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The Division of General Studies advises all
students who have not yet decided on their majors. Such students should
schedule appointments with a member of the Division staff prior to their first
semester of enrollment at Tarleton. Advisors in the Division refer students to
campus services that help them select a major and provide academic
advisement until such a selection has been made.
Until a major is selected, .students should focus on (a) core curriculum and (b) major-exploratory courses.
Core Curriculum Courses
All degree programs leading to the baccalaureate degree include the following University core curriculum: 1,2
1 Core curriculum requirements are subject to review and change by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
2 Some degree programs specify the courses that satisfy these requirements. A student should consult with an academic advisor in selecting core curriculum courses.
Freshman Year or Later
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ENGL 111 3
3 Students must enroll in ENGL their first semester at Tarleton and every regular semester thereafter until the freshman ENGL core curriculum requirement has been satisfied. |
ENGL 112 |
MATH 107 or higher 4
4 Students must enroll in MATH their first semester at Tarleton unless they are eligible for placement into MATH 107 or above (see Math Placement Policy). Students eligible for placement into MATH 107 or above may choose to postpone initial MATH enrollment until their second regular semester at Tarleton. Following initial MATH enrollment, students must enroll in MATH every regular semester thereafter until the freshman MATH core curriculum requirement has been satisfied. |
COMS 101, 102, or 301 |
3 hours of Visual & performing arts from ART, F A, IT, MUSC, THEA 5,6
5 These core curriculum requirements may not be selected from the student’s major field.
6 Visual and performing arts course must be historical, appreciative, or theoretical in nature; it may not be an applied or performance course. Courses that meet this requirement are ART 131, 231, 232, 331; F A 101, 135, 160, 401; IT 340; MUSC 213, 313, 324, 326, 327, 328; THEA 105, 207, 208, 404. |
6 hours of social and behavioral sciences from 5,7 SOC 101, 201, 303, PSY 101, PHIL 101, 201, 301 9 , ECO 101, 201,
A EC 105, ARCH 201, ENGR 303 9 , GEOG 110, 120, 201, HIST 101, 102
5 These core curriculum requirements may not be selected from the student’s major field.
7 The two courses to fulfill this requirement must be chosen from different academic disciplines.
9 Intended primarily to satisfy core requirements for engineering and engineering related majors; advisor permission required. |
Wellness: HLTH 101 8
8 The Wellness requirement also may be satisfied by any combination, totaling three hours or more, from activity P ED, M S 101, M S 102, ANSC 150, MUSC 100. |
Sophomore Year or Later
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HIST 201 |
HIST 202 |
POLS 201 |
POLS 202 |
Humanities: Literature course in English
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8 hours of Lab sciences from CHEM, BIOL, GEOL, PHYS
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Total = 47 Hours |
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