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General Education

Requirements

The General Education Program is designed to widen a student's intellectual horizons. General education courses develop basic skills, introduce key societal values, introduce a student to new subject areas, expand a student's knowledge of familiar subjects and help a student explore new disciplines in which he/she may have special interests and aptitudes.

The following general education requirements are applicable to all undergraduate degree programs except engineering. Transfer students should check the transfer policy statement under the Admissions Information section in this catalog entitled "General Education Transfer Policy" for detailed information concerning general education.

I. Basic Skills (12 S.H.)

A. Written Communications (4 S.H.)

• English 111

B. Oral Communications (0-3 S.H.)

• CMST 191 or satisfactory completion of a special examination offered once a semester by prior arrangement.

C. Mathematics (0-3 S.H.)

• Mathematics 100

Successful completion of any Mathematics or Mathematics Statistics course except MATH 050, STAT 115 or STAT 255 waives Basic Skills Mathematics requirements. MATH 050 is an additional requirement for students with a low mathematics placement score.

D. Physical Education Activities (2 S.H.)

• PER 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110,
  111, 112, 113, 118, 120, 122, 123, 127, 199 and THAD 116, 118.

 

II. Humanities (6 S.H. minimum -- 2 departments)
Courses must be selected from an approved list of courses for Group II which deal with the understanding of the great ideas and works of civilization through philosophy, literature (including non-English literature), history, theatre, art or music. Courses from at least two departments must be included.

III. Natural Sciences (6 S.H. minimum; one lab course required -- 2 departments)
Courses must be selected from an approved list of courses for Group III which stress basic knowledge of natural science (including mathematics) and the scientific method. At least one laboratory course and courses from at least two departments must be included.

IV. Social Sciences (6 S.H. minimum - 2 departments)
Social science addresses the study of a person as an individual and as a member of a group and includes approved courses for Group IV in geography, economics, political science, psychology, sociology and other subject areas. Courses from at least two departments must be included.

V. Different Culture (6 S.H. minimum - 2 departments)
Courses must be selected from an approved list of courses for Group V which constitute studies concerning the way of life, political system, philosophy, social structure, economic system or language of a group whose race is not Caucasian or whose native language is not English. The Different Culture requirement may be waived for students presenting evidence of extensive exposure to a culture other than their own. A Different Culture waiver request form may be obtained in the Registrar's Office.

VI. Allied Studies (3 S.H. minimum)
Courses must be selected from an for Group VI, which deal primarily with requirements of modern living including an understanding of basic technology, recreational opportunities, health maintenance principles, business, etc.

To fulfill the minimum credits for categories II-V, students must take courses from two separate departments.

Additional credits required to reach the 45 credit requirement are at the student's discretion, provided the student takes no more than two courses per gen ed category from a single department

Last Modified: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:56 by Maggie McDermott