GENERAL EDUCATION
COURSES
Nicholls requires additional writing intensive, oral communication, and computer literacy courses. Please see University Education Requirements in the catalog for more information.

3 Hours of English Composition I: ENGL 100, 101, or 111
3 Hours of English Composition II: ENGL 102 or 112
6 hours in Mathematics, Statistics, or Symbolic Logic.
MATH 100/101. College Algebra.
MATH 102. Trigonometry.
MATH 106. Calculus with Business and Economic Applications.
MATH 108. Pre-Calculus.
MATH 113. Honors Pre-Calculus.
MATH 114. Honors Trigonometry.
MATH 115. Essentials of College Math.
MATH 116. Contemporary Mathematics and Quantitative Analysis with Pre-Algebra.
MATH 117. Contemporary Mathematics and Quantitative Analysis.
MATH 118. Contemporary Mathematics and Quantitative Analysis II.
MATH 214. Introductory Statistics.
3 hours in Music, Visual Arts, Applied Arts, Theatre, Dance, or Interdisciplinary
ART 110. Art Appreciation.
ART 111. Honors Art Appreciation.
ART 180. Major Art Monuments and Collections.
ENGL 240. Introduction to Film.
ENGL 340. Film Genres.
ENGL 341. Major Filmmakers.
MUS 105. General Music Appreciation.
MUS 107. Honors Music Appreciation.
MUS 240. Survey of Music Lit.
MUS 319. Jazz History.
MUS 320. History of Rock and Roll.
MUS 321. History of Opera and Broadway.
MUS 326. History of Hip Hop.
MUS 407. World Music.
SPCH 150. Theater Appreciation.
Fine Arts Skills Courses
A student may not take only skills courses to complete the combined Fine Arts and Humanities requirements. One Fine Arts OR Humanities course must NOT be a Skills course.
ART 201. Beginning Drawing.
MUS 193. Concert Choir.
MUS 393. Concert Choir.
SPCH 210. Acting.
9 hours (3 hrs for Assoc.) in Literature, Foreign Languages, History, Classical Studies, Communications, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Interdisciplinary.
For Bachelor’s Degrees, 9 hours shall be earned from any of the Humanities courses listed with no more than 6 hours from a single discipline (e.g., ART, ENGL, HIST, etc.).
ART 280. Art History: Ancient Art.
ART 281. Art History: Non-Western Art.
ART 282. Art History: Italian Renaissance Art.
CULA 101. Culinary History and Development.
ENGL 211. Honors Studies in Literature and Culture.
ENGL 212. Children’s Literature.
ENGL 213. Young Adult Literature.
ENGL 215. Introduction to Thematic Approaches to Literature.
ENGL 216. Appreciation of Literary Genres.
ENGL 217. Survey of Literary and Media Studies.
ENGL 313. World Literature I.
ENGL 314. World Literature II.
ENGL 315. Survey of British Literature I.
ENGL 316. Survey of British Literature II.
ENGL 321. Survey of American Lit I.
ENGL 322. Survey of American Lit II.
ENGL 323. Survey of African-American Literature.
ENGL 324. Survey of Women in Literature.
ENGL 330. Introduction to Poetry.
ENGL 331. Introduction to the Novel.
ENGL 358. Introduction to the Short Story.
GOVT 355. Political Theory.
HIST 101. History of Western Civilization.
HIST 102. History of Western Civilization.
HIST 105. Honors Western Civilization.
HIST 106. Honors Western Civilization.
HIST 150. World History.
HIST 151. World History.
HIST 160. Honors World History I.
HIST 161. Honors World History II.
HIST 255. American History.
HIST 256. American History.
HUMA 120. Ethics in the Humanities.
HUMA 204. International Humanities.
MACO 101. Survey of Mass Communication.
MACO 355. History & Principles of Mass Communication.
MUS 340. Music History: 400-1750.
MUS 341. Music History: 1750-present.
PHIL 203. Introduction to Philosophy.
SPCH 101. Fundamentals of Public Speaking.
SPCH 104. Speaking Through Technology.
SPCH 105. Honors Public Speaking.
SPCH 201. Interpersonal Communication.
SPCH 302. Persuasive Communication.
Humanities Skills Courses
A student may not take only skills courses to complete the combined Fine Arts and Humanities requirements. One Fine Arts OR Humanities course must NOT be a Skills course.
COMD 350. Sign Language
FREN 101. Elementary French I.
FREN 102. Elementary French II.
SPAN 101. Elementary Spanish I.
SPAN 102. Elementary Spanish II.
9 hours (6 hrs for Assoc.) in Life Science (e.g., Biology, Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology) and Physical Science (e.g., Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Astronomy/Meteorology). For Bachelor’s Degrees, 6 hours shall be earned in a single life or physical science discipline, and 3 hours shall be earned in the natural science area (life or physical) other than that selected to fulfill the six-hour requirement, as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification. Both life and physical science must be taken to fulfill this requirement.
Life ScienceBIOL 105. Basic Biology I – Principles of Biology.
Physical ScienceASTR 101. Astronomy of the Solar System.
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6 hours (3 hrs for A.S.) in Social Science (e.g., Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, International Studies, Interdisciplinary, Political Science) and Behavioral Science (e.g., Psychology, Sociology). CRJU 290. Principles of Policing. |
Contact Us
Program Coordinator
Heather Gamel
heather.gamel@nicholls.edu
985-448-4380
Assessment Coordinator
Michael Martin
michael.martin@nicholls.edu
985-493-2647