Louisiana Tech University General Education
Courses
2010‐2011
Awarding of an academic degree assumes that the recipient has submitted to rigors of intellectual inquiry, achieved specialized and general
knowledge, and acquired motivations and abilities for life‐long learning. Recognizing these educational goals, all baccalaureate curricula include
the following minimum requirements based on the Statewide General Education Requirements of the Louisiana Board of Regents.
All courses are 3 hours unless denoted by an *
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
6 hours
ENGL 101
ENGL 102
HNRS 103
HNRS 104
HNRS 203
HNRS 204
Freshman Composition I
Freshman Composition II
Honors – Foundations of Ancient
Civilization (counts as ENGL 101 or
102 as needed)
Honors – Foundations of
Medieval/Renaissance Civilization
(counts as ENGL 101 or 102)
Honors – Foundations of Modern
Civilization (counts as ENGL 102)
Honors – Foundations of Modern
Civilization (counts as ENGL 102)
HUMANITIES
12 hours including 3 in History, 3 in
Speech, 3 in Literature, Languages (above
introductory level), Philosophy, English (3
hours at 200 level or above)
ENGL 210
ENGL 211
ENGL 212
ENGL 303
ENGL 332
ENGL 336
ENGL 363
HIST 101
HIST 102
HIST 201
HIST 202
HIST 360
HNRS 103
HNRS 104
HNRS 203
HNRS 204
HNRS 377
SPCH 110
SPCH 377
Intro to British Lit, to 1660
Intro to British Lit, 1660 to present
Introduction to American Lit
Technical Writing
Advanced Grammar
Advanced Composition
Scientific and Technical
Presentations
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
History of the U.S., 1492‐1877
History of the U.S., 1877‐present
History of Louisiana
Honors – Foundations of Ancient
Civilization (counts as HIST 101)
Honors – Foundations of
Medieval/Renaissance Civilization
(counts as HIST 102 as needed)
Honors – Found. of Modern Civ
(counts as HIST 102 as needed)
Honors – Foundations of Modern
Civilization (counts as HIST 101 or
102 as needed)
Honors – Found. of Public Rhetoric
(counts as SPCH 110 or 377)
Principles of Speech
Professional Speaking
FINE ARTS
3 hours (Honors sections also available for
ART 290
KINE 280
LBAR 336
MUHS 301*(2)
MUHS 302*(2)
MUGN 290
SPTH 290
most courses)
Art Appreciation
Dance Appreciation
Integrated Music and Art
Appreciation
Music History I
Music History II
Music Appreciation
Theatre Appreciation
NATURAL SCIENCES
9 hours including a sequence
Students must complete a six‐hour sequence
in either the biological or physical sciences.
The remaining three hours must be in the
opposite area (i.e., both biological and
physical sciences must be taken).
Physical Sciences:
CHEM 100*(2)
CHEM 101*(2)
CHEM 102*(2)
CHEM 103*(1)
CHEM 104*(1)
CHEM 120
CHEM 121
CHEM 122*(1)
GEOL 111
GEOL 112
PHYS 102*(1)
PHYS 103*(1)
PHYS 104*(1)
PHYS 201
PHYS 202
PHYS 205
PHYS 206
PHYS 209
PHYS 210
PHYS 220
PHYS 230
PHYS 261*(1)
PHYS 262*(1)
General Chemistry
General Chemistry
General Chemistry
General Chemistry Lab
General Chemistry Lab
An Introduction to Inorganic
Chemistry
An Introduction to Organic
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chemistry Lab
Physical Geology
Historical Geology
Introductory Physics
Introductory Physics
Introductory Physics
Physics for Engineering and
Science I
Physics for Engineering and
Science II
Conceptual Physics I
Conceptual Physics II
General Physics I
General Physics II
Astronomy ‐The Solar System
Astronomy – The Stars and
Galaxy
General Physics Lab
General Physics Lab
Biological Sciences:
BISC 101
BISC 102
BISC 130
BISC 131*(1)
BISC 132
BISC 133*(1)
BISC 201
BISC 224
BISC 225
BISC 226
BISC 227
BISC 228
Fundamentals of Biology I
Fundamentals of Biology II
Biological Principles
Biological Principles Lab
Biological Diversity
Biological Diversity Lab
Scientific Principles
Essentials of Human Anatomy
and Physiology
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Lab I
Human Anatomy and Physiology
II
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Lab II
MATH/ANALYTICAL REASONING
6 hours specific to degree
MATH
* (5)
100B/C
MATH 101
MATH 112
MATH 125
MATH 203
MATH 204
MATH 212
MATH 240
MATH 241
STAT 200
College Algebra
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Algebra for Mgmt & Social Science
Introduction to Number Structure
Conceptual Geometry and
Quantitative Analysis
Applied Technical Mathematics
with Calculus
Math for Engineering and Science I
Math for Engineering and Science II
Basis Statistics
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
9 hours in a minimum of 2 disciplines
ECON 201
ECON 202
ECON 215
GEOG 203
GEOG 205
GEOG 210
GEOG 331
HNRS 110
HNRS 112
HNRS 114
HNRS 210
HNRS 211
HNRS 212
POLS 201
POLS 303
PSYC 102
PSYC 202
PSYC 205
PSYC 206
PSYC 207
PSYC 208
PSYC 320
PSYC 400
PSYC 418
PSYC 455
SOC 201
SOC 202
SOC 205
Econ Principles & Problems (Macro)
Econ Principles & Problems (Micro)
Fundamentals of Economics
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
World Regional Geography
Geography of Latin America and the
Caribbean
Honors – Found. of Social Thought
(counts as SOC 201)
Honors – Found. of Behavioral
Thought (counts as PSYC 102)
Honors – Found. of Geographical
Thought (counts as GEOG 205)
Honors – Found. of Macro Econ
Thought (counts as ECON 201)
Honors – Found. of Micro Econ
Thought (counts as ECON 202)
Honors – Found. of American
Political Thought (counts as POLS
201)
National Government in the U.S.
State Gov & Admin in the U.S.
General Psychology
Advanced General Psychology
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Learning and Development
Developmental Psychology
Learning and Cognition
Behavior Modification
Abnormal Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Social Problems
Introduction to Anthropology
COMPUTER SCIENCE
No hours required – instruction imbedded
in each major