General Education
RequirementsGeneral Education
RequirementsCommunication-6 hours
ENG 1003, Freshman English I
ENG 1013, Freshman English II
Mathematics-3 hours
MATH 1013, College Mathematics or
MATH 1023, College Algebra or
MATH 1054, Precalculus, or
any higher level mathematics for which College Algebra is a prerequisite
Critical Thinking-3 hours
One of the following courses:
PHIL 1103, Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1503, Logic and Practical
Reasoning
SPCH/SCOM 1203, Oral Communication
Understanding Global Issues-3 hours
One of the following courses:
ANTH 2233, Introduction to
Cultural Anthropology
GEOG 2613, Introduction to
Geography
HIST 1013, World Civilization
to 1660
HIST 1023, World Civilization
since 1660
Art and Humanities-9 hours
Students must complete three courses from this section.
At least one must be a fine
arts course. At least one must be a humanities course.
Fine Arts:
MUS 2503,
Fine Arts-Musical
THEA 2503,
Fine Arts-Theatre
ART 2503,
Fine Arts-Visual
Humanities:
ENG 2003,
Introduction to Literature of the Western World I
ENG 2013,
Introduction to Literature of the Western World II
PHIL 1103,
Introduction to Philosophy
Social Sciences-9 hours
Three of the following courses. At least one
course must be selected from
HIST 2763, HIST 2773, or POSC 2103.
ECON 2313, Principles of
Macroeconomics
ECON 2333, Economic Issues and
Concepts
HIST 2763, The United States To 1876
HIST 2773, The United States Since
1876
POSC 1003, Introduction to Politics
POSC 2103, Introduction to United
States Government
PSY 2013, Introduction to Psychology
SOC 2213, Introduction to Sociology
Science-8 hours
Note: These are
the science requirements for Agriculture majors.
BIOL 1003, Biological Science, and
BIOL 1001, Laboratory for Biological Science
CHEM 1013, General Chemistry I, and
CHEM 1011, Laboratory for General Chemistry I
Health and Wellness-2 hours
PE 1002, Concepts of Fitness
Enhancements-3 to 6 hours
| Three hours to be selected either from courses listed above, or from the additional courses specified below. Note that students who do not achieve satisfactory scores on either the Mathematics or Communications assessment will face additional restrictions on choices in this area. |
AGRI 2243, Feeding the Planet
JOUR/RTV
1003, Mass Communication in Modern Society
ENG 3013,
Practical Writing
ENG 3043,
Technical Writing
ENG 4703,
Persuasive Writing
Additional
courses as approved
Other rules:
A course may be counted in satisfaction of only one
area requirement.
At least one History course must be selected.
| With the exception of English courses (ENG), no more than two selections may have the same prefix. A science course and its laboratory will count as a single selection. |
***Transfer students are expected to
complete the general education requirements; however, courses completed before
transfer may be used to satisfy these requirements when so determined by the
registrar.
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