General Education Courses

FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE EXEMPT OR HAVE PASSED ALL PARTS OF THE TSI

Courses listed below are “Core course” requirements and should meet Freshmen/Sophomore degree requirements for most Bachelor degrees.

  • DUAL CREDIT:  If a student has Dual Credit for courses, an OFFICIAL college transcript is REQUIRED before credit may be accepted.  A student should NOT repeat these courses.

   

SPC Course                                                                                            TTU Course

FALL GATEWAY STUDENTS ONLY:

HUDV 1100  This is a RECOMMENDED course for all Texan to Techsan…A Gateway to Success students.  This course allows students to meet fellow Gateway students, build relationships with each other, develop a mentoring relationship with one of the Reese Center Counselors, and learn to incorporate stronger study habits, behaviors and attitudes for improved college success.  During the fall semester counselors use this course to disseminate information regarding the Gateway program, update information from TTU and students will take a “field trip” to TTU for a presentation informing them about the many possibilities at TTU.

    Fine Arts requirement:  Choose one of the following

    ARTS 1301                               Art  Appreciation                              ARTS 1309

    ARTS 1303                              Art History I                                       ARTS 1303

    MUSI 1306                              Music Appreciation                          MUHL 1308

    Communication:

    * DUAL CREDIT:  If a student has Dual Credit for these courses, an OFFICIAL college transcript is REQUIRED before credit may be accepted.  A student need NOT repeat these courses.

    Written: a minimum of 6 hours

    ENGL 1301                    Composition I                                ENGL 1301

    ENGL 1302                    Composition II                              ENGL 1302

    Oral:  Speech: 3 hours

    *Most degrees at TTU will take either speech course. (In the College of Business Administration, Management Information Systems, International Business, and Accounting majors have another elective students need to take.)

    *SPCH 1315    Public Speaking (Ed. & Agri. majors)     COMS 2300

    *SPCH 1321    Business and Prof. Speech (Bus. Majors)COMS 1----

    Mathematics:  choose one

    MATH 1314                     College Algebra                            MATH 1320

    MATH 1324                     Math Analysis I                             MATH 1330

    (For Business majors and some Architecture majors)

    Natural Science:  The Reese Center does not offer any lab sciences so students wishing to take a science will need to attend the Levelland campus or courses may be taken at another college and transferred back to SPC for degree completion.

    Technology and Applied Science: 3 hours

     COSC 1401                 **  Introduction to Computers              ISQS 2340

    **If a student took this course through Tech-Prep, it will satisfy the Technology requirement with SPC but will not transfer to TTU.  Education majors are not required to take this course, however, the skills taught in this course are pre-requisite skills for the computer course Education majors are required to take.

    Social and Behavioral Science:  15 hours

     U.S. History: 6 hours (These courses do not have to be taken in sequence)

    HIST 1301                                  History of U.S. to 1876          HIST 2300

    HIST 1302                                  History of U.S. Since 1876    HIST 2301

    HIST 2301                                  Texas History                         HIST 2---

    (Required for Ed. Majors, may be substituted for one Am. Hist.)

    Political Science: 6 hours (These courses do not have to be taken in sequence)

    GOVT 2301            American Government Organizations     POLS 1301

    GOVT 2302            American Government Functions            POLS 2302

    Individual or Group Behavior: 3 hours: choose one of the following.

    *Business majors use Economics as their Individual or Group Behavior requirement.

    PSYC 2301            General Psychology                                 PSYC 1300

    SOCI 1301             Introduction to Sociology                        SOCI 1301

    ANTH 2351           Cultural Anthropology                            ANTH 2302

    PSYC 2306            Human Sexuality                                        PSYC 2306

    PSYC 2314            Human Growth and Development           PSYC 2314

    SOCI 1306            Current Social Problems                           SOCI 1306

    SOCI 2301            Marriage and the Family                           SOCI 2331

    SOCI 2306            Human Sexuality                                         HLTH 1305

    SOCI 2320            Minority Studies                                        SOCI 23-- 

    OTHER SUGGESTIONS:

    **ECON 2301        Principles of Macroeconomics                ECON 2302

    **ECON 2302        Principles of Microeconomics                 ECON 2301

    **These courses do not need to be taken in sequence.  Business majors need these courses.  One of these courses may be used as a Behavioral Science in other degrees.

    Humanities:  3 hours ENGL all English courses in literature (excluding Technical Writing).  Students must have completed credit for ENGL 1301 AND ENGL 1302 prior to enrolling in Sophomore English courses.

    HUMA 2319           American Minority Studies                   HUMA 2301

    PHIL 1301               Introduction to Philosophy                   PHIL 2300

    Physical Education:

    PHED 1306              First Aid and Safety               ESS 3321 or ESS 1---

    (Required for Exercise and Sports majors, education majors and will count as a 1-hour Physical Education credit)