General Education Core 42 Areas and Course Options

1A. Social Sciences: 6 Hours

• ANTH 0101 - General Anthropology 3
• CJ 0100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
• ECON 0101 - Economics of Social Issues 3
• ECON 0201 - Principles of Economics (Macro) 3
• ECON 0202 - Principles of Economics (Micro) 3
• GEOG 0111 - World Regional Geography 3
• GEOG 0257 - The Urban World 3 OR PSC 0257  
• HIST 0180 - Modern Global History; 1450-Present 3
• PSC 0204 - Introduction to Studies of Race and Ethnicity 3 OR SOC 0204  
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3
• SOC 0110 - Introduction to Sociology 3
• SOC 0210 - Social Problems 3

1B. Civics: 3 Hours

• HIST 0110 - United States History 1492-1877 3
• HIST 0120 - United States History 1877 to Present 3
• HIST 0210 - Introduction to African-American History I 3
• HIST 0220 - Introduction to African-American History II 3
• PSC 0120 - American Government 3

2A. Written Communication 6 Hours

• ENG 0101 - College Composition I (Writing Intensive) 3
• ENG 0102 - College Composition II (Writing Intensive) 3
• ENG 0111 - Advanced College Composition (Writing Intensive) 3

2B. Oral Communication: 3 Hours

• COMM 0100 - Oral Communication 3
• COMM 0101 - Introduction to Human Communication 3
• TH 0220 - Professional Interaction 3

Non-Lab Courses: 3 Hours

These courses have corresponding labs and must be taken together: BIO 108 (BIO 109), CHEM 121 (CHEM 122), and CHEM 140 (CHEM 141).

• BIO 0102 - General Biology 3
• BIO 0108 - Principles of Biology I 3 Must be taken with BIO 109
• CHEM 0110 - Chemistry and Society 3
• CHEM 0121 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences 3 Must be taken with CHEM 122
• CHEM 0140 - General Chemistry I 3 Must be taken with CHEM 141
• EH 0107 - Environmental Science 3
• GEOG 0120 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3
• PHYS 0120 - Fundamentals of Physical Science 3

Courses with Labs: 4 Hours

The following combinations of courses (lecture and lab) must be taken together : BIO 108 with BIO 109, CHEM 121 with CHEM 122, CHEM 140 with CHEM 141.

• BIO 0101 - General Biology 4
• BIO 0109 - Principles of Biology I Lab 1 Must be taken with BIO 108
• BIO 0121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
• BIO 0180 - Essential Anatomy & Physiology 4
• CHEM 0122 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory 1 Must take with CHEM 121
• CHEM 0141 - Gen Chemistry I Laboratory 2 Must take with CHEM 140
• GEOG 0121 - Introduction to Physical Geography with Lab 4
• GEOL 0120 - Introduction to Geology 4
• PHYS 0121 - Fundamentals of Physical Science with Lab 4
• PHYS 0160 - Elementary College Physics I 4
• PHYS 0270 - General Physics I 4

5A. Humanities: 6 Hours

• CHI 0103 - Survival Chinese 5
• CHI 0203 - Intermediate Chinese I (Mandarin) 3
• ENG 0240 - The Short Story 3
• ENG 0250 - Introduction to Literature 3
• ENG 0251 - Black Literature 3
• ENG 0252 - Ethnicities in American Lit 3
• ENG 0253 - Women’s Literature 3
• ENG 0261 - World Literature: Ancient - 16th Century 3
• ENG 0262 - World Literature: 16th Century - Present 3
• ENG 0271 - British Literature: Medieval - 18th Century 3
• ENG 0272 - British Literature: 18th Century - Present 3
• ENG 0281 - American Literature: Beginning - 19th Century 3
• ENG 0282 - American Literature: 19th Century - Present 3
• FREN 0101 - Beginning French I 3
• FREN 0102 - Beginning French II 3
• HIST 0130 - Western Civilization to 1500 3
• HIST 0140 - Western Civilization since 1500 3
• HIST 0160 - History of Latin America 3
• HS 0312 - Biomedical Ethics 3
• JPN 0103 - Survival Japanese 5
• JPN 0205 - Basic Japanese Grammar 5
• ML 0150 - East Asian Culture China&Japan 3
• PHIL 0201 - Introduction to Philosophy 3
• PHIL 0212 - Ethics 3
• PHIL 0312 - Biomedical Ethics 3
• SPAN 0100 - Workplace and Travel Spanish 3
• SPAN 0101 - Beginning Spanish I 3
• SPAN 0102 - Beginning Spanish II 3
• TH 0252 - Introduction to Western Drama 3

5B.Fine Arts: 3 Hours

• ART 0110 - Art Appreciation 3
• ART 0251 - Art History, Pre-Historic Through Gothic 3
• ART 0252 - Art History, Renaissance through Nineteenth Century 3
• MUS 0100 - Fundamentals of Music 3
• MUS 0101 - Jazz Styles & Appreciation 3
• MUS 0106 - World Music 3
• MUS 0110 - Music Appreciation 3
• MUS 0120 - A History of Rock and Roll Music: Attitudes, Culture, and Society 3
• TH 0110 - Theatre Appreciation 3

5C. Global Competencies: 3 Hours

• ANTH 0342 - Comparative Cultures 3
• CHI 0103 - Survival Chinese 5
• CHI 0203 - Intermediate Chinese I (Mandarin) 3
• CJ 0301 - International Justice Systems 3
• CJ 0370 - International Terrorism 3
• COMM 0305 - Intercultural Communication 3
• EDUC 0280 - Foundations of Education in a Global Society 3
• FREN 0101 - Beginning French I 3
• FREN 0102 - Beginning French II 3
• GEOG 0111 - World Regional Geography 3
• HIST 0130 - Western Civilization to 1500 3
• HIST 0140 - Western Civilization since 1500 3
• HIST 0150 - Asian Civilizations 3
• HIST 0160 - History of Latin America 3
• HIST 0180 - Modern Global History; 1450-Present 3
• HIST 0217 - Middle Eastern History 3
• HS 0305 - Intercultural Communication 3
• IB 0310 - International Business 3
• INTS 0201 - Introduction to International Studies 3
• INTS 0306 - Introduction to Global Health 3
• JPN 0103 - Survival Japanese 5
• JPN 0205 - Basic Japanese Grammar 5
• ML 0150 - East Asian Culture China&Japan 3
• PHIL 0320 - Comparative Religion 3
• SOC 0303 - The Arab World 3
• SPAN 0100 - Workplace and Travel Spanish 3
• SPAN 0101 - Beginning Spanish I 3
• SPAN 0102 - Beginning Spanish II 3

5D. Health and Wellness: 2 Hours

• KINE 0103 - Lifetime Wellness 2