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General Education Course Requirements
Note: Some degree programs require specific general education courses; please consult program requirements listed in departmental information and/or talk to your advisor.
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Communications (9 hours)
One of the following:
Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)
One of the following:
One of the following:
- ECON 2113 Principles of Macroeconomics
- GEOG 2723 Regional Geography of the World
- HIST 3513 U.S. Social and Cultural History
- SOC 1113 Principles of Sociology
One of the following:
Sciences and Mathematics (11 hours)
One of the following:
One of the following:
- CHEM 1004 Chemical Concepts
- CHEM 1114 Basic Chemistry I.
- CHEM 1315 General Chemistry I.
- PHYS 1114 General Physics I.
- PHYS 2015 Engineering Physics I.
- PSCI 1114 General Physical Science.
- PSCI 1214 Earth Science.
- PSCI 3114 General Astronomy.
One of the following:
- MATH 1303 Mathematics In The Liberal Arts.
- MATH 1513 College Algebra.
- MATH 1543 Algebra For The Sciences.
- MATH 1613 Trigonometry.
- MATH 2013 Introduction To Discrete Math.
- MATH 2113 Analytic Geometry.
- MATH 2143 Brief Calculus With Applications.
- MATH 2215 Calculus I.
- MATH 2283 Introduction To Logic.
Humanities (9 hours)
One or Two of the following:
- ENG 2313 Introduction To Literature.
- ENG 3893 World Literature in Translation.
- HUM 2113 Humanities I.
- HUM 2223 Humanities II.
- HUM 2313 Introduction To Literature.
- PHIL 2113 Introduction To Philosophy.
- PHIL 2223 Ethics
One or Two of the following:
- ART 1003 Art and Visual Communication.
- ART 1103 Art Appreciation.
- ART 2103 Art and World Cultures.
- ART 3013 Comic Book Art.
- ART 3083 Issues in Aesthetics and Criticism.
- MUS 1113 Music In American Society.
- MUS 1123 Music Literature And Appreciation.
- THTR 1143 Theatre Appreciation.
- THTR 1183 Film Appreciation.
- THTR 2183 Film Genres.
- THTR 3183 Film and Culture.
Zero or One of the following:
- ASL 1113 Intro to American Sign Language.
- CHTW 1513 Choctaw Language And Culture.*
- FREN 1113 Elementary French I*.
- GERM 1113 Elementary German I.*
- NS 1213 Chickasaw Culture and Language.*
- SPAN 1113 Elementary Spanish I.*
- SPAN 1223 Principles of Spanish.
- Or any 3-hour introductory foreign language course*
*Education majors - check with your major advisor regarding the proficiency in a foreign language requirement.
^Please note that at least one 3-hour course must be completed in Sections I and II above; the remaining 3.hour course may be from any area (I, II, or III) unless it is specifically prescribed as a support course for a major field of study.
Computer Proficiency Requirement
One of the following:
- CIS 1003 Computers In Society.
- BIM 1553 Business Computer Applications.
- OR SE Computer Proficiency Test.**
** Requires evaluation. For more information contact the The Learning Center
Other Requirements
- A student must have a 2.00 retention/graduation GPA in all general education coursework completed.
- A student must have a 2.00 retention/graduation GPA in all general education coursework completed at Southeastern.
- Students must successfully complete either CIS 1003 or BIM 1553 (or their equivalent at another institution of higher education), or earn advanced standing credit in either course by passing a computer proficiency test offered by the Department of Chemistry, Computer, and Physical Sciences or Department of Management and Marketing at Southeastern. One year of computer science in high school will no longer satisfy the computer proficiency requirement at Southeastern.
- A student must complete English Composition I (ENG 1113), the Math requirement, and the Computer Proficiency requirement in his/her first 30 hours of college coursework at Southeastern.
- A student must complete ENG 1213 and COMM 1233 or COMM 2213 within the first 45 hours of coursework at Southeastern.
- Some programs/majors require specific general education courses. Refer to the program requirements as listed in the department information for additional guidance.
- A maximum of ten semester hours of credit used in meeting the requirements in the major field may be used to satisfy the requirements in general education.
- A maximum of three semester hours of credit used in meeting the requirements in the minor field may be used to satisfy the requirements in general education.