General Education Common Core
I. A common core consists of 15 credit hours of courses from the following disciplines which addresses the institutional learning outcomes: written communications, social sciences, humanities, mathematics and natural sciences. All degree-seeking students must successfully complete the common core with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better. NOTE: Any honors section of core courses will be accepted.
II. Requirements for the General Education Common Core. Total: 15 Credits.
Discipline
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Course
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Credits
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Institutional Learning Outcomes Addressed
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Written Communications
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ENC 1101 Freshman Composition Skills I
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3 credits
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Communications, Computer and Information Skills
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Social Sciences*
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A. Introduction to Social Sciences (ISS 1013) and Introduction to Humanities (HUM 1020)
B. World Civilizations I (WOH 2012) and either Introduction to Humanities (HUM 1020) or Introduction to Humanities: Since the Renaissance (HUM 1230)
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3 credits
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Communications, Global Socio-Cultural Responsibility
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Humanities*
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C. World Civilizations II (WOH 2022) and either Introduction to Humanities (HUM 1020) or Introduction to Humanities: To the Renaissance (HUM 1210)
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3 credits
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Communications, Global Socio-Cultural Responsibility
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Mathematics
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Any approved course beyond college preparatory level
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3 credits
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Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
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Natural Sciences**
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Any biological or physical science
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3 credits
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Critical Reasoning, Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning, Computer and Information Skills
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*Select Option A, B or C to meet the six-hour social sciences/humanities requirement. Humanities and social science may be taken in any order. One is not a prerequisite for the other.
**At least one hour of science lab courses should be included for A.A. degree seeking students, either in the General Education Common Core or from the General Education course requirements.
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