General Education Requirements • English 101,102 - 8 credit hours • Health 101 or 102 or 103 - 2 credit hours • Physical education activities - 3 credit hours • The state requirements in American history, government and Economics • Math competency requirements English competency requirement: All four-year students must complete the eight-hour, sequential college writing series English 101 and 102 with a grade of C- or better. As an alternative, students may receive credit for English 101 and 102 through Advanced Placement or CLEP credits. Students with an ACT test score in English of 17 or above may register for English 101, College Writing. Students with ACT test scores between 0-9 will be placed in English 095. Students with English ACT test scores between 10-16 will be placed in English 096, or may take a placement test in order to be placed in the appropriate English class based on the placement test scores. Physical education activities: Courses must be taken from three different areas within the Physical Education courses numbered from 100-160 (see page 130). Athletics courses numbered from 151-168, and Dance courses numbered from 146-153,247-249, and 251 may also be used to satisfy the Physical Education activities requirements. Any or all of the three required classes may be taken on a credit/no credit basis. The state requirement in American history, government, and economics may be satisfied by any of the following: • Completing one of the following courses: Econ SS274; Hist SS170 or Polsci SSI 10. (These courses may also be applied to general education requirements.) • Presenting advanced placement credit in American history or suitable transfer courses from other institutions. • Passing a special examination administered before the end of the second week of each quarter under the direction of the chair of the Department of History. Mathematics competency requirement: All candidates for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Arts degrees, who upon admission to the College presented ACT math scores below 17, or who were admitted without ACT scores, are required to achieve one of the following before they will be approved for graduation: • A 17 or above on the math section of the ACT test, OR A grade of 2.0 or better in Math 105, OR • A grade of 2.0 or better in a math course that has Math 105 as a prerequisite. REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION The General Education Program described in the following sections is required of all students who receive a bachelor degree from Weber State College. To provide the broadest possible background in general education, the selection of courses should depend upon the high school preparation. The student who has done well in a high school course in a given field should not select a course that might repeat essentially the same subject matter. HUMANITIES AREA • Bachelor of Arts: Select 15 credit hours from at least 4 groups. • Bachelor of Science: Select 9 credit hours from at least 2 groups. • Bachelor of Integrated Studies: Select 12 credit hours from at least 3 groups. • One literature course is required for all three degrees. Groups: ART: • Art HU101, Introduction to Art (3) • Art HU105, Basic Drawing (3) • Art HU201, History of Art: Paleolithic thru Roman (3) • Art HU202, History of Art: Byzantine thru Baroque/Rococo (3) • Art HU203, History of Art: French Revolution thru Modern (3) • Art HU204, History of Art: Asian (3) COMMUNICATION: • Commun HU102, Principles of Public Speaking (3) • Commun HU105, Communication Skills in Human Relations (3) • Commun HU 111, Introduction to Discussion and Parliamentary Law (3) • Commun HU112, Introduction to Mass Communication (3) • Commun HU328, Mass Media and Society (3) DANCE: • Dance HU169, Introduction to Dance (3) FOREIGN LANGUAGE: • Foreign Language classes HU201, HU202, Second Year (5) (5) • Foreign Language classes HU302, HU 303, Culture and Civilization (3) (3) • Foreign Language classes HU304, HU305, HU306, Third Year (3) (3) (3) HONORS: • Honors HU 153, Perspectives in the Humanities (4) • Honors HU331, Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Classical and Medieval Eras (4) • Honors HU332, Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Modern Era (4) • Honors HU333, Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East (4) General Education Requirements General Informatior 16 LITERATURE: • Engl HU232, Introduction to Fiction (3) • Engl HU233, Introduction to Drama (3) • Engl HU234, Introduction to Poetry (3) • Engl HU235, Biography (2) • Engl HU250, Introduction to Literature (3) • Engl HU251, Masterpieces of American Literature (3) • Engl HU261, Masterpieces of English Literature (3) • Engl HU337, Plays as Literature (3) • Engl HU360, English Novel (3) • Engl HU368, Shakespearean Tragedies (5) • Engl HU369, Shakespearean Comedies and Histories (5) • Engl HU374, Literature of the Bible (5) • Foreign Language HU370, Foreign Literary Masterpieces in Cultural Context (3) • French HU311, HU312, HU313, Survey of French Literature (3) (3) (3) • Survey of German LITERATURE Series: German HU311, Beginnings to 1500 (3) German HU312, Renaissance, Reformation, Baroque, Enlightenment (3) German HU313, The Age of Goethe (3) German HU314, Romanticism and Realism (3) German HU315, Naturalism and Literature from 1900 to 1945 (3) • German HU316, 1945 to Present (3) • Japanese HU 311, HU312, HU313, Survey of Japanese Literature (3) (3) (3) • Portuguese HU311, HU312, HU313, Survey of Portuguese Literature (3) (3) (3) • Spani HU311, HU312, HU313, Survey of Spanish Literature (3) (3) (3) • Spani HU314, HU315, HU316, Survey of Spanish American Literature (3) (3) (3) MUSIC: • Music HU101, Introduction to Music (3) • Music HU 102, Evolution of Jazz (3) • Music HU103, The History of Pop Music: Ragtime to Rock (3) • Music HU 104, Survey of American Musical Theatre (3) PHILOSOPHY: Philo HU101, Introduction to Philosophy (5) Philo HU112, Human Values (5) Philo HU335, Medical Ethics (3) Philo HU350, Philosophy of Western Religions (4) Philo HU355, Philosophy of Eastern Religions (4) THEATRE ARTS: • Theatr HU 101, Enjoying the Theatre (3) • Theatr HU 102, Enjoying the Movies (3) • Theatr HU 110, Acting, An Introduction (3) • Theatr HU460, Creative Dramatics (3) NATURAL SCIENCE AREA • Bachelor of Arts: Select 9 cretht hours in the Natural Science area, at least one course from a life science group and at least one course from a physical science group. • Bachelor of Science: Select 18 credit hours in Natural Science, at least two courses from two different physical science sub-groups and at least two courses from two different life science sub-groups, • Bachelor of Integrated Studies: Select 12 credit hours, at least one course from a life science group and one course from a physical science group. Groups-Life Science: BOTANY: Botany NS101, Plants in Human Affairs (4) Botany NS110, General Botany (5) Botany NS120, Home and Garden Plants (4) Botany NS140, Environmental Appreciation (3) Botany NS160, Local Flora (4) Botany NS341, Natural Resource Conservation (4) HONORS: • Honors NS 151, Perspective in the Life Sciences (4) MICROBIOLOGY: • Micro NS111, Introductory Microbiology (5) • Micro NS 115, Elementary Public Health (4) • Micro NS205, Principles of Microbiology (5) ZOOLOGY: Zool NS160, General Zoology (5) Zool NS201, Human Physiology (5) Zool NS211, Invertebrate Zoology (5) Zool NS212, Vertebrate Zoology (5) Zool NS230, Heredity (5) Zool NS380, History of the Life Sciences (3) Groups-Physical Science: CHEMISTRY: Chem NS101, Introduction to Chemistry (5) Chem NS111, General Chemistry (5) Chem NS112, Elementary Organic Chemistry (5) Chem NS113, Elementary Biochemistry (5) Chem NS121, NS122, Principles of Chemistry (5) (5) EARTH SCIENCE: • GeogrNSlOl, Physical Geography (5) • Geogr NS 113, Introduction to Meterology (4) • Geol NS101, Introduction to Geology (5) (NS credit is not given for both Geol NS101 and Geol NS111) • Geol NS 111, Physical Geology and Laboratory (5) • Geol NS 121, Rocks, Minerals, and Earth Materials (4) • Geol NS 180, Geology of the National Parks (3) HONORS: • Honors NS 150, Perspectives in the Physical Sciences (4) PHYSICS: • PhsxNSlOl, Introduction to Physics (5) • PhsxNS103, Introduction to Astronomy (5) • Phsx NS 107, Elementary Biophysics (5) • Phsx NS111, and Phsx NS112 or NS113, General Physics (4) (4) • Phsx NS261, and Phsx NS262 or NS263, Physics of Scientists and Engineers (4) (4) Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology 17 Continuing Education