Theater Arts, B.F.A.

General Education Curriculum Course Requirements

General Education Curriculum (36 Hours)

The General Education Core (GEC) is divided into two categories: Foundational Courses (18-19 Hours) and Pillar Courses (17-18 Hours minimum).

Foundational courses are meant to be 1000-level courses that provide the student with college-level skills in communication, wellness, and analytical and quantitative reasoning.
Students must complete at least one course from each of the following areas: humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, and natural science/mathematics.
Pillar courses are meant to provide a student with flexibility to explore different interests prior to the beginning the major program.

Foundational Courses (18- 19 Hours)

Mathematics (3 Hours)

Choose one (1) of the following courses:

MAT 1302 - College Algebra 3 Credits (Required for all School of Business Majors)
MAT 1304 - Math for Liberal Arts 3 Credits (if allowable by major)
MAT 1342 - Statistics Literacy 3 Credits
or any Mathematics coruse with MAT 1302 or MAT 1304 or higher as prerequisite.

Note:

MAT 1304 is acceptable for all programs in the School of Arts and Sciences except for the programs in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics.
MAT 1304 is acceptable for all programs in the School of Education.
MAT 1304 is not acceptable for any program in the School of Business and Professional Programs.

Science (4 Hours)

BIO 1403 - Fundamentals of Science 4 Credits
BIO 1406 - Contemporary Biology 4 Credits
BIO 1407 - Animal Life 4 Credits
BIO 1408 - Plants & Human Affairs 4 Credits
BIO 1409 - Cracking the Code: A User’s Guide to Human Genetics 4 Credits
BIO 1410 - Introduction to Biology I 4 Credits
BIO 1413 - Local Spring Flora 4 Credits
BIO 1414 - Cats, Chromosomes & Codons 4 Credits
BIO 1415 - Exploring Human Biology 4 Credits
BIO 2401 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Credits
CHE 1403 - Nature of Physical Science 4 Credits
CHE 1404 - Physical Science & Environment 4 Credits
CHE 1405 - Forensic Science I 4 Credits
CHE 1415 - General Chemistry I 4 Credits
CHE 1415L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 0 Credits
CHE 1418 - Chemistry in Context 4 Credits
PHY 1401 - University Physics I 4 Credits
PHY 1401L - Univ Physics I Lab 0 Credits
PHY 1403 - Introductory Astronomy 4 Credits
PHY 1403L - Intro Astronomy Lab 0 Credits
PHY 1410 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credits
PHY 1410L - Fundamentals of Physics I Lab 0 Credits

Pillar Courses (17 - 18 Hours)

In addition to the Foundational Courses, the student completes at least two courses in each pillar.

Since each course applies to two pillars, it is possible for the student to begin to focus on aquiring skills and content that prepare them for their major. It will also be possible for a student to use the remaining GEC courses to explore areas of interest that lie outside their major pathway. This provides the student with opportunities to consider a minor or second major.

A student must complete a minimum of 36 hours between foundational courses and pillar courses.