Core Curriculum

The purpose of the core curriculum is to expose students to a common body of knowledge which lays the foundation for upper level courses. The core curriculum is also designed to ensure that students have some exposure to the content and methods of inquiry in the major subject fields in a liberal arts education. The core curriculum follows:

Area	Courses	Cr	Prerequisites
Orientation to University Life and the Disciplines		4
	FMU 101 - University 101	2	[none]
	XXX 102 - Thinking Critically about XXX	2	FMU 101 , REA 101
College Study Skills		3
	REA 101 - Critical Thinking and Reading	3	Or a score of 106 or higher on the Reading section of the PERT
Communication Skills		9
Oral Communications
	COM 103 - Introduction to Public Speaking		[none]
Written Communications
	ENG 101 - College Writing I ENG 104H	3
	ENG 102 - College Writing II ENG 105H	3	Score of 6 or higher on the Writing/Essay section of the PERT or Grade of C or higher in ENG 101 /ENG 104H
Math, Analytical Skills, Computation, and Technology		9
Math, Analytical Skills, and Computation		[6]
[STEM and Business Majors]	MAT 110 - Intermediate Algebra	3
	MAT 111 - College Algebra	3	Grade of C or higher in MAT 110 or score of 123-150 on the PERT
[Education Majors]	MAT 110 - Intermediate Algebra	3
	MAT 114 - Finite Mathematics	3	Grade of C or higher in MAT 110 or score of 123-150 on the PERT
[Social Science and Arts and Humanities Majors]	MAT 106 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts I	3
	MAT 107 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts II	3	Grade of C or higher in MAT 106 or score of 123-150 on the PERT
Technology		[3]
	CSC 101 - Introduction to Computers	3	[none]
	CSC 202H - Technology	3	[none]
	(Honors)
[Education Majors]	EDU 207 - Instructional Technology
World Languages		6
	SPA 201 - Elementary Spanish I	3	[none]
	SPA 202 - Elementary Spanish II	3	Grade of D or higher in SPA 201
	[two semesters of another language may be substituted, upon availability]
Society and Global Inquiry Three credits must come from Humanities/Fine Arts and 3 credits from Social /Behavioral Sciences, not to include African American History		6

Humanities/Fine Arts		[3]
	ARH 200 - Art Appreciation	3	[none]
	DRA 200 - Drama Appreciation	3	[none]
	MUS 200 - Music Appreciation	3	[none]
	THE 181/182 Theatre Ensemble I/II	3	[none]
Social and Behavioral Sciences		[3]
	PSY 200 - Introduction to Psychology	3	[none]
	SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociology	3	[none]
[Education Majors]	SSC 102 - Contemporary Society II	3	[none]
	SSC 200 - Cultural Anthropology	3	[none]
	POL 200 Introduction to Political Science	3	REA 101 or score of 106 or higher on the Reading section of the PERT
Religion and Philosophical Inquiry		3
	REL 101 - Intro to Religion	3	[none]
[Education Majors]	REL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy	3	[none]
African Diaspora and the World		3
	HIS 103 - African American History I /HIS 201H - African American History I (Honors)	3	[none]
	HIS 104 - African American History II /HIS 202H - African American History II (Honors)	3	[none]
Scientific Inquiry		3
	BIO 101 - Biological Science	3	[none]
[required for Music Majors]	ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science	3	[none]
[required for Education Majors]	ENV 131 - Introduction to Earth Science	3	[none]
	PSC 101 - Physical Science	3	MAT 110
	SCI 104H - Insight I	3	[none]
	[STEM majors will substitute one 3-credit, 100-level STEM course]
TOTAL		46

Substitutions: Courses at the same or higher level that have similar learning outcomes may be substituted with the permission of the chair and dean.

Students are exempt from taking Orientation to University Life (FMU101) if they are (a) 25 years or older; (b) hold an associate of arts or science degree from a regionally accredited community University; or (c) are transfer students and have taken an equivalent course at a regionally accredited college or university.