General Education Core Requirements

General Education Course Requirements

All students enrolled in the lower division programs of the university must complete a minimum of thirty-six (36) credit hours (BOG Regulation 6.017) of approved general education coursework with a grade of “C” or above, unless otherwise noted by the academic program. General education includes courses from the following subject areas: Communication (6 hours), Mathematics (6 to 8 hours), Humanities (6 hours), Social Science (6 hours), Natural Sciences (6 to 8 hours), and Univesity-specificed General Education (3 to 6 hours).

Communication

Students must complete a total of 6 credit hours in the area of communication, of which one course must be chosen from the statewide core course list below

ENC 1101 FRESHMAN COMMUNICATION SKILLS I Credit hours: 3 or
ENC 1121HONOR HONORS FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I Credit hours: 3
and one additional course from the following list:
ENC 1102 FRESHMAN COMMUNICATION SKILLS II Credit hours: 3 or
ENC 1122HONOR HONORS FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II Credit hours: 3

Humanities

Students must complete a total of 6 credit hours in the area of humanities, of which one course must be chosen from the statewide core course list below

ARH 2000 ART APPRECIATION Credit hours: 3
HUM 2020 HISTORICAL SURVEY I Credit hours: 3
LIT 2000 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE I Credit hours: 3
MUL 2010 MUSIC APPRECIATION Credit hours: 3
PHI 2010 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Credit hours: 3
THE 2000 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE Credit hours: 3

Humanities Electives

and the additional course maybe selected from the statewide course list shown above or a course from the approved list shown below

AML 2010 AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit hours: 3
ARC 2701 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY I Credit hours: 3
ARH 2050 ART HISTORY I: PREHIST. THROUGH RENAISS. (Introduction to Art History: Rise and Fall of Empires) Credit hours: 3
ARH 2051 ART HISTORY II: BAROQUE TO MODERN (Introduction to Art History: Cathedrals to Conquest) Credit hours: 3
HUM 2230 HISTORICAL SURVEY II Credit hours: 3
HUM 2421 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN FILM Credit hours: 3
HUM 2425 AFRICAN HUMANITIES Credit hours: 3
LIT 2120 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE II Credit hours: 3
MMC 2000 INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA Credit hours: 3
MUH 2116 JAZZ HISTORY Credit hours: 3
MUL 2111 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC I Credit hours: 2
MUL 2112 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC II Credit hours: 2
PHH 2102 ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY Credit hours: 3
PHH 2403 MODERN PHILOSOPHY Credit hours: 3
PHI 2101 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC Credit hours: 3
PHI 2600 ETHICS Credit hours: 3
PHI 2801 INTRODUCTION TO AESTHETICS Credit hours: 3
REL 2135 BLACK RELIGION IN AMERICA Credit hours: 3
REL 2193 WOMEN IN RELIGION Credit hours: 3
REL 2210 INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT Credit hours: 3
REL 2240 INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT Credit hours: 3
REL 2352 EASTERN WORLD RELIGIONS Credit hours: 3
THE 2300 CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF DRAMA Credit hours: 3
WOH 1012 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION Credit hours: 3
WOH 1022 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION SINCE 1500 Credit hours: 3

Mathematics

Students must complete a total of 6 to 8 credit hours in the area of mathematics, of which one course must be chosen from the statewide core course list below

MAC 2311 CALCULUS I Credit hours: 4
MAC 1105 COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credit hours: 3
MAC 1105C COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credit hours: 4
MGF 1130 Mathematical Thinking Credit hours: 3
STA 2023 Introduction to Probability and Statistics I Credit hours: (3)

Mathematics Electives

and the additional course may be selected from the statewide course list above or the approved list below

MAC 1114 ALGEBRAIC AND TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS Credit hours: 3
MAC 1147 PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS Credit hours: 4
MAC 2233 CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS & SOCIAL SCIENCE I Credit hours: 3
MAC 2312 CALCULUS II Credit hours: 4
MAD 2120 FINITE MATHEMATICS Credit hours: 3
MAS 2103 LINEAR ALGEBRA Credit hours: 4
MGF 1131 MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXTS Credit hours: 3
MTG 2206 COLLEGE GEOMETRY Credit hours: 3
QMB 2100 QUANTITATIVE METHODS & BUSINESS DECISIONS I Credit hours: 3
Note: Any student who successfully completes a mathematics courses for which one of the general education core course options is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the mathematics core. For example, a student who completes Calculus II successfully has satisfied the mathematics core since Calculus I is the immediate prerequisite for Calculus II. The student will still need to complete a total of 6 to 8 credit hours of general education mathematics.

Natural Sciences

Students must complete a total of 6 to 8 credit hours in the area of natural sciences, of which one course must be chosen from the statewide core course list below.

AST 1002 ASTRONOMY Credit hours: 4
BSC 1005 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE Credit hours: 3
BSC 1010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I Credit hours: 3
BSC 2085 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I Credit hours: 3
CHM 1020 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY Credit hours: 3
CHM 1030 INTRO CHEMISTRY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS Credit hours: 3
CHM 1045 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I Credit hours: 3
ESC 2000 INTRO TO EARTH & SPACE SCIENCES Credit hours: 3
EVR 1001 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY Credit hours: 3
GLY 2010C PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY Credit hours: 3
OCE 1001 ELEMENTARY OCEANOGRAPHY Credit hours: 3
PHY 1020 FUNDAMENTAL OF PHYSICS Credit hours: 3
PHY 2048 GENERAL PHYSICS I Credit hours: 1
PHY 2053 COLLEGE PHYSICS I Credit hours: 3

Natural Science Electives

BOT 1010 ELEMENTARY BOTANY Credit hours: 3
BOT 1010L ELEMENTARY BOTANY LAB Credit hours: 1
BSC 1011 GENERAL BIOLOGY II Credit hours: 2
BSC 1011L GENERAL BIOLOGY II LAB Credit hours: 2
BSC 2085L ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB Credit hours: 1
BSC 2086 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II Credit hours: 3
BSC 2086L ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II LAB Credit hours: 1
CHM 1045L GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
CHM 1046 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II Credit hours: 3
CHM 1046L GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
ENY 2001 INSECTS, PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT Credit hours: 3
ENY 2001L INSECTS, PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT Credit hours: 1
GLY 2001 INTRO TO EARTH & SPACE SCIENCES Credit hours: 3
HUN 2401 NUTRITION Credit hours: 3
ISC 1006C WIDE WORLD OF SCIENCE I Credit hours: 4
ISC 1007C WIDE WORLD OF SCIENCE II Credit hours: 4
PHY 2049 GENERAL PHYSICS II Credit hours: 1
PHY 2049L GENERAL PHYSICS II–LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
PHY 2053L COLLEGE PHYSICS I–LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
PHY 2054 COLLEGE PHYSICS II Credit hours: 3
PHY 2054L COLLEGE PHYSICS II–LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
PSC 1121C INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE Credit hours: 4

Social Sciences

Students must complete a total of 6 credit hours in the area of humanities, of which one course must be chosen from the statewide core course list below.

AMH 2010 U.S. HISTORY: 1492-1865 Credit hours: 3
AMH 2020 U.S. HISTORY 1865 TO PRESENT Credit hours: 3
ANT 2000 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY Credit hours: 3
ECO 2013 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit hours: 3
POS 2041 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Credit hours: 3
PSY 2012 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit hours: 3
SYG 2000 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credit hours: 3

Social Science Electives

AEB 2104 ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE Credit hours: 3
AFA 2000 INTRO TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES Credit hours: 3
AMH 2091 INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Credit hours: 3
ECO 2023 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credit hours: 3
GEA 2000 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY Credit hours: 3
POS 2001 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE Credit hours: 3
POS 2112 AMERICAN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Credit hours: 3

University-specified General Elective Courses

Students must complete 3-6 credit hours of university-specified general education of which one course must be chosen from the list of African American courses below.

AMH 2091 INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Credit hours: 3
AFA 2000 INTRO TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES Credit hours: 3
AFA 2100 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Credit hours: 3