General Studies Requirements
The academic foundation for a successful business career or graduate work is a broad liberal arts education.
General Studies Required by the School of Business
General Studies Level I
| Course | Title |
Hours
|
|---|---|---|
| Composition | ||
| ENG 1010 | Freshman Composition: The Essay |
3
|
| ENG 1020 | Freshman Composition: Analysis, Research & Documentation |
3
|
| Mathematics | ||
| MTH 1310* | Finite Mathematics for the Management and Social Sciences |
4
|
| Communications | ||
| SPE 1010 | Public Speaking |
3
|
*Note: MTH 1110 or MTH 1400, with graphing calculator experience strongly recommended, is acceptable for transfer students or students changing their major. Consult with Mathematical and Computer Sciences department on substitutions.
General Studies Level II
| Course | Title |
Hours
|
|---|---|---|
| Historical Studies | ||
| HIS | (American history course recommended) |
3
|
| Arts and Letters | ||
| PHI 1030 | Ethics |
3
|
| -OR- | ||
| PHI 3360 | Business Ethics |
3
|
| (Check General Studies guide for Level II Arts and Letters elective) |
3
|
|
| Social Sciences | ||
| PSY 1001 | Introductory Psychology |
3
|
| -OR- | ||
| SOC 1010 | Introduction to Sociology |
3
|
| PSC 1010 | American National Government |
3
|
| -OR- | ||
| PSC 1020 | Political Systems and Ideas |
3
|
| Natural Sciences (Check General Studies guide for Level II Natural Sciences electives) |
6
|
|
| Total of Required & Elective General Studies Credit Hours |
34
|
|

