CORE CURRICULUM NOTE: Core courses that have a four digit course number beginning with a number “2” are sophomore-level courses except for MSCI 2371 and MSCI 2372.
Core Curriculum Course Requirements (42 Credit Hours)
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S F O U N D AT I O N A L C O M P O N E N T A R E A (6 Credit Hours) Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively. Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion and audience. ENGL 1301 ENGL 1302 SPCH 1311 SPCH 1315 SPCH 1321
Composition I Composition II Introduction to Speech Communication Fundamentals of Public Speaking Business and Professional Communication
MATHEMATICS FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (3 Credit Hours) Courses in this category focus on quantitative literacy in logic, patterns and relationships. Courses involve the understanding of key mathematical concepts and the application of appropriate quantitative tools to everyday experience. MATH 1314 MATH 1316 MATH 1324 MATH 1325 MATH 1342 MATH 2413
College Algebra Plane Trigonometry Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences I Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences II Elementary Statistical Methods Calculus I
LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (6 Credit Hours) Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method. Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on human experiences. BIOL 1308 BIOL 1309 BIOL 1406 BIOL 1407 BIOL 1408 BIOL 1409 BIOL 1414 BIOL 2401
General Biology: Fundamentals of Cell Biology General Biology: Diversity and Environment Biological Concepts I – Cellular and Molecular Biological Concepts II – Evolution, Diversity, Structure, Function and Environment General Biology: Fundamentals of Cell Biology (lab included) General Biology: Diversity and Environment (lab included) Introduction to Biotechnology Human Anatomy and Physiology I 107