General Education Course Requirements

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The following minimum course requirements must be satisfied by any student awarded a baccalaureate degree. Equivalencies to the approved courses require permission of the student’s Dean. Any exceptions require permission from the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs.

Note: Departments and/or academic programs may require specific courses from the lists below. Students should check the curriculum page for their major for specific academic program requirements and prerequisites.

I. ENGLISH COMPOSITION

Approved English Composition courses:

ENGL 105 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 115 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Credit Hours: 6

II. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Students must choose any two courses from the list below.

Approved Social and Behavioral Sciences courses:

ECON 201 - PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECON 202 - PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 251 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 252 - CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
KHS 240 - GLOBAL INSIGHTS ON HEALTH 3 Credit Hour(s)
POLI 101 - INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 Credit Hour(s)
POLI 151 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 152 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 206 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 209 - LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCL 105 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCL 107 - GENDER, RACE, AND CLASS IN SOCIETY 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCL 142 - CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCL 255 - MARRIAGE AND FAMILY 3 Credit Hour(s)

Credit Hours: 6

III. MATHEMATICS

Three hours of approved Mathematics courses at the 100-level or higher and three hours of Mathematics or Analytical Reasoning courses at the 100-level or higher.

Approved Mathematics courses:

MATH 111 or 124 - MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 113 or 128 - FINITE MATHEMATICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 117 or 127 - MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 121 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 122 - PLANE TRIGONOMETRY 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 123 or 150 - PRECALCULUS 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 141 or 260 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 221 - ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I 4 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 222 - ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II 4 Credit Hour(s)

Credit Hours: 6

IV. NATURAL SCIENCES

Students must take either six hours from approved Biological Sciences and three hours from approved Physical Sciences OR six hours from approved Physical Sciences and three hours from approved Biological Sciences.

Approved Biological Sciences courses:

(Check curriculum page for specific academic program requirements and prerequisites.)

BIOS 101 - GENERAL BIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 104 - MARINE ENVIRONMENT 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 105 - PLANTS AND SOCIETY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 106 - HUMAN HEREDITY AND SOCIETY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 107 - HUMANS&THEIR ENVIRONMENT 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 108 - SOCIOBIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 109 - ANIMAL DIVERSITY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 110 - BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES I 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 120 - BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Approved Physical Sciences courses:

(Check curriculum page for specific academic program requirements and prerequisites.)

ASTR 105 - THE SOLAR SYSTEM 3 Credit Hour(s)
ASTR 106 - STELLAR ASTRONOMY 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 106 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 121 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 124 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENSC 200 - INTRODUCTORY GIS AND CARTOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOL 105 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOL 106 - PETROLEUM GEOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOL 205 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHSC 105 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHSC 106 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 251 - GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 252 - GENERAL PHYSICS II 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 261 - GENERAL PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE MAJORS I 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 262 - GENERAL PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE MAJORS II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Credit Hours: 9

V. HUMANITIES

Students must take three different courses, one from section a. and two from section b.:

a. Literature / Philosophy

Approved Literature/Philosophy courses:

ENGL 205 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 206 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 210 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 215 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 220 - INTRODUCTION TO POETRY AND DRARMA 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHIL 105 - EXPLORING PHILOSOPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHIL 250 - ETHICS 3 Credit Hour(s)

Credit Hours: 3

b. Humanities

Approved Humanities courses:

COMM 130 - HUMAN COMMUNICATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
COMM 135 - PUBLIC SPEAKING 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 205 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 206 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 210 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 215 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 220 - INTRODUCTION TO POETRY AND DRARMA 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 105 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1500 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 106 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1500-1815 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 107 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1815-PRESENT 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 110 - WORLD HISTORY SURVEY FROM 1500 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 145 - US HISTORY TO 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 146 - US HISTORY SINCE 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
MCOM 115 - INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
MCOM 215 - INTRODUCTION TO NEW MEDIA 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHIL 105 - EXPLORING PHILOSOPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHIL 250 - ETHICS 3 Credit Hour(s)

Credit Hours: 6

Credit Hours: 9

VI. FINE/PERFORMING ARTS

Students must take one course from the options below:

Approved Fine/Performing Arts courses:

FA 140 - INTRODUCTION TO FINE ARTS 3 Credit Hour(s)
FA 240 - HISTORY OF PREHISTORIC TO MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE 3 Credit Hour(s)
FA 241 - HISTORY OF RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY ART 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 120 - MUSIC APPRECIATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 160 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 240 - HISTORY OF THE THEATRE THROUGH THE RENAISSANCE 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 241 - HISTORY OF THE THEATRE SINCE THE RENAISSANCE 3 Credit Hour(s)

Credit Hours: 3

Total General Education Hours: 39

FRESHMAN SEMINAR:

Required of all first-time freshmen and all transfer students with fewer than 30 total semester hours of credit.

Approved courses:

FS 101 - LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS-BUSINESS STUDENT 3 Credit Hour(s) (College of Business majors)
FS 102 - LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS-EHD STUDENT 3 Credit Hour(s) (School of Education and Human Sciences majors)
FS 103 - LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS-LIBERAL ARTS STUDENT 3 Credit Hour(s) (School of Humanities and Social Sciences majors)
FS 104 - LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS-SCIENCE STUDENT 3 Credit Hour(s) (School of Mathematics and Sciences majors)