2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

Online Studies General Education Core (GEC)

Degree Requirements

Foundation Skills - 2 hours

ONL 212Foundations of Online Learning

2

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ONL 212.

Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3

ENG 102English Composition II

3

SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3

or

BUA 251/ENG 351Business Communications

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101 and ENG 102.

Mathematics - 3-4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3

MATH 111College Algebra

3

MATH 112Trigonometry

3

MATH 121Calculus I

4

Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3

ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3

MU 129Music Listening

3

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3

THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Cannot use a studio art course.

Literature - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Any college level Literature course.

Social Sciences - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3

ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3

or

ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3

PSY 201General Psychology

3

or

PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3

SOC 111/CRJ 111Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

or

SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3

History - 6 hours

Choose two:
HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3

HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Any World, U.S., or Global History courses. State History courses do not meet this requirement. NO sequence required

Natural Sciences - 3 hours

ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4

BIO 111General Biology I

3

CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3

CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3

PHY 201College Physics I

4

PS 100Physical Science

4

Any college level Natural Science course. No lab required.

Total GEC hours      (35 hours)