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.
SHSU Course Number <SHSU FOUR DIGIT> |
Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) |
Hours Required |
| Component Area: | ||
| Component Area 1 - Communication | 6 HOURS |
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| English 164 <ENGL 1301> | ENGL 1301 |
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| English 165 <ENGL 1302> | ENGL 1302 |
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| English 330 <ENGL 3330>* | ||
| English 380 <ENGL 3380>* | ||
| English 381 <ENGL 3381>* | ||
| *When approved by department | ||
| Component Area 2 - Mathematics | 3 HOURS |
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| Math 164 <MATH 1332> OR | Math 1332 |
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| Math 170 <MATH 1314> | Math 2312 |
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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 1420> | MATH 2413 |
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| Math 163 <MATH 1316> | MATH 1316 |
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| Math 199 <MATH 1324> | MATH 1324 |
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| Math 184 <MATH 1384> | MATH 1350 |
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Note: Math 166 and Math 169 DO NOT meet this requirement |
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Note: Students with a documented learning disability and department approval may substitute Math 169 (Statistics) or Philosophy 362 (Contemporary Logic). |
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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> | BIOL 1308 & 1108 |
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| Biology 137 & 117 <BIOL 1301 & 1101> | BIOL 2306 & 2106 or 2406 |
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| Biology 161 & 111 <BIOL 1311 & 1111> | BIOL 1311 & 1111 |
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| Biology 162 & 112 <BIOL 1313 & 1113> | BIOL 1313 & 1113 |
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| Biology 146 <BIOL 1436> | ||
| Biology 245 <BIOL 2401> | BIOL 2401 |
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| Chemistry 135 & 115 <CHEM 1306 & 1106> | CHEM 1305 & 1105 |
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| Chemistry 136 & 116 <CHEM 1307 & 1107> | CHEM 1307 & 1107 |
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| Chemistry 138 & 118 <CHEM 1311 & 1111> | CHEM 1311 & 1111 |
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| Chemistry 139 & 119 <CHEM 1312 & 1112> | CHEM 1312 & 1112 |
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| Geology 132 & 112 <GEOL 1305 & 1105> | GEOL 1305 & 1105 |
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| Geology 133 & 113 <GEOL 1303 & 1103> | GEOL 1303 & 1103 |
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| Geology 134 & 114 <GEOL 1304 & 1104> | GEOL 1304 & 1104 |
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| Geology 146 <GEOL 1436> | ||
| Geography 131 & Lab 111 <GEOG 1301 & 1101> (required @ SHSU) |
GEOG 1301 |
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| Physics 133 & 113 <PHYS 1311 & 1111> | PHYS 1311 & 1111 |
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| Physics 134 & 114 <PHYS 1312 & 1112> | PHYS 1312 & 1112 |
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| Physics 135 & 115 <PHYS 1305 & 1105> | PHYS 1305 & 1105 |
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| Physics 136 & 116 | PHYS 1307 & 1107 |
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| Physics 138 & 118 <PHYS 1301 & 1101> | PHYS 1301 & 1101 |
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| Physics 139 & 119 <PHYS 1302 & 1102> | PHYS 1302 & 1102 |
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| Physics 141 <PHYS 1411> | PHYS 2425 |
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| HON 161* <HONR 1361>* | ||
| HON 162* <HONR 1362>* | ||
| *When approved by the department. | ||
| Component Area 4 - Humanities & Visual & Performing Arts | 9 HOURS | |
| Select 3 hours from Visual & Performing Arts: | ||
| Agriculture 299 <AGRI 2399> | ARTS 1301 |
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| Art 160 <ARTS 1301> | ARTS 1301 |
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| Art 161 <ARTS 1311> | ARTS 1311 |
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| Art 163 <ARTS 1316> | ARTS 1316 |
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| Art 260 <ARTS 1303> | ARTS 1303 |
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| Dance 172 <DANC 1372> | DANC 2303 |
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| Dance 176 <DANC 1301> | DANC 1301 |
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| Family and Consumer Sciences 160 <FACS 1360> | ||
| Music 138 <MUSI 2348> | MUSI 1308 |
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| Music 161 <MUSI 1301> | MUSI 1301 |
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| Music 264 <MUSI 2364> | MUSI 1310 |
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| Music 265 <MUSI 1306> | MUSI 1306 |
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| Theatre 160 <THEA 1330> | DRAM 1330 |
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| Theatre 164 <THEA 1364> | DRAM 1351 |
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| Theatre 166 <THEA 1366> | DRAM 1310 |
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| Theatre 230 <THEA 2330> | DRAM 1341 |
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| Theatre 231 <THEA 2336> | DRAM 2336 |
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| Select 3 hours from Literature or Philosophy: | ||
| English 265 <ENGL 2331> | ENGL 2331 OR 2332 |
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| English 266 <ENGL 2342> | ENGL 2342 |
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| Philosophy 261 <PHIL 2361> | PHIL 1301 |
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| Philosophy 263 <PHIL 2306> | PHIL 2306 |
Philosophy 365 <PHIL 3365>* |
| Philosophy 463 <PHIL 4363>* | ||
| *When approved by department: | ||
| Select 3 hours from Cultural Studies: | ||
| BSL 236 <BESL 2301> | NO TCCN |
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| Foreign Languages 263 | ARAB, FREN, GERM, SGNL, SPAN 2311/2312 |
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| Foreign Languages 264 | ARAB, FREN, GERM, SGNL, SPAN 2312 |
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| Geography 265 <GEOG 2355> | GEOG 1303 |
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| Geography 266 <GEOG 2356> | GEOG 1303 |
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| History 265 <HIST 2311> | HIST 2311 |
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| History 266 <HIST 2312> | HIST 2312 |
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| Sociology 168 <SOCI 2319> | SOCI 2319 |
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| Component Area 5 - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 15 HOURS |
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| Select 9 hours from: | ||
| History 163 <HIST 1301> | HIST 1301 |
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| History 164 <HIST 1302> | HIST 1302 |
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| Political Science 261 <POLS 2301> | GOVT 2301/2306 |
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| Select 3 hours from: | ||
| Political Science 231 <POLS 2331> | NO TCCN |
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| Political Science 232 <POLS 2332> | NO TCCN |
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| Political Science 235 <POLS 2335> | NO TCCN |
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| Political Science 265 <POLS 2365> | NO TCCN |
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| Political Science 266 <POLS 2366> | NO TCCN |
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| Political Science 281 <POLS 2381> | NO TCCN |
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| Political Science 285 <POLS 2302> | GOVT 2302/2305 |
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| Political Science 334 <POLS 3334>* | ||
| Political Science 336 <POLS 3336>* | ||
| Political Science 337 <POLS 3337>* | ||
| Political Science 360 <POLS 3360>* | ||
| Political Science 364 <POLS 3364>* | ||
| *When approved by department: | ||
| Select 3 hours from: | ||
| Agriculture 236 <AGRI 2360> | SOCI 1301 |
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| Economics 230 <ECON 2300> | ECON 1301 |
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| Economics 233 <ECON 2302> | ECON 2302 |
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| Economics 234 <ECON 2301> | ECON 2301 |
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| Geography 161 <GEOG 1321> | GEOG 1300 |
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| Philosophy 262 <PHIL 2303> | PHIL 2303 |
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| Psychology 131 <PSYC 1301> | PSYC 2301 |
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| Psychology 289 <PSYC 2315> | PSYC 2315 |
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| Sociology 131 <SOCI 1301> | SOCI 1301 |
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| Sociology 264 <SOCI 1306> | SOCI 1306 |
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| Communication Studies 286 <COMS 2386> | SPCH 1318 |
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| Component Area 6 - Institutionally Designated Option | 1 HOURS |
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| Select 1 hour from: | ||
| Kinesiology 215 <KINE 2115> | PHED 1164 |
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| MSL 111 <MLSC 1101> | ||
| MSL 211 <MLSC 2101> | ||
| Kinesiology 233 <KINE 2333> | ||
| *When approved by department | ||
| Total Hours Required to Complete Core Requirements | 42 HOURS |
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