Core Requirements In General Education
57 semester-hours
| Writing | (6) |
| English 101, Critical Thinking and Writing | (3) |
| English 102, Research and Writing | (3) |
| Communication | (3) |
Communication 101, Speech Fundamentals |
(3) |
| Philosophy | (6) |
| Philosophy 150, The Examined Life | (3) |
One additional Philosophy Department course beyond Philosophy 150 |
(3) |
| Religious Studies | (6) |
Two courses from the Religious Studies Department |
(6) |
| Literature/Fine Arts | (6) |
Two literature and/or fine arts courses selected from the designated listings in Art, |
(6) |
| History | (6) |
Two courses from the History Department |
(6) |
| Social Science | (9) |
Three courses from the areas of Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Economics, and Social Science. No more than 6 hours may be selected from any one discipline |
(9) |
| Mathematics | (3) |
One mathematics course from the Mathematics Department |
(3) |
| Natural Science | (6) |
Two courses from the listings in Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science (includes Astronomy, Geology, Meteorology) or Physics. |
(6) |
| To fulfill B.A. degree requirements: | (6) |
| Foreign Language/Foreign Culture | (6) |
| Any natural foreign language course qualifies. Foreign culture includes any course focusing on the literature and/or civilization of a specific society outside the Anglo-American tradition. | (6) |
| To fulfill B.S. degree requirements: | (6) |
| Mathematics/Science | (6) |
| The B.S. degree requires 6 additional hours of mathematics-science courses required by the major or professional program. | (6) |
| To fulfill B.B.A. requirements: | (6) |
| The B.B.A. requires six additional hours of math/science or 6 additional hours of foreign language/culture or 3 hours of math/science and 3 hours of foreign language/culture. | (6) |
Core Curriculum Principles
- Major, minor or supportive courses may fulfill core requirements where appropriate, thereby allowing such courses to be double-counted for requirements.
- A single course, which may correspond with two core requirements, may not be counted in fulfillment of two core requirements simultaneously. In such a case, the student must designate which requirement to satisfy.
- In selecting among options for fulfilling core requirements, the student must satisfy all designated prerequisites.
- Core requirements for the B.A. and the B.S. degrees are the same for all but one category. The B.S. degree requires 6 additional hours of mathematics-science courses required by the major or the professional program.
- Foreign culture options commonly include courses from the departments of Anthropology, Art, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy and Religious Studies. Current schedules should be consulted for appropriate listings. Education/teacher certification students should note that courses satisfying the SXU foreign culture requirement do not necessarily fulfill the state requirement for a non-Western culture course. An appropriate academic adviser should be consulted.
- 6. Literature/Fine Arts options commonly include courses from the Art, English, Foreign Language, Humanities, Music and Speech departments. Note that not all 100-level courses will satisfy this requirement. An appropriate academic adviser and current class schedules should be consulted for an accurate listing of course sections fulfilling this requirement.
To promote the success and well-being of all newly matriculated students, the University includes the following requirement:
| ACSU 100: SXU Seminar | (1) |
| Transfer Student Orientation | non-credit |
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