Nov 23, 2024  
2020-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education Requirements Distribution Areas


I. Information, Technological and Media Literacy — (IM) 3 Credits Required


Guidelines


Students must complete one of the options in the IM distribution area.

II. English Composition — (EC) 6 Credits Required


Guidelines


Students must select two courses from the EC distribution area; one from Part A and the other from Part B.

ENGL 101  is a pre-requisite for ENGL 102 ; ENGL 111  is a pre-requisite for ENGL 112 .  Students must earn a grade of C or better in both courses in the sequence.

III. Critical Thinking — (CT) 3 Credits Required


IV. Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning — (MQ) 3 Credits Required


Must be MATH 109 or Above

Guidelines


Students should select the appropriate course after receiving advisement based on their placement test scores and selected major.

V. Arts and Humanities — (AH) 6 Credits Required


VI. Biological and Physical Sciences — (BP) 7 Credits Required


Guidelines


Students must select two courses from the BP distribution areas. At least one course must be lab-based.

Social and Behavioral Sciences – (SB) 6 Credits Required


VIII. Health and Healthful Living — (HH) 3 Credits Required


Guidelines


Students must complete one of the options in the HH distribution area.

IX. Contemporary and Global Issues, Ideas and Values — (CI) 3 Credits Required


Guidelines


Students must complete one of the options in the CI distribution area.

Total: 40 Credits


  •  In all instances, students should consult the academic catalog online or the detail class information in Websis for information on course prerequisites.
  •  Students should select the appropriate course(s) after receiving advisement based on their selected major.
  •  Subject to specific requirements for the various majors, minors and certificates, students may use a course(s) to satisfy identical course requirements in up to two of the following areas:  1) general education requirements; 2) requirements for the major; 3) requirements for the second major; 4) requirements for the minor; 5) requirements for the certificate.  The credits earned for the course count only once toward the total 120 credits (or more) needed for a degree or certificate program.