Core Curriculum

• Undergraduate Degrees

General Education Core Curriculum for Accelerated Programs* (45 semester credit hours)

• Basic Communication (9 credit hours)

  Composition I
  Composition II
  and Fundamentals of Speech Communication or Oral Communication Skills



• Human Behavior (6 semester hours)

  Anthropology (any course)
  Psychology (any course)
  Sociology (any course)
  

• Human Civilization (6 semester hours)

  Archaeology (any course)
  Culture (any course)
  Geography (any course)
  History (any course)
  International Studies (any course)
  Political Science (any course)
  Women's Studies (any course)
  

• Human Expression (6 semester hours)

  American Sign Language (any course)
  Art (any course)
  Art History (any course)
  Foreign Language (any course)
  Communication (any course)
  Computer Graphics (any course)
  Drama (any course)
  Foreign Languages (any course)
  Humanities (any course)
  Literature (any course)
  Music(any course)
  

• Human Thought (3 semester credit hours)

  Economics (any course)
  Philosophy (any course)
  Religion (any course)
  

• Science (3 semester credit hours)

  (any Science course)
  

• Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)

  Intermediate Algebra
  or a more advanced mathematics course
  

  In addition to satisfying the General Education Core, all students must complete the Signature Series.

• The Kirkpatrick Signature Series (9 semester credit hours)

  LA 400 American Vision and Values
  LA 410 Tradition and Change
  LA 420 Freedom and Responsibility
  

* The substitution of transfer courses and the use of Experiential Learning Assessment (ELA) credit is made as designated by the office of the appropriate College Dean. There is a designated CLEP/DANTES examination or in-house examination available for each of the General Education Core Curriculum requirements, except for Kirkpatrick Signature Series requirement.  There is no substitution, ELA or transfer course for the Kirkpatrick Signature Series.