General Education

General Education Academic Advising Handbook

General Education Program — All students except BGS students are required to complete this 55-hour program. This program has two components: Foundation Studies and Liberal Arts. The Foundation Studies has two divisions: A) Analysis and Communication and B) Personal Wellness, and the Liberal Arts having three divisions: A) International Studies, B) Distribution and C) Upper-Division Integrative Courses.

I. Foundation Studies (18 hours required)

A) Analysis and Communication (15 hours required)

A student is required to take the following courses:

• ENG 101 English Composition I - CLEP Freshman College Composition
• ENG 102 English Composition II
• COMM 100 Fundamentals of Oral Communication DANTES Principles of Public Speakers

A student must complete 3 hours in each of these areas:

• MATH 101 Liberal Arts Mathematics or MATH 110 College Algebra CLEP College Mathematics or college Algebra
• MIS 101 Introduction to Computer Systems CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications or DANTES Introduction to Computing

B) Personal Well-Being (3 hours required)

A student must complete this course.

• HHP 200 Personal Wellness DANTES Here's to your health

II. Liberal Arts (37 hours required)

A) International Studies (6 hours required)

A student must complete 2 of the 3 courses.

• ENG 125 World Literature and the Human Experience
• GSCI 110 World Geography
• HIST 111 Modern World Civilization

B) Distribution (28 hours required) Course areas used to complete requirements under International Studies allow a student to take only 1 additional course in that area under distribution for General Education credit.

Humanities--9 hrs required with no more than 2 courses in 1 area
Art

• 180 Fundamentals & Appreciation of Art
• 280 Approaches to Creativity
• 380 Survey of Art History

Communication Studies

• 120 Introduction to Theatre
• 125 Introduction to Motion Pictures
• 318 Intro to Organizational Communication

English

• 125 World Literature and the Human Experience
• 126 Introduction to Literature
• 327 Introduction to Fiction

Interdisciplinary Studies

• 333 Exploration in the Humanities

Modern Languages

• Beginning 1 class in any language. (May not be used as General Education for students earning the B.A. degree) CLEP French Language, German Language, or Spanish Language
• 112 Great Works in Translation

Multiculturalism

• 350 Multiculturalism in the U.S.

Music

• 161 Listening to Music
• 291 American Popular Music
• 391 Jazz

Philosophy

• 100 General Logic
• 120 Introduction to Philosophy
• 340 Introduction to Ethics - DANTES Ethics in America

Mathematics and Natural Sciences--10 hrs with no more than 2 courses in 1 area; 1 hr must be laboratory credit

Biological Sciences

• 100 Human Biology
• 102 Lab Experience in Biology*
• 200 Humans and The Environment - DANTES Environment and Humanity, the race to save the planet.
• 300 Human Heredity

Chemistry

• 100 Chemist's View of the World
• 105 Introduction to the Chemistry Lab*
• 112 General Chemistry I and Lab* - CLEP Chemistry
• 114 General Chemistry II and Lab*

Geosciences

• 100 Introduction to Geology
• 101 Elements of Physical Geography
• 102 Introduction to Geology Laboratory*
• 340 Environmental Geology

Mathematics and Computer Science

• 234 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I CLEP Calculus
• 250 Elements of StatisticsDANTES Principles of Statistics
• 331 Calculus Methods

Physics

• 102 Physical Science DANTES - Principles of Physical Science
• 103 Physical Science Laboratory*
• 208 Elementary Meteorology
• 309 Descriptive Astronomy - DANTES Astronomy

*Course fulfills 1 hr lab requirement

Social and Behavioral Sciences--9 hrs with no more than 2 courses in 1 area

Economics

• 201 Principles of Economics: Micro - CLEP Principles of Microeconomics
• 202 Principles of Economics: Macro - CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics
• 205 Theory & Practice of Personal Finance

History

• 110 World Civilization to 1500
• 130 United States History to 1877 - CLEP History of the United States I
• 131 United States History Since 1877 - CLEP History of the United States II

Multiculturalism

• 350 Multiculturalism in the U.S.

Political Science

• 101 American Government - CLEP American Government
• 230 Introduction to International Relations
• 300 Current Political Issues

Psychology

• 100 General Psychology - CLEP Introductory Psychology
• 300 Abnormal Psychology
• 340 Social Psychology

Sociology

• 140 Introduction to Sociology - CLEP Introduction to Sociology
• 355 Sociology of Death and Dying
• 388 Sociology of the Family in America

C) Upper-Division Integrative Course (3 hours required)
These 3 hours will also count towards fullfilling the university's upper-division requirement.

• IDS 300 Economic Ideas and Current Issues
• IDS 325 Ideal Societies in Fiction
• IDS 326 Literature and the Environment
• IDS 390 Technology in Society
• IDS 400 Bioethics
• IDS 401 Ethical Issues in the Professions and Business
• IDS 402 U.S. Human Geography: Issues for the 21st Century
• IDS 405 Heritage: Society, Science and Culture Since 1700
• IDS 411 Aims of Education
• IDS 440 Conceptions of the Mind
• IDS 468 Political Communication
• IDS 499 Global Environmental Issues

Italics denotes general education courses required for the teacher education program.
All courses are 3 credit hours except labs (1 or 2 hours), beginning language 1 courses (5 hours), and IDS 333 (1 hour).