New General Education Curriculum

 

GENERAL EDUCATION CHECKLIST

General Education courses are required of all students regardless of the area in which they plan to major. Beginning freshmen should choose their first semester of course work from this list of courses. Freshmen Orientation and English ARE REQUIRED during your first semester of college. (Business & Education Majors must complete a minimum of 48 and 50 hours of General Education respectively).
 

 

 

 

                                

University Studies (3 hours)

UNIV 1002   University Strategies 

UNIV  2091   Capstone

 

Written & Oral Communication (9 hours)

ENGL 1113 Fresh Comp I                

ENGL 1213 Fresh Comp II                              

Choose ONE course from the following:

COMM 1113 Fund of Communication

COMM 2213 Public Speaking

COMM 3223 Bus and Prof Speaking

COMM 3303 Group Dynamics       

 

Humanities (6 hours)

Culture and Ideas

Choose ONE course from the following:

HIST 1113 Early Western Civilization

HUM 2113 General Humanities I

HUM 2223 General Humanities II

PHIL 1013 Introduction to Philosophy

ENGL 2113 Introduction to Literature

Fine Arts Appreciation

 Choose ONE course from the following:

HUM 2333 Art Appreciation

MUS 2543 Music Appreciation

MUS 2863 World Music

THTR 2763 Theatre Appreciation

THTR 2843 Film Appreciation       

If the student has completed 6 hours of required Humanities courses at a transfer institution, then s/he has fulfilled NSU’s Humanities requirements.

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)

POLS 1113 Amer Fed Govt              

HIST 1483 Am Hist 1492-1876 OR
HIST 1493 Am Hist since 1876      

Choose ONE course from the following:

GEOG 2243 Fundamentals of Geography

SOC 1113 Intro to Sociology

PSYC 1113 Intro to Psychology

ECON 2213 Microeconomics

ECON 2313 Macroeconomics         

 

Natural Sciences (7-9 hours)

At least one course from the biological or

physical sciences must include a lab.

Biological Sciences (3-4 hours)

BIOL 1114 General Biological Science

BIOL 1113 General Biology Lecture

BIOL 1111 General Biology Lab

(above recommended for non-science majors)

BIOL 1123 Evolution and Diversity

BIOL 1131 Investigative Laboratory

BIOL 3413 Environmental Problems

Physical Sciences (3-5 hours)

SCI  1114 General Physical Science

SCI 1113 General Physical Science Lecture

SCI 1111 General Physical Science Lab       

(above recommended for non-science majors)

A course in CHEM or PHYS

                          

Quantitative Analysis (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the following:

MATH 1473 Applied Math

MATH 1513 College Algebra (This course may be required for some majors)

An advanced course in mathematics, statistics, or computer programming

 

Life Skills (6 hours)

Choose ONE course from the following:

H ED 1113 Personal Health, OR

HFS 1653 Basic Nutrition                 

Select 3 hours from the following:

FIN 2113 Personal Financial Planning

HFS 3113 Consumer Issues

HFS 1103 Relationships and Marriage

PSYC 1003 Intro to Human Behavior

CS 1003/IS 1003 Computers in Modern Society or a more advanced CS/IS course           

EDUC 4823 Technology in Education (This course is designed for education majors.)      

H ED 2212 First Aid                                                           

P ED 4741 CPR Training

LIBM 4611 Electronic Information Retrieval

Any military science leadership, physical education activity, and/or performance-based arts course(s).

 

Global Perspectives (6 hours)

Select ONE course from TWO different categories for a total of 6 credit hours, OR take two consecutive courses of the same language from the second-language category.

Second Language (1113 or higher): Spanish, French, German, Cherokee, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, New Testament Greek, Latin, or American Sign Language.                 

American Indian Studies

ANTH 2223 Introduction to American Indian Studies

CHER 4113 Cherokee Cultural Heritage

HIST 3723 History of the American Indian

Geography

GEOG 2253 World Regional Geography

GEOG 2003 Global Studies

GEOG 2133 Global Economic Geography
Political Science

POL 2313 Introduction to International Relations

POL 2353 Introduction to Comparative Politics
Literature, Customs, and Beliefs

REL 2553 Comparative Religions

HFS 3653 Food and Culture

ENGL 3413 World Literature           

Computer Proficiency

Students must demonstrate computer proficiency, which includes the competent use of a variety of software and networking applications. Students may complete the requirement through one of three options:

1.        Successfully completing a high school computer science course that meets the State Regents’ high school curricular requirements; OR

2.        Satisfying NSU’s computer proficiency assessment; OR

3.        Successfully completing CS 1003/IS 1003 Computers in Modern Society or EDUC 4823 Technology in Education (for education majors).

Students should complete this requirement in their first 30 hours of course work.

Questions? Please contact the office of First Year Experience at 918-444-3253.