B.G.S. - General Studies

Fall 2020

Degree: Bachelor of General Studies
Major: General Studies
Concentration: None

General Education Core Curriculum

Communication - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

Select one from:

  • COMM 1315 - Public Speaking
  • COMM 1321 - Business and Professional Speech
  • DSDE 1371 - ASL I
  • FREN 1311 - Beginning French I
  • SPAN 1311 - Beginning Spanish I

Mathematics - 3 Hours From:

MATH 1314 - College Algebra (Non-Calculus Track)

MATH 1316 - Trigonometry

MATH 1324 - Math for Business and Social Sciences

MATH 1325 - Calculus for Business Applications

MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics I

MATH 1342 - Statistics

MATH 1350 - Fundamentals of Mathematics I

MATH 1414 - College Algebra (Calculus Track)

MATH 2312 - Pre-Calculus/Elementary Functions

MATH 2413 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

MATH 2414 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry II

Life and Physical Sciences - 6 Hours From*:

BIOL 1308 - Introductory Biology for Non-Majors

BIOL 1315 - Plants and Human Society

BIOL 1406 - General Biology I

BIOL 1407 - General Biology II

BIOL 2306 - Environmental Biology

BIOL 2401 - Anatomy & Physiology I

BIOL 2402 - Anatomy & Physiology II

CHEM 1306 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences

CHEM 1308 - Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences

CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II

GEOL 1390 - Introduction to Environmental and Physical Geology

GEOL 1403 - Physical Geology

GEOL 1404 - Historical Geology

PHYS 1305 - Elementary Physics I

PHYS 1307 - Elementary Physics II

PHYS 1311 - Introduction to Astronomy

PHYS 1401 - College Physics I

PHYS 1402 - College Physics II

PHYS 1405 - Elementary Physics I

PHYS 1407 - Elementary Physics II

PHYS 1411 - Introduction to Astronomy

PHYS 2425 - University Physics I

PHYS 2426 -University Physics II

SPSC 1301 - Space Exploration

SPSC 1401 - Space Science

*Any excess hours here may be applied to the 33-hour elective block

Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours From:

DSDE 1374 - Intro to Deaf Studies

ENGL 2300 - Close Readings

ENGL 2310 - British Literature Before 1800

ENGL 2320 - British Literature After 1800

ENGL 2322 - British Literature

ENGL 2326 - American Literature

ENGL 2331 - World Literature

ENGL 2371 - Masterworks of Asian Literature

ENGL 2376 - African American Literature

FREN 2312 - Intermediate French II

PHIL 1370 - Philosophy of Knowledge

PHIL 2306 - Ethics

SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II

Creative Arts - 3 Hours From:

ARTS 1301 -Art Appreciation

ARTS 1303 - Art History I

COMM 1375 - Film Appreciation

DANC 2304 - Dance Appreciation

MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation

MUSI 1309 - Jazz History and Appreciation

MUSI 1310 - History of Rock and Roll

PHIL 1330 - Arts and Ideas

THEA 1310 - Introduction to Theatre

American History - 6 Hours From:

HIST 1301 - US History I 1763-1877

HIST 1302 - US History II Since 1877

HIST 2301 - Texas History

Government/Political Science - 6 Hours:

POLS 2301 - Introduction to American Government I

POLS 2302 - Introduction to American Government II

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours From:

ANTH 2346 - Intro to Anthropology

ANTH 2351 - Cultural anthropology

BULW 1370 - Business Environment and Public Policy

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice

ECON 1301 - Economic Principles and Policies

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics

INEN 2373 - Engineering Economics

PSYC 2301 - General Psychology

POLS 1301 - Intro to Political Science

SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology

SOWK 2361 - Intro to Social Work

Component Area Option - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

3 Hours MATH from Mathematics section above or:

  • BUAL 2310 - Business Analysis I
  • INEN 2301 - Applications of Quantitative Methods
  • PSYC 2317 - Introduction to Statistical Methods

Required Courses for Major

AASC 3301 - Lifelong Learning and Portfolio Development

AASC 4301 - Senior Seminar

One from:

  • ENGL 3311 - Technical Report Writing
  • ENGL 3326 - Advanced Expository Writing

Elective Courses

Electives - 33 Hours

*Excess hours from core lab sciences may be applied here.

These hours may include a minor

Advanced Electives - 36 Hours:

  • Concentration 1 - 12 Hours
  • Concentration 2 - 12 Hours
  • Concentration 3 - 12 Hours

 

Hours

120