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2014 Core Curriculum Project

Distribution of SHSU's 2014 Core Curriculum

	Foundational Component Areas	THECB Mandated	SHSU
I	Communication (Composition)	6	6
II	Mathematics	3	3
III	Life and Physical Sciences	6	6***
IV	Language, Philosophy, and Culture	3	3
V	Creative Arts	3	3
VI	American History	6	6
VII	Government/Political Science	6	6
VIII	Social and Behavioral Sciences	3	3
IX	Institutional Option:	6
	Component IV elective or an Oral Communication Course from Component I*		3
	Any 1 hour course approved within the Core satisfying a component area rubric**		1
	Science Labs***		2

 

* Must satisfy the rubric for Component I - Communication

** One-hour courses may be recommended for inclusion in the core provded they satisfy the rubric for one of the eight component areas.

*** The science labs must be integrated into the science lectures. Thus, the science courses will be four-hour integrated courses.