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General Education Core Curriculum

Note: The following is a general list of core curriculum requirements for a baccalaureate degree at CSU. Refer to the undergraduate degrees menu for specific requirements for each baccalaureate program.

Area A - Essential skills - 9 Credit Hours

Area A - Essential skills - 9 Credit Hours
Core Course Title Credit Hours
Take the following two courses:
ENGL 1101 English Composition I 3
ENGL 1102 English Composition II 3
Select one of the following courses (see major program exceptions below):
MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling 3
MATH 1111 College Algebra 3
MATH 1113 Pre-Calculus 3
MATH 1125 Applied Calculus 3
MATH 1131 Calculus with Analytical Geometry 4
See the undergraduate degrees menu for specific requirements or recommendations for the following programs: Accounting (BBA), Biology (BA), Biology (BS), Biology and Secondary Education (BA), Chemistry (BA), Chemistry (BS), Chemistry and Secondary Education (BA), Computer Science (BS), Finance (BBA), General Business (BBA), Earth and Space Science - Astrophysics and Planetary Geology track, (BS), Earth and Space Science - Environmental Science track (BS), Earth and Space Science - Geology track (BS), Earth and Space Science - Secondary Education track (BS), Management (BBA), Management Information Systems (BBA), Marketing (BBA), Mathematics (BA), Mathematics (BS), and Mathematics and Secondary Education (BA).

Area B – Institutional Options - 4-5 Credit Hours

Area B – Institutional Options - 4-5 Credit Hours
Core Course Title Credit Hours
Take the following course:
COMM 1110 Communication 3
Select two courses under Group 1 or one course under Group 2 (see major program exceptions below):
Group 1
ITDS 2726 Introduction to Cultural Diversity 1
ITDS 2727 Introduction to Interpersonal Skills 1
ITDS 2735 Life and Career Planning 1
ITDS 2746 Business and Society 1
ITDS 2748 Topics in Global Issues 1
ITDS 2749 Ethics and Legal Issues in the Professions 1
ITDS 2755 Elements of Critical Thinking 1
Group 2
LIBR 1105 Introduction to Library and Information Science 2
LEAD 1705 Introduction to Servant Leadership 2
EURO 2105 Introduction to the European Union 3 (*)
POLS 2401 Global Issues 3 (*)
Any 1000 or 2000 level foreign language course 3 (*)
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component 3 (*)
* the extra hour may be used as an elective
The following programs require 4 credit hours in Area B: Biology (BA), Biology (BS), Biology and Secondary Education (BA), Chemistry (BA), Chemistry (BS), Chemistry and Secondary Education (BA), Computer Science (BS), Geology (BS), Geology and Secondary Education (BS), Health Science (BS), Mathematics (BA), Mathematics (BS), and Nursing (BSN) . See the undergraduate degrees menu for specific requirements.

Area C – Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics - 6 Credit Hours

Area C – Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics - 6 Credit Hours
Core Course Title Credit Hours
Take one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111 World Literature 1 3
ENGL 2112 World Literature 2 3
ITDS 1145 (*) Comparative Arts 3
ITDS 1155 The Western Intellectual Tradition 3
PHIL 2010 Introduction to Philosophy 3
Select one of the following fine art courses:
ARTH 1100 Art Appreciation 3
ITDS 1145 (*) Comparative Arts 3
MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation 3
THEA 1100 Theatre Appreciation 3
* ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may only be taken once.

Area D – Science/Math/Technology - 10-11 Credit Hours

Area D – Science/Math/Technology - 10-11 Credit Hours
Core Course Title Credit Hours
Non-science majors should select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab (see list below for specific requirements for science majors):
ANTH 1145 Human Origins (no lab) 3
ASTR 1105/1305 Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies (lab optional) 3/1
ASTR 1106/1305 Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies (lab optional) 3/1
BIOL 1125 Contemporary Issues in Biology (no lab) 3
BIOL 1215 Principles of Biology (lab included) 4
BIOL 1225 Contemporary Issues in Biology (lab included) 4
CHEM 1151/1151L Survey of Chemistry 1 (lab required) 3/1
CHEM 1152/1152L Survey of Chemistry 2 (lab required) 3/1
CHEM 1211/1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 (lab required) 3/1
CHEM 1212/1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 (lab required) 3/1
ENVS 1105 Environmental Studies (no lab) 3/1
ENVS 1205K Sustainability and the Environment (lab included) 4
 GEOL 1121  Introductory Geo-sciences 1: Physical Geology (lab included) 4
 GEOL 1122/1322  Introductory Geo-sciences 2: Historical Geology (lab required) 3/1
 GEOL 2225  The Fossil Record (lab included) 4
 ITDS 1215  Introduction to Life in Space (lab included) 4
 PHYS 1111/1311  Introductory Physics 1 (lab required) 3/1
 PHYS 1112/1312  Introductory Physics 2 (lab required) 3/1
 PHYS 1125/1325  Physics of Color and Sound (lab optional) 3/1
 PHYS 2211/2311  Principles of Physics 1 (lab required) 3/1
 PHYS 2212/2312  Principles of Physics 2 (lab required) 3/1
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
 CPSC 1105  Technological Solutions 3
 MATH 1113  Pre-Calculus 3
 MATH 1125  Applied Calculus 3
 MATH 1127  Introductory Statistics 3
 MATH 1131  Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 4
 MATH 1132  Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2 4
 MATH 1165  Computer-Assisted Problem Solving 3
 MATH 2125  Introduction to Discrete Mathematics 3
 PHIL 2115  Formal Logic 3
See the undergraduate degrees menu for specific requirements or recommendations for the following programs: Biology (BA), Biology (BS), Biology and Secondary Education (BA), Chemistry (BA), Chemistry (BS), Chemistry and Secondary Education (BA), Computer Science (BS), Earth and Space Science - Astrophysics and Planetary Geology track, (BS), Earth and Space Science - Environmental Science track (BS), Earth and Space Science - Geology track (BS), Earth and Space Science - Secondary Education track (BS), Health Science (BS), Mathematics (BA), Mathematics (BS), Mathematics and Secondary Education (BA), and Nursing (BSN).

Area E – Social Sciences - 12 Credit Hours

Area E – Social Sciences - 12 Credit Hours
Core Course Title Credit Hours
Select one course from the following two courses:
 HIST 2111  U.S. History to 1865 3
 HIST 2112  U.S. History since 1865 3
Take the following course:
 POLS 1101  American Government 3
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
 ECON 2105  Principles of Macroeconomics 3
 ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 1
 PHIL 2135  Moral Philosophy 3
 PSYC 1101  Introduction to General Psychology 3
 SOCI 1101  Introduction to Sociology 3
 Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
 ANTH 1105  Cultural Anthropology 3
 ANTH 1107  Discovering Archaeology 3
 ANTH 2105  Ancient World Civilizations 3
 ANTH 2136  Language and Culture 3
 ENGL 2136  Language and Culture 3
 GEOG 1101  World Regional Geography 3
 HIST 1111  World History to 1500 3
 HIST 1112  World History since 1500 3
 ITDS 1146  Introduction to African and African-American Culture 3
 ITDS 1156  Understanding Non-Western Cultures 3

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