverse groups in their everyday lives while promoting an understanding and openness to diversity in their spheres of influence. Readings, quizzes, fieldwork, journals, and written assignments are used to explore the student's own unique cultural identity and the diverse cultural groups and opportunities that surround them in various contexts. This course provides students with practical experience in varied social environments while challenging them to apply principles learned in their encounters to their personal and professional lives.

A supervised internship in an off-campus organization, in the United States or abroad, that is language and missions focused. Student must provide his/her own transportation and report to an on-site supervisor. A plan of work must be submitted before internship is approved and appropriate documentation must be filed with student's advisor.