Language and Literacy (12 credits)
- College Composition (3 credits)
- American Literature (3 credits chosen from the following)
- ENGLIT 0300 - Intro to Literature
- ENGLIT 0505 - Lectures in Literature
- ENGLIT 0560 - Children and Culture
- ENGLIT 0570 - American Literary Traditions
- ENGLIT 0573 - Literature of the Americas
- ENGLIT 0610 - Women and Literature
- ENGLIT 0628 - Wild West
- ENGLIT 0629 - Working Class Literature
- Foundations of English Language (6 credits)
- LING 1000 - Introduction to Linguistics OR CSD 1020 - Nature of Language
- ENGCMP 1551 - History and Politics of the English Language
Mathematics (7 credits)
- Algebra or Calculus (3-4 credits chosen from the following)
- MATH 0010 - College Algebra Part I (1.5) and MATH 0020 - College Algebra Part II (1.5)
- MATH 0025 - Applied College Algebra
- MATH 0031 - Algebra
- MATH 0100 - Prep for Business Calculus
- MATH 0200 - Prep for Scientific Calculus
- MATH 0120 - Business Calculus
- MATH 0125 - Business Calculus Part I (2) and MATH 0126 Business Calculus Part II (2)
- MATH 0220 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1
- MATH 0400 - Discrete Mathematical Structures
- Statistics (3-4 credits chosen from the following)
- STAT 0200 - Basic Applied Statistics
- STAT 0800 - Statistics in the Modern World
- STAT 1000 - Applied Statistical Methods
Science (9 credits)
Three credits in Life Science (BIOSC), three credits in Physical Science (PHYSICS/ASTRON) and three credits in Earth Science (GEOL) are strongly recommended.
- GEOL 0800 - Introduction to Geology
- GEOL 0820 - Natural Disasters
- GEOL 0860 - Environmental Geology
- GEOL 0870 - The Planets
- BIOSC 0150 - Foundations of Biology I
- BIOSC 0160 - Foundations of Biology II
- BIOSC 0800 - Biology for Non-majors 1
- BIOSC 0810 - Biology for Non-majors 2
- BIOSC 0815 - Genes and Diseases
- PHYS 0081 - Space, Time, Light, and Matter
- PHYS 0110 - Introduction to Physics I
- PHYS 0174 - Integrated Physics for Science and Engineering
- ASTRON 0087 - Basics of Space Flight
- ASTRON 0088 - Stonehenge to Hubble
- ASTRON 0086 - Observational Astronomy
- ASTRON 0089 - Stars, Galaxies, and the Cosmos
- CHEM 0100 - Prep for General Chemistry
- CHEM 0110 - General Chemistry 1
Social Sciences (12 credits)
- Two courses chosen from the following (6 credits)
- HIST 0600 - U.S. to 1877
- HIST 0601 - U.S. 1865 - Present
- HIST 0100 - Western Civilization 1
- HIST 0101 - Western Civilization 2
- HIST 0670 - Afro-American History 1
- HIST 0671 - Afro-American History 2
- HIST 0700 - World History
- One course chosen from the following (3 credits)
- ANTH 0780 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 0620 - Biocultural Anthropology
- SOC 0002 - Sociology of Everyday Life
- SOC 0005 - Societies
- SOC 0010 - Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 0317 - Global Society
- SOC 0434 - Political Sociology
- SOC 0438 - Sociology of Family
- SOC 0460 - Minority Groups
- In addition to the above Sociology course suggestions, any lower level Sociology course can be taken.
- One course chosen from the following (3 credits)
- ECON 0100 - Introduction to Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 0110 - Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 0800 - Introduction to Economics
Psychology (6 credits)
- PSY 0010 - Introduction to Psychology
- PSY 0310 - Developmental Psychology
Humanities in the Arts (3 credits)
- Choose one of the following in Art History OR Music History
- Art History
- HAA 0010 - Introduction to World Art
- HAA 0020 - Introduction to Asian Art
- HAA 0030 - Introduction to Modern Art
- HAA 0302 - Renaissance Art
- Other course providing a background in art history. This does not include studio arts courses.
- Music History
- MUSIC 0211 - Introduction to Western Art Music
- MUSIC 0311 - Introduction to Music
- MUSIC 0711 - History of Jazz
- MUSIC 1326 - Afro-American Music in US
- MUSIC 1332 - Music in Latin America
- other course providing a background in music history. This does not include a theory or performance course.
Philosophy (3 credits)
- Choose any approved general education philosophy course
Note: PHIL 0500 - Introduction to Logic does NOT fulfill this requirement
Arts & Science Elective (3 credits)
- Choose any 3 credit approved A&S elective course.
(Total Required Liberal Arts General Education Credits: 55)
Education Prerequisites (9 credits)
- IL 1041 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
- IL 1473 - Math for Elementary Teachers
- ADMPS 1001 - Social Foundations of Education
(Pre-Professional Education Prerequisites: 9 credits)