University Catalog

General Core Requirements

General Core Curriculum for a Bachelor's Degree

The University requires the following courses for each degree:

COMMUNICATION

Select two of the following:6
FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I,FRESH COMP
RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II,FRESHMAN COMP
FUNDAMENTALS OF PRESENTATION
Total Hours6

CREATIVE ARTS

Select one of the following:3
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
ART APPRECIATION
INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY I: PREHISTORIC THROUGH 16TH CENTURY
INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY II: 17TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT
DANCE APPRECIATION
INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
PHOTOJOURNALISM I
MUSIC APPRECIATION
JAZZ APPRECIATION
HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC
APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN FILM
THEATRE AND FILM APPRECIATION
INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE
Total Hours3

GOVERNMENT/POLITICAL SCIENCE 

POLS 2311GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES3
POLS 2312STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT3
Total Hours6

LANGUAGE, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE 

Select one of the following:3
GLOBAL CULTURES
ARABIC CULTURE IN THE WORLD
INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II
MASTERWORKS OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE
INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY III: AFRICA, ASIA, AMERICAS
INTERMEDIATE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
CHINESE CULTURE IN THE WORLD
INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II
INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ+ STUDIES
WRITING ABOUT FILM
TOPICS IN LITERATURE
WORLD LITERATURE
BRITISH LITERATURE
AMERICAN LITERATURE
FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE CULTURES IN THE WORLD
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
GERMAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II
INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ISSUES
GREEK LEVEL IV
INTRO TO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
FLIGHT CULTURE AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
KOREAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD
INTERMEDIATE KOREAN II
LATIN LEVEL IV
LANGUAGE IN A MULTICULTURAL USA
INTRODUCTION TO MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
RUSSIAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD
INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II
INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
HISPANIC CULTURE IN THE WORLD
SPANISH FOR NATIVE/HERITAGE SPEAKERS II
Total Hours3

LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Select two of the following:6
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY I
INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY II
BIOLOGY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS: CELLS AND DISEASE
BIOLOGY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS: LIFE ON EARTH
BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II
MICROBIOLOGY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS
CHEMISTRY IN THE WORLD AROUND US
SEX, DRUGS, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
INTRODUCTORY CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I,GEN CHEM
CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
GLOBAL WARMING
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
EARTH SYSTEMS
EARTH HISTORY
GLOBAL WARMING
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
GEOLOGIC HAZARDS
INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL ACOUSTICS
PHYSICS FOR NON SPECIALISTS I
PHYSICS FOR NON SPECIALISTS II
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I
GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II
GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS II
Total Hours6

MATHEMATICS 

Select two of the following:6
INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE
CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
TRIGONOMETRY
ELEMENTARY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
GEN COL MATH,STATISTICAL LITERACY
COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR ECONOMICS & BUSINESS ANALYSIS
MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS
ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY
ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
ARCHITECTURAL CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM SOLVING
GEOMETRICAL INFERENCE AND REASONING
FUNCTIONS, DATA, AND APPLICATIONS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
PREPARATION FOR CALCULUS
CALCULUS I
LOGIC
Three (3) semester credit hours must be selected from the Mathematics list above. The remaining required 3 semester credit hours can be selected from the Mathematics list above or from the following courses: MATH 2425 Calculus II, MATH 2326 Calculus III.
Total Hours6

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 

Select one of the following:3
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL ISSUES
THEORIES IN LEADERSHIP
MONEY, FINANCE AND THE MODERN CONSUMER
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS
PUBLIC HEALTH: PRINCIPLES AND POPULATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF HUMAN LANGUAGE
BUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNICATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGES
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES
Total Hours3

U.S. HISTORY 

Select two of the following:6
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865
TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, I
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT
TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, II
Total Hours6

COMPONENT AREA OPTION 

Select one of the following:3
Any course listed above (a course may count in only one area)
CALCULUS II
CALCULUS III
Total Hours3

Total Core Hours

All Components
Total Hours42