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About Basic Studies
Basic Studies Classes
Undergraduate Program students
must complete the University's Basic Studies
curriculum. The Basic Studies curriculum is
divided into 4 areas of study: Area I -- Symbolics
and Communication; Area II -- Science and Technology;
Area III -- Social Science; and Area IV -- Arts
and Humanities. A more specific listing of
these areas of study, and the courses that can or
must be completed to satisfy each, follows.
Area I: Symbolics and Communication (5 required
courses)
- A course in written composition, satisfied
by ENGL 121, English Composition (3 hrs).
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A course in speech communication, satisfied
by CTAS 121, Fundamentals of Speech (2 hrs)
or CTAS 124, Fundamentals of Speech (3 hrs).
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An upper-level course in written composition,
or an upper level course in speech communication,
or a course in foreign language communication.
Undergraduate Program students must satisfy
this requirement by taking LEGL 304, Legal
Writing, Research, and Analysis I (3hrs).
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A course in mathematical reasoning. Undergraduate
Program students are recommended to satisfy
this requirement by taking MATH 118, Mathematical
Analysis for Social Sciences (3 hrs).
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A
course in computer literacy. Undergraduate
Program students must satisfy this requirement
by taking BEDU 201, Microcomputers for Business
Applications (3 hrs).
Area II: Science and Technology (3 required
courses, incl. 1 w/lab)
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A course in physical science. Examples
of courses satisfying this requirement include
CHEM 115, Chemistry and Society (3 hrs), PHY
110, Physical Science (3 hrs), or GESC 108,
Earth Science (3 hrs).
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A course in life science. Examples of
courses satisfying this requirement include
BIOL 110, Introductory Biology (5 hrs), or PSY
101, General Psychology (3 hrs).
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A course in science or technology. Examples
of courses satisfying this requirement include
INDT 150, Understanding Technology (3 hrs),
or MFG 240, Science, Technology, and People
(3 hrs).
Area III: Social Science (4 required courses)
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A course in U.S. government, satisfied by PLSC
112, American Government (3 hrs).
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A course in history. Examples of courses
satisfying this requirement include HIST 101,
Western Civilization to 1648 (3 hrs), HIST 109,
World History to 1500 (3 hrs), or HIST 123,
The United States to 1877 (3 hrs).
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A course in anthropology, economics, geography,
or sociology. Undergraduate Program students
must satisfy this requirement by taking
either
ECON 201, Principles of Economics I (3 hrs) or SOCL 105, Introductory Sociology (3 hrs).
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A second
course in a two course history sequence, or
a second course in a two course anthropology,
economics, geography, or sociology sequence.
If your first sequence course was ECON 201,
Principles of Economics I, then you must satisfy
this requirement by taking ECON 202, Principles
of Economics II (3 hrs). If your first
sequence course was SOCL 105, Introductory
Sociology, then you must satisfy
this requirement by taking SOCL 202, Social
Problems (3 hrs).
Area IV: Arts and Humanities (4 required
courses)
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A course
in literature, or an intermediate or advanced
foreign language literature course. Examples
of courses satisfying this requirement include
LITR 100, The Reading of Literature (3 hrs),
or FRNH 221, Intermediate French (Reading) (3
hrs).
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A second
course in literature, or an intermediate or
advanced foreign language literature course,
or a course in oral interpretation, or a course
in cross-cultural or international studies.
Examples of courses satisfying this requirement
include LITR 101, The Reading of Literature:
Fiction (3 hrs), CTAO 210, Interpretive Reading
(3 hrs), or LITR 260, African American Literature
(3 hrs).
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A course
in philosophy or religion. Examples of
courses satisfying this requirement include
PHIL 120, Introduction to Critical Reasoning,
PHIL 130, Introduction to Logic (3 hrs), or
HIST 100, The Comparative Study of Religion
(3 hrs). Undergraduate Program students
are recommended to satisfy this requirement
by taking PHIL 120 or PHIL 130.
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A course
in art, dance, music, or theater arts.
Examples of courses satisfying this requirement
include FA 101, Introduction to Art (3 hrs),
DANC 106 Introduction to the Performing Arts
(3 hrs), MUSC 100, Introduction to Music Theory
(3 hrs), or CTAR 150, Introduction to Theater
(3 hrs).
In addition, every undergraduate Program student
must earn at least two semester hours of
physical education and health credit. Most
students do so by taking PEGN 210, Lifetime Wellness
and Fitness (2 hrs). Finally, all undergraduate
Program students must complete a course that
satisfies the University's cross-cultural studies
requirement. Information on courses that currently
fulfill this requirement can be found in the
University
Catalog.
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