CORE CURRICULUM
Revised Fall, 2000
Revised July 24, 2001
Revised May 16, 2002
Revised March 3, 2004
The Core Curriculum at Sam Houston State University contains 45 semester credit hours, encompassing six component areas. Each component area has a minimum credit hour requirement and a set of specific courses that may be used to satisfy the requirement. The chart below details the Sam Houston State University courses and their Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) equivalents that comprise SHSU’s core curriculum.
| COMPONENT AREA 1 COMMUNICATION |
6 HOURS |
| English 164 and English 165 |
ENGL 1301; 1302 |
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| COMPONENT AREA 2 MATHEMATICS |
3 HOURS |
| Mathematics 164 or Mathematics 170 |
MATH 1332; 2312 |
| (Exceptions: When required by major, MTH 142,
163, 199 [MATH 2413; 1316; 1324] or a combination of MTH 184
and 185 [MATH 1350; 1351] are acceptable in lieu of MATH 164
or MATH 170.) |
| Note: Math 166 and Math 169 do not meet this requirement. |
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| COMPONENT AREA 3 NATURAL SCIENCES |
8 HOURS |
| Two courses with labs from courses listed below,
unless otherwise specified by degree program requirements. |
| Biology 134/114 |
BIOL 1308/1108 |
| Biology 137/117 |
BIOL 2306/2106 or 2406 |
| Biology 161/111 |
BIOL 1311/1111 |
| Biology 162/112 |
BIOL 1313/1113 |
| Biology 245 |
BIOL 2401 |
| Chemistry 135/115 |
CHEM 1305/1105 |
| Chemistry 136/116 |
CHEM 1307/1107 |
| Chemistry 138/118 |
CHEM 1311/1111 |
| Chemistry 139/119 |
CHEM 1312/1112 |
| Geology 132/112* |
GEOL 1305/1105 |
| Geology 133/113 |
GEOL 1303/1103 |
| Geology 134/114 |
GEOL 1304/1104 |
| Geography 131 Lab 111 Required @ SHSU |
GEOG 1301 |
| Physics 133/113 |
PHYS 1311/1111 |
| Physics 135/115 |
PHYS 1305/1105 |
| Physics 136/116 |
PHYS 1307/1107 |
| Physics 138/118 |
PHYS 1301/1101 |
| Physics 139/119 |
PHYS 1302/1102 |
| Physics 141 |
PHYS 2425 |
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| COMPONENT AREA 4 HUMANITIES & VISUAL & PERFORMING
ARTS |
9 HOURS |
| 3 Hours from Visual & Performing Arts |
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| Agricultural Science 299* |
ARTS 1301 |
| Art 160, 161, 163, 260 |
ARTS 1301; 1311; 1316; 1303 |
| Dance 172, 176 |
DANC 2303; 1301 |
| Music 138, 161, 264, 265 |
MUSI 1308; 1301; 1310; 1306 |
| Theatre 160, 164, 166, 230, 231 |
DRAM 1330; 1351; 1310; 1341; 2336 |
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| 3 Hours from Literature, or Philosophy |
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| English 265, 266, 267 |
ENGL 2331/2332; 2342; 2343 |
| Philosophy 261, 263 |
PHIL 1301; 2306 |
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| 3 Hours from Cultural Studies |
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| BSL 236 |
NO TCCN |
| Foreign Languages 263, 264 |
FREN, GERM, SPAN 2311/2312 |
| Geography 265, 266 |
GEOG 1303 |
| History 265, 266 |
HIST 2311; 2312 |
| Sociology 168 |
SOCI 2319 |
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| COMPONENT AREA 5 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES |
15 HOURS |
| 9 Hours from |
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| History 163 and 164 |
HIST 1301; 1302 |
| Political Science 261 |
GOVT 2301/2306 |
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| 3 Hours Political Science from |
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| Political Science 231 |
NO TCCN |
| Political Science 232 |
NO TCCN |
| Political Science 235 |
NO TCCN |
| Political Science 265 |
NO TCCN |
| Political Science 266 |
NO TCCN |
| Political Science 281 |
NO TCCN |
| Political Science 285 |
GOVT 2302/2305 |
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| 3 Hours from |
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| Agricultural Science 236* |
SOCI 1301 |
| Economics 230, 233, 234 |
ECON 1301; 2302; 2301 |
| Geography 161 |
GEOG 1300 |
| Philosophy 262 |
PHIL 2303 |
| Psychology 131, 289 |
PSYC 2301; 2315 |
| Sociology 261, 264 |
SOCI 1301; 1306 |
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| COMPONENT AREA 6 INSTITUTIONALLY DESIGNATED OPTION |
4 HOURS |
| 1 Hour of Kinesiology 215 |
PHED 1164 |
| 3 Hours of computer literacy from Computing Science 133, 143 |
COSC 1300; 1401 |
| General Business Administration 180* |
COSC 1401 |
| Management Information Systems 188 |
BCIS 1301 |
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| Approved substitute at SHSU |
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| Computing Science 138 |
NO TCCN |
| Library Science 130 |
NO TCCN |
| Or three hours or more of advanced computer literacy course |
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| TOTAL |
45 HOURS |
*Subject to action by the Board of Regents, The Texas State University System, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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