Revised Fall 2000
Revised July 24th, 2001
Revised May 16, 2002
Revised March 3, 2004
The Core Curriculum at Sam Houston State University contains 42 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: Number Equivalent (TCCN) | Texas Common Hours Required | Course |
| Component Area 1 - Communication | 6 HOURS |
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| English 164 | ENGL 1301 | |
| English 165 | ENGL 1302 | |
| Component Area 2 - Mathematics | 3 HOURS |
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| Math 164 OR | Math 1332 | |
| Math 170 | Math 2312 | |
Note: The only exception to the required courses listed above is when a different Math is required within the major field of study. The following is a list of the possible exceptions to this component area. |
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| Math 142 | MATH 2413 | |
| Math 163 | MATH 1316 | |
| Math 199 | MATH 1324 | |
| Math 184 & Math 185 (both are required) | MATH 1350 & 1351 | |
Note: Math 166 and Math 169 DO NOT meet this requirement |
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| Component Area 3 - Natural Sciences | 8 HOURS |
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| Choose two courses with Labs. | ||
| 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 134* & 114* | PHYS 1312 & 1112 | |
| 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 | |
| Component Area 4 - Humanities & Visual & Performing Arts | 9 HOURS | |
| Select 3 hours from Visual & Performing Arts: | ||
| Agriculture 299 | ARTS 1301 | |
| Art 160 | ARTS 1301 | |
| Art 161 | ARTS 1311 | |
| Art 163 | ARTS 1316 | |
| Art 260 | ARTS 1303 | |
| Dance 172 | DANC 2303 | |
| Dance 176 | DANC 1301 | |
| Music 138 | MUSI 1308 | |
| Music 161 | MUSI 1301 | |
| Music 264 | MUSI 1310 | |
| Music 265 | MUSI 1306 | |
| Theatre 160 | DRAM 1330 | |
| Theatre 164 | DRAM 1351 | |
| Theatre 166 | DRAM 1310 | |
| Theatre 230 | DRAM 1341 | |
| Theatre 231 | DRAM 2336 | |
| Select 3 hours from Literature or Philosophy: | ||
| English 265 | ENGL 2331OR 2332 | |
| English 266 | ENGL 2342 | |
| English 267 | ENGL 2343 | |
| Philosophy 261 | PHIL 1301 | |
| Philosophy 263 | PHIL 2306 | |
| Select 3 hours from Cultural Studies: | ||
| BSL 236 | NO TCCN | |
| Foreign Languages 263 | FREN, GERM, SPAN 2311/2312 | |
| Foreign Languages 264 | FREN, GERM, SPAN 2312 | |
| Geography 265 | GEOG 1303 | |
| Geography 266 | GEOG 1303 | |
| History 265 | HIST 2311 | |
| History 266 | HIST 2312 | |
| Sociology 168 | SOCI 2319 | |
| Component Area 5 - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 15 HOURS |
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| Select 9 hours from: | ||
| History 163 | HIST 1301 | |
| History 164 | HIST 1302 | |
| Political Science 261 | GOVT 2301/2306 | |
| Select 3 hours from: | ||
| 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 | |
| Select 3 hours from: | ||
| Agriculture 236 | SOCI 1301 | |
| Economics 230 | ECON 1301 | |
| Economics 233 | ECON 2302 | |
| Economics 234 | ECON 2301 | |
| Geography 161 | GEOG 1300 | |
| Philosophy 262 | PHIL 2303 | |
| Psychology 131 | PSYC 2301 | |
| Psychology 289 | PSYC 2315 | |
| Sociology 131 | SOCI 1301 | |
| Sociology 264 | SOCI 1306 | |
| Speech Communication 286* | SPCH 1318 | |
| Component Area 6 - Institutionally Designated Option | 1 HOURS |
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| Select 1 hour from: | ||
| Kinesiology 215 | PHED 1164 | |
| Total Hours Required to Complete Core Requirements | 42 HOURS |
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