NAME: CATALOG: 2013 TTU ID: Bachelor of General Studies Advising MAJOR REQUIREMENTS HRS COURSE GRADE/NOTES AREA OF CONCENTRATION #1 (A&S ONLY) CORE CURRICULUM HRS COURSE GRADE/NOTES GENERAL EDUCATION (A&S) HRS COURSE GRADE/NOTES COMMUNICATION (9 HOURS) HUMANITIES (3 HOURS) (3) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (6 HOURS) (3) (3) ( 3 ) ENGL 1301 (3) ( 3 ) ENGL 1302 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS (3 HOURS) (3) ORAL COMMUNICATION (3 HOURS) (3) (3) (3) (3) ( ) ( ) SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (3 HOURS) (3) MATHEMATICS (6 HOURS) MATHEMATICS (3 HOURS) (3) PERSONAL FITNESS & WELLNESS (2 HOURS) AREA OF CONCENTRATION #2 (A&S ONLY) MATHEMATICS OR LOGIC (3 HOURS) (1) (3) (3) (1) (3) Must be fulfilled by two different activities. (3) NATURAL SCIENCES (8-11 HOURS) (3) (4) UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS HRS COURSE (3) (4) (3) (3) ( ) (3) ( ) If 2 or more years of approved high school science are accepted for admission, the requirement is 8 hours; otherwise, the requirement is 11 hours. To fulfill the 8-hour requirement, two 3-hour lecture courses must be completed along with the related 1-hour laboratory for each course. Transfer students who present two 3-hour core science classes have fulfilled the 8-hour requirement. AREA OF CONCENTRATION #3 HUMANITIES (3 HOURS) ( ) (3) (3) ( ) ONLY IF NEEDED (SEE BELOW) GRADE/NOTES MULTICULTURAL (3 HOURS) Select a course from core/gen.ed/major which also fulfills this requirement. FOREIGN LANGUAGE (6-10 HOURS) (3) (3) VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS (3 HOURS) WRITING INTENSIVE (6 HOURS) (SEE MAJOR) (3) (3) ( ) ( ) (3) (3) SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (3 HOURS) ( ) (3) ( ) MAJOR CHECKLIST Grades of C- or better in all major coursework Minimum of 18 hours in each area of concentration Minimum of 9 hours in residence in each area of concentration Minimum of 6 of these hours must be JR/SR Minimum of 18 hours JR/SR in all three areas of concentration Minimum of 6 hours Writing Intensive (WI) completed in residence within one or more A&S areas of concentration ELECTIVES (AS NEEDED TO REACH MINIMUM HRS - SEE NOTES) ( ) UNITED STATES HISTORY (6 HOURS) ( ) (3) ( ) (3) ( ) ( ) UNITED STATES & TEXAS GOVERNMENT (6 HOURS) ( ) ( 3 ) POLS 1301 ( ) ( 3 ) POLS 2302 ( ) ( ) One course must be taken at a Texas college or university. Students who earn an AP score of 3 or better, or who earn a grade of A or B in POLS 1301, may substitute an approved course for POLS 2302 (see catalog page 59). NOTES - Minimum hours requirements: 120 hours are required overall. 40 hours must be JR/SR level. 30 hours must be taken in residence. - CLEP credit cannot be used to meet residency requirements. - Refer to the minor requirements to determine appropriate courses for areas of study. - If all areas of study are A&S, up to 24 hours of coursework taken outside the college may apply. - If one area is outside A&S, up to 30 hours of coursework taken outside the college may apply. - No block credit may apply. Updated 8/3/2015