General Education Requirements Distribution Areas

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

Guidelines

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

COSC 110 - Introduction to Computing 3 credits
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 credits
Computer literacy course required by the major/discipline 3 credits.

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.

Part A

ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 credits
ENGL 111 - Freshman Composition I—Honors 3 credits

Part B

ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 credits
ENGL 112 - Freshman Composition II—Honors 3 credits

III. Critical Thinking — (CT) 3 Credits Required

Guidelines

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

ARCH 105 - Place Matters: Introduction to Contemporary City 3 credits
COMM 300 - Communication and the Black Diaspora 3 credits
ENGR 110 - Engineering for Us All 3 credits
MHTC 340 - Spirituality and the Helping Tradition 3 credits
PHIL 109 - Introduction to Critical Thinking 3 credits
PHIL 119 - Introduction to Critical Thinking—Honors 3 credits

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.

MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 4 credits
MATH 110 - Algebra, Functions, and Analytic Geometry 3 credits
MATH 113 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis I 4 credits
MQ course required by the major/discipline 3 or 4 credits.

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

Guidelines

Students must select two courses from different disciplines in the AH distribution area.

ART 308 - The Visual Arts 3 credits
COMM 203 - Media Literacy in a Diverse World 3 credits
HUMA 201 - Introduction to Humanities I 3 credits
HUMA 211 - Introduction to Humanities I—Honors 3 credits
HUMA 202 - Introduction to Humanities II 3 credits
HUMA 212 - Introduction to Humanities II—Honors 3 credits
HUMA 301 - Contemporary Humanities 3 credits
MISC 302 - Introduction to Military Training Management (Military Science III) 3 credits
MUSC 391 - The World of Music 3 credits
PHEC 300 - Selected Roots of Afro American Dance 3 credits
PHIL 102 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
PHIL 220 - Ethics and Values 3 credits
PHIL 223 - Introduction to the Philosophy of Politics 3 credits
RELG 305 - Introduction to World Religions 3 credits
THEA 210 - History of the Theatre I 3 credits
THEA 312 - Black Drama 3 credits
Foreign Language 102 or higher 3 credits.
WGST 301 - Understanding Feminist Theory 3 credits

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.

LAB-Based (Lecture and Lab)

BIOL 101 - Introductory Biology I 4 credits
BIOL 102 - Introductory Biology II 4 credits
BIOL 103 - Introductory Biology 4 credits
BIOL 105 - Introductory Biology for Majors I 4 credits
BIOL 106 - Introductory Biology for Majors II 4 credits
BIOL 111 - Honors Introductory Biology I 4 credits
BIOL 112 - Honors Introductory Biology II 4 credits
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry 3 credits
CHEM 101L - General Chemistry 1 credits
CHEM 105 - Principles of General Chemistry I 3 credits
CHEM 105L - Principles of General Chemistry I 1 credits
CHEM 110 - General Chemistry for Engineering Students 3 credits
CHEM 110L - General Chemistry for Engineering Students 1 credits
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry (Honors) 3 credits
CHEM 111L - General Chemistry (Honors) 1 credits
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis (Honors) 3 credits
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis (Honors) 1 credits
EASC 205 - Introductory Earth Science 4 credits
PHYS 101 - Introduction to Physics 4 credits
PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics 4 credits
PHYS 203 - General Physics: Fundamental of Physics I 3 credits
PHYS 203L - General Physics: Fundamentals of Physics I Laboratory 1 credits
PHYS 205 - University Physics I 4 credits
PHYS 205L - University Physics I Laboratory 1 credits
PHYS 206 - University Physics II 4 credits
PHYS 206L - University Physics II Laboratory 1 credits

Non-Lab-Based (Lecture only)

EASC 101 - Stellar Astronomy 3 credits
EASC 102 - Meteorology 3 credits
EASC 201 - Physical Geology 3 credits
EASC 202 - Historical Geology 3 credits
EASC 203 - Mineralogy 3 credits
EASC 301 - Planetary Science 3 credits
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 credits
GEOG 104 - Introduction to Physical Geography: Landforms 3 credits
GEOG 105 - Introduction to Weather and Climate 3 credits
PHYS 105 - Energy, Transportation and Pollution I 3 credits
PHYS 310 - Astronomy and Space Science 3 credits
PHYS 311 - Acoustics and You 3 credits
PHYS 408 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 3 credits
TRSS 301 - Introduction to Transportation Systems 3 credits

Social and Behavioral Sciences – (SB) 6 Credits Required

Guidelines

Students must select two courses from different disciplines in the SB distribution area.

ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 credits
ECON 212 - Principles of Economics II 3 credits
HIST 101 - World History I 3 credits
HIST 102 - World History II (SB) 3 credits
HIST 105 - History of the United States I (SB) 3 credits
HIST 106 - History of the United States II (SB) 3 credits
HIST 111 - World History I, Honors (SB) 3 credits
HIST 112 - World History II, Honors (SB) 3 credits
HIST 115 - History of the United States I, Honors (SB) 3 credits
HIST 116 - History of the United States II, Honors (SB) 3 credits
HIST 120 - Topics in American History (SB) 3 credits
HIST 130 - Topics in World History (SB) 3 credits
HIST 140 - Introduction to African American History 3 credits
MHTC 103 - Introduction to Group Dynamics 3 credits
MISC 301 - Introduction to Team and Small Unit Operations (Military Science III) 3 credits
POSC 201 - American National Government 3 credits
POSC 206 - Black Politics in America 3 credits
PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 credits
PSYC 111 - Honors General Psychology 3 credits
SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
SOCI 110 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 credits
SOSC 101 - Introduction to the Social Sciences 3 credits

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

Guidelines

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

HLTH 103 - Social Determinants of Health 3 credits
HLTH 200 - Discovering Public Health 3 credits
HLTH 203 - Personal and Community Health 3 credits
HLTH 300 - Environmental Health Citizenship 3 credits
NUSC 160 - Introduction to Nutrition 3 credits

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.

AFST 350 - Africana Studies 3 credits
HIST 350 - Introduction to the African Diaspora (CI) 3 credits
HIST 360 - Introduction to the African Diaspora, Honors (CI) 3 credits
WGST 201 - Women’s and Gender Studies 3 credits

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.