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 | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF PRESENTATION | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
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 Hours | 3 | |
GOVERNMENT/POLITICAL SCIENCE
| POLS 2311 | GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| POLS 2312 | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
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 | ||
| FLIGHT CULTURE AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE | ||
| 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 | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE II | ||
| RUSSIAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD | ||
| INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| HISPANIC CULTURE IN THE WORLD | ||
| INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS | ||
| INTRO TO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
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 | ||
| CHEMISTRY IN THE WORLD AROUND US | ||
| CHEMISTRY IN THE WORLD AROUND US II | ||
| INTRODUCTORY CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | ||
| CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | ||
| GLOBAL WARMING | ||
| 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 Hours | 6 | |
MATHEMATICS
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE | ||
| CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA | ||
| TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Hours | 6 | |
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK | ||
| SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
U.S. HISTORY
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, I | ||
| TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, II | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA OPTION
| Any course listed above. A course may only fulfill one component area. | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
| TOTAL HOURS | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |
OLD--through summer 2014*
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Six hours (1301 and 1302 or suitable substitutes).
LITERATURE
Three hours of English or modern language literature or other approved substitute.
LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE
Three hours above the freshman level of literature, or social and cultural studies designated as taught in the College of Liberal Arts, or fine arts or philosophy, or technical writing.
U.S. HISTORY
Six hours of American history or three hours of American and three hours of Texas history. (This requirement is mandated by state law and cannot be waived.)
U.S. POLITICAL SCIENCE
Six hours covering U.S. and Texas constitutions. (This requirement is mandated by state law and cannot be waived.)
MATHEMATICS
Six hours (MATH 1301 or higher. Credit will not be given for both MATH 1301 and 1302.)
NATURAL SCIENCE
Eight hours in lab science (biology, chemistry, geology and/or physics).
SOCIAL/CULTURAL STUDIES
Three hours*.
FINE ARTS
Three hours from art, dance, music, architecture or theatre arts.
*The Social and Cultural Studies requirement will be satisfied by designated courses which have been approved by the Undergraduate Assembly. For a list of approved courses, contact the University Advising Center or see https://www.uta.edu/student-success/advising/advising-resources.
International students whose secondary education was taught in their native tongue (other than English) may meet the modern language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree by successfully completing six additional hours in English beyond the general requirements for a bachelor’s degree. The eight additional hours needed to fulfill the total degree requirements must be approved by the student’s major department and must be included in the degree plan. The major department has the right to stipulate the modern language permitted for the bachelor’s degree, provided the language is taught at UT Arlington.