Freshman Year / Cr / 
UNIV 1020 First Year Connections1 / 1
POLS 1000 American Government / 3
POLS 1100 Intro. to Political Science / 3
ENGL 1010 Writing I / 3
ENGL 1020 Writing II / 3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective / 3
MATH2 (see page 2) / 3
Foreign Language3 (6 hrs) / 3
3
Natural Science / 4
Total / 29
Junior Year / Cr / 
Political Science (12 hrs) / 3
3
3
3
DS 2810 or CSC 1100 / 3
HIST (upper division) / 3
ENGL (upper division) / 3
General Electives (12 hrs.) (see page 2) / 3
3
3
3
Total / 33
Sophomore Year / Cr / 
Political Science (6 hrs) / 3
3
ENGL 2130, 2230, or 2330 / 3
Humanities/ Fine Arts Elective (6 hrs.) / 3
(see page 2) / 3
HIST 2010 American History I / 3
HIST 2020 American History II / 3
SPCH 2410 or PC 2500 / 3
Natural Science / 4
Total / 28
Senior Year / Cr / 
Political Science (6 hrs) / 3
3
HIST (upper division) / 3
Social Science, Criminal Justice, and Philosophy electives (6hrs) / 3
3
General Electives (15 hrs.) (see page 2) / 3
3
3
3
3
Total / 30
A total of 120 hours is required for graduation with a minimum of 36 hours at the upper-level

1 Elective courses are to be selected in consultation with the academic advisor. UNIV 1020 may not be required in some instances. See your academic advisor.

2 Any general education mathematics course. MATH 1010 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics Ideas recommended.

3 The minimum is a course in a specific language. None of the “Country and People” courses are acceptable.

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General Education Core

Communication (9 hours)
English composition (6 hours)
ENGL 1010 / Writing I / 3
ENGL 1020 / Writing II / 3
English oral presentational communication (3 hours)
SPCH 2410 / Introduction to Speech Communication / 3
PC 2500 / Communicating in the Professions / 3
Mathematics (3 hours)
MATH 1010 / Introduction to Contemporary Mathematical Ideas / 3
MATH 1130 / College Algebra / 3
MATH 1410 / Survey of Elementary Mathematics I (Education majors only) / 3
MATH 1530 / Elementary Probability and Statistics / 3
MATH 1630 / Finite Mathematics / 3
MATH 1710 / Pre-Calculus I / 3
MATH 1720 / Pre-Calculus II / 3
MATH 1730 / Pre-Calculus Mathematics / 5
MATH 1830 / Concepts of Calculus / 3
MATH 1910 / Calculus I / 4
History (6 hours)
HIST 2010 / American History I / 3
HIST 2020 / American History II / 3
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)
At least one literature course, selected from those marked with an asterisk (*), must be included in the 9 hours.
ART 1030 / Art Appreciation / 3
ENGL 2130* / American Literature / 3
ENGL 2230* / British Literature (combines 2210-2220) / 3
ENGL 2330* / World Literature / 3
FREN 2510 / French Culture and Civilization / 3
GERM 2520 / German Culture and Civilization / 3
HIST 1010 / Survey of European Civilization I / 3
HIST 1020 / Survey of European Civilization II / 3
HIST 1110 / World Civilization I / 3
HIST 1120 / World Civilization II / 3
HIST 1310 / Science and World Cultures / 3
MUS 1030 / Music Appreciation / 3
PHIL 1030 / Introduction to Philosophy / 3
SPAN 2510 / Spanish Culture and Civilization / 3
SPAN 2550 / Latin American Culture and Civilization / 3
THEA 1030 / Introduction to Theater / 3
Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)
AGBE 2010 / World Food and Society / 3
ANTH (SOC) 1100 / Introduction to Anthropology / 3
ECON 2010 / Principles of Microeconomics / 3
ECON 2020 / Principles of Macroeconomics / 3
GEOG 1120 / Human Geography / 3
GEOG 1130 / Geography of Natural Hazards / 3
POLS 1000 / American Government / 3
PSY 2010 / General Psychology / 3
SOC 1010 / Introduction to Sociology / 3
WGS 2010 / Introduction to Women and Gender Studies / 3
Natural Sciences (8 hours)
ASTR 1010 / Introduction to Modern Astronomy I / 4
ASTR 1020 / Introduction to Modern Astronomy II / 4
BIOL 1010 / Introduction to Biology I / 4
BIOL 1020 / Introduction to Biology II / 4
BIOL 1110 / General Zoology / 4
BIOL 1120 / General Botany / 4
BIOL 1310 / Concepts of Biology and Environment / 3
BIOL 2010 / Human Anatomy and Physiology I / 4
BIOL 2020 / Human Anatomy and Physiology II / 4
CHEM 1010 / Introduction to Chemistry I / 4
CHEM 1020 / Introduction to Chemistry II / 4
CHEM 1110 / General Chemistry I / 4
CHEM 1120 / General Chemistry II / 4
CHEM 1310 / Concepts of Chemistry / 3
GEOL 1040 / The Dynamic Earth / 4
GEOL 1045 / Earth Environment, Resources, and Society / 4
GEOL 1310 / Concepts of Geology / 3
PHYS 1310 / Concepts of Physics / 3
PHYS 2010 / Algebra-based Physics I / 4
PHYS 2020 / Algebra-based Physics II / 4
PHYS 2110/2111 / Calculus-based Physics I (with lab) / 4 (3 + 1)
PHYS 2120/2121 / Calculus-based Physics II (with lab) / 4 (3 + 1)