West Texas A&M University: 1999-2000 Academic Year
Core Curriculum Requirements
Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree
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Unless otherwise noted, a minimum of 130 semester hours of credit.
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At least 36 hours of advanced work (courses numbered 300-400). At least
30 of these hours must be earned at WTAMU. Of those 30, 12 may be earned
in extension courses including up to six hours in correspondence courses.
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At least 33 hours earned in residence at WTAMU, including at least 24 of
the last 30 hours counted toward a degree.
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Completion of all requirements for a major as specified by the student's
academic department.
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Achievement of at least a "C" (2.0) average in all course work offered
toward a degree, at least a "C" average in major requirements as stated
in the catalog and at least a "C" average in all hours in the student's
major subject.
University Core Curriculum Requirements,
49 hours total (pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board)
University core curriculum requirements apply to all baccalaureate
degrees. They are intended to provide students with the basis for establishing
broad and multiple perspectives of the individual in relation to the larger
society and world in which he or she lives. They are predicated on the
belief that basic intellectual competencies in reading, writing, speaking,
listening and critical thinking are essential to the learning process in
any discipline.
Freshman-sophomore requirements outlined below should be completed
by the end of the sophomore year.
Communication Skills
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ENG 101 and 102 6 hours
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SCOM 101 or 201 3 hours
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CIS 105 3 hours
Mathematics
Natural Sciences 8 hours**
Two courses from:
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BIOL 101, 102, 121, 122
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CHEM 101, 102, 121, 122
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GEOL 101, 102
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GESC 111, 112
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PHYS 101, 102, 210, 211
or four courses from:
Humanities
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ENG 201 or 202 3 hours
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ENG 203, HIST 210, PHIL 101 or SPAN 207*** 3 hours
Visual and performing arts
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FA 101, ART 151, ART 152, MUS 101 or THRE 105 3 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences
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HIST 201, 202, 203 (two courses) 6 hours
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POSC 101 and 102 6 hours
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ANTH 201, ECO 201, GEOG 202, PSY 201 or SOCI 201 3 hours
Lifetime Fitness****
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SES 101 1 hour
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SES activity course (including ANSC/SES 158, 164, 165) or marching
band or DNCE 110 1 hour
Science Core Curriculum Requirement Applicable
to Interdisciplinary Majors (elementary education major)
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Any transfer students who select an interdisciplinary major must take all
four of the science courses (NSCI 101, 102, 201, 202), regardless of their
transfer credits in science. (For course details, see page 78.)
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Any interdisciplinary major who changes to another major after successfully
completing one of these courses must complete two other science courses
(from the list of approved university core curriculum science courses listed
above) in order to satisfy the core curriculum requirements in laboratory
science.
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Any interdisciplinary major who successfully completes three of these courses
will have satisfied the core curriculum sequence in laboratory science.
Transferred Credits
Six to eight hours of approved transfer credit in science may be used
to satisfy the laboratory science requirement in the core curriculum. Transfer
students should contact their academic dean with questions concerning applying
transfer credits toward general education requirements. No more than 66
hours earned at community colleges can be counted toward a degree at WTAMU.
Credit by Examination
Credit by examination may satisfy parts of core curriculum requirements
(see page 37 for advanced placement and credit by examination policy).
Six hours of appropriate science credit by examination may be used to satisfy
the laboratory science requirement. Only three semester hours of credit
by examination in political science and three semester hours in history
can be counted toward core curriculum requirements. Students earning six
hours of credit by examination in American history must take at least one
additional course in American history as specified by law.
*or a mathematics course for which one of these is prerequisite.
**12 hours for the student choosing the NSCI sequence.
***or an equivalent course (second semester, second year)
in French or German.
****Upon written recommendation of the University physician or
the coordinator for Disabled Student Services, the student may substitute
two semester hours of elective course work in lieu of sports and exercise
sciences activity courses.
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