General Education
CORE CLASSES - for regularly enrolled students (21 credits required)
• Composition I (GE105EN)*
• Composition II (GE208EN)*
• Principles of Communication (GE106EN)
• Creative Thinking (GE127SB)
• Critical Thinking (GE209EN)
• Western Art - Paleolithic to Renaissance (GE101AH)**
• Western Art - Renaissance to 21st Century (GE102AH)**
Core Courses must be taken prior to the completion of 60 credits.
TIER ONE*** - Students are required to take a total of 9 credits in Tier One
Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB) (3 credits required)
• Psychology (GE125SB)
• Social Issues (GE126SB)
• Sociology (GE235SB)
• Popular Culture (GE236SB)
• Ethics and Social Responsibility (GE238SB)
Arts/Humanities (3 credits required)
Art History (AH)
• American Art and Society (GE201AH)
• Survey of Non-Western Art (GE202AH)
• Hispanic/Native American Art Survey (GE203AH)
• Women, Art and Society (GE204AH)
• 20th-Century Art and Cinema (GE205AH)
History (HS)
• American History (GE109HS)
Philosophy (PL)
• Introduction to Philosophy (GE226PL)
Poetry (LT)
• Introduction to Poetry (GE114LT)
Literature (LT)
• Literature (GE112LT)
• Literature of Comic Books and the Graphic Novel (GE113LT)
Math (MA)/Science (SC) (3 credits required)
• Astronomy (GE120SC)
• Ecology (GE121SC)
• College Algebra (GE117MA)
• Financial Principles and Practices (GE118MA)
TIER TWO*** - Students are required to take a total of 12 credits in Tier Two
Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB) (3 credits required)
• Environmental Psychology (GE237SB)
• Psychology of Creativity (GE337SB)
• Sociology (GE235SB)
• Popular Culture (GE236SB)
• Ethics and Social Responsibility (GE238SB)
• Psychology of Influence (GE239SB)
• Abnormal Psychology (GE240SB)
• Human Geography (GE241SB)
Arts/Humanities (6 credits required/2 disciplines)
• Art History (AH)
• Prehistoric to Roman Art (GE301AH)
• Early Christian through Pre-Renaissance (GE302AH)
• Renaissance to Baroque (GE303AH)
• Rococo to Symbolism (GE304AH)
• Cubism to Contemporary Art(GE305AH)
• Philosophy and Theory of Art (GE306AH)
• Independent Research (GE401AH)
Philosophy (PL)
•The Great Philosophers (GE227PL)
Literature (LT)
• Literary Classics (GE216LT)
• World Literature (GE217LT)
Creative Writing (EN)
• Creative Writing (GE210EN)
Math (MA)/Science (SC) (3 credits required)
• Anatomy (GE230SC)
• Botany (GE231SC)
• Universal Geometry (GE221MA)
• Trigonometry (GE222MA)
• Data Interpretation (GE223MA)
Diversity and Global Studies**** - Students are required to take 3 credits in Diversity and Global Studies
• Survey of Non-Western Art (GE202AH)
• Hispanic/Native American Art Survey (GE203AH)
• Women, Art and Society (GE204AH)
• Human Geography (GE241SB)
• World Literature (GE217LT)
Please Note
*Incoming students will take an English Placement test to determine placement in English
composition courses.
• All students must complete GE208EN with a grade of A, B, or C to satisfy the English/Composition
requirement. Students earning less than a C grade must retake the course to satisfy the English/Composition proficiency requirement.
** GE101AH and GE102AH are prerequisites for all art history classes.
*** GE105EN is a prerequisite for all classes except:
GE106EN, GE101AH, GE102AH, GE125SB, GE127SB, GE114LT, GE216LT, GE120SC, GE230SC, GE231SC, GE117MA, GE118MA, GE221MA, GE222MA, GE223MA, GE109HS
General Education Course Curriculum
General Education Course Descriptions
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