General Education Program
The General Education Program provides a foundation of knowledge and skills vital for any life students choose. The curriculum provides students with the attributes needed to participate intelligently and responsibly in the discourses that shape the communities in which they live. General Education is more than the acquisition of information or skills for daily life; it transcends the merely factual to raise and engage evaluative and philosophical questions. General Education submits the fundamental principles and suppositions of a body of knowledge to inquiry and discussion. It challenges students to uncover and examine the assumption under which they operate. General Education aims to form in students a questioning spirit that will continue through their college career and their life as a whole and provide the grounds for development of the kind of people who can secure their own well-being while contributing to their communities, their professions, and the world in which they live. Approved Student Learner Outcomes (SLOs) form the foundation for student achievement, curriculum development, and program assessment. SLOs appear in the catalog appendix.
I. Required Core |
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FYS 101 — First Year Seminar |
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Writing Core I |
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ENG 100 — Writing I |
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Writing Core II |
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ENG 200 — Writing II |
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Oral Communications (100 level) — three hours |
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COMM 108 — Fundamentals of Speech Comm. |
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Math Reasoning (100 level) — three hours |
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Choose one course from the following list:
MATH 131 — Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving
MATH 135 — Mathematics for Technical Students
MATH 152 — College Algebra
MATH 174 — Pre-Calculus Mathematics or
MATH 175 — Calculus I |
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II. Distribution Requirements |
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For the 2010/2011 academic year only, incoming students needing general education courses beyond the core must choose from the following list of approved transition courses. Only one course may be chosen from each prefix in a category. Students choose one course in HUM I, HUM II, SBS I, SBS II, NSC I, NSC II.
HUM I
CMEM 210 - Media Literacy ART 160 - Understanding the Visual Arts HIS 201/IST 201- Global Studies HUM 170 - Introduction to Film MUSH 261 - Music Listening THEA 110 - Introduction to the Theatre |
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HUM II
ENG 211/IST 211 - Introduction to World Literature I ENG 212/IST 212 - Introduction to World Literature II FRN 101 - Beginning French I IST 101 - Introduction to International Studies PHIL 200 - Introduction to Philosophy SPA 101 - Spanish Language and Culture I |
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SBS I
GOVT 141 - United States Government GOVT 180 - Introduction to Political Theory GOVT 362 - Current World Problems HIS 202 - American Studies SOC 203 - Contemporary Social Problems |
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SBS II
ECON 101 - Introduction to Economics GEO 100 - Fundamentals of Geography HIS 210 - Early World Civilization IMS 300 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare PHIL 203 - Social Ethics PSY 154 - Introduction to Psychology RAPP 201 - Society, Nature, & Development SOC 101 - General Sociology WST 273 - Introduction to Women's Studies |
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NSC I
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Biological Sciences |
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NSC II
ASTR 112 - Concepts in Astronomy II: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology ESS 106 - Introduction to Geology GEO 101 - Physical Geography SCI 104 - Modern Issues and Problems in Physical Sciences |
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III. Integrative Component |
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Students must take the course from the following list that is from their major of study. AGR 499C — Senior Seminar in Agriculture ART 499C — Visual Art Capstone BIOL 499C — Contemporary Environmental Issues BIOL 499D — Principles of Evolution CMAP 499C — Senior Project CMEM 499C — Electronic Media Senior Seminar CMJN 499C — Multimedia Journalism Capstone COMM 499C — Senior Seminar in Communication CRIM 499C — Senior Criminology Capstone CRW 499C — Senior Thesis EDEM 499C — Student Teaching Seminar Capstone EDSE 499C — Teacher in Today's Schools ENG 499C — Senior Seminar in English FRN 499C — Senior Colloquium in French GEO 499C — Senior Seminar in Geography GOVT 499C — Senior Seminar HIS 499C — Senior Seminar in History HIS 499D — Teaching Social Studies HLTH 499C — Senior Seminar in Health Promotion HLTH 499D — Senior Seminar in Health Education HS 499C — Senior Seminar IET 499C — Senior Project MATH 499C or CS 499C — Senior Capstone MNGT 499C — Strategic Management MSU 499C — Senior Seminar MUSP 499C — Senior Recital NURB 499C — Advanced Nursing Practicum PHED 499C — Senior Capstone PHED 499D — Senior Capstone PHIL 499C — Senior Seminar in Philosophy PLS 499C — Senior Paralegal Practice Seminar PSY 499C — Systems and Theories RSCI 499C — Senior Seminar in Radiologic Sciences SCI 498 — Senior Thesis I SCI 499C — Senior Thesis II SOC 499C — Senior Seminar SPA 499C — Senior Seminar in Spanish SPMT 499C — Senior Capstone SWK 497 — Practicum in Social Work SWK 498 — Social Work Practice Skills III SWK 499C — Senior Seminar WST 490 — Integrative Capstone in Women's Studies |
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Notes:
The following courses may not be used to satisfy general education requirements: Pre-100 classes, Workshops 199-599, Co-op 139-539, Practicums, Internships, Special Problems, Field Experiences, Selected Topics, Independent Study, and Research Projects by Independent Study.