General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees
Information accurate as of the 2024 - 2025 catalog.
For previous year's catalogs, please see the undergraduate catalog page.
In conformity with the stated objectives of ÏãåúÖ±²¥, a program of General Education is a part of the requirements for the completion of baccalaureate degrees. The General Education program requirements for baccalaureate degrees are as follows:
Num. | Title | Credits |
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The Humanities | 14 hours* | |
CART 101 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
ENGL 101 | Critical Reading and Writing I | 3 |
ENGL 102 | Critical Reading and Writing II: Research Writing | 3 |
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One of the following survey of literature courses | 3 | |
ENGL 203 | Survey of English Literature I | Ìý |
ENGL 204 | Survey of English Literature II | Ìý |
ENGL 205 | Survey of American Literature I | Ìý |
ENGL 206 | Survey of American Literature II | Ìý |
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
One of the following survey courses | 2 | |
ART 200 | Survey of Art | Ìý |
MUSC 200 | Survey of Music | Ìý |
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The Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 7 hours* | |
MATH 106 or higher course number | 3 | |
One four-hour lab science course | 4 | |
Recommended for programs in the Departments of Business, Criminal Justice, Fine Arts, Language and Literature, and Social Science: | ||
ENVR 101 | Environmental Science | Ìý |
SCNC 101 | Earth Science | Ìý |
SCNC 102 | Nature of Sound and Light | Ìý |
SCNC 103 | Contemporary Biology | Ìý |
Other Science courses may satisfy this requirement. Please consult with your advisor and the University Undergraduate Catalog. | ||
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The Social Sciences | 9 hours* | |
Six hours from the following | 6 | |
HIST 201 | History of World Cultures I | Ìý |
HIST 202 | History of World Cultures II | Ìý |
HIST 207 | U. S. History to 1877 | Ìý |
HIST 208 | U. S. History Since 1877 | Ìý |
POSC 203 | American National Government | Ìý |
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Three hours from the following | 3 | |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | Ìý |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | Ìý |
GEOG 203 | World Regional Geography | Ìý |
PSYC 201 | General Psychology | Ìý |
SOCS 225 | Introduction to Global Studies | Ìý |
TOTAL | 30 hours* |
*see requirements of specific degree programs to select appropriate general education courses