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Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101
MATH 1113
MATH 1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
Group 1:
ITDS 2727
ITDS 2735
ITDS 2746
ITDS 2759
ITDS 2755
LIBR 2705
OR
Select one of the following courses:
HIST 1111
HIST 1112
ITDS 1125
LEAD 1705
LIBR 1105
POLS 2401
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2112
ITDS 1155
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Tech. Required Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional)
ASTR 1106/1305
BIOL 1215K (lab included)
BIOL 1125 (no lab)
CHEM 1151/1151L
CHEM 1152/1152L
CHEM 1211/1211L
CHEM 1212/1212L
ENVS 1205K
GEOL 2215
GEOL 1121/1121L
GEOL 1122/1322
PHYS 1112/1312
PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
PHYS 2211/2311
PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1301/CPSC1301L
GEOG 2215
MATH 1125
MATH 1131
MATH 1165
MATH 2125
STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2106
PSYC 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1107
ANTH 2105
ANTH 2136
GEOG 1101
HIST 1111
ITDS 1146
ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course at the 1000 level.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
Select lower-division courses (1000-level and 2000-level) from the following:
Humanities and Fine Arts: 3 to 9 hours
Social Sciences: 3 to 9 hours
Mathematics and Science: 0 to 8 hours
Any course approved by advisor in Areas B-F: 0 to 9 hours
Total Hours Required: 63