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Show 42 Before selecting general education courses, students should consult with an advisor and review their CatTracks degree evaluation accessed through the eWeber student portal. See weber.edu/generalstudiessheet to view a listing of general education courses that includes course offerings by semester. CORE REQUIREMNTS The core requirements listed below apply to all Bachelor's degrees andAA/ AS degrees. It is recommended that students complete these requirements within the first 60 credit hours. General education requirements for AAS degrees vary and are specified by each program. 1. COMPOSITION (6 credit hours) - ENGL EN1010, Introductory College Writing, and ENGL EN2010, Intermediate College Writing, (with a grade of C or above). 2. AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (3 credit hours) - one of the following with a grade of C or above: a. POLS All 100, American National Government, or HIST All700, American Civilization, or ECON All740, Economic History of the United States. b. HIST 2700, History of the United States to 1877, and HIST 2710, History of the United States since 1877 (recommended for history majors). c. Present advanced placement credit in American History, American Government or suitable hansfer courses from other institutions. 3. QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (3-5 credit hours) - one of the following * a. Completion of one of the following mathematics courses (with a grade of C or above): MATH QL1030, Contemporary Mathematics, or MATH QL1040, Intro to Statistics, or MATH QL1050, College Algebra, or MATH QL1080, Pre-calculus, or any math course with either MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080 as a prerequisite. b. Completion of the three-credit PHIL QL2200 Deductive Logic course with a grade of C of above. c. A score of 70 or greater on the ACCUPLACER College Level Math exam. d. A score of 3 or higher on the AP Calculus or AP Statistics exam. * Weber State University students who anticipate transferring to another institution within the Utah State higher education system should fulfill quantitative literacy (QL) with one of the approved Math QL courses rather than PHIL 2200, "Deductive Logic." PHIL 2200 will not be accepted in transfer as a QL course by another Utah public institution of higher education. 4. COMPUTER & INFORMATION LITERACY (2 to 5 credit hours) - Successful completion of approved four-part (A, B, C, D) requirement. Can be met by taking proficiency exams with a C- grade or better, courses with a C- grade or better, or a combination of the two. of one three-credit TBE TE1700 Intro to Microcomputer Applications course and/or one one-credit 1ST TE2010 Business Computer Skills will meet Parts A, B, and C of the requirement. Part A. WORD PROCESSING - TBE TA1501 Vi credit exam or TBE TA1701 one-credit course, Intro to Word Processing. Part B. OPERATING SYSTEMS, E-MAIL, AND ELECTRONIC PRESENTATIONS - TBE TB1502 % credit exam or TBE TBI702 one-credit course, Intro to Microcomputers, Email, Operating Systems, and Electronic Presentations. Part C SPREADSHEETS -TBE TC1503 % credit exam or TBE TCI 703 one-credit course, Intro to Spreadsheets. Part D. INFORMATION LITERACY (Library and Internet research skills) - TBE TD1504 V% credit exam or either LIBS TD1704 one-credit course Information Navigator, or ART/COMM/ ENGL/FL/LIBS/THEA TD/HU1115 three-credit course Humanities on the Internet: Culture, Content and Access; or LIBS TD2201 two-credit course Library Skills, Resources and Research; or LIBS/BSAD TD2704 one-credit course Information Resources in the Business Disciplines, or LD3S TD2804 one credit course Information Resources in the Social Sciences; or HTHS/LIBS TD2904 one credit course Information Resources in the Health Professions. Exams are credit/no credit, courses vary. Students should check with the advisorfor thdr Major to determine the best way to meet the computer literacy requirement. More information is also available at: http://programs.weber.edu/cil/. BREADTH REQUIREMNTS Courses selected to fulfill the following general education requirements must each be from a different program (i.e., have a different course abbreviation, with the exception of HNRS - Honors courses). Humanities/Creative Arts Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or Bachelor of Integrated Studies Select nine (9) credit hours - at least three (3) credit hours from Humanities and at least three (3) credit hours from Creative Arts. Each course must be from a different program (i.e., have a different course abbreviation), with the exception of HNRS -Honors courses. Associate of Applied Science Select three (3) credit hours from Humanities or Creative Arts. GROUPS - HUMANITIES Anthropology ANTH HU/DV1040 Language & Culture (3) Art ARTTD/HU1115* Communication COMMHU1020 Humanities on the Internet (3) Principles of Public Speaking (3) COMM TD/HU1115* Humanities on the Internet (3) COMMHU2010 COMMHU2110 Foreign Language FLTD/HU1115* FLHU1851 orFLHU2851 FL HU2020 Honors HNRSHU1540 HNRSHU2110 Mass Media & Sodety (3) Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) Humanities on the Internet (3) Study Abroad (3) Study Abroad (3) Foreign Language Second Year II (3) Perspectives in the Humanities (3) Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Classical and Medieval Eras (3) HNRS HU2120 Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Modem Era (3) HNRS HU/DV2130 Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East (3) Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog |