Core Curriculum Requirements
2012-2014 Catalog
American and Texas Government
The Texas Education Code requires Texas public university and community college students to
complete six hours of coursework in government/political science (including the study of both the
U.S. and Texas constitutions.) It is strongly recommended that students complete both
required courses at one institution to avoid problems in satisfying the legislative
requirement.
However, students who choose to take the required courses at two different institutions should be
aware of the acceptable combinations:
Acceptable Credit
Combinations:
GOV 310L+312L/P/R
GOV 310L+3 US
GOV 310L+3 TX
GOV 3 US+3 TX
Comparable TCCN*
Designations:
GOVT 2301+2302
GOVT 2301+2305
GOVT 2301+2306
GOVT 2305+2306
Students with AP credit for Government must take the UT Austin Test in Texas Government to
obtain the full credit for GOV 310L, http://ctl.utexas.edu/programs-and-services/student-testingservices/exam-details?examID=155.
* TCCN stands for the Texas Common Course Numbering system. Always use the online ATE
system to evaluate how a course taken at another Texas institution will transfer to UT Austin,
http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ate/.
American History
Each student must complete six semester hours of coursework in American History. Up to three
hours in Texas history may be counted towards this requirement and credit by examination may
also count towards this requirement. While HIS 315K and HIS 315L are the most commonly
taken, they are not the only options. UT Austin courses that fulfill this requirement will state:
Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history in the online course schedule.
Required course flag note: HIS 315K and HIS 315L offered at UT Austin both contain the
Cultural Diversity in the United States flag.
5.2013
Engineering Advising Aid
2012-14 Core Curriculum Requirements
Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA): (3 hours)
Social & Behavioral Sciences: (3 hours)
American Studies
 AMS 330
Anthropology
 ANT 302
 ANT 305
 ANT 318L
 ANT 307
Architecture (Architectural engineering majors must take an
approved architectural history course to fulfill the VAPA
requirement of the core curriculum)
 ARC 308
 ARC 318K  ARC 318L
Art History
 ARH 301
 ARH 302
 ARH 303
or one of the following Upper-Division ARH courses:
325, 327N, 327R, 329J, 329R, 330G, 331K, 331L,
332K, 332L, 333K, 333L, 335P, 337K, 338L, 339J,
339K, 339L, 339M, 341K, 341L, 347K, 347L, 347M,
359, 361, 361L, 362, 362R, 363, 364, 365, 366J, 366N,
366P, 367, 370, 372.
Classical Civilization
 C C 301
 C C 302
 C C 307C  C C 307D
 C C 303
 C C 317
Core Texts and Ideas (formerly Western Civilization)
 CTI 350
 CTI 351
Fine Arts
 F A 310
Music
 MUS 302L  MUS 302P  MUS 303M
 MUS 303N  MUS 303P  MUS 307
1
 MUS 313  MUS 334
 MUS 606A OR MUS 306M2
Philosophy
 PHL 317K
 PHL 346
Radio-Television-Film
 RTF 305
 RTF 314
 RTF 316
Theatre and Dance
 T D 301
 T D 302T1
 T D 317C  T D 317D
 T D 3031
Core Texts and Ideas (formerly Western Civilization)
 CTI 302
 CTI 365
Economics
 ECO 301
Geography
 GRG 305
 GRG 309
3
 GRG 308
 GRG 3123
 ECO 304K  ECO 304L
 GRG 306C  GRG 307C
 GRG 319
History
 HIS 329U
Human Development & Family Sciences
 HDF 304
Linguistics
 LIN 306
 LIN 312
Psychology
 PSY 301
Religious Studies
 R S 310
Sociology
 SOC 302
 SOC 308
 SOC 308D  SOC 309
 SOC 318
 SOC 319
 SOC 308C
 SOC 313K
Social Science
 S S 3014
Visual Art Studies
 VAS 320
1
Engineering students should not choose performance,
studio, or ensemble courses to fulfill this requirement
because these courses do not meet the Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria. (20122014 Undergraduate Catalog)
2
The course number for MUS 606A changed to MUS 306M
beginning in Fall 2013.
3
Engineering students should not choose courses in logic,
cartography, or mapping because these courses do not meet
ABET criteria. (2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog)
4
Students in the Plan II Honors Program may complete this
requirement by taking Social Science 301 (S S 301).