When the General Education Core is required for degree completion, students only need to take one course from each of the following five Core areas:
- Communication
- Global Perspectives and Diversity
- Mathematics
- Science
- Writing
When choosing your General Education Core courses, please be aware that the selection of courses available to meet Core is based on your program pathway. If you are following a program pathway of Fall 2019 or earlier, you may choose from the list below. Students following a program pathway dated Fall 2020 or later should refer to the current General Education options.
General Education Core Requirements for:
Fall 2019 - Summer 2020, and earlier
Effective Fall 2016 - Fall 2019
Only one course is needed from each of the five General Education Core categories. Some pathways identify specific Core courses that are required to complete the degree, so students should use their pathway and this list of Core courses to determine which courses to take. A 2.0 grade or higher is required in these courses to satisfy the General Education Core requirements.
Communication
|
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARTS 102 | Design & Communication | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Communication in the Workplace | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Dynamics of Communication | 3 |
| COMM 130 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 140 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| FREN 121 | Elementary French I | 4 |
| FREN 122 | Elementary French II | 4 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French I | 4 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French II | 4 |
| GRMN 121 | Elementary German I | 4 |
| GRMN 122 | Elementary German II | 4 |
| GRMN 201 | Intermediate German I | 4 |
| GRMN 202 | Intermediate German II | 4 |
| JAPN 121 | Elementary Japanese I | 4 |
| JAPN 122 | Elementary Japanese II | 4 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese I | 4 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 4 |
| SIGN 160 | Introduction to the Deaf Community | 3 |
| SPAN 121 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 122 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| THEA 110 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
Global Perspectives & Diversity
|
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 270 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 271 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 272 | Food and Sustainability | 3 |
| COMM 280 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ECON 120 | Power, Authority and Exchange | 4 |
| ECON 260 | Comparative Economic Systems | 3 |
| ENGL 211 | World Literature I | 4 |
| ENGL 212 | World Literature II | 4 |
| GEOG 200 | World Regional Geography | 4 |
| HUMS 160 | Mythology | 4 |
| HUMS 211 | Art History to the Renaissance | 4 |
| HUMS 212 | Art History from the Renaissance | 4 |
| HUMS 213 | World Civilizations to 1600 | 4 |
| HUMS 214 | World Civilizations from 1600 | 4 |
| MGMT 234 | Diversity in the Workplace | 3 |
| MUSC 240 | Musical Cultures to 1750 | 4 |
| MUSC 241 | Musical Cultures 1750-Present | 4 |
| PHIL 211 | Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval | 4 |
| PHIL 212 | Philosophy: Modern & Contemporary | 4 |
| POLS 260 | Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| POLS 270 | International Relations | 3 |
| RELG 150 | Intro to World Religions | 4 |
| SOCL 120 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 260 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
Mathematics
|
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ELTE 121 | Electrical Mathematics | 5 |
| MATH 115 | Technical Mathematics II | 4 |
| MATH 117 | Mathematics for Business | 4 |
| MATH 118 | The Art of Geometry | 3 |
| MATH 119 | Mathematics – Applications for Living | 4 |
NOTE: MATH 120 or above (121, 122, 126, 141, 151, 152, 201, 202, 253, 254, and 260) and STAT 170 and 215 implicitly demonstrate proficiency and therefore satisfy the Core area requirement.
Science
|
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 275 | Physical Anthro & Archaeology | 4 |
| ASTR 201 | Introductory Astronomy | 4 |
| BIOL 120 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| BIOL 121 | Biological Foundations for Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 125 | Introductory Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 127 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 145 | Introductory Anatomy & Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 202 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| CHEM 135 | Chemistry in Society | 4 |
| CHEM 151/161 | General Chemistry Lecture I and Lab I | 4/1 |
| GEOL 230 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| ISCI 121 | Integrated Science for Education I | 4 |
| ISCI 131 | Integrated Physical Science | 4 |
| METM 190 | Metallurgy and Heat Treatment | 4 |
| PHYS 120 | The Art of Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 200 | Intro to Applied Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 221 | Introductory Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 251 | Physics I with Calculus | 5 |
Writing
|
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 121 | Composition I | 4 |
| ENGL 122 | Composition II | 4 |
| ENGL 124 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 127 | Business Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 131 | Honors Composition I | 4 |
| ENGL 132 | Honors Composition II | 4 |
If a substitution is being requested for any of the General Education Core requirements, complete and submit the Core Course Substitution Request form.
Courses taken before Fall 1993 will not automatically satisfy the General Education Core requirement. To request the use of these courses, complete and submit the Core Course Substitution Request form.