Core Curriculum Course List
To complete core curriculum requirements, you must select courses from the subject area lists that follow. These same courses fulfill general education requirements.
Note that some courses are listed in more than one component area. The same course may not be used to satisfy more than one area. When they are taken, courses listed in two areas are first used to satisfy the named component area (e.g., Language, Philosophy, and Culture) requirements. When that component area of the Core Curriculum has been satisfied, then any other relevant course that is taken is applied toward meeting the Component Area Option.
| Communication (Code 010) | |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1301 | English Composition I |
| ENGL 1302 | English Composition II |
| ENGL 2311 | Technical and Business Writing |
| SPCH 1315 | Public Speaking |
| Mathematics (Code 020) | |
|---|---|
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra |
| MATH 1316 | Trigonometry |
| MATH 1324 | Mathematics for Business and Economics |
| MATH 1332 | College Mathematics |
| MATH 1342 | Elementary Statistics |
| MATH 2412 | Precalculus — Functions and Graphs |
| MATH 2413 | Calculus I |
| Life and Physical Sciences (Code 030) | |
|---|---|
| ANTH 2301 | Physical Anthropology |
| ASTR 1303 | Stellar Astronomy |
| ASTR 1304 | Solar System Astronomy |
| ASTR 1403 | Stellar Astronomy With Lab |
| ASTR 1404 | Solar System Astronomy with Lab |
| BIOL 1309 | Life on Earth |
| BIOL 1406 | Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| BIOL 1407 | Structure and Function of Organisms |
| BIOL 1408 | Introductory Biology — Unity of Life |
| BIOL 1409 | Introductory Biology — Diversity of Life |
| BIOL 1411 | General Botany |
| BIOL 1413 | General Zoology |
| BIOL 1414 | Introduction to Biotechnology |
| BIOL 1415 | Introduction to Biotechnology II |
| BIOL 2306 | The Living Planet |
| BIOL 2316 | Genetics |
| BIOL 2401 | Anatomy & Physiology I |
| BIOL 2402 | Anatomy & Physiology II |
| BIOL 2404 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology |
| BIOL 2406 | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| BIOL 2420 | Microbiology for the Health Sciences |
| BIOL 2421 | Microbiology |
| CHEM 1305 | Introductory Chemistry I — Lecture |
| CHEM 1311 | General Chemistry I — Lecture |
| CHEM 1312 | General Chemistry II — Lecture |
| CHEM 2323 | Organic Chemistry I — Lecture |
| CHEM 2325 | Organic Chemistry II — Lecture |
| ENVR 1301 | Introduction to Environmental Science |
| ENVR 1302 | Issues in Environmental Science |
| GEOG 1301 | Introduction to Physical Geography |
| GEOL 1301 | Natural Hazards and Disasters |
| GEOL 1305 | Environmental Geology |
| GEOL 1403 | Physical Geology |
| GEOL 1404 | Historical Geology |
| GEOL 1445 | Introduction to Oceanography |
| PHYS 1401 | General College Physics I |
| PHYS 1402 | General College Physics II |
| PHYS 1405 | Conceptual Physics I |
| PHYS 1407 | Conceptual Physics II |
| PHYS 2425 | Engineering Physics I |
| PHYS 2426 | Engineering Physics II |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture (Code 040) | |
|---|---|
| ARAB 2311 | Arabic III |
| ARAB 2312 | Arabic IV |
| CHIN 2311 | Chinese III |
| CHIN 2312 | Chinese IV |
| DANC 1305 | World Dance |
| ENGL 2322 | British Literature: Anglo-Saxon Through 18th Century |
| ENGL 2323 | British Literature: 18th Century to the Present |
| ENGL 2327 | American Literature: Beginnings through Civil War |
| ENGL 2328 | American Literature: Civil War to the Present |
| ENGL 2332 | World Literature: Ancient World through 17th Century |
| ENGL 2333 | World Literature: 18th Century to the Present |
| ENGL 2342 | Introduction to Literature |
| ENGL 2343 | Introduction to Literature: Special Topics |
| ENGL 2351 | Mexican-American Literature |
| FREN 2311 | French III |
| FREN 2312 | French IV |
| GERM 2311 | German III |
| GERM 2312 | German IV |
| HIST 2311 | Western Civilization I |
| HIST 2312 | Western Civilization II |
| HUMA 1301 | Humanities: Prehistory to Renaissance |
| HUMA 1302 | Humanities: Renaissance to Present |
| HUMA 1305 | Introduction to Mexican-American Studies |
| HUMA 1315 | Art in Contemporary Society |
| JAPN 2311 | Japanese III |
| JAPN 2312 | Japanese IV |
| LATI 2311 | Latin III |
| LATI 2312 | Latin IV |
| PHIL 1301 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHIL 1304 | Introduction to Comparative Religion |
| PHIL 2306 | Ethics |
| RUSS 2311 | Russian III |
| RUSS 2312 | Russian IV |
| SGNL 2301 | American Sign Language (ASL) III |
| SGNL 2302 | American Sign Language (ASL) IV |
| SPAN 2311 | Spanish III |
| SPAN 2312 | Spanish IV |
| SPAN 2313 | Spanish III for Spanish Speakers |
| SPAN 2315 | Spanish IV for Spanish Speakers |
| Creative Arts (Code 050) | |
|---|---|
| ARCH 1301 | Architectural History I |
| ARCH 1302 | Architectural History II |
| ARTS 1301 | Introduction to The Visual Arts |
| ARTS 1303 | Art History I |
| ARTS 1304 | Art History II |
| COMM 2366 | Film Appreciation |
| DANC 2303 | History and Appreciation of Dance |
| DRAM 1310 | Introduction to Theatre |
| HUMA 1311 | Mexican-American Fine Arts Appreciation |
| MUSI 1306 | Music Appreciation |
| American History (Code 060) | |
|---|---|
| HIST 1301 | U.S. History I |
| HIST 1302 | U.S. History II |
| HIST 2301 | History of Texas |
| HIST 2327 | Mexican-American History I |
| HIST 2328 | Mexican-American History II |
| HIST 2381 | U.S. History I — African-American Emphasis |
| Government/Political Science (Code 070) | |
|---|---|
| GOVT 2305 | United States Government |
| GOVT 2306 | Texas State and Local Government |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (Code 080) | |
|---|---|
| ANTH 2302 | Introduction to Archaeology |
| ANTH 2351 | Cultural Anthropology |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics |
| GEOG 1302 | Human Geography |
| GEOG 1303 | World and Regional Geography |
| PSYC 2301 | Introduction to Psychology |
| SOCI 1301 | Introduction to Sociology |
| Component Area Option (Code 090) | |
|---|---|
| ARAB 2311 | Arabic III |
| ARAB 2312 | Arabic IV |
| BIOL 2116 | Genetics Laboratory |
| CHEM 1105 | Introductory Chemistry Laboratory |
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I Laboratory |
| CHEM 1112 | General Chemistry II Laboratory |
| CHEM 2123 | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory |
| CHEM 2125 | Organic Chemistry II Laboratory |
| CHIN 2311 | Chinese III |
| CHIN 2312 | Chinese IV |
| DANC 1305 | World Dance |
| EDUC 1100 | Effective Learning: Strategies for College Success |
| EDUC 1200 | Effective Learning: Strategies for College Success |
| EDUC 1300 | Effective Learning: Strategies for College Success |
| ENGL 2322 | British Literature: Anglo-Saxon Through 18th Century |
| ENGL 2323 | British Literature: 18th Century to the Present |
| ENGL 2327 | American Literature: Beginnings through Civil War |
| ENGL 2328 | American Literature: Civil War to the Present |
| ENGL 2332 | World Literature: Ancient World through 17th Century |
| ENGL 2333 | World Literature: 18th Century to the Present |
| ENGL 2342 | Introduction to Literature |
| ENGL 2343 | Introduction to Literature: Special Topics |
| ENGL 2351 | Mexican-American Literature |
| FREN 2311 | French III |
| FREN 2312 | French IV |
| GERM 2311 | German III |
| GERM 2312 | German IV |
| HIST 2311 | Western Civilization I |
| HIST 2312 | Western Civilization II |
| HUMA 1301 | Humanities: Prehistory to Renaissance |
| HUMA 1302 | Humanities: Renaissance to Present |
| HUMA 1305 | Introduction to Mexican-American Studies |
| HUMA 1315 | Art in Contemporary Society |
| JAPN 2311 | Japanese III |
| JAPN 2312 | Japanese IV |
| LATI 2311 | Latin III |
| LATI 2312 | Latin IV |
| MATH 2414 | Calculus II |
| PHIL 1301 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHIL 1304 | Introduction to Comparative Religion |
| PHIL 2306 | Ethics |
| RUSS 2311 | Russian III |
| RUSS 2312 | Russian IV |
| SGNL 1401 | American Sign Language (ASL) I |
| SGNL 1402 | American Sign Language (ASL) II |
| SGNL 2301 | American Sign Language (ASL) III |
| SGNL 2302 | American Sign Language (ASL) IV |
| SPAN 2311 | Spanish III |
| SPAN 2312 | Spanish IV |
| SPAN 2313 | Spanish III for Spanish Speakers |
| SPAN 2315 | Spanish IV for Spanish Speakers |
| SPCH 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication |
| SPCH 1315 | Public Speaking |
| SPCH 1318 | Interpersonal Communication |
| SPCH 1321 | Business and Professional Communication |