General Education Curriculum
All candidates must meet the following General Education requirements which should be taken during the freshman and sophomore years but, for bachelor's degree candidates, no later than the junior year, with the exception of REL 4000.
Please note that some General Education requirements may vary for a significant number of majors. Students should consult the major program listings in the Catalog and an advisor for the program to ensure accurate registration for General Education courses.
Requirements: Bachelor's Level — 51-54 hours
Note: The same course may not be used to satisfy more than one General Education requirement.
Foundations Tier — 18-20 hours
ENG 1020 | English Composition I | 3 |
ENG 1080 | English Composition II: Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking | 3 |
COM 1010 | Speech Communication | 3 |
BUS 2010 | Financial Stewardship | 2 |
HPE 1500 | Introduction to Health and Wellness | 2 |
Mathematics (Choose one) — 3-4 hours
Intercultural Literacy (Choose one) — 2-3 hours
Human Sciences Tier — 6 hours
Institutional (Choose one) — 3 hours
HIS 1400 or HIS 1450: whichever is not used to satisfy the World Civilization Context in the Contexts Tier
Behavioral (Choose one) — 3 hours
Natural Sciences Tier — 6-7 hours
Laboratory Science (Choose one) — 3-4 hours
Contexts Tier — 21 hours
World Civilization (Choose one) — 3 hours
HIS 1400 | World Civilizations: Ancient and Medieval World | 3 |
HIS 1450 | World Civilizations: Early Modern and Modern World | 3 |
World Aesthetics (Choose one) — 3 hours
Philosophy (Choose one) — 3 hours
Requirements: Associate Level — 20-22 hours
Note: The same course may not be used to satisfy more than one General Education requirement.
Foundations Tier — 3 hours
English/Communications (Choose one)
ENG 1020 | English Composition I | 3 |
ENG 1080 | English Composition II: Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking | 3 |
COM 1010 | Speech Communication | 3 |
Contexts Tier — 9 hours
Religion — 6 hours
World Civilization/World Aesthetics/Philosophy (Choose one) — 3 hours
Natural Sciences/Mathematics Tier (Choose one) — 3-4 hours
Human Sciences Tier — 5-6 hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose one) — 3 hours
Institutional (Choose one) — 2-3 hours