General Education Courses

A Strong Foundation

Our breadth of general education courses provide a strong foundation for your Bachelor of Science program by providing you with knowledge, skills, and abilities in four core areas: communication, humanities, natural science and mathematics, and social science. These courses will build and strengthen your analytical and relational skills—to improve your professional practices

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Bachelor's Degree General Education Course Requirements* - (45 total quarter credits required)

Communication - (6 total quarter credits required)

• ENG1000 - English Composition - 6 credits
• ENG2000 - Research Writing - 6 credits
• SPC1000 - Public Speaking - 3 credits
• SPC2000 - Intercultural Communication - 6 credits
• SPC2050 - Visual Design in Communication - 3 credits

: SPC1000 - Public Speaking received the 2007 Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Course Award.

Humanities - (6 total quarter credits required)

• ART2000 - Art History Survey - 6 credits
• HUM1000 - Introduction to the Humanities - 6 credits
• HUM1050 - World Religions - 3 credits
• LIT2001 - Introduction to Literature: Short Stories - 3 credits
• PHI1000 - Introduction to Philosophy - 6 credits
• PHI2000 - Ethics - 6 credits
• PHI2050 - Human Nature and Ethics - 6 credits

Natural Science and Mathematics - (6 total quarter credits required)

• BIO1000 - Human Biology - 6 credits
• BIO1050 - Biology and Society - 3 credits
• CHM1000 - Chemistry for Changing Times - 6 credits
• PHY1000 - Introduction to Astronomy - 6 credits
• MAT1050 - College Algebra - 6 credits
• MAT1051 - Pre-Calculus - 6 credits
• MAT2001 - Statistical Reasoning - 6 credits
• MAT2050 - Statistical Literacy - 3 credits
• MAT2051 - Discrete Mathematics - 6 credits

Social Science - (6 total quarter credits required)

• ECO1050 - Microeconomics - 6 credits
• ECO1051 - Macroeconomics - 6 credits
• HIS1000 - Immigrants in the American City - 3 credits
• PSY1000 - Introduction to Psychology - 6 credits
• POL1000 - The Politics of American Government - 6 credits
• SOC1000 - Introduction to Human Society - 6 credits

Choose 21 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses from general education courses above.

Total quarter credits - 45

*Throughout the Bachelor of Science program, you may take both general education and program courses concurrently.

Residents of Arkansas must completed Arkansas general education requirements.

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