Semester Core Curriculum

The number in parentheses following the course title indicates the number of semester hour credits the course carries.

 Area A--Essential Skills

 9 hrs.
 English --two courses (6 hrs.)

English Composition 1 (3)
English Composition 2 (3)
Mathematics --one course (3 hrs.) from the following:

Mathematical Modeling (3)
College Algebra (3)
Analytic Trigonometry (3)
Pre-Calculus (3)
Applied Calculus (3)
Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 (4)

Certain majors require students to select Pre-Calculus (at the minimum) in Area A:

Biology (B.S. and B.A.),
Chemistry (B.S. and B.A.),
Computer Science (B.S.),
Geology (B.S.),
Mathematics (B.S. and B.A.),
Mathematics Education (B.S. Ed.),

Science Education (B.S. Ed.) in Biology and Chemistry, Applied Mathematics.


The pre-engineering program (RETP) requires students to select Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 in Area A. The extra one-hour credit will be applied to Area F. If a student elects to take Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1, the extra one-hour credit may count in Area F if appropriate.

 

Area B--Institutional Options

4-5 hrs.
 Speech --one course (3 hrs.)

Communication (3)
 Seminars --one or two courses (1 or 2 hrs.) from the following:

Topics in Global Issues (1)
Introduction to Cultural Diversity (1)
Introduction to Interpersonal Skills (1)
Life and Career Planning (1)
Computers and the World Wide Web (1)
Elements of Critical Thinking (1)
Business and Society (1)
Ethics and Legal Issues in the Professions (1)
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Introduction to Servant Leadership
Introduction to Library and Information Science

Students with 10 semester hours in Area D must take two seminars of their choice. Students with 11 semester hours in Area D must take one seminar of their choice. All seminars are interdisciplinary (ITDS).

 

Area C--Humanities/Fine Arts

6 hrs.  
 Fine Arts --one course (3 hrs.) from the following:

Art Appreciation (3)
Music Appreciation (3)
Theatre Appreciation (3)
Comparative Arts (3)
 Humanities --one course (3 hrs.) from the following:

The Western Intellectual Tradition (3)
Survey of Philosophical Thought (3)
World Literature 1 (3)
World Literature 2 (3)
Comparative Arts (3)

The Comparative Arts course is interdisciplinary, emphasizing concepts, movements, and artists in literature, music, and art. Although it appears in both categories, a student may take it only in one category.
 Area D--Science, Math and Technology

10-11 hrs.

Students will choose Option I or Option II, depending on their major:

Option I--Non-Science Majors

    1. A four-hour laboratory science or a three or four-hour non- laboratory science course, and
    2. A four-hour laboratory science course.
    3. Three additional credit hours in mathematics, science, or technology.

Option II--Science Majors

    1. Two four-hour laboratory science courses.
    2. Three additional credit hours in mathematics, science, or technology.

Columbus State University has defined "Science Major" to include the following:

B.A., B.S. Biology
B.A., B.S. Chemistry
B.S. Geology
B.S. Computer Science
B.S. Computer Science--Applied
B.A., B.S. Mathematics
B.S. Applied Mathematics

All others are "Non-Science Majors."

Four programs require specific science courses in Area D:

Pre-Medical Technology Option (transfer)

Principles of Chemistry 1
Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab
Principles of Chemistry 2
Principles Chemistry 2 Lab

Health Science Major

Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology Lab
Contemporary Issues in Biology
Contemporary Issues in Biology Lab


Nursing Major

Survey of Chemistry 1
Survey of Chemistry 1 Lab
Survey of Chemistry 2
Survey of Chemistry 2 Lab

Respiratory Therapy (A.S.)

Survey of Chemistry I and Lab (in Area D)

Three science courses feature labs as optional so that students choosing Option I can elect not to enroll in a lab while enrolled in the course: Descriptive Astronomy, Contemporary Issues in Biology, and Physics of Color and Sound.

Two science courses have no labs: Environmental Studies and Human Origins. Two science courses do not have a separate lab because they include the laboratory and/or field experience within the course: Physical Geology and Historical Geology.

Although neither option requires that the science courses form a sequence, students may elect to take a sequence. Those courses listed below as the second part of a sequence (indicated by 2) require the first part (indicated by 1) as a prerequisite.

 Science --two or three courses (7 to 11 hrs.) *=optional laboratory

 **=no laboratory

Astronomy

Descriptive Astronomy (3)
Descriptive Astronomy Lab (1)*

Biology

Principles of Biology (3)
Principles of Biology Lab (1)
Contemporary Issues in Biology (3)
Contemporary Issues in Biology Lab (1)*

Chemistry

Survey of Chemistry 1 (3)
Survey of Chemistry 1 Lab (1)
Survey of Chemistry 2 (3)
Survey of Chemistry 2 Lab (1)
Principles of Chemistry 1 (3)
Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab (1)
Principles of Chemistry 2 (3)
Principles of Chemistry 2 Lab

Environmental Science

Environmental Studies (3)**

Geology

Introductory Geosciences 1: Physical Geology (4)
Introductory Geosciences 2: Historical Geology (4)

Life Sciences

Human Origins (3)**

Physics


Physics of Color and Sound (3)
Physics of Color and Sound Lab (1)*
Introductory Physics 1 (3) and Lab (1)
Introductory Physics 2 (3) and Lab (1)

 

Mathematics --option of one course (0 to 4 hrs.) from the following:


Analytic Trigonometry (3)
Pre-Calculus (3)
Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 (4)
Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2 (4)
Applied Calculus (3)
Introductory Statistics (3)
Computer-Assisted Problem Solving (3)
Formal Logic (3)

Which mathematics course students elect to take in Area D will depend on which mathematics course they elected in Area A. If a student elects to take in Area D either Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 (4 hrs.) or Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2 (4 hrs.), the extra one-hour credit may count in Area F if appropriate. If the student is required to take a four-hour mathematics course in Area D, the extra one-hour credit will count in Area F.

The prerequisites (or equivalents) for math courses in Area D are as follows:

 Course

 Prerequisite
Analytic Trigonometry  College Algebra or high school Algebra II
Pre-Calculus  Analytic Trigonometry
Applied Calculus  College Algebra
Introductory Statistics  none
Calculus with Analytic
Geometry 1		  Pre-Calculus or Analytic Trigonometry
Calculus with Analytic
Geometry 2		  Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1
Computer-Assisted  Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 or
Problem Solving  Applied Calculus (either as prerequisite or as co-requisite)


Any major with Pre-Calculus required for Area A may specify a required Area D math course. Programs specifying Area D math courses are

Biology--requires Introductory Statistics,
Chemistry--requires Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1,
Geology--requires Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1,
Computer Science--requires Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1,
Mathematics--requires Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1,
Mathematics Education--requires Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1,
Pre-engineering--requires Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2,
Applied Mathematics--requires Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1.

Science Education has elected not to specify a mathematics course in Area D.

Technology --option of one course (0 to 3 hrs.)

Technological Solutions (3)
 Area E--Social Sciences

12 hrs.  

 

History and Government --two courses (6 hrs.)

Survey of U.S. History (3)
American Government (3)

Behavioral Sciences --one course (3 hrs.) from the following:

Introduction to General Psychology (3)
Introduction to Sociology (3)
Principles of Microeconomics (3)
Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
Theories and Issues in Moral Philosophy (3)
World Culture --one course (3 hrs.) from the following:

Introduction to Human Geography (3)
Understanding Non-Western Cultures (3)
Cultural Anthropology (3)
Survey of World Civilization 1 (3)
Survey of World Civilization 2 (3)
Multi-Cultural History of the Americas (3)
Introduction to African and African-American Culture (3)

Outside 120 Semester Hour Maximum
for Baccalaureate Degrees

3 hrs.

 

Wellness --two courses (3 hrs.)

Concepts of Fitness (2)
P.E. Activity (1)

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