Core Curriculum
Core Curriculum Requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree
A. Core Proficiencies
| Effective Communication: Writing |
9 hours |
| ENGL 101 or ENGL 111 |
(3 hrs.) |
| ENGL 102 or ENGL 112. Each student shall fulfill English competency requirements by earning a C or better in 102. |
(3 hrs.) |
| WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE: From ENGL 264, 266, 310, 366, 368, 468, BSAD 310, MACO 251 as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification. These courses teach effective writing within a discipline with primary emphasis on the further development of essential writing and reasoning skills necessary for success in students’ academic, personal, and professional lives. |
(3 hrs.) |
| Quantitative Reasoning: Mathematics |
6 hours |
| Math 101 College Algebra. Each student shall fulfill mathematics competency requirements by earning a C or better in 101 or by earning credit in calculus. |
(3 hrs.) |
| Math elective as specified major/minor/concentration/certification. |
(3 hrs.) |
B. Breadth of Knowledge Areas
| Fine Arts |
3 hours |
| One course from ART, FNAR, MUS, SPCH 300 as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification |
(3 hrs.) |
| Humanities |
9 hours |
| From HIST 101, 102 or HIST 105, 106 or HIST 150, 151 and English Literature at the 200-level or above as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification. |
(9 hrs.) |
| Natural Sciences |
9 hours |
| From a two semester sequence in either the area of the biological or the physical sciences as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification. Biological sciences include biology; sequences include BIOL 105,106; 105, 108; 114, 116; 155, 156. Physical sciences include astronomy, chemistry, geology, physical science, or physics; sequences include CHEM 101, 102; 101, 208; 105, 106; 221, 222. GEOL 101, 102; 211, 213. PHSC 101, 102; 101, 103; 102, 103. PHYS 101,102; 201, 202. |
(6 hrs.) |
| One natural science course in an area (biological or physical) other than that selected for the sequence above as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification. |
(3 hrs.) |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences |
6 hours |
| From following disciplines: ECON, GEOG, GOVT, PSYC, SOCI. Three hours of which must be at sophomore level or above as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification. |
(6 hrs.) |
Core Curriculum Requirements for the Associate Degree
A. Core Proficiencies
| Effective Communication: Writing |
6 hours |
| ENGL 101 or ENGL 111 |
(3 hrs.) |
| ENGL 102 or ENGL 112. Each student shall fulfill English competency requirements by earning a C or better in 102. |
(3 hrs.) |
| Quantitative Reasoning: Mathematics |
6 hours |
| Math 101 College Algebra. Each student shall fulfill mathematics competency requirements by earning a C or better in 101 or by earning credit in calculus. |
(3 hrs.) |
| Math elective as specified major/minor/concentration/certification. |
(3 hrs.) |
B. Breadth of Knowledge Areas
| Fine Arts |
3 hours |
| One course from ART, FNAR, MUS, SPCH 300 as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification |
(3 hrs.) |
| Humanities |
3 hours |
| 3 hours from literature, history, or foreign languages. |
(3 hrs.) |
| Natural Sciences |
6 hours |
| From astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, physical science, or physics |
(6 hrs.) |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences |
3-6 hours |
| 3 hours of social sciences (economics, geography, government, psychology, sociology) in A.S. degree programs and 6 hours of social sciences in A.G.S. programs (3 hours must be 200 level). |
(3-6 hrs.) |
University Requirements Reinforcing the Core Curriculum
Student learning outcomes in the Core Curriculum are further reinforced and developed by the following University requirements:
- One freshman seminar course from the following approved list: UNIV 101, UNIV 110, UNIV 151, UNIV 152, or PSET 100.
- Computer literacy and oral communication competencies to be specified by each department from the list of approved courses. Approved computer literacy courses: CMPS 101, 120, 200; EDUC 251; MNTC 110; MACO 322 or MACO 364, and 365 and 366; OIS 200. Approved oral communication courses: ART 251; ENGL 304; FACS 262; NURS 440; SPCH 101 or 105, SPCH 363.
