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General Education Requirements (Except Engineering)

Area I: Communications:

  • Freshman Composition (ENGL 111)                                                                           3 credits
  • Advanced Composition (ENGL 211)                                                                            3 credits
  • Oral Communication (SPCH 110 or 111)                                                                   3 credits
Area II: Mathematics:
  • Calculus I (MATH 188)                                                                                                    4 credits
 Area III: Laboratory Science: (select 8 credits appropriate to transfer major)
  • General Biology, with lab (BIOL 121 and 122)                                                           4 - 8 credits
  • General Chemistry, with lab (CHEM 111 and 112)                                                   4 - 8 credits
  • General Physics, with lab (PHYS 211 and 212 or 215 and 216)                            4 - 8 credits
 Area IV: Social and Behavioral Science: (select 6-9 credits)
  • Economics (ECON 251 or 252)                                                                                     3 credits
  • Introductory Political Science (POLS 110)                                                                   3 credits
  • Introductory Psychology (PSYC 120)                                                                            3 credits
  • Introductory Sociology (SOCI 110)                                                                                3 credits
  • Introductory Anthropology (ANTH 110) 3 credits
Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts: (select 6-9 semester hours)
  • Introductory History Survey (HIST 121, 122, 211, or 212)                                          3 credits
  • Introductory Philosophy (PHIL 110)                                                                               3 credits
  • Introductory Course in History (ARTS 110, ENGL 251,252,261,or 212)                 3 credits
Additional Requirements:
  • Computer Science (approved 3-credit class)                                                              3 credits
                                                                                                                                                        Total = 36 credits
          Physics as an Area of Concentration: (Additional 27 credit hours)
A student can complete their Associate of Science requirements in Physics by completing at least 27 additional credit hours with a GPA of 2.0 or higher in the follow areas of concentration. (Note: No course taken as a general education requirement may also be used within the area of concentration, and students are advised that grades below "C" in their major may not transfer.) 

CHEM      111          General Chemistry I                                                                                     4 credits
CHEM      111          General Chemistry II                                                                                    4 credits
MATH     189          Calculus II                                                                                                        4 credits
MATH     189          Calculus III                                                                                                       4 credits
PHYS        215          Engineering Physics I                                                                                 4 credits
PHYS        212          Engineering Physics II                                                                                4 credits
PHYS        215          Engineering Physics III 4 credits

Approved electives from the following areas:                                                                        7 credits
 
Chemistry                                      Mathematics
Computer Science                        Geology
Engineering