The new Core Curriculum provides an educational foundation in the liberal arts tradition that promotes inquiry, creativity and critical thinking.
Core Curriculum Courses
Effective Fall 2018-2019 (May 2018 ed)
Critical Thinking and Reasoning 3 credit hours |
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| COMM 160 (3) CSCI 101 (3) CSCI 120 (3) ECON 201 (3) ENGL 103 (3) |
HIST 255 (3) HONR 105 (3) PHIL 101 (3)* PHIL 102 (3)* PHIL 103 (3)* |
PHIL 105 (3) PHIL 110 (3) RELG 203 (3) WGST 105 (3) |
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| * May be used in either, but not both, core goal areas. | |||
Critical Reading, Writing, and Information Literacy 8 credit hours (Additional options to fulfill this requirement are listed in the PDF link below) |
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| Take both courses: | |||
| ENGL 101 (4) and ENGL 102 (4) | |||
Communication Across Cultures 5-6 credit hours |
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| Choose a 115 course or a 110-120 sequence: (Additional options to fulfill this requirement are listed in the PDF link below) | |||
| FREN 115 (5) GERM 115 (5) ITAL 115 (5) SPAN 115 (5) |
FREN 110 (3) and FREN 120 (3) RUS 110 (3) and RUS 120 (3) ARAB 110 (3) and tbd |
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Quantitative Literacy 3-4 credit hours |
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| MATH 132 (3) MATH 138 (3) MATH 139 (4) |
MATH 160 (4) MATH 201 (3) CBAD 291 (3) |
POLI 205 (3) STAT 201/L (4) |
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Scientific Concepts 4 credit hours |
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| ANTH 101/L (4) ASTR 101/L (4) BIOL 101/L (4) BIOL 121/L BIOL 232/L (4) |
CHEM 101/L (4) CHEM 104/L (4) CHEM 111/L (4) GEOG 201/L (4) MSCI 101/L (4) |
MSCI 111/L (4) PHYS 103/L (4) PHYS 137/L (4) SCIE 101/L (4) |
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Human and Social Behavior 6 credit hours |
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| Students must take two courses. Each course must come from a different discipline: | |||
| ANTH 102 (3) ANTH 120 (3) CBAD 120 (3) COMM 150 (3) ECON 110 (3) ECON 150 (3) EDIT 106 (3) EDLL 200 (3) EDML 317 (3) |
EDUC 270 (3) EDUC 274 (3) ENGL 250 (3) EXSS 122 (3) GEOG 120 (3) GEOG 121 (3) HNR 202 (3) HRTM 150 (3) IDS 191 (3) |
NUR 201 (3)) POLI 101 (3) PSYC 101 (3) PUBH 121 (3) RSM 120 (3) SOC 101 (3) SOC 102 (3) UNIV 122 (3) WGST 103 (3) |
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Humanistic Thought 6 credit hours |
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| Students must take two courses. Each course must come from a different discipline: | |||
| DCD 231 (3) ENGL 205 (3) ENGL 231 (3) ENGL 277 (3) HIST 105 (3) HIST 106 (3) HIST 205 (3) |
HFA 205 (3) HNR 201 (3) HONR 305 (3) HONR 306 (3) IDS 190 (3) LIS 122 (3) PHIL 101 (3)* |
PHIL 102 (3)* PHIL 103 (3)* RELG 103 (3) RELG 104 (3) RSM 200 (3) RSM 201 (3) WGST 305 (3) |
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| * May be used in either, but not both, core goal areas. | |||
Artistic Expression 3 credit hours |
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| Choose one: | |||
| ARTH 105 (3) ARTH 106 (3) ARTH 107 (3) ARTH 110 (3) ENGL 201 (3) MUS 110 (3) |
MUS 207 (3) MUS 257 (3) MUS 258 (3) THEA 149 (3) THEA 150 (3) VPA 103 (3) |
MUS 124A* MUS 126* MUS 125C* MUS 134* |
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| *These are 0-1 credit hour and are repeatable for up to 3 credits to meet the core. |
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Download pdf: Core Curriculum with Learning Outcomes and Approved Courses |
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