Current GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
A REACH TOWARD EXCELLENCE
Changes effective for class admitted for Fall 2006.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
CORE COURSES
Required of All Students – A Grade of “C” or Better is Required in Each
xx-191 University Seminar I (see description below)
xx-192 University Seminar II
01-101 English Composition I
01-102 English Composition II
16-100 Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
01-200 Speech
31-395 Global Societies (Students must have junior status)
FOUNDATION COURSES
Check major for minimum grade requirements
Arts and Humanities---------------------------------3 Hours
05-101 Introduction to Art
06-101 Introduction to Music
06-100 Introduction to African-American Music
01-113 Introduction to Theatre
03-201 Introduction to Philosophy
03-202 Ethics
03-105 Contemporary Moral Issues
History/Social Science------------------------------6 Hours
Three hours must be in one of the following American history courses:
34-201 American History to 1865
34-202 American History from 1865
34-203 African American History to 1865
34-204 African American History from 1865
The other three hours may come from one of the other courses listed above or from one of the ones listed below:
40-201 Principles of Macroeconomics
34-101 World History to the Sixteenth Century
34-102 World History from the Sixteenth Century
33-103 Introduction to Political Science
36-201 Introduction to General Psychology
37-101 Introduction to Sociology
Foreign Languages-----------------------6 Hours In the Same Language
French Language and Culture,
Spanish Language and Culture,
German Language and Culture,
Kiswahili Language and Culture, or
Japanese Language and Culture
Literature------------------------------------------6 Hours
01-201 and 202 World Literature I and II
01-205 and 206 African-American Literature I and II
Students may take 01-201 and 01-206 or 01-205 and 01-202, but not 01-201 and 01-205.
Mathematics-----------------------------------------6 Hours
25-101* Survey of Mathematics I
25-102 Survey of Mathematics II
25-121* College Algebra 121 (grade of “C” required to take a higher level course)
25-122 Trigonometry
25-125 Finite Mathematics
25-131 Pre-Calculus
25-241 Statistics
* Students may substitute the combination 25-110 Algebra A and 25-111 Algebra B for 25-121 College Algebra in the General Education Program.
General Education credit will be given for at most one of the following:
25 - 101 Survey of Mathematics I
25 - 121 College Algebra
The combination 25 – 110 Algebra A and 25-111 Algebra B, 25-131 Pre-Calculus
General Education credit will be given for at most one of the following:
25-122 Trigonometry
25-131 Pre-Calculus
In order to meet individual student needs and depending on placement scores and high school background, other combinations of 100 and 200 level courses may be approved by the student's major department in consultation with the Department of Mathematics.
Natural Sciences------------------------------------6 Hours
Any two courses selected from the following:
23-100 Introduction to Biology**
23-103 Human Biology**
23-107 Human Heredity
23-110 Essential Topics in Biology**
24-100 Introductory Chemistry
23-105 Basic Ecology
22-101 Descriptive Astronomy
27-101 Geology ***
27-201 Physical Science Survey***
27-207 Earth/Space Science***
23-101 General Biology** (Recommended for Science Majors only)
23-102 General Biology (Recommended for Science Majors only)
24-101 Gen. & Elem. Analytical Chemistry (Recommended for Science Majors only)
24-102 Gen. & Elem. Analytical Chemistry (Recommended for Science Majors only)
26-121 Concepts of Physics I
26-122 Concepts of Physics II
Prerequisites and co-requisites must be satisfied when selecting courses, especially the second course in a sequence.
** General Education credit will be given for at most one of the following:
23 - 100 Introduction to Biology
23 – 103 Human Biology
23 - 101 General Biology
23 - 110 Essential Topics in Biology
*** General Education credit will be given for at most one of the following:
27- 201 Physical Science Survey
27- 101 Geology
27- 207 Earth/Space Science
Higher level physics survey courses (111-112 or 201- 202) may be substituted when a mathematical approach is more appropriate.
The catalog description for each major must be consulted for specific requirements within the Foundation Courses including minimum grades.
English Composition I and II, six hours of mathematics, University Seminar, and Fitness and Wellness should be completed within the students' first 30 hours of courses.
UNIVERSITY SEMINAR: XX*-191, XX*-192 1:2:0, 1:1:0
University Seminar is a two semester, general education course sequence designed to provide students with the essentials for a smooth transition to college life and academic success. Academic skills will be developed. These skills include critical reading, thinking, listening, writing, speaking, and using the library, the internet and word processing. Values clarification, coping with peer pressures and the impact of a healthy lifestyle will be addressed. Opportunities will be provided for self-evaluation and growth in basic learning strategies as well as personal and career goals. Knowing the history of the University, feeling connected to the institution, and sharing a common educational experience with other freshmen are important goals of this course.
Students entering Delaware State University with sixty (60) credit hours or an associate degree do not have to take University Seminar. Some Departments may advise these students to take the course since they need the content of the departmental component of University Seminar. A grade of “C” or better is required.
* XX is the primary number of the department in which the student is majoring. Undeclared majors take 02-191 and 02-192. No more than one (1) credit hour of University Seminar I and one (1) credit hour of University Seminar II can be used in the GPA and towards graduation. The department chair and/or the advisor will decide which of the courses will count towards graduation.
GLOBAL SOCIETIES 31-395 3:3:0
This course is designed to develop persons with educated and informed perspectives on the world for the twenty-first century. These are individuals who know their world, and who can understand facets of globalism which transcend time, space and place.
Factors to be considered include global geography, global themes of the past, the global marketplace, and global political, social and cultural developments. This will enable students to appreciate the past, comprehend the present, and be effective and knowledgeable global citizens for the future. A grade of “C” or better is required. Students must have a minimum of 60 credit hours to register for Global Societies.
SENIOR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE----3 HOURS (Minimum)
The senior capstone experience is a course in a major program designed to integrate general education and the major course of study. It enables the student to demonstrate the following: 1) a competence in the major and 2) an understanding of the breadth of knowledge, skills, and sensibilities that general education provides. The course may be planned and/or implemented in an interdisciplinary manner.
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