University Core Requirements for 2008-2009
Catalog Years
I. UNIVERSITY
CORE REQUIREMENTS (Required of all students. Complete List of Course Options
on Below)
A. ENGLISH COMPOSITION & RHETORIC (6 hrs): See back for
complete list of course options. Students must complete each course with a grade
of C or better.
________Composition I: ENGL 1310 or 1313 Grade______
________Composition II: ENGL 1320 or 1323 or 2700 (ENGL 2700 is required for
some majors; see your departmental advisor for more
information.) Grade______
B. MATHEMATICS (3 hrs):
________College level algebra or higher (Some majors require specific and or
additional mathematics courses; see your departmental advisor for more information.
Students who do not have credit for a college mathematics course must take a
departmental exam for
placement.) See College of Arts & Sciences requirements below.
C. NATURAL SCIENCES (6-8
hrs all courses have labs):
________2 courses with laboratories from the Natural and Life Sciences and/or
the Physical Sciences (Some majors require specific and/or ________additional
laboratory science courses; see your departmental advisor for more information.)
D.______ VISUAL AND PERFORMING
ARTS (3 hrs): See approved list below.
E. ______HUMANITIES (3 hrs):
See approved list below.
F. UNITED STATES HISTORY (6 hrs): See below for complete list of options.
______ HIST 2610 or 3 advanced hours of American History (3 hours of Texas History
may substitute for 3 hours of American History).
______ HIST 2620 or 3 advanced hours
of American History (3 hours of Texas History may substitute for 3 hours of
American History).
G. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (6
hrs): See below for complete list of options.
_______ PSCI 1040
_______ 1050, 1060 or an advanced U.S. Political Science course as approved
by the Political Science Department.
NOTE: If you are transferring credit
for either of these courses from another college or university, please check
with your advisor to
be certain you are taking the correct course. Do not assume that your "first"
course elsewhere is the same as PSCI 1040. An out-of- state American Government
course cannot be equivalent to PSCI 1040 but may be equivalent to PSCI 1050.
H._____ SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL
SCIENCES (3 hrs): See approved list below.
I. _____ UNDERSTANDING THE
HUMAN COMMUNITY (6 hrs): See approved list below.
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College of Arts and Sciences Requirements for Bachelor
of Arts Degrees 2008-2009 Catalog Years
(Students seeking
BS degrees must consult department. Students seeking BFA degrees complete University
Core and consult department for other requirements.)
II. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (Complete List of Course Options on Below)
1. MATHEMATICS (3 hours higher
than college algebra, also satisfies the University Core Mathematics):
_______ MATH 1680 (Prerequisite MATH 1010 with a grade of C or better, or *proficiency
in MATH 1010), 1400, 1190, 1650 (Prerequisite
of MATH 1100 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, or proficiency in MATH
1100) or 1710 (Prerequisite MATH 1650 or
*proficiency in MATH 1650) *NOTE: See the Mathematics Department for information
on the Placement Exam and appropriate
scores for the Placement Exam.
2. LABORATORY SCIENCE (3-4
hrs, in addition to the University Core, all courses include lab):
________One course from the Natural and Life Sciences or the Physical Sciences
(Some majors require specific and or additional laboratory science courses;
see your departmental advisor for more information.)
NOTE: The College of Arts and Sciences requires students to complete a total
of 9-12 hours of laboratory science (including the 6-8
hours in the University core) with at least one course in the Natural and Life
Sciences and at least one course in the Physical Sciences,
see approved list below for course options.
3.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (6 hours, also satisfies the University Core Understanding
the Human Community Requirement):
___ ___LANG 2040 and 2050 (prerequisites for 2040 and 2050 courses are LANG
1010 and 1020 or credit by exam)
___ ___Prerequisites LANG 1010 (4 hours) and 1020 (4 hours) or credit by exam
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UNIVERSITY
CORE COURSE OPTIONS
A. ENGLISH
Composition I:
ENGL 1310 College Writing I
1313 Computer Assisted College Writing I 1311 Honors Composition I
1312 Grammar and Composition for International
Students
1315 Computer Assisted Writing About Lit. I
Composition II:
ENGL 1320 College Writing II
1323 Computer Assisted College Writing II 1321 Honors Composition II
1322 Composition and Rhetoric for International
Students
1325 Computer Assisted Writing About Lit. II
2700 Technical Writing
2702 Technical Writing for International Students
B. MATHEMATICS
MATH 1100 College Algebra or higher
NOTE: See item 1 for College of Arts & Sciences requirements
C. NATURAL SCIENCES
Choose from the following subject areas:
Archeology, Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Geography, or
Physics (Physics includes Astronomy)
NOTE: Courses must have corresponding labs to count toward this requirement.
D. VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
ART 1300 Art Appreciation
2360 Art History Survey II
DANC 1200 Appreciation of Dance as a Contemporary
Art Form
MUMH 1600 Music in Human Imagination
2040 Music Appreciation
3000 Nineteenth-Century Music
3010 Twentieth-Century Music
THEA 1340 Aesthetics of the Theatre Throughout the
World
1375 The Actor and the Text
2340 Theater Appreciation
E. HUMANITIES
AGER 2250 Images of Aging in Film and Literature
ENGL 2210 World Literature I
2211 Honors World Literature I
2220 World Literature II
2221 Honors World Literature II
2322 British Literature to 1780
2323 British Literature from 1780 to Present
2327 American Literature to 1870
2328 American Literature from 1870 to Present
2352 Literature for International Students I
2362 Literature for International Students II
PHIL 1050 Introduction to Philosophy
1400 Intro. to Contemporary Moral Issues
2050 Introduction to Logic
2310 Intro. to Ancient Philosophy
2330 Intro. to Modern Philosophy
2500 Intro. to Contemporary Environmental
Issues
F. UNITED STATES HISTORY
HIST 2610 US History to 1865 or Adv. US History
2620 US History from 1865 or Adv. US History 2675 Honors US History
to 1865
2685 Honors US History from 1865
G. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSCI 1040 American Government
1041 Honors American Government
1050 American Government
1051 Honors American Government
1060 American Government: Topics
NOTE: Transfer courses must be approved by an advisor.
H. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
ANTH 1010 General Anthropology
2250 Intro. to Sociocultural Anthropology
BEHV 2300 Behavior Principles I
CJUS 2100 Crime and Justice in the United States
(same as SOCI 2100)
DFST 1013 Human Development
ECON 1100 Principles of Micoreconomics
1110 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENGR 1030 Technological Systems
GEOG 1170 Culture, Environment & Society
PHIL 2600 Ethics in Science
PSCI 3120 Women and Politics
3310 Political Theory: Socrates to the Eighteenth
Century
3320 Political Theory: 18th Century to the
Present
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UNIVERSITY
CORE COURSE OPTIONS CONTINUED
H. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (continued)
PSYC 1630 General Psychology I
1650 General Psychology II
RHAB 3100 Disability and Society
SOCI 1510 Individuals in Society
1520 Contemporary Social Problems
2100 Crime & Justice in the United States (same as
CJUS 2100)
I. UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN COMMUNITY
AGER 4560 Minority Aging
4800 The Social Context of Aging: Global
Perspectives
ANTH 2045 Gender Across Culture: A Multicultural
Examination of Gender Roles
2100 World Cultures Through Film
2150 World Cultures
2350 Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (American)
Culture
4050 Contemporary Ethnic Groups
ART 2350 Art History Survey I
BIOL 1024 Biological Principles of Women’s Health
(same as WMST 2620)
BUSI 1340 Free Enterprise System in a Global
Environment
CJUS 2600 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice
COMM 1010 Introduction to Communication
1440 Honors Classical Argument
2020 Interpersonal Communication
2040 Public Speaking
2060 Performance of Literature
4260 Performance and Culture
DANC 1100 Stress Reduction through Movement
2800 Survey of Dance
DFST 2033 Parenting in Diverse Families
EDEE 2000 Exploring Diversity Through Social Action
EDSP 2500 Human Exceptionality
ENGL 3450 Short Story
3920 Survey of Ethnic Literatures
4300 Modern Drama
ENGR 2060 Professional Presentations
FOREIGN LANGUAGE-(Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian,
Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish)
LANG 1010 Elementary Language I (4 hrs)
1020 Elementary Language II (4hrs)
2040 Intermediate Language I
2050 Intermediate Language II
GEOG 1200 World Regional Geography
3100 Geography of the U.S. and Canada
3750 Geography of Contemporary Sub-Saharan
Africa
HIST 1050 World History to the 16th Century
1060 World History from the 16th Century
1075 Honors World History to 16th Century
1085 Honors World History from 16th Century
HLTH 1100 School & Community Health Prob. & Services
2200 Family Life and Human Sexuality
JOUR 1210 Mass Communication and Society
4250 Race, Gender and the Media: a Methods Approach
KINE 2000 History and Philosophy of Sport & Physical
Activity in the United States
2050 Sociology of Sport (same as SOCI 2050)
MGMT 3330 Communicating in Business
MKTG 2650 Global Marketing Concepts
3010 Professional Selling
MUAG 1500 Occupational Health: Lessons from Music
MUET 3020 Popular Music in American Culture
3030 Music Cultures of the World
PADM 2100 Diversity in Urban Governance
PHED 1000 Scientific Principles and Practices of Health
Related Fitness
PHIL 2070 Introduction to Great Religions
2400 Religion & American Society
PSCI 3500 Introduction to Peace Studies
3810 International Relations
4520 International Human Rights
4660 Democracy and Democratization
4710 Middle East Politics: Critical Issues
4720 Ethnicity in World Politics
4850 Critical Issues in World Politics
PSYC 2580 Health Psychology
RECR 2550 Leisure: Human Diversity & the Environment
RHAB 3000 Microcounseling
SMHM 1450 Principles of Nutrition
2750 Consumers in a Global Market
3450 Presentation Techniques
4750 Managing a Diverse Workforce
SOCI 2010 Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity (same as
WMST 2420)
2050 Sociology of Sport (same as KINE 2050)
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COLLEGE
OF ARTS AND SCIENCES REQUIREMENTS COURSE OPTIONS
1. MATHEMATICS
(see above for prerequisites)
MATH 1400 College Math with Calculus
1190 Business Calculus
1680 Elementary Probability and Statistics
1650 Pre-Calculus (5 hrs)
1710 Calculus I (4 hrs)
2-A. NATURAL & LIFE SCIENCES
ARCH 2800 Archaeological Science
BIOL 2700/ANTH 2700 Intro Phys Anth
BIOL 1112 Contemporary Biology
1122 Plant Biology
1132 Environmental Science
1710 Principles of Biology I
1730 Principles of Biology I Lab
1711 Honors Principal of Biology I
1733 Honors Principal of Biology I Lab
1720 Principles of Biology II
1740 Principles of Biology II Lab
1722 Honors Principal of Biology II
1744 Honors Principal of Biology II Lab
2381 Applied Microbiology
2382 Applied Microbiology Lab
2301 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
2311 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
2302 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
2312 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
GEOL 1610 Introductory Physical Geology
GEOG 1710 Earth Science
2-B. PHYSICAL SCIENCES
CHEM 1360 The Context of Chemistry
1410 General Chemistry
1430 Lab Sequence for 1410
1420 General Chemistry
1440 Lab Sequence for 1420
1413 Honors General Chemistry I
1423 Honors General Chemistry II
PHYS 1052 The Solar System
1062 Stars and the Universe
1270 Sci & Tech of Musical Sound
1315 Intro to the World of Physics
1316 Essential Physics
1410 General Physics I
1430 Lab Sequence for 1410
1420 General Physics II
1440 Lab Sequence for 1420
1510 Gen. Physics w/ Calculus I
1530 Gen. Physics w/ Calculus I Lab
1520 Gen. Physics w/ Calculus II
1540 Gen. Physics w/ Calculus II Lab
1710 Mechanics
1730 Lab Sequence for 1710
2220 Electricity & Magnetism
2240 Lab Sequence for 2200
3. FOREIGN
LANGUAGE NOTE: Intermediate Language I (prerequisite 1020) and Intermediate
Language II (prerequisite 2040) -(Arabic, Chinese, French,
German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish)
ARBC 2040 & 2050, or CHIN 2040 & 2050, or FREN 2040 & 2050,
or GERM 2040 & 2050, or HEBR 2040 & 2050, or ITAL 2040 &
2050, or JAPN 2040 & 2050, or LATI 2040 & 2050, or PORT 2040
& 2050, or RUSS 2040 & 2050, or SPAN 2040 & 2050
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