General Education
Requirements
The general education requirements listed below are incorporated into all majors at USCS. They represent a minimum level of introduction to various subdivisions in the liberal arts, providing a common educational experience for all USCS graduates. A course may be used to satisfy only one general education requirement.
Purposes: To be able to read, write, speak and comprehend standard English effectively.
English 101 and 102; or 146* ................... 6
Speech 201 .............................................. 3
All students must be proficient in writing to be graduated from USCS. English 102 or 146 (with a minimum grade of C in 146) at USCS satisfies this requirement. Transfer students may demonstrate proficiency in writing by any of the following:
Successful completion of English 102 at
USCS
Successful completion of English 146 at USCS with a minimum grade of C
Successful completion of a writing competency test (the test may be repeated once)
*Six hours of credit are awarded with a minimum grade of C in English 146.
Purposes: To have knowledge of the fundamentals of algebra especially as used in solving principal, interest, motion, area, volume, rate and comparable concepts; to be able to construct, read and interpret graphs, to be able to understand elementary statistics.
Mathematics 120 or a higher level
mathematics course (some USCS majors
require higher level mathematics courses)
or successful completion of a mathematics
competency examination ........................ 3
One additional course to be selected from a
higher level mathematics course, logic or
statistics .................................................. 3
III. Arts and Humanities (9 hours)
Purposes: To exhibit an appreciation of the
cultural roots of modern society; to develop
analytical reading and writing skills; to explore the fine arts: music, art, drama.
Fine arts .................................................... 3
History 111, 112 ........................................ 3
One course selected from the following
(but not more than 3 hours in a single
discipline in the fine arts) ........................... 3
American literature; American studies; art;
English literature, linguistics, film or writing;
history; literature in a foreign language;
music; philosophy; religion; speech; theatre;
world literature; women's studies
IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
Purposes: To understand the dynamics
of interactions at the personal, group and societal level; to have introductory understanding of the dynamics of local, state, national and international relationships; to exhibit the ability to organize data and information and to analyze and interpret data and information.
Government 201 or American Studies 101
or 102 ....................................................... 3
Courses from two of the following, with
two disciplines represented: ..................... 6
Anthropology; Economics 221, 222;
government and international studies;
Geography 101, 103; psychology (except 225); sociology (except 201); Women's studies 101
V. Natural Science (7-8 hours)
Purposes: To explore the methods, strengths and limitations of science; to exhibit a knowledge of important scientific models which form a basis of our modern culture; to experience the gathering, organization and interpretation of data; to
explore the interrelatedness of science and society.
Two courses, including at least one
laboratory course, to be selected from
one or more of the following: ................ 7-8
Astronomy; Biology; Chemistry;
Geography 201, 202; Geology; Physics
Purposes: To develop an understanding of
contemporary foreign culture; to have an
awareness of cultural diversity; to increase
understanding of international issues.
A course of an international nature
chosen from the following: 3
Anthropology 102; art; Economics
503; English 275, 290, 322, 319,
423; Geography 121, 212, 340;
Government and International
Studies 310, 326, 327, 420, 491;
History 112, 334, 335, 343, 340, 341,
360, 361, 370, 371, 372, 391; or any
foreign language course except 103;
or Religion 103.
VII. Computer Studies (3 hours)
Purposes: To exhibit a knowledge of the uses
and limitations of computers, both generally and
in the students major discipline; to be able to
use existing software packages and word
processing on a micro computer.
This requirement may be fulfilled in one
of the following three ways: . 3
Computer Science 138 ; a computer science course numbered 141 or above; or Engineering 101 and 102.
Students with previous computer experience may satisfy the computer studies requirement by successful completion of a competency test.
VIII.Senior Seminar (1-12 hours)
Purposes: To integrate knowledge at an
advanced level; to explore ethical issues; to
gain experience in research and oral presentation.
A course or combination of courses (1 or
more semester hours) selected in
consultation with the students major
advisor 1-12
Total general education
requirements ..... 47- 60 hours