General Education

General Education Program — All students except BGS students are required to complete this 55-hour program. This program has two components: Foundation Studies and Liberal Arts. The Foundation Studies has two divisions: A) Analysis and Communication and B) Personal Wellness, and the Liberal Arts having three divisions: A) International Studies, B) Distribution and C) Upper-Division Integrative Courses.

I. Foundation Studies (18 hours required)

A) Analysis and Communication (15 hours required)

A student is required to take the following courses:

• ENG 101 English Composition I
• ENG 102 English Composition II
• COMM 100 Fundamentals of Oral Communication

A student must complete 3 hours in each of these areas:

• MATH 101 Liberal Arts Mathematics or MATH 110 College Algebra
• MIS 101 Introduction to Computer Systems

B) Personal Well-Being (3 hours required)

A student must complete this course.

• HHP 200 Personal Wellness

II. Liberal Arts (37 hours required)

A) International Studies (6 hours required)

A student must complete 2 of the 3 courses.

• ENG 125 World Literature and the Human Experience
• GSCI 110 World Geography
• HIST 111 Modern World Civilization

B) Distribution (28 hours required)

Course areas used to complete requirements under International Studies allow a student to take only 1 additional course in that area under distribution for General Education credit.

Humanities--9 hrs required with no more than 2 courses in 1 area

Art and Design

• 180 Fundamentals & Appreciation of Art
• 280 Approaches to Creativity
• 380 Survey of Art History

Communication Studies English

• 125 World Literature and the Human Experience
• 126 Introduction to Literature
• 327 Introduction to Fiction

Interdisciplinary Studies

• 333 Exploration in the Humanities
• 350 Diversity in the United States

Modern Languages

• Beginning 1 class in any language. (May not be used as General Education for students earning the B.A. degree)
• 112 Great Works in Translation

Philosophy

• 100 General Logic
• 120 Introduction to Philosophy
• 340 Introduction to Ethics

 Theatre 

• 120 Introduction to Theatre

Mathematics and Natural Sciences--10 hrs with no more than 2 courses in 1 area; 1 hr must be laboratory credit

Biological Sciences

• 100 Human Biology
• 102 Lab Experience in Biology*
• 200 Humans and The Environment
• 300 Human Heredity

Chemistry

• 100 Chemist's View of the World
• 105 Introduction to the Chemistry Lab*
• 112 General Chemistry I and Lab*
• 114 General Chemistry II and Lab*

Geosciences

• 100 Introduction to Geology
• 101 Elements of Physical Geography
• 102 Introduction to Geology Laboratory*
• 340 Environmental Geology

Mathematics and Computer Science

• 234 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I
• 250 Elements of Statistics
• 331 Calculus Methods

Physics

• 102 Physical Science
• 103 Physical Science Laboratory*
• 208 Elementary Meteorology
• 309 Descriptive Astronomy

*Course fulfills 1 hr lab requirement

Social and Behavioral Sciences--9 hrs with no more than 2 courses in 1 area

Economics

• 201 Principles of Economics: Micro
• 202 Principles of Economics: Macro
• 205 Theory & Practice of Personal Finance

History

• 110 World Civilization to 1500
• 130 United States History to 1877
• 131 United States History Since 1877
• 350 Diversity in the United States

Political Science

• 101 American Government
• 105 Current Political Issues
• 230 Introduction to International Relations

Psychology

• 100 General Psychology
• 300 Abnormal Psychology
• 340 Social Psychology

Sociology

• 140 Introduction to Sociology
• 355 Sociology of Death and Dying
• 388 Sociology of the Family in America

C) Upper-Division Integrative Course (3 hours required)

These 3 hours will also count towards fulfilling the university's upper-division requirement.

• IDS 300 Economic Ideas and Current Issues
• IDS 325 Ideal Societies in Fiction
• IDS 326 Literature and the Environment
• IDS 360 Social Justice: Action and Policy
• IDS 390 Technology in Society
• IDS 400 Bioethics
• IDS 401 Ethical Issues in the Professions and Business
• IDS 402 U.S. Human Geography: Issues for the 21st Century
• IDS 405 Heritage: Society, Science and Culture Since 1700
• IDS 407 Global Challenges
• IDS 440 Conceptions of the Mind
• IDS 468 Political Communication
• IDS 499 Global Environmental Issues

Italics denotes general education courses required for the teacher education program.

All courses are 3 credit hours except labs (1 or 2 hours), beginning language 1 courses (5 hours), and IDS 333 (1 hour).

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