Degree Path for Students

 

 

General Education Course Requirements: (44 hours total)

For some majors, certain courses may count toward both General Education and Major requirements. Some courses have prerequisites. Course substitutions are not allowed. Ask your advisor for assistance in selecting appropriate courses.

 

I. Communication Skills	6 or 9 hours
II. Academic Content and Skills	30 hours
A) Arts and Humanities Division	12 hours
B) Social Science Division	9 hours.
C) Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division	9 hours
III. Physical Education and Wellness	2 hours
IV. General Education Program Electives	6 hours, or 3 hours if SPE 1020 required

 

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I. Communication Skills (6 or 9 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
SPE 1020	Fundamentals of Voice and Diction	All entering freshmen are required to take unless they test out of it.
ENG 1050	Composition I	A full-time student must enroll immediately
ENG 1060	Composition I I	Prerequisite: “C” grade in ENG 1050

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II. Academic Content and Skills (30 hours)

(A) Arts and Humanities Division (12 hours): Choose one course from each of these four areas.

(1) Fine Arts (one course, three credits)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ART 2020	Digital Arts Appreciation
ART 2050	Art Appreciation
ART 2080	Survey of Art I
ART 2090	Survey of Art II
THE 2500	Introduction to Theatre
MUS 1020	Introduction to Music Appreciation
MUS 1040	Introduction to Jazz Appreciation
MUS 2940	The World of Music: Antiquity to the Baroque Era
MUS 2980	History of Musical Theatre

 

(2) Literature (one course, three credits)

Completion of ENG 1050 and 1060 with a 2.0 is prerequisite for these courses.

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ENG 2010	Southern Literature
ENG 2020	Contemporary Literature
ENG 2030	Literary Genres
ENG 2050	World Literature Before 1660
ENG 2060	World Literature After 1660
ENG 2080	Women’s Literature
ENG 2090	Literature and Film
ENG 2100	African American Literature
ENG 2190	Latino Literature
ENG 2200	Native American Literature	Also AIS 2200
ENG 2230	American Literature Before 1865
ENG 2240	American Literature After 1865
ENG 2410	Environmental Literature
ENG 2470	British Literature Before 1790
ENG 2480	British Literature After 1790

 

(3) History (one course, three credits)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
HST 1010	American Civilization to 1877
HST 1020	American Civilization since 1877
HST 1100	History of the American Indian to 1865	Also AIS 1100
HST 1110	History of the American Indian since 1865	Also AIS 1110
HST 1140	World Civilizations to 1500
HST 1150	World Civilizations since 1500

 

(4) Philosophy and Religion (one course, three credits)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
PHI 1000	Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 1010	Logic
PHI 2040	Introduction to Ethics
REL 1080	Introduction to Religious Thought
REL 1300	Introduction to Religion

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(B) Social Science Division (9 hours): Choose one course from each of three of five areas.

(1) Economics

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ECN 1000	Economic Perspectives
ECN 2020	Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 2030	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN 2410	Asian Economies

 

(2) Geography

Course#	Course Title	Comments
GGY 1010	Principles of Geography
GGY 1020	World Regional Geography
GGY 2000	Cultural Geography
GGY 2060	Economic Geography	Also ECN 2060

 

(3) Political Science

Course#	Course Title	Comments
PSPA 1000	Introduction to Political Science
PSPA 1010	Introduction to American National Government

 

(4) Psychology

Course#	Course Title	Comments
PSY 1010	Introductory Psychology

 

(5) Sociology

Course#	Course Title	Comments
SOC 1020	Introduction to Sociology
SOC 1050	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	Also AIS 1050
SOC 2090	Social Problems in Modern Society

 

Maynor Honors College students only may substitute for courses in two disciplines:

Course#	Course Title	Comments
HON 1000	Contemporary Public Issues
HON 2750	The Individual in Society

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(C) Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division (9 hours)

Natural Science (6 hours); choose one course from two (2) of the four (4) areas. Students selecting Physical Science 1100 must select the other course from either Biology/Environmental Science or Earth Science.

(1) Biology and Environmental Science

Course#	Course Title	Comments
BIO 1000	Principles of Biology
BIO 1030	Basic Human Biology
ENV 2100	Environmental Science

 

(2) Chemistry

Course#	Course Title	Comments
CHM 1300	General Chemistry I	Prerequisite: PMAT 1070 or equivalent
CHM 1400	Chemistry for Health Sciences I

 

(3) Earth Science

Course#	Course Title	Comments
GLY 1150	Earth Science	Also GGY 1150
GLY 2460	Weather and Climate	Also GGY 2460, PHS 2460

 

(4) Physical Science

Course#	Course Title	Comments
PHS 1100	Physical Science I
PHS 1560	Astronomy
PHY 1000	Elementary Physics I
PHY 1500	College Physics I	Prerequisite: MAT 1070 or equivalent
PHY 2000	University Physics I	Prerequisite/co-requisite: MAT 2210

 

Maynor Honors College students only may fulfill one natural science course requirement with:

Course#	Course Title	Comments
HON 1510	Contemporary Issues in Science and Technology

 

Mathematics (3 hours); choose one course from those listed below:

Course#	Course Title	Comments
MAT 1050	Introduction to College Mathematics
MAT 1070	College Algebra	A very good understanding of high school algebra is required.
MAT 1080	Plane Trigonometry	Prerequisite: MAT 1070
MAT 1090	College Algebra and Trigonometry	4 semester hours
MAT 2150	Calculus with Applications	Prerequisite: MAT 1070 or MAT 1090 or equivalent
MAT 2210	Calculus I	Prerequisite: MAT 1070 and MAT 1080, or MAT 1090, or equivalent

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