General Education Requirements

Courses

I. Required Core

FYS 101First Year Seminar

3

Writing Core I

ENG 100Writing I

3

Writing Core II

ENG 200Writing II

3

HON 200The Ancient World

3

HON 200: Honors students only.

Oral Communications (100-level) — three hours

COMS 108Fundamentals of Speech Communication

3

Math Reasoning (100-level) — three - four hours

MATH 131General Mathematics Problem Solving

3

MATH 135Mathematics for Technical Students

3

MATH 152College Algebra

3

MATH 174Pre-Calculus Mathematics

3

MATH 175Calculus I

4

II. Distribution Requirements

For the 2014-15 academic year, incoming students needing general education courses beyond the core must choose from the following list of approved distribution courses. Only one course may be chosen from each prefix in a category. Students choose one course in HUM I, HUM II, SBS I, SBS II, NSC I, NSC II.

HUM I

ART 160Understand Visual Arts

3

ART 263World Arts

3

CVM 210Media Literacy

3

ENG 120Approaches to Literature

3

ENG 211Introduction to World Literature I

3

FLM 170Introduction to Film

3

HON 205Interdisciplinary Honors Core II: The Medieval World

3

HUM 203Medieval Culture

3

MUSH 261Global Musical Experience

3

MUSH 270Multicultural Arts

3

PHIL 100Beginning Philosophy

3

PHIL 103Beginning Ethics

3

THEA 110Introduction to Theatre

3

HUM II

COMS 290Conflict and Communication

3

ENG 205Language: Culture & Mind

3

FRN 101Beginning French I

3

GOVT 180Introduction to Political Theory

3

HST 110World History Since 1945

3

HST 111World History through Film

3

PHIL 106Beginning Logic

3

SPA 101Spanish Language and Culture I

3

SBS I

COMS 250Introduction to Intercultural Communication

3

FIN 264Personal Finance

3

GOVT 141United States Government

3

GOVT 262U.S. Foreign Policy

3

HST 105U.S. History Since 1945

3

HUM 250American and Global Citizenship

3

IET 101Social Dimensions of Technology

3

MKT 200The ABC's of Marketing

3

MNGT 101Reel Business

3

PLS 200Law and Individual Rights

3

RAPP 101Introduction to Public Policy

3

SOC 203American Social Problems

3

SBS II

AGR 185Current Food and Energy Issues

3

APS 201Introduction to Appalachia

3

ECON 101Introduction to Economics

3

FIN 160Money: A Cultural Exchange

3

GEO 100The Human World

3

GOVT 102Introduction to Politics

3

HLTH 151Wellness: Theory to Action

3

HON 210Interdisciplinary Honors Core III: The Renaissance and Enlightenment World

3

IET 200Technology and Society

3

IST 101Introduction to International Studies

3

PSY 154Introduction to Psychology

3

RAPP 203Society, Nature and Development

3

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3

WST 273Introduction to Women's Studies

3

NSC I

BIOL 105Biology for Your Life

3

BIOL 155Introduction to Environmental Science

3

IET 104Human Factors At Work

3

IET 201Technology and Life Sciences

3

MATH 125Introduction to Biostatistics

3

NUTR 101Nutrition and Well Being

3

PSY 121Introduction to Brain and Behavior

3

RAPP 289Regional Natural History

3

NSC II

ASTR 105Your Cosmic Context

3

ASTR 112Introductory Astronomy

3

CHEM 104The Chemistry of Ordinary Things

3

ESS 102Dangerous Planet

3

GEO 103Physical Geography

3

GEO 245Natural Landscapes of Appalachia

3

HON 215Interdisciplinary Honors Core IV: The Modern World

3

PHYS 109History of the Universe

3

RAPP 202Basic Computer Techniques in Regional Analysis

3

SCI 104Modern Issues and Problems in the Physical Sciences

3

IET 123Concepts and Experiences in Energy

3

PHYS 123Concepts and Experiences in Energy

3

SCI 123Concepts and Experiences in Energy

3

III. Integrative Component

Students must take the course from the following list that is for their major of study.

AGR 499CSenior Seminar in Agriculture

3

ART 499CVisual Art Capstone

3

ASTR 499CSenior Thesis I

2

ASTR 499DSenior Thesis II

1

BBA 499CStrategic Management

3

BIOL 499CContemporary Environmental Issues*

3

BIOL 499DPrinciples of Evolution

3

BIOL 499ECurrent Issues in Biomedical Sciences

3

BIS 499CMethods of Teaching Business and Information Technology Education

3

CHEM 499CChemistry Senior Project I

2

CHEM 499DChemistry Senior Project II

1

CHEM 499EIssues in Chemistry

3

COMS 499CSenior Seminar in Communication

3

CRIM 499CSenior Criminology Capstone

3

CRW 499CSenior Thesis

3

CS 499CSenior Thesis I

2

CS 499DSenior Thesis II

1

CTMR 499CSeminar in Magnetic Resonance

3

DMS 499CSeminar in Sonography

3

EDEC 499CSenior Seminar

3

EDEM 499CSeminar in Effective Teaching

3

ENG 499CSenior Seminar in English

3

ESS 499CEarth System Science Senior Thesis

3

ESS 499DC & I Action Research in ESS

3

FRN 499CSenior Colloquium in French

3

GOVT 499CSenior Seminar

3

HLTH 499CSenior Seminar in Health Promotion

3

HPE 499CSenior Seminar in HPE*

3

HST 499CSenior Seminar in History

3

HST 499DTeaching Social Studies*

3

IET 499CSenior Project

3

IMS 499CSenior Seminar in Imaging Sciences

3

IST 499CSenior Seminar

3

MATH 499CSenior Thesis I

2

MATH 499DSenior Thesis II

1

MSU 499CSenior Seminar

3

MUSP 499CSenior Recital

3

MUSW 499CSenior Project

3

NURB 499CAdvanced Nursing Practicum

3

PHED 499DSenior Capstone in Exercise Science

3

PHIL 499CSenior Seminar in Philosophy

3

PHYS 499CSenior Thesis I

2

PHYS 499DSenior Thesis II

1

PLS 499CSenior Paralegal Practice Seminar

3

PPOL 499CSenior Seminar in Public Policy

3

PSY 499CSystems and Theories of Psychology

3

SOC 499CSenior Seminar

3

SPA 499CSenior Seminar

3

SPMT 499CSenior Capstone

3

SSE 499CSenior Design Project II

3

SWK 499CSenior Seminar

3

THEA 499CSenior Seminar Theatre

3

VET 499CVeterinary Technician Seminar

3

Note: The following courses may not be used to satisfy general education requirements: Pre-100 classes, Workshops 199-499, Co-op 139-439, Practicums, Internships, Special Problems, Field Experiences, Selected Topics, Independent Study and Research Projects by Independent Study.