Liberal Studies Program Requirements

The Liberal Studies component includes a total of forty-two semester hours, distributed as listed below.

The Core (21 hours)

C1. Writing (6 hours)

ENGL 101 - Writing and Rhetoric Credits: 3
ENGL 202 - Writing and Critical Inquiry Credits: 3

C2. Mathematics (3 hours)

Satisfied if student passes any MATH course 101 or higher (except for MATH 190-199, MATH 301, MATH 400, and MATH 471).

MATH 101 - Mathematical Concepts Credits: 3
MATH 130 - Precalculus I Credits: 3
MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3

C3. Oral Communication (3 hours)

COMM 201 - Foundations of Communication Credits: 3

C4. Wellness (3 hours)

HEAL 111 - Stress Management for Health and Wellness Credits: 3
HEAL 123 - Health and Wellness Credits: 3
HSCC 101 - Nutrition, Fitness, and Wellness Credits: 3

C5. Physical and Biological Sciences (6 hours)

Courses must be taken in two different disciplines

Other 100-200 level science courses from AST, BIOL, CHEM, ENVH, GEOL, NRM, and PHYS (with the exceptions of ENVH 200, ENVH 210, NRM 213, NRM 240, and courses numbered from 190-199) meet this requirement.

AST 102 - Introductory Observational Astronomy Credits: 3
AST 103 - The Solar System Credits: 3
AST 104 - Cosmic Evolution Credits: 3
BIOL 102 - Human Genetics Credits: 3
BIOL 103 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 104 - Human Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 105 - Biology in the 21st Century Credits: 3
CHEM 101 - Chemistry in Society Credits: 3
ENVH 130 - Environmental Health Science: Systems and Solutions Credits: 3
ESI 140 - Oceanography Credits: 3
GEOL 140 - Investigations in Environmental Geology Credits: 3
GEOL 141 - Earth History and Prehistoric Life Credits: 3
GEOL 145 - Climate Change and Water Resources Credits: 3
GEOL 151 - Earth: Geology, Resources, Hazards, and Environment Credits: 3
GEOL 250 - Earth Materials Credits: 3
NRM 140 - Natural Resource Conservation and Management Credits: 3
PHYS 105 - Contemporary Physics Credits: 3

The First-Year Seminar (3 hours)

Students transferring in 0-15 credit hours are required to take this course in their first year.
Students with 15.1 - 29.9 transfer credit hours are eligible to take a First-Year Seminar, but it is not required. The First Year Seminar is waived and the student does not have to make up the hours in the Liberal Studies program, but will still need to graduate with the same number of hours required by the program of the major.
Students with 30 or more transfer credit hours are not eligible to take First-Year Seminar.
Grading for the First-Year Seminar is A, B, C, or U (Unsatisfactory).
If a student receives a “U” grade in the First Year Seminar, he/she must make up the hours by taking another course in the Liberal Studies program.
Transition courses such as LEAD, COUN, USI 101 and 130 are not considered First-Year Seminars.

ACCT 195 - Introduction to Fraud Examination Credits: 3
ANTH 190 - Anthropology, Hoaxes, and Pseudoscience Credits: 3
BA 195 - Movers and Shakers: Experienced Leaders and Experiential Leadership Credits: 3
BIOL 190 - Discoveries in Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 192 - Plants and Society Credits: 3
BIOL 194 - Biotechnology: Methods, Applications, and Implications Credits: 3
CHEM 190 - Chemistry in Industry Credits: 3
CHEM 191 - Issues in Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 193 - Chemistry in the Arts Credits: 3
CIS 195 - The Information Society at Work Credits: 3
CJ 190 - Controversies in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CM 190 - Green Building and Sustainability Credits: 3
COMM 190 - A User’s Guide to the Mass Media Credits: 3
COMM 199 - Leadership Communication Credits: 3
CS 191 - How Does Software Work? Credits: 3
EDCI 191 - Teachers, Schools, and Society Credits: 3
ENGL 190 - Freshman Seminar in Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 191 - Freshman Seminar in Creative Writing Credits: 3
ENGR 190 - Technology Systems Credits: 3
ENGR 199 - Introduction to Engineering Practices and Principles I Credits: 3 (Engineering majors only)
ENT 195 - Social Entrepreneurship: Creating Innovative Solutions to Social Problems Credits: 3
ENVH 190 - From Black Death to Bioterrorism - The Public Health Solution Credits: 3
FPA 190 - Freshman Seminar: Fine and Performing Arts Credits: 3
FIN 195 - You and Your Money (First Year Seminar) Credits: 3
GEOL 191 - Geology, Landscapes, and the Human Psyche Credits: 3
HIST 190 - Freshman Seminar Credits: 3
HSCC 191 - Does Inequality Make You Sick? Credits: 3
HSCC 192 - Introduction to Health Professions Credits: 3
JPN 190 - First Year Seminar: An Introduction to Japanese Popular Culture Credits: 3
LAW 195 - Contemporary Legal Issues Credits: 3
MATH 192 - Fractals: The Geometry of Nature Credits: 3
MATH 193 - Cryptography: The Science of Secrets Credits: 3
MKT 195 - Facebook Generation Marketing Credits: 3
MUS 190 - First-Year Seminar Credits: 3
MUS 191 - Integral Arts Credits: 3
ND 190 - Personal Nutrition Credits: 3
PAR 190 - Freedom, Culture, and Utopia Credits: 3
PAR 193 - Cults & Covens: Investigating New Religious Movements Credits: 3
PSC 190 - Freshman Seminar in Political Science Credits: 3
PSY 190 - Freshman Seminar Credits: 3
RTH 190 - Disability as Diversity! Credits: 3
SOC 195 - Sociology of Black America Credits: 3
USI 190 - Research and Critical Inquiry Credits: 3

The Perspectives (18 hours)

P1. Social Sciences (6 hours)

Courses must be taken in two different disciplines.

ANTH 110 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 3
ANTH 115 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 432 - Bioanthropology of Race Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
ASI 250 - Introduction to Appalachian Studies Credits: 3
BA 133 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
ECON 231 - Introductory Microeconomics and Social Issues Credits: 3
ECON 232 - Introductory Macroeconomics and Social Issues Credits: 3
ENVH 200 - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
ENVH 300 - Occupational Health Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
FIN 210 - Managing Your Money for Financial Success Credits: 3
FIN 350 - So You Want to Be a Millionaire Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
LAW 105 - Introduction to Law Credits: 3
LAW 406 - Media Law Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
MKT 409 - Negotiations/Relationship Marketing Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PSC 101 - American Government and Politics Credits: 3
PSC 323 - The Nonprofit Sector Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 320 - Developmental Psychology I: Childhood Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PSY 331 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
RTH 300 - Health and Healing - The Spirit-Mind-Body Connection Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
SOC 103 - Human Society Credits: 3
SOC 235 - Social Problems Credits: 3
SOC 414 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
SOCW 251 - Social Issues, Policy and Programs Credits: 3
SOCW 354 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Person-In-Environment Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
SOCW 402 - Diversity in Contemporary Society Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)

P2. Category Has Changed to Core 5 (Physical & Biological Sciences)

P6. World Cultures (3 hours)

Satisfied if student passes Modern Foreign Language (MFL) (101, 102, 110, 231, 232, 240, or 301) Only three credit hours earned in MFL apply to P6 category.

ANTH 120 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
BA 304 - Business Communications in a Multicultural Environment Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
CHER 101 - Experiencing Cherokee and the Cherokee-Speaking World Credits: 3
CHIN 101 - Modern Chinese: Language and Culture I Credits: 3
CHIN 102 - Modern Chinese: Language and Culture II Credits: 3
CHIN 231 - Intermediate Modern Chinese I Credits: 3
CHIN 232 - Intermediate Modern Chinese II Credits: 3
CM 365 - Construction & Culture Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
COMM 415 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
EDCI 305 - Global Educational Systems Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
ENGL 363 - Globalization and Global Literatures Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
ENGL 366 - Literature and Immigration Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
ENGR 365 - Global Engineering and Technology Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
ENVH 210 - Introduction to Global Health Credits: 3
FREN 101 - Beginning French I Credits: 3
FREN 102 - Beginning French II Credits: 3
FREN 231 - Intermediate French I Credits: 3
FREN 301 - French for Everyday Use I Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
GEOG 103 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 140 - World Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 440 - Regional Geography Credits: 3, R12 (Upper-Level Course)
GER 101 - Beginning German I Credits: 3
GER 102 - Beginning German II Credits: 3
GER 140 - Accelerated Beginning German Credits: 6
HSCC 205 - Women’s Health Credits: 3
HSCC 420 - Cultural Diversity for Health Care Practitioners Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
HT 238 - Travel and Tourism Credits: 3
JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I Credits: 3
JPN 102 - Beginning Japanese II Credits: 3
JPN 140 - Accelerated Beginning Japanese Credits: 6
LATX 220 - Introduction to U.S. Latinx Studies Credits: 3
MKT 407 - Global Consumer Culture Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
MUS 303 - The World of Music Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
ND 310 - Food, Nutrition, and Culture Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PAR 145 - Eastern Religious Traditions Credits: 3
PAR 251 - Islam, Past and Present Credits: 3
PAR 260 - Religion, Gender, Sexuality Credits: 3
PAR 323 - Mysticism Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PAR 342 - Theory and Method in the Study of Religion Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PAR 353 - Religion in Film Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PAR 354 - Religion, Suffering, and the Moral Imagination Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PAR 356 - Buddhism Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PAR 357 - Hinduism Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PAR 367 - Native American Religions Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PRM 322 - International Adventure Travel & Global Citizenship Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
PSC 169 - Global Issues Credits: 3
SM 350 - Global Sport and Culture Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)
SOC 160 - Chinese Culture and Society Credits: 3
SPAN 101 - Beginning Spanish I Credits: 3
SPAN 102 - Beginning Spanish II Credits: 3
SPAN 140 - Accelerated Beginning Spanish Credits: 6
SPAN 301 - Spanish Conversation and Composition I Credits: 3 (Upper-Level Course)

UPPER-LEVEL PERSPECTIVES 300-400 COURSES

*One upper-level course is required in any perspective category outside the discipline (prefix) of the student’s major. Students should not enroll in courses numbered above their class rank without permission of the department offering the course.

NOTE:

Courses used to meet Liberal Studies requirements may be used simultaneously to meet other requirements, including requirements in the major. Be reminded the Upper Level Perspective (ULP) requirement must be met by an approved ULP Liberal Studies course and be outside the discipline of the student’s major.