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General Education Core Curriculum

Texas State General Education Curriculum
Effective Fall 2001



Components:
    Communication (9 hours)
        English 1310, 1320  (010)            College Writing, Parts I and II
        Communication 1310  (011)         Fundamentals of Human Communication
   
    Mathematics (3 hours)  (020)
        Math 1315                 College Algebra
        or Math 1316             Survey of Contemporary Math
        or Math 1317             Plane Trigonometry
        or Math 1319             Mathematics for Business and Economics I
        or Math 1329             Mathematics for Business and Economics II           
        or Math 2321             Calculus for Life Sciences I
        or Math 2417             Pre-Calculus Math
        or Math 2471             Calculus I

    Natural Science (7-8 hours)  (030)
        (If both courses are from the same science, one course may be non laboratory.)
        Anthropology 2414       Physical Anthropology
        Biology 1320, 1421       Modern Biology I and II (for non-majors)
        Biology 1430                Functional Biology
        Biology 1431                Organismal Biology
        Chemistry 1310, 1430   Chemistry for Non-Science Majors
        Chemistry 1341/1141, 1342/1142        General Chemistry I and II
        Geology 1410                Physical Geology
        Geology 1420                Historical Geology
        Physics 1310, 1320, 1110            Elementary Physics
        Physics 1410, 1420         General Physics I and II
        Physics 1430, 2425         Engineering Sequence
        Physics 1340, 1350, 1140            Astronomy: Solar System; Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

    Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts (9 hours)
        Art 2313, Music 2313, Dance 2313, or Theatre 2313  (050)    Intro to Fine Arts
        Philosophy 1305  (041)     Philosophy and Critical Thinking
          Choose one from:  (040)
        English 2310, 2320            British Literature before 1785, since 1785
        English 2330, 2340            World Literature before 1600, since 1600
        English 2359, 2360            American Literature before 1865, since 1865   

    Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)
        History 1310, 1320  (060)            History of the U.S. to 1877, 1877 to date
        Political Science 2310  (070)        Principles of American Government
        Political Science 2320  (070)        Functions of American Government
          Choose one from:  (080)
        Anthropology 1312                       Cultural Anthropology
        Economics   2301                         Principles of Economics
        Economics 2314                           Principles of Microeconomics
        Geography 1310                          World Geography
        Psychology 1300                          Introduction to Psychology
        Sociology 1310                            Introduction to Sociology
           
    Institutional Option (3 hours)  (090)
        PFW--2 courses
        US 1100                                     University Seminar