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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
COR 1012 Invitation to Inquiry
This course introduces the student to the community of inquiry represented by the faculty
and students here at Bluefield and similar institutions around the world. Students are invit-
ed into a reflective and thoughtful discussion about a host of intellectually stimulating and
timely topics by the College’s faculty in hope that the innate desire to know and to wonder
will be rekindled. Students meet in the aggregate once weekly in a Community Session
and are introduced to a significant topic in one of the many disciplines that together define
an institution of higher learning. Later in the week, students meet with faculty mentors in
Discussion Sessions to reflect and probe meaningful paths illuminated by the Community
Session presentation. (Fall)
COR 2001 Personal Wellness Lab
The lab portion of the course affords experiential and practical application of contempo-
rary wellness theory and positive heath behaviors. Students assess, design and engage in
preventative, holistic, and individualized health & fitness programs. The lab must be taken
concurrently with COR 2002. (Offered Fall and Spring)
COR 2002 Personal Wellness
Study of health needs and current health problems for the individual and community de-
signed to foster understanding of attitudes and skills needed to make choices leading to
increased quality and quantity of life. Due to the physical, psychological and relational
benefits that may result from this course, students are urged to enroll in their first year.
(Offered Fall and Spring)
COR 2012 Character Formation
This course is designed to encourage students to cultivate personal character as they reflect
on the lives of past and present transformational leaders and reflect upon their own gifts
and their own sense of calling. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.
COR 3012 Civic and Global Response
This course encourages students to explore their place in the world community, identify
ways in which their actions can affect this community, and develop a personal response
that contributes to the creation of social value. Students will be engaged with the efforts of
local social organizations, while critically evaluating emerging social issues. Prerequisite:
Junior standing.
COR Transfer Policy
Policy 1: COR 1012
In order for a student transferring academic credit from a regionally accredited post-
secondary institution to be exempt from COR 1012 Invitation to Inquiry, a student must
demonstrate completion of 32 credit hours from a regionally accredited post-secondary
institution or be subject to an existing articulation agreement with a regionally accredited
institution.
Policy 2: COR 2012 and COR 3012
In order for a student transferring academic credit from a regionally accredited post-sec-
ondary institution to be exempt from COR 2012 Character Formation or 3012 Civic and
Global Response, a student must demonstrate completion of 94 credit hours from a region-
ally accredited post-secondary institution or be subject to an existing articulation agree-