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TTU Courses Recommended for the General Education Core

Communication (9 hours)

English composition (6 hours)

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 

3

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 

3

English oral presentational communication (3 hours)

COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 

3

PC 2500 - Communicating in the Professions 

3

Mathematics (3 hours)

MATH 1010 - Math for General Studies 

3

MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers 

3

MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 

3

MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics 

3

MATH 1710 - Pre-calculus Algebra 

3

MATH 1720 - Pre-calculus Trigonometry 

3

MATH 1730 - Pre-calculus Mathematics 

5

MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus 

3

MATH 1910 - Calculus I 

4

History (6 hours)

HIST 2010 - Early United States History 

3

HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 

3

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)

 

At least one literature course, selected from those marked with an asterisk (*), must be included in the 9 hours.

 

ART 1035 - Introduction to Art 

3

ART 2000 - Art History Survey I 

3

ART 2020 - Art History Survey II 

3

*ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature 

3

*ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature 

3

*ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature 

3

FLST 2520 (3520) The Cultures and Peoples of North Africa 

3

FREN 2510 - French Culture and Civilization 

3

GERM 2520 - German Culture and Civilization 

3

HIST 2210 - Early Western Civilization 

3

HIST 2220 - Modern Western Civilization 

3

HIST 2310 - Early World History 

3

HIST 2320 - Modern World History 

3

HIST 1310 - Science and World Cultures 

3

MUS 1030 - Music Appreciation 

3

PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy 

3

PHIL 2250 - Introductory Ethics

3

RELS 2010 - Introduction to Religious Studies 

3

SPAN 2510 - Spanish Culture and Civilization 

3

SPAN 2550 - Latin American Culture and Civilization 

3

THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre 

3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)

AGBE 2010 - World Food and Society 

3

ANTH 1100 - Introduction to Anthropology 

3

ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics 

3

ECON 2020 - Principles of Macroeconomics 

3

ESS 1100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies 

3

EXPW 2015 - Concepts of Health and Wellness 

3

GEOG 1012 - Cultural Geography 

3

GEOG 1130 - Geography of Natural Hazards 

3

JOUR 1110 - Media and Social Institutions  

3

POLS 1030 - American Government 

3

PSY 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 

3

SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 

3

WGS 2010 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies 

3

Natural Sciences (8 hours)

 

ASTR 1010 - Introduction to Modern Astronomy 

4

ASTR 1020 - Introduction to Modern Astronomy 

4

BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 

4

BIOL 1020 - Diversity of Life 

4

BIOL 1113 - General Biology I 

4

BIOL 1123 - General Biology II

 

4

BIOL 2310 - General Botany 

4

BIOL 1080 - Concepts of Biology 

3

BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 

4

BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 

4

CHEM 1010 - Introductory Chemistry I 

4

CHEM 1020 - Introductory Chemistry II 

4

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 

4

CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 

4

CHEM 1310 - Concepts of Chemistry 

3

GEOG 2100 - Weather and Climate Systems 

4

GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 

4

GEOL 1045 - Earth Environment, Resources and Society 

4

GEOL 1070 - Concepts of Geology 

3

PHYS 1310 - Concepts of Physics 

3

PHYS 2010 - Algebra-based Physics I 

4

PHYS 2020 - Algebra-based Physics II 

4

PHYS 2110 - Calculus-based Physics I 

4

PHYS 2120 - Calculus-based Physics II 

4