Completion of 39 credits in general education courses or liberal arts as shown below.
Division of Arts and Letters (12 credits)
ENG 1010 (3) and ENG 1020 (3) are required courses for all students. At least 6 additional credits must be taken in this division. These 12 credits must be distributed over at least two areas in the division: English/communication arts (considered one area); and fine arts (art, music, and theater) or foreign languages. All teacher education students must complete at least 3 credits of a language other than English and all childhood education students must also have at least one course in art, music or theater.
To determine the placement of first-time, full-time freshmen students in the appropriate writing course, scores from the SAT or ACT will be used.
- Students scoring less than 25 on the SAT Writing and Language Test or less than 7 on the ACT Writing Test will be placed in ENG 1000: Fundamentals of Writing.
- Students scoring 25 or higher on the SAT Writing and Language Test or 7 or higher on the ACT Writing Test will be placed in ENG 1010: College Writing.
- Should a student take neither the SAT nor the ACT Writing test, a B average or better for the cumulative high school English will place the student in ENG 1010.
Students placed in ENG 1000 may challenge their placement if they have a three-year high school English average of a B or higher and submit a portfolio of work. The final determination of the student’s placement shall be made by the First-Year Writing Coordinator.
Division of Natural Sciences and Division of Mathematics and Information Technology (9 credits)
A minimum of one 3- or 4-credit laboratory science is required.
Science majors are advised to take
Non-science majors may take either
A minimum of one 3- or 4-credit mathematics course is required. Depending on the student's mathematical proficiency and on the requirements of individual majors, the following courses are appropriate. Science majors are advised to take MTH 1500 (3) or SCI 1030 (4); non-science majors may elect MTH 1015 or any higher-level course in mathematics. Various examinations are given to identify students' aptitude for quantitative literacy. If students do not receive a satisfactory score on the placement test to take college-level mathematics course, they will be required to take MTH 1000.
The remaining 3-credit General Education requirement may be taken in either the Division of Natural Science (astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, or science (SCI)) or the Division of Mathematics and Information Technology (the only CSC and CIT courses that count for general education are CIT 3250 , CIT 1900 or CIT 2550 ).
Division of Philosophy and Religious Studies (9 credits)
A minimum of 3 credits in philosophy and a minimum of 3 credits in religious studies are required. The remaining 3 credits may be in either philosophy or religious studies. A maximum of ONLY 3 credits of philosophy at the 1000 level is allowed.
Division of Social Sciences (9 credits)
A minimum of one 3-credit course is required in history; any 1000-level course fulfills this requirement. The remaining 6 credits may be taken in the following areas so that within the total social science credits two areas are fulfilled: anthropology, criminology (CRI 1110 only) economics, geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology.