GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (44 Hours Total



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

I.  Communication Skills (6 or 9 hours)
ENG 1050  Composition I

ENG 1060  Composition II

A full‑time student must enroll in ENG 1050, Composition I, immediately and must earn a “C” (2.0) grade or better before enrolling in ENG 1060, Composition II. A student must remain continuously enrolled in ENG 1050 and 1060 until he or she has earned a “C” (2.0) grade or better in ENG 1060.

All entering freshmen and all freshmen transfers must complete the ENG 1050 and 1060 sequence successfully before they earn a total of 60 credit hours. All students who transfer with 30 credits or more must complete ENG 1060 during their first 30 semester hours at UNCP. Students who have not completed their composition courses at the end of the allotted time will no longer be permitted to register for 3000 or 4000 level courses. If they attempt to do so, the registrar’s office will cancel their registration and require them to register only for courses below the 3000 level until they receive a “C” (2.0) in ENG 1060. (The Enrollment Management Subcommittee of the Faculty Senate, or in emergencies the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, will consider exceptional cases.)

SPE 1020 Fundamentals of Voice and Diction.

All entering freshmen are required to take this course unless they test out of it.  Upon earning 60 hours, a student must either have satisfied the speech requirement through testing, have taken SPE 1020, or be registered for SPE 1020 in the following semester.

 

II. Academic Content and Skills

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

 (1) Fine Arts
ART 2020 Introduction to Digital Arts
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 (completion of ENG 1050 and 1060 with a 2.0 is prerequisite for these courses)
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 (AIS) 2200 Native American Literature
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
HST 1010 American Civilization to 1877
HST 1020 American Civilization since 1877
HST (AIS) 1100 History of the American Indian to 1865
HST (AIS) 1110 History of the American Indian since 1865
HST 1140 World Civilizations to 1500
HST 1150 World Civilizations since 1500

(4) Philosophy and Religion
PHI 1000 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 1010 Logic
PHI 2040 Introduction to Ethics
REL 1080 Introduction to Religious Thought
REL 1300 Introduction to Religion

B. Social Science Division (9 hours): Choose one course from each of three of five areas:
(1)Economics
ECN 1000 Economic Perspectives
ECN 2020 Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN 2410 Asian Economies

(2)Geography
GGY 1010 Principles of Geography
GGY 1020 World Regional Geography
GGY 2000 Cultural Geography
GGY (ECN) 2060 Economic Geography

(3)Political Science
PSPA 1000 Introduction to Political Science
PSPA 1010 Introduction to American National Government

(4)Psychology
PSY 1010 Introductory Psychology

(5)Sociology
SOC 1020 Introduction to Sociology
SOC (AIS) 1050 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
SOC 2090 Social Problems in Modern Society

Maynor Honors College students only may substitute for courses in two disciplines:
HON 1000 Contemporary Public Issues
HON 2750 The Individual in Society

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/Env. Science or Earth Science.
(1)Biology and Environmental Science
BIO 1000 Principles of Biology
BIO 1030 Basic Human Biology
ENV 2100 Environmental Science

(2)Chemistry
CHM 1300 General Chemistry I
CHM 1400 Chemistry for Health Sciences I

(3)Earth Science
GLY (GGY) 1150 Earth Science
GLY (GGY, PHS) 2460 Weather and Climate

(4)Physical Science
PHS 1100 Physical Science I
PHS 1560 Astronomy
PHY 1000 Elementary Physics I
PHY 1500 College Physics I
PHY 2000 University Physics I

Maynor Honors College students only may fulfill one natural science course requirement with:
HON 1510 Contemporary Issues in Science and Technology

Mathematics (3 hours);  choose one course from those listed below
MAT 1050 Introduction to College Mathematics
MAT 1070 College Algebra
MAT 1080 Plane Trigonometry
MAT 1090 College Algebra and Trigonometry
MAT 2150 Calculus with Applications
MAT 2210 Calculus I

III. Physical Education and Wellness (2 hours)
Choose two of the following courses:
PED 1010 Wellness and Fitness
PED 1300 Fitness Walking
PED 1310 Archery
PED 1320 Badminton
PED 1330 Golf
PED 1340 Swimming 
PED 1350 Tennis
PED 1360 Soccer
PED 1370 Bowling
PED 1380 Rhythms & Dance
PED 1390 Racquetball
PED 1410 Physical Conditioning
PED 1450 Volleyball
PED 1460 Weight Training
PED 1770 Advanced Physical Conditioning (Aimed at Varsity Athletes)
PED 1790 Aerobic Dance
PED (MSC) 1800 Military Physical Training
PED (THE) 1810 Stage Dance I
PED (THE) 1820 Stage Dance II
PED 1900 Outdoor Fitness
PED 1910 Indoor Cycling
PED 1950 Water Aerobics

IV. General Education Program Electives (6 hours, or 3 hours if SPE 1020 required)
Choose two additional courses from those listed below.  These two courses must be from different divisions except for the foreign language option.  Students who take SPE 1020 for Basic Skills take 3 hours of electives, which may not be SPE 2000 or SPE 2010.

Foreign Language Option
Students electing the foreign language option MUST complete two courses of the same foreign language to satisfy the Program Electives area of General Education.
FRH 1310, 1320 Elementary French
FRH 2310, 2320 Intermediate French
GER 1310, 1320 Elementary German
GER 2310, 2320 Intermediate German
ITL 1310, 1320 Elementary Italian
SPN 1310, 1320 Elementary Spanish
SPN 2310, 232 Intermediate Spanish
XXX 131, 1320 Introductory Foreign Language Study
XXX 2310, 2320 Intermediate Foreign Language Study

Arts and Humanities Division Elective
American Indian Studies
AIS 1010 Introduction to American Indian Studies

Fine Arts
ART 1010 Elements of Design
ART 2020 Introduction to Digital Arts
ART 2050 Art Appreciation
ART 2080 Survey of Art I
ART 2090 Survey of Art II
ART 2560 Web Design
ARTS 1xxx Special Topics in Art

THE 2010 Elements of Acting
THE 2500 Introduction to Theater

MUS 1020 Introduction to Music Appreciation
MUS 1040 Introduction to Jazz Appreciation
MUS 2930 The World of Music: Classical to the Contemporary Era
MUS 2980 History of Musical Theatre

Literature and Speech (a 2.0 in ENG 1050 and 1060 is prerequisite for the ENG courses)
ENG 2010 Southern Literature
ENG 2020 Contemporary Literature
ENG 2030 Literary Genres
ENG 2040 Mythology of All Peoples    
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 (AIS) 2200 Native American Literature
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
ENGS 2xxx Studies in Literature
SPE 2000 Interpersonal Communication   
SPE 2010 Fundamentals of Speech

History  
HST 1010 American Civilization to 1877
HST 1020 American Civilization since 1877
HST (AIS) 1100 History of the American Indian to 1865
HST (AIS) 1110 History of the American Indian since 1865
HST 1140 World Civilizations to 1500
HST 1150 World Civilizations since 1500

Philosophy and Religion
AIS 2010 American Indian Culture
PHI 1000 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 1010 Logic
PHI (REL) 1020 Perspectives on Humanity
PHI 2040 Introduction to Ethics
PHI 2050 Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 2110 American Philosophy
REL 1050 Introduction to the Old Testament
REL 1060 Introduction to the New Testament
REL 1080 Introduction to Religious Thought
REL 1300 Introduction to Religion
REL 2050 Religion, Art, and Culture
REL 2090 Religion in America
REL (AIS) 2130 American Indian Religious Traditions
REL 2140 Introduction to Religious Ethics
REL 2160 Religions of the Far East
REL 2180 Religions of the Near East

Maynor Honors College students only may take 1 as a Humanities Division Elective:
HON 2000 The Humanistic Tradition I: From the Ancient World to 1500
HON 2010 The Humanistic Tradition II: From 1500 to the Contemporary Age

Social Science Division Elective

Economics 
DSC 1590 Technology-Enabled Decision Making
ECN 1000 Economic Perspectives
ECN 2020 Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics
FIN 2050 Personal Finance
ECN 2410 Asian Economies

Geography 
GGY 1010 Principles of Geography
GGY 1020 World Regional Geography
GGY 2000 Cultural Geography
GGY (ECN) 2060 Economic Geography

Political Science
PSPA 1000 Introduction to Political Science
PSPA 1010 Introduction to American National Government

Psychology
PSY 1010 Introductory Psychology

Sociology
SOC 1020 Introduction to Sociology
SOC (AIS) 1050 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
SOC 2090 Social Problems in Modern Society

Natural Science and Mathematics Division Elective

Natural Science
BIO 1000 Principles of Biology
BIO 1010 General Botany
BIO 1020 General Zoology
BIO 1030 Basic Human Biology   
ENV 2100 Environmental Science

CHM 1300 General Chemistry I 
CHM 1310 General Chemistry II 
CHM 1400 Chemistry for Health Sciences I 
CHM 1410 Chemistry for Health Sciences II 

GLY 1000 Physical Geology 
GLY (GGY) 1150 Earth Science
GLY (GGY) 1250 Earth History
GLY 2260 Physical Oceanography 
GLY (GGY, PHS) 2460 Weather and Climate
GLY (GGY) 2620 Environmental Geology

PHS 1100 Physical Science I      
PHS 1110 Physical Science II      
PHS 1560 Astronomy
PHY 1000 Elementary Physics I  
PHY 1010 Elementary Physics I 
PHY 1500 College Physics I
PHY 1510 College Physics II
PHY 2000 University Physics I
PHY 2010 University Physics II

Maynor Honors College students only may take the following as a Divisional Elective
HON 2510 Horizons in Math and Computer Science

Mathematics and Computer Science
CSC 2020 Microcomputer Programming
MAT 1050 Introduction to College Mathematics
MAT 1070 College Algebra
MAT 1080 Plane Trigonometry
MAT 1090 College Algebra and Trigonometry
MAT 1180 Finite Mathematics
MAT 2100 Introduction to Statistics
MAT 2150 Calculus with Applications
MAT 2210 Calculus I
MAT 2220 Calculus II