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General Education Requirements


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BASIC SKILLS

I. Writing (6 Hours)
EG 101       Composition I
EG 102       Composition II

II. Speech (3 Hours)
Choose one of the following:

SP 101       Public Speaking OR
SP 100       Interpersonal Communication

III. Mathematics (3 Hours)
Choose one of the following:

MA 156       Principles of Math OR
MA110        College Algebra

CULTURAL LITERACY

IV. Fine Arts (4 Hours)
Choose two of the following:
AR 105       Art Exploration
MU 226      Music Exploration
TA 125       Theatre Appreciation

V. History (3 Hours)
Choose one of the following:
HI 101         World Cultures to 1500
HI 102         Modern World Civilization
HI 111         US History to 1877
HI 112         US History Since 1877

VI. Literature & Ideas (3 Hours)
Choose one of the following:
EG 207       Intro to Literature
PI 225        Intro to Philosophy

VII. Social/Behavioral Science (9 Hours)
EC 101       Basic Economics
Choose two of the following:
JO 200       Mass Communication
PO 100       Intro to Government & Politics
PY 100       Intro to Psychology
SO 101       Intro to Sociology

VIII. Cultural Diversity (3–5 Hours)
Choose one of the following:
AN 110      Intro to Cultural Anthropology
PO 330      International Relations
GE 101       World Regional Geography
OR one of the following:
GR 110      German I
SA 110       Spanish I
FR 110       French I

THE SCIENCE EXPERIERENCE


IX. Life Science (4 Hours)
GB 100/101       General Biology/Lab

X. Physical Science (5 Hours)
Choose one of the following:

CH 110/111       Intro to Chemistry/Lab
ES 110/111       Intro to Earth Science/Lab
PH 110/111       Intro to Space Science/Lab

XI. Multicultural Intensive Course Requirement (1 Course)
Please contact an advisor for details on completing this requirement.

LIFE SKILLS


XII. Physical Education (2 Hours)
PE 100       Lifetime Fitness
Choose a PE Activity Elective

XIII. Applied Science (3 Hours)
Choose one of the following:
BU 241       Personal Finance
SO 261       Marriage & Family
HL 150        Health for Human Wholeness

Last Updated March 17, 2006