Bachelor of Science General Education

Graduation Requirements

Minimum credits required for graduation	120
Minimum credits in upper-division courses	42
Maximum credits in any one subject counted toward graduation	50
Complete requirements for a major (see Major section which follows)
Note: Certain majors may require students to complete a minor (see Minor section which follows)

General Requirements

For the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science general education requirements, where an honors course exists equivalent to any course listed below, that honors course will automatically substitute for the listed course.

Communication Requirement

ENGL 105 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
OR
ENGL 111 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 112 - English Composition Credit(s): 3 (or equivalent honors courses)
COMM 230 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3
OR
HNRS 110 - Public Speaking and the Rhetorical Tradition Credit(s): 3

Foreign Language Requirement

Bachelor of Science students fulfill the foreign language requirement by completing a foreign language course numbered 122 or higher, unless they are taking the same language that was used to fulfill an entrance deficiency, in which case the sequence 122-222 in that language is required. International students and resident aliens for whom it is determined that English is a second language may satisfy the requirement either as stated above or by taking an English course at the 200 level or higher and passing with a grade of C or better. (See Satisfying the B.A. and B.S. Foreign Language Requirement .)

Humanities Requirement

Humanities A - Complete One Sequence and One Course from a Different Discipline Chosen From:

ENGL 250 - British Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 251 - British Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
OR
ENGL 260 - American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 261 - American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
OR
ENGL 263 - African-American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
OR
ENGL 270 - World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 271 - World Literature Credit(s): 3
HIST 121 - Development of World Civilization I Credit(s): 3
HIST 122 - Development of World Civilization II Credit(s): 3
OR
HIST 201 - History of the United States I Credit(s): 3
HIST 202 - History of the United States II Credit(s): 3
HNRS 101 - Great Works I - The Ancient World and Classical Antiquity Credit(s): 3
HNRS 102 - Great Works II - Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages Credit(s): 3
HNRS 201 - Great Works III - The Late Middle Ages to the Renaissance Credit(s): 3 (For students in the University Scholars Program, these courses will complete the Humanities A requirement.)
PHIL 110 - Adventure of Ideas: Historical Credit(s): 3
PHIL 120 - Adventure of Ideas: Contemporary Credit(s): 3

Humanities B - Complete One Course Selected From:

ART 110 - Understanding Visual Art Credit(s): 3
ARTH 210 - The History of Art Credit(s): 3
OR
ARTH 211 - The History of Art Credit(s): 3
DANC 110 - Understanding Dance Credit(s): 3
MUS 112 - Music in Our Time Credit(s): 3
OR
MUS 114 - Historical Survey of Jazz Credit(s): 3
OR
MUS 115 - Historical Survey of Popular Music Credit(s): 3
THEA 110 - Understanding Theatre Credit(s): 3
OR
THEA 111 - Understanding Theatre Credit(s): 3

Laboratory Science Requirement

Complete two of the following sequences outside the major:

ASTR 201 - Astronomy Credit(s): 4
ASTR 202 - Astronomy Credit(s): 4
BIOL 110 - Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Credit(s): 4
BIOL 120 - Introductory Plant and Animal Biology Credit(s): 4
OR
BIOL 130 - Foundations of Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Diversity Credit(s): 4
BIOL 140 - Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Credit(s): 4
CHEM 102 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4
OR
- CHEM 121 -CHEM 122
GEOS 110 - Geoscience in Everyday Life Credit(s): 4
OR
GEOS 110H - Honors Geoscience in Everyday Life Credit(s): 4
AND
GEOS 120 - Earth Materials and Processes Credit(s): 4
OR
GEOS 130 - Global Change and Earth History Credit(s): 4
OR
GEOS 140 - Weather and Climate Credit(s): 4 or equivalent honors course
PHYS 211 - College Physics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 212 - College Physics Credit(s): 4
OR
PHYS 220 - University Physics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 221 - University Physics Credit(s): 4

Social Science Requirement

Complete two courses from different disciplines outside the major:

ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
GEOG 151 - Introduction to Regional Geography: North America, Europe and Russia Credit(s): 3
GEOG 152 - Introduction to Regional Geography: Asia, Africa and Latin America Credit(s): 3
GEOG 202 - Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit(s): 3
HNRS 202 - Great Works IV - The Enlightenment to Modernity Credit(s): 3
POSC 210 - American Government and Politics Credit(s): 3
POSC 220 - American Political Institutions and Policy Credit(s): 3
POSC 230 - Introduction to World Politics Credit(s): 3
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOC 201 - General Sociology Credit(s): 3
WMST 201 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credit(s): 3

Mathematics Requirement

Complete MATH 185 - Precalculus or any two of the following courses:

MATH 110 - Essentials of Algebra II Credit(s): 4
OR
MATH 140 - Precalculus College Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 160 - Calculus for Business and Life Sciences Credit(s): 3
MATH 170 - Precalculus Trigonometry Credit(s): 3
MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics and Probability Credit(s): 3
MATH 251 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4
MATH 252 - Calculus II Credit(s): 4
HNRS 120 - Development of Mathematical Enquiry Credit(s): 3