General Education

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General Education Curriculum - 36 Hours

General Education Requirements: Minimum of 36 Hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 9 Hours

A. Choose One (1) Course from the List Below:
HIST 140 - History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500 Credits: 3
HIST 140H - History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500, Honors Credits: 3
HIST 141 - History of World Civilization, 1500 - to the Present Credits: 3
HIST 141H - History of World Civilization, 1500 - to the Present, Honors Credits: 3
B. Choose Two (2) Courses from the List Below (May Not Choose 2 HIST Prefix)
HIST 250 - African American History to 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 251 - African American History since 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 255 - American History to 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 256 - American History Since 1877 Credits: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Economics I Credits: 3
ECON 202 - Principles of Economics II Credits: 3
PSY 212 - General Psychology Credits: 3
GLBS 200 - Introduction to Global Studies Credits: 3
BFIN 210 - Personal Financial Management Credits: 3
POL 100-200 Any course in Political Science Credits: 3
SOC 100-200 Any course in Sociology Credits: 3

Freshman Seminar - 2 Hours

(Must Be Enrolled in Part I and II)

UNIV 110 and UNIV 120, 1 credit each with some special sections designated for students with specifically declared majors; HON 194 (1) is required for Honors Program students.

*This course is waived for transfer students with 12 or more transfer hours.

**First-time freshmen who have dual enrollment credit hours (including Associate Degree recipients) must enroll in UNIV 110 and UNIV 120.

UNIV 110 - Freshman Seminar I Credits: 1
UNIV 120 - Freshman Seminar II Credits: 1
HON 110 - Honors Colloquium I Credits: 1
HON 120 - Honors Colloquium II Credits: 1

English Composition - 6 Hours

(Must Complete both 102/H and 103/H with C or better)

ENGL 102 - Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 102H - English Composition and Grammar Honors Credits: 3
ENGL 103 - Composition II Credits: 3
ENGL 103H - English Composition and Vocabulary Honors Credits: 3

Humanities and Fine Arts - 9 Hours

A. Choose Two (2) Courses from the List Below:

(One Course Must Be ENGL201/H or ENGL202/H)

ENGL 201 - World Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 201H - World Literature I Honors Credits: 3
ENGL 202 - World Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 202H - World Literature II Honors Credits: 3
COM 200 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COM 201 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
SPCH 200 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 3
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Credits: 3
Additional foreign language courses may be available through UNC Online.
B. Select One (1) Course from the List Below:
ART 132 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3
MUS 136 - Introduction to Music Literature Credits: 3
MUS 136H - Introduction to Music Literature Honors Credits: 3
MUS 216 - The African American in Music Credits: 3

Health and Physical Education - 3 Hours

A. Required Course

HLTH 185 - Health Concepts Credits: 2
B. Choose One (1) Physical Education Activity Course
- Physical Education Activity Credits: 1

Mathematics and Natural Sciences - 7-8 Hours

A. Choose One (1) Course from the List Below:
MATH 114 - Math for Liberal Arts Credits: 3
MATH 115 - College Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 118 - Precalculus Credits: 3
MATH 121 - Number Systems and Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 165 - Calculus of Single Variable I Credits: 4
B. Choose One (1) Course from the List Below AND Corresponding Lab
PHYS 152 - Principles of Physical Science Credits: 3
PHYS 152L - Principles of Physical Science Lab Credits: 1
PHYS 152H - Principles of Physical Science Honors Credits: 3
PHYS 181 - General Physics I Credits: 3
PHYS 181L - General Physics I Lab Credits: 1
PHYS 182 - General Physics II Credits: 3
PHYS 182L - General Physics II Lab Credits: 1
BIOL 100 - Principles of Biological Science Credits: 3
BIOL 100L - Principles of Biological Science Lab Credits: 1
BIOL 101 - General Biology for Majors I Credits: 4
GEOL 158 - Principles of Geological Science Credits: 3
GEOL 158L - Principles of Geological Science Lab Credits: 1
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHEM 101L - General Chemistry I Lab Credits: 1
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHEM 102L - General Chemistry II Lab Credits: 1
ENSC 101 - General Environmental Science Credits: 3
ENSC 101L - General Environmental Science Laboratory Credits: 1
GEOL 140 - Introduction to Earth Science Credits: 4

Note

Additional courses may be accepted to satisfy specific General Education curriculum requirements as deemed transferable and appropriate by Elizabeth City State University.

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