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Columbus State University
General Education Core Curriculum
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Note: The following is
a general list of core curriculum requirements for a
baccalaureate degree at CSU. Refer to the
undergraduate degrees
menu for specific requirements for each baccalaureate program.
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| Area A –
Essential Skills – 9 Credit Hours |
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Core |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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Take
the following two courses: |
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ENGL 1101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
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ENGL 1102 |
English Composition
II |
3 |
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Select
one of the following courses (see major program
exceptions below): |
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MATH 1101 |
Mathematical Modeling |
3 |
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MATH 1111 |
College Algebra |
3 |
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MATH 1113 |
Pre-Calculus |
3 |
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MATH 1125 |
Applied Calculus |
3 |
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MATH 1131 |
Calculus with Analytical
Geometry |
4 |
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See the
undergraduate degrees menu for specific requirements
or recommendations for the following programs:
Accounting (BBA), Biology (BA), Biology (BS), Biology
and Secondary Education (BA), Chemistry (BA), Chemistry
(BS), Chemistry and Secondary Education (BA), Computer
Information Systems (BBA), Computer Science (BS),
Finance (BBA), General Business (BBA), Geology (BS),
Geology and Secondary Education (BS), Management (BBA),
Marketing (BBA), Mathematics (BA), Mathematics (BS), and
Mathematics and Secondary Education (BA) |
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| Area B –
Institutional Options – 4-5 Credit Hours |
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Core |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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Take
the following course: |
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COMM 1110 |
Communication |
3 |
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Select two courses
under Group 1 or one course under Group 2 (see major
program exceptions below): |
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Group 1 |
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ITDS 2726 |
Introduction to Cultural
Diversity |
1 |
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ITDS 2727 |
Introduction to
Interpersonal Skills |
1 |
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ITDS 2735 |
Life and Career Planning |
1 |
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ITDS 2746 |
Business and Society |
1 |
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ITDS 2748 |
Topics in Global Issues |
1 |
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ITDS 2749 |
Ethics and Legal Issues in the Professions |
1 |
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ITDS 2755 |
Elements of Critical
Thinking |
1 |
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LIBR 1105 |
Introduction to Library and
Information Science |
1 |
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Group 2 |
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LEAD 1705 |
Introduction to
Servant Leadership |
2 |
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EURO 2105 |
Introduction to the
European Union |
3 (*) |
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POLS 2401 |
Global Issues |
3 (*) |
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Any 1000 or 2000
level foreign language course |
3 (*) |
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Any Area C-E course
with a study abroad component |
3 (*) |
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* the extra hour
may be used as an elective |
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The
following programs require 4 credit hours in Area B:
Biology (BA), Biology (BS), Biology and Secondary
Education (BA), Chemistry (BA), Chemistry (BS),
Chemistry and Secondary Education (BA), Computer Science
(BS), Geology (BS), Geology and Secondary Education (BS),
Health Science (BS), Mathematics (BA), Mathematics (BS),
and Nursing (BSN) . See the
undergraduate degrees menu for specific requirements |
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| Area C –
Humanities/Fine Arts – 6 Credit Hours |
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Core |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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Take
one of the following humanities courses: |
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ENGL 2111 |
World Literature 1 |
3 |
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ENGL 2112 |
World Literature 2 |
3 |
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ITDS 1145 (*) |
Comparative Arts |
3 |
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ITDS 1155 |
The Western Intellectual Tradition |
3 |
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PHIL 1105 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
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Select one of the
following fine art courses: |
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ARTH 1100 |
Art Appreciation |
3 |
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ITDS 1145 (*) |
Comparative Arts |
3 |
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MUSC 1100 |
Music Appreciation |
3 |
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THEA 1100 |
Theatre Appreciation |
3 |
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* ITDS 1145, though listed
under both humanities and fine arts, may only be taken
once. |
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| Area D –
Science/Math/Technology – 10-11 Credit Hours |
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Core |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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Non-science majors should select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab (see list below for specific requirements for science majors): |
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ANTH 1145 |
Human Origins (no lab) |
3 |
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ASTR 1105/1305 |
Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies (lab optional) |
3/1 |
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ASTR 1106/1305 |
Descriptive
Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies (lab optional) |
3/1 |
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BIOL 1125 |
Contemporary Issues in Biology (no lab) |
3 |
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BIOL 1215 |
Principles of Biology
(lab included) |
4 |
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BIOL 1225 |
Contemporary Issues
in Biology (lab included) |
4 |
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CHEM 1151/1151L |
Survey of Chemistry 1
(lab required) |
3/1 |
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CHEM 1152/1152L |
Survey of Chemistry 2
(lab required) |
3/1 |
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CHEM 1211/1211L |
Principles of
Chemistry 1 (lab required) |
3/1 |
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CHEM 1212/1212L |
Principles of
Chemistry 2 (lab required) |
3/1 |
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ENVS 1105 |
Environmental Studies
(no lab) |
3 |
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GEOL 1121 |
Introductory
Geo-sciences 1: Physical Geology (lab included) |
4 |
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GEOL 1122/1322 |
Introductory
Geo-sciences 2: Historical Geology (lab required) |
3/1 |
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GEOL 2225 |
The Fossil Record (lab included) |
4 |
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ITDS 1215 |
Introduction to Life in Space (lab included) |
4 |
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PHYS 1111/1311 |
Introductory Physics 1 (lab required) |
3/1 |
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PHYS 1112/1312 |
Introductory Physics
2 (lab required) |
3/1 |
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PHYS 1125/1325 |
Physics of Color and Sound (lab optional) |
3/1 |
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PHYS 2211/2311 |
Principles of Physics 1 (lab required) |
3/1 |
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PHYS 2212/2312 |
Principles of Physics
2 (lab required) |
3/1 |
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Select one of the
following courses or a science course from above: |
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CPSC 1105 |
Technological
Solutions |
3 |
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MATH 1113 |
Pre-Calculus |
3 |
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MATH 1125 |
Applied Calculus |
3 |
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MATH 1127 |
Introductory
Statistics |
3 |
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MATH 1131 |
Calculus with
Analytic Geometry 1 |
4 |
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MATH 1132 |
Calculus with
Analytic Geometry 2 |
4 |
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MATH 1165 |
Computer-Assisted
Problem Solving |
3 |
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MATH 2125 |
Introduction to
Discrete Mathematics |
3 |
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PHIL 2115 |
Formal Logic |
3 |
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See the
undergraduate degrees menu for specific requirements or recommendations for the following programs: Biology (BA), Biology (BS), Biology and Secondary Education (BA), Chemistry (BA), Chemistry (BS), Chemistry and Secondary Education (BA), Computer Science (BS), Geology (BS), Geology and Secondary Education (BS), Health Science (BS), Mathematics (BA), Mathematics (BS), Mathematics and Secondary Education (BA), and Nursing (BSN) |
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| Area E –
Social Sciences – 12 Credit Hours |
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Core |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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Select one course
from the following two courses: |
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HIST 2111 |
U.S. History to 1865 |
3 |
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HIST 2112 |
U.S. History since
1865 |
3 |
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Take the following
course: |
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POLS 1101 |
American Government |
3 |
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Select one behavioral
science course from the following courses: |
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ECON 2105 |
Principles of
Macroeconomics |
3 |
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ECON 2106 |
Principles of
Microeconomics |
1 |
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PHIL 2135 |
Moral Philosophy |
3 |
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PSYC 1101 |
Introduction to
General Psychology |
3 |
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SOCI 1101 |
Introduction to
Sociology |
3 |
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Select one world
cultures course from the following courses: |
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ANTH 1105 |
Cultural Anthropology |
3 |
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ANTH 1107 |
Discovering Archaeology |
3 |
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ANTH 2105 |
Ancient World Civilizations |
3 |
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ANTH 2136 |
Language and Culture |
3 |
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ENGL 2136 |
Language and Culture |
3 |
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GEOG 1101 |
World Regional
Geography |
3 |
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HIST 1111 |
World History to 1500 |
3 |
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HIST 1112 |
World History since
1500 |
3 |
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ITDS 1146 |
Introduction to
African and African-American Culture |
3 |
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ITDS 1156 |
Understanding
Non-Western Cultures |
3 |
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This page was last updated on
08/29/2006.
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