General Education Courses

The General Education Core Curriculum consists of 42 semester credit hours in the following categories:

Communication	6 credits
History (United States)	6 credits
Language, Philosophy and Culture	3 credits
Mathematics	3 credits
Life and Physical Sciences (any two 3-SCH courses; labs that accompany them are counted as Component Area Options)	6 credits
Political Science (U.S., State of Texas and Local Government)	6 credits
Creative Arts	3 credits
Social and Behavioral Science	3 credits
Component Area Option (includes oral communication and the labs that accompany Life and Physical Science courses)	6 credits

Total Hours Required	42 credits

The following table lists current UT Permian Basin courses that satisfy the general education requirement in each of the categories of the core curriculum. The table also lists course numbers in the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) that, when transferred from public higher education institutions in Texas, meet UT Permian Basin general education requirements. The TCCNS is a statewide system for determining equivalency of courses at different institutions.

Some majors specify courses to meet one or more general education requirements. Students should refer to the Programs of Study listed in this catalog before selecting general education courses. Students seeking teacher certification should contact their certification advisor for specific math requirements.

Category	Course	TCCN	Title	SCH
010 Communication
010	ENGL 1301	ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
010	ENGL 1302	ENGL 1302	Composition II	3

020 Mathematics
020	MATH 1314	MATH 1314	College Algebra	3
020	MATH 1324	MATH 1324	Applications Discrete Math	3
020	MATH 1332	MATH 1332	Contemporary Math	3
020	MATH 1342	MATH 1342	Elementary Statistics	3
020	MATH 2412	MATH 2412	Precalculus	4
020	MATH 2413	MATH 2413	Calculus I	4
020	STAT 2301		Introductory Statistics I	3

030 Life and Physical Sciences
030	ASTR 1301		Astronomy I	3
030	BIOL 1306	BIOL 1306	General Biology I	3
030	BIOL 1307	BIOL 1307	General Biology II	3
030	BIOL 1308	BIOL 1308	Biology for Non-Science Majors	3
030	CHEM 1311	CHEM 1311	General Chemistry I	3
030	CHEM 1312	CHEM 1312	General Chemistry II	3
030	GEOL 1301	GEOL 1303	Physical Geology	3
030	GEOL 1302	GEOL 1304	Historical Geology	3
030	PHYS 2325	PHYS 2325	University Physics I	3
030	PHYS 2326	PHYS 2326	University Physics II	3

040 Language, Philosophy and Culture
040	COMM 1301	COMM 1307	Intro to the Study of Communication	3
040	ENGL 2322	ENGL 2322	British Lit To 1800	3
040	ENGL 2323	ENGL 2323	British Lit Since 1800	3
040	ENGL 2327	ENGL 2327	American Lit To 1865	3
040	ENGL 2328	ENGL 2328	American Lit Since 1865	3
040	PHIL 2300	PHIL 2300	Introduction to Philosophy	3
040	SPAN 2311	SPAN 2311	Intermediate Spanish I	3
040	SPAN 2312	SPAN 2312	Intermediate Spanish II	3
040	SPAN 2320	SPAN 2320	Intro Latin American Studies	3
040	UNIV 1301*		Honors Freshman Seminar	3

050 Creative Arts
050	ARTS 1301	ARTS 1301	Art Appreciation	3
050	ARTS 1303	ARTS 1303	Art History Survey I	3
050	ARTS 1304	ARTS 1304	Art History Survey II	3
050	DRAM 1310	DRAM 1310	Intro to Theatre Arts	3
050	MUSI 1301	MUSI 1310	Jazz, Pop, & Rock	3
050	MUSI 1306	MUSI 1306	Music Appreciation	3
050	UNIV 1302*		Honors Freshman Seminar II	3

060 American History
060	HIST 1301	HIST 1301	History of the US to 1877	3
060	HIST 1302	HIST 1302	History of the US Since 1877	3

070 Government/Political Science
070	PLSC 2305	GOVT 2305	American National Politics	3
070	PLSC 2306	GOVT 2306	State and Local Politics	3
070	UNIV 2301*		Honors Sophomore Seminar	3

080 Social and Behavioral Sciences
080	ECON 2301	ECON 2301	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
080	ECON 2302	ECON 2302	Principles of Microeconomics	3
080	LEAD 1301	LEAD 1301	Intro to Leadership Studies	3
080	PSYC 1301	PSYC 1301	Intro to Psychology	3
080	SOCI 1301	SOCI 1301	Intro to Sociology	3

090 Component Area Option
095	ARTS 1303	ARTS 1303	Art History Survey I	3
095	ARTS 1304	ARTS 1304	Art History Survey II	3
093	ASTR 1101	ASTR 1101	Astronomy Lab	1
093	BIOL 1106	BIOL 1106	General Biology Lab I	1
093	BIOL 1107	BIOL 1107	General Biology Lab II	1
093	BIOL 1108	BIOL 1108	Biology for Non Science Majors Lab	1
093	CHEM 1111	CHEM 1111	General Chemistry I Lab	1
093	CHEM 1112	CHEM 1112	General Chemistry II Lab	1
093	CHEM 1311	CHEM 1311	General Chemistry I	3
093	CHEM 1312	CHEM 1312	General Chemistry II	3
094	COMM 1115		Communication Lab	1
091	COMM 1315	SPCH 1315	Intro to Public Speaking	3
095	DRAM 1310	DRAM 1310	Intro to Theatre Arts	3
098	ECON 2301	ECON 2301	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
098	ECON 2302	ECON 2302	Principles of Microeconomics	3
094	ENGL 2322	ENGL 2322	British Lit To 1800	3
094	ENGL 2323	ENGL 2323	British Lit Since 1800	3
094	ENGL 2327	ENGL 2327	American Lit To 1865	3
094	ENGL 2328	ENGL 2328	American Lit Since 1865	3
093	GEOL 1101	GEOL 1103	Physical Geology Lab	1
093	GEOL 1102	GEOL 1104	Historical Geology Lab	1
094	HIST 2322	HIST 2322	World Civilizations Since 1500	3
095	MUSI 1301	MUSI 1310	Jazz, Pop, & Rock	3
093	PHYS 2125	PHYS 2125	University Physics I Lab	1
093	PHYS 2126	PHYS 2165	University Physics II Lab	1
098	PSYC 1301	PSYC 1301	Intro to Psychology	3
098	SOCI 1301	SOCI 1301	Intro to Sociology	3
094	SPAN 2311	SPAN 2311	Intermediate Spanish I	3
094	SPAN 2312	SPAN 2312	Intermediate Spanish II	3
094	SPAN 2320	SPAN 2320	Intro Latin American Studies	3

*UNIV courses are open to students in the Honors Program only.
In addition, most teacher certification programs have mathematics requirements different from or beyond the minimum mathematics general education requirements. Students seeking teacher certification should contact their certification advisor for specific math requirements.