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Required Core

  • English Composition I—ENGL 1010
  • English Composition II—ENGL 1012
  • Math/Quantitative Reasoning—CISC 1001, CISC 1002, or MATH 1311, or approved STEM Variant: BUSN 3400, ECON 3400, EESC 3800, MATH 1011, MATH 1021 (together with MATH 1026), MATH 1026 (together with MATH 1021), MATH 1401 (together with MATH 1021), MATH 1201, or PSYC 3400
  • Life and Physical Sciences—ANTH 1200, BIOL 1010, CHEM 1007, or approved STEM Variant: ANTH 3265, ANTH 3266, ANTH 3470, BIOL 1001, BIOL 1002, BIOL 1501, BIOL 1502, CHEM 1040, CHEM 1100, CHEM 2050, CHEM 2100, KINS 3271, KINS 3275, KINS 3281, KINS 3285, SPEC 1178

Flexible Core

  • World Cultures and Global Issues—ARTD 3134, CLAS 1110, CLAS 3245, ENGL 2009, HIST 3005, or PRLS 3105
  • U.S. Experience in Its Diversity—AMST 1010, ANTH 3135, HIST 3401, JUST 3485, POLS 1230, PRLS 1001, SEED 1001, or SPCL 3000
  • 2 courses from Creative Expression—ARTD 1010, MUSC 1300, or MUSC 1400
  • Individual and Society—CLAS 3200, MLAN 2610, PHIL 2101, SEED 2001, SOCY 1200, or SPEC 1707
  • Scientific World—ANTH 2205, CHEM 1012, EESC 1010, or PHYS 1005, or approved STEM Variant: EESC 1101, LING 2001, PHYS 1100, or PHYS 1150

College Option

Previous Core course numbers are in parenthesis [e.g., (CORC 3101)]. You may download a PDF of the courses for easy reference.

Two courses from two of the three different areas (minimum of six credits total)

Exploring Arts and Literature

  • ENGL 2001(CORC 3101)
  • ENGL 2002 (CORC 3102)
  • ENGL 2003 (CORC 3103)
  • CLAS 2104 ENGL 2004 (CORC 3104)
  • PHIL 2501 (CORC 3105)
  • ENGL 2006 (CORC 3106)
  • ENGL 2007(CORC 3107)
  • ENGL 2008 (CORC 3108)
  • CLAS 2109 (CORC 3109)
  • AFST 3247 (CORC 3110)
  • JUST 2545(CORC 3111)
  • MLAN 2012 (CORC 3112)
  • CLAS 2113 (CORC 3113)
  • CLAS 2114 (CORC 3114)
  • MLAN 2015 (CORC 3115)
  • CLAS 2117(CORC 3117)

Exploring Global Connections

  • PRLS 3203 (CORC 3203)
  • SPAN 2204 (CORC 3202)
  • JUST 3025 (CORC 3203)
  • ARTD 1035 (CORC 3204)
  • AFST 3349 (CORC 3205)
  • ANTH 1105 (CORC 3207)
  • CLAS 3209 (CORC 3208)
  • AFST 3135 (CORC 3211)
  • MUSC 3101 (CORC 3214)

Exploring Science

  • PHYS 1070 (CORC 3301)
  • PHYS 1080 (CORC 3302)
  • CISC 1003 (CORC 3303)
  • ANTH 2216 (CORC 3306)
  • ANTH 1205/CHEM 1037 (CORC 3307)
  • PHYS 1040 (CORC 3308)
  • PHYS 1085 (CORC 3309)
  • EESC 1050 (CORC 3311)
  • MATH 1801 (CORC 3312)
  • HNSC 3314 (CORC 3314)
  • EESC 1060 (CORC 3316)
  • PHYS 1090 (CORC 3320)

Two courses (minimum of six credits total)

In a language or literature other than English offered by the departments of Classics, Judaic Studies, or Modern Languages and Literatures; or from the Required Core Life and Physical Sciences area; or any Flexible Core course not already used to fulfill the Flexible Core requirements.

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