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General Education Requirements

Core Component1,2

TSU Courses with TCCNS Equivalents

Communication3 Component

9 hours

ENGL 111 (ENGL 1301) = 3 hours
ENGL 112 (ENGL 1302) = 3 hours
COMS 101 (SPCH 1311) or
COMS 102 (SPCH 1315) or 301 = 3 hours

Mathematics Component3

3 hours

MATH 107 (MATH 1314) or above

Natural Science Component

7 hours

**CHEM, BIOL, GEOL, & PHYS
sciences w/labs

Visual and Performing Arts Component

3 hours

Art
ART 131 (ARTS 1301)
ART 231 (ARTS 1303)
ART 232 (ARTS 1304),

or

Fine Arts
F A 101 (HUMA 1315),

or

Music
Music Appreciation (MUSC 1301)
MUSC 213 (MUSC 1300)
*MUSC 325

or

Theatre
THEA 105 (DRAM 1310)
THEA 207 (DRAM 2361)
THEA 208 (DRAM 2362)

The course selected must be historical, appreciative, or theoretical in nature; it may not be applied or performance.

Humanities Component

3 hours

Any literature course in English

or

PHIL 101 (PHIL 1301)

Social and Behavioral5 Sciences Component

15 hours

HIST 201 (HIST 1301) = 3 hours
HIST 202 (HIST 1302) = 3 hours
POLS 201 (GOVT 2302 or 2305) = 3 hours
POLS 202 (GOVT 2301 or 2306) = 3 hours

and

3 hours from the following:
SOC 101, SOC 201 (SOCI 1301), SOC 303
PSY 101 (PSYC 2301)
PHIL 201 (PHIL 2303), PHIL 3015
ECO 101, ECO 201 (ECON 1301)
A EC 105 (AGRI 2317)
GEOG 110 (GEOG 1303)
GEOG 120
GEOG 201

HIST 101 (HIST 2311)
HIST 102 (HIST 2312)

ARCH 201

ENGR 3035

Wellness Component4

2 hours

HLTH 101 (PHED 1338)
Activity P.E.
ROTC, ANSC 150, or
MUSC 100 (marching band)
MS 101
MS 102

  1. General Education 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 general education requirement courses.
  3. Students must enroll in these classes as outlined in the Placement And Continuing Enrollment Rules for Freshman-Level Mathematics and English Courses.
  4. The Wellness requirement may also be satisfied by any combination of activity PE, M S 101, M S 102, ANSC 150 or MUSC 100.
  5. Intended primarily to satisfy general education requirements for engineering and engineering related majors; advisor permission required.

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