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May 06, 2019
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2018-2019 Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and College of Law
University Core Curriculum
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Statement of Purpose
Through the Texas Core Curriculum, students will gain a foundation of knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, develop principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse world, and advance intellectual and practical skills that are essential for all learning.
Core Objectives
- Critical Thinking Skills (CT) - to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
- Communication Skills (COM) - to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication
- Empirical and Quantitative Skills (EQS) - to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions
- Teamwork (TW) - to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal
- Personal Responsibility (PR) - to include the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making
- Social Responsibility (SR) - to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
2018 - 2019 Core Curriculum Inventory*
*(Subject to change)
Amended August 6, 2018
Foundational Component Area
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Total SCH
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Course Abbreviation
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TCCNS |
Course Title
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Core Objective
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Communication
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6
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COMM 1307
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COMM 1307 |
Intro to Mass Comm
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- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Personal Resp.
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COMM 2300
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SPCH 1315 |
Public Speaking
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ENGL 1313
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ENGL 1301 |
CA Col Writing I
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ENGL 1323
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ENGL 1302 |
CA Col Writing II
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TECM 2700
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ENGL 2311 |
Technical Writing
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Mathematics
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3
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MATH 1100
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MATH 1314 |
College Algebra
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- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- EQS
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MATH 1190
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MATH 1325 |
Business Calculus
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MATH 1580
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MATH 1332 |
Survey Math Appl
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MATH 1581
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MATH 1332 |
Survey Math Appl w/Alg
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MATH 1600
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MATH 1316 |
Trigonometry
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MATH 1650
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MATH 2412 |
Pre-Calculus
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MATH 1680
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MATH 1342 |
Elem Prob & Statistics
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MATH 1681
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MATH 1342 |
Elem Prob & Statistics w/Alg
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Life and Physical Sciences
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6
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BIOL 1082
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N/A |
Biology for Educators
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- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- EQS
- Teamwork
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BIOL 1132
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BIOL 2406 |
Environmental Science
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BIOL 1300 |
BIOL 1308 |
Biology for Non Majors |
BIOL 1710
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BIOL 1306 |
Biol Science Majors I
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BIOL 1720
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BIOL 1307 |
Biol Science Majors II
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CHEM 1360
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N/A |
Context of Chem
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CHEM 1410
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CHEM 1311 |
General Chem Sci I
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CHEM 1420
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CHEM 1312 |
General Chem Sci II
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GEOG 1710
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GEOL 1401 |
Earth Science
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PHYS 1210
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PHYS 1415 |
Conceptual Physics
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Language, Philosophy and Culture
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3
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ENGL 2220 |
ENGL 2333 |
Survey World Lit from 1700 to Present |
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Social Resp.
- Personal Resp.
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ENGL 2321
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ENGL 2321 |
Brit Lit Survey |
ENGL 2326
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ENGL 2326 |
American Lit Survey
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ENGL 2341
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ENGL 2341 |
Forms of Literature
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ENGL 2342
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ENGL 2342 |
Diversity in Lit
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HIST 1050
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HIST 2321 |
World History to 16th Century
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HIST 1060 |
HIST 2322 |
World History from 16th Century |
LING 2050 |
N/A |
Language of Now |
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Creative Arts
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3
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ART 1300
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ARTS 1301 |
Art Appreciation Non-Majors
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- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Social Resp.
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ART 1303
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ARTS 1303 |
Survey Art History I
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ART 1304 |
ARTS 1304 |
Survey Art History II |
COMM 2350
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COMM 2366 |
Art of Film
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MUSI 1310 |
MUSI 1310 |
American Music |
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American History
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6
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HIST 2301
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HIST 2301 |
Texas History Survey-Core
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- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Social Resp.
- Personal Resp.
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HIST 2610
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HIST 1301 |
U.S. to 1865
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HIST 2620
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HIST 1302 |
U.S. From 1865
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HIST 4700
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HIST 2301 |
Texas
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Government/ Political Science
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6
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PSCI 1040
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GOVT 2301 |
Am Gov: Laws & Institutions
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- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Social Resp.
- Personal Resp.
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PSCI 1050
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GOVT 2301 |
Am Gov: Process & Policies
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PSCI 1060
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N/A |
Am Gov: Topics
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PSCI 1370
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N/A |
Am Gov: Urban Pol
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PSCI 2306
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GOVT 2306 |
Govt & Politics in Texas
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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3
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AGER 2250
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N/A |
Aging in Film & Lit
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- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- EQS
- Social Resp.
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CDFS 1013
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N/A |
Human Development
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DFST 1013
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TECA 1303 |
Human Development
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ECON 1100
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ECON 2302 |
Prin of Microeconomics
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HSML 1300 |
SOCW 2361 |
Intro to Helping Profession |
PSYC 1100
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PSYC 2301 |
Introduction to Psychology
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SOCI 1510 |
SOCI 1301 |
Introduction to Sociology |
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Component Area Option
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6
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AEAH 1750
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N/A |
Visual Art Integration
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- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- CAO must choose 1 more Core Objective
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BIOL 1730
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BIOL 1106 |
Biol Sci Majors I Lab
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BIOL 1740
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BIOL 1107 |
Biol Sci Majors II Lab
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BUSI 1340
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N/A |
Managing Business Ent.
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CHEM 1430
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CHEM 1111 |
Lab Seq Gen Chem
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CHEM 1440
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CHEM 1112 |
Lab Seq Gen Chem
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CJUS 2100
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CRIJ 1301 |
US Crime/Justice
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CJUS 2600
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N/A |
Diversity Iss in CJ
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COMM 1010
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SPCH 1311 |
Intro to Comm
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DFST 2033
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TECA 1303 |
Parenting Diverse
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EDSP 2310
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N/A |
Ind w/Disabilities
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HSML 1300 |
SOCW 2361 |
Intro to the Helping Pro |
MUED 1130
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N/A |
Foundations in Music
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MUSI 1310 |
MUSI 1310 |
Survey of American Music |
SOCI 2070
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Survey of American Music |
Intro Race Ethic
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SPAN 1010
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SPAN 1411 |
Elem Spanish I
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SPAN 1020
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SPAN 1412 |
Elem Spanish II
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SPAN 2313
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SPAN 2313 |
Span Heritage Speaker
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THEA 1130
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N/A |
Intro to Creative Drama
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NOTE: Courses that are BOLD and ITALICIZED were approved this academic year.
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