Core Curriculum

The 2019-2020 UTRGV’s Core Curriculum consists of 42 credit hours grouped in eight Foundational Component Areas and one Component Area Option.

Requirements

010 - Communication (2 courses - 6 hours required; minimum grade of C)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
ENGL 1301	Rhetoric and Composition I
ENGL 1387	Rhetoric and Composition I (Honors)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
ENGL 1302	Rhetoric And Composition II
ENGL 1388	Rhetoric And Composition II (Honors)
ENGL 1305	Writing Cultural Studies

020 - Mathematics (1 course – 3 hours required; minimum grade of C)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
MATH 1314	College Algebra
MATH 1414	College Algebra
MATH 1324	Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences
MATH 1325	Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
MATH 1332	Mathematics for Liberal Arts
MATH 1382	Mathematics for Liberal Arts (Honors)
MATH 1342	Elementary Statistical Methods
MATH 1387	Elementary Statistical Methods (HONORS)
MATH 1343	Introduction to Biostatistics
MATH 1388	Introduction to Biostatistics (Honors)
MATH 2412	Precalculus
MATH 2413	Calculus I
	Or
MATH 2487	Calculus I (Honors)

030 - Life and Physical Sciences (2 courses – 6 hours required; lecture only)

Choose two:

Course	Course Name
ASTR 1401	Introduction to Astronomy I
ASTR 1402	Introduction to Astronomy II
BIOL 1406	General Biology I
	Or
BIOL 1487	General Biology I (Honors)
BIOL 1407	General Biology II
	Or
BIOL 1488	General Biology II (Honors)
BIOL 2401	Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2402	Anatomy and Physiology II
CHEM 1311	General Chemistry I
	Or
CHEM 1309	Chemistry for Engineers
CHEM 1312	General Chemistry II
ENVR 1401	Introduction to Environmental Science I
ENVR 1402	Introduction to Environmental Science II
GEOL 1403	Physical Geology
GEOL 1404	Historical Geology
PHYS 1401	General Physics I
PHYS 1402	General Physics II
PHYS 2425	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
PHYS 2426	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II
PSCI 1421	Physical Science I
PSCI 1422	Physical Science II

040 - Language, Philosophy and Culture (1 course – 3 hours required)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
ANTH 1354	The Anthropology of Expressive Culture
ENGL 2313	Readings in Dramatic Literature
ENGL 2321	Introduction to British Literature
ENGL 2326	Introduction to American Literature
ENGL 2331	Introduction to World Literature
ENGL 2341	Introduction to Literature
ENGL 2351	Introduction to Mexican American Literature
ENGL 2387	Readings in World Literature I (Honors)
ENGL 2388	Readings In World Literature II (Honors)
FREN 2382	Introduction to French Literature (in English)
HIST 2321	World History I
HIST 2322	World History II
MASC 2301	Introduction to Mexican American Studies
MUSI 1309	World Music Cultures
PHIL 1301	Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1387	Introduction to Philosophy (Honors)
PHIL 1300	Critical Thinking
PHIL 1305	Introduction to Latin American Philosophy
PHIL 1306	Introduction to Asian Philosophy
PHIL 1310	Ethics, Happiness, and the Good Life
PHIL 1312	Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 1366	Philosophy and History of Science and Technology
PHIL 2306	Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 2322	Ethics, Health, and Culture
PHIL 2326	Ethics, Technology and Society
PHIL 2351	Religious Diversity in the Global Community
SPAN 2320	Latina/o Culture and Civilization in Spanish
SPAN 2330	Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Literature in English

050 - Creative Arts (1 course – 3 hours required)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
ARTS 1301	Art Appreciation
ARTS 1303	Art History I, Prehistoric to the 14th-Century
ARTS 1304	Art History II, 14th-Century to the Present
DANC 2323	Dance Appreciation
ENGL 2312	History of Film as Visual Art
FILM 2312/ENGL 2312	History of Film as a Visual Art
ENGL 2314	Appreciation and Analysis of Literature
FREN 2323	Introduction to French Cinema in English
MUSI 1306	Music Appreciation
MUSI 1308	Music History and Literature I
MUSI 1310	History of Rock
PHIL 1330	Philosophy, Art, and Film
THTF 1310	Theatre Appreciation
THTF 2366	Cinema Appreciation

060 - American History (2 courses – 6 hours required)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
HIST 1301	U.S. History I
HIST 1387	U.S. History I (Honors)
HIST 2327/MASC 2327	Mexican American History I
MASC 2327/HIST 2327	Mexican American History I

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
HIST 1302	U.S. History II
HIST 1388	U.S. History II (Honors)
HIST 2328/MASC 2328	Mexican American History II
MASC 2328/HIST 2328	Mexican American History II

070 - Government/Political Science (2 courses – 6 hours required)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
POLS 2305	U.S. Federal Government & Politics
POLS 2385	U.S. Federal Government & Politics (Honors)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
POLS 2306	Texas Government & Politics
POLS 2386	Texas Government & Politics (Honors)

080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 course – 3 hours required)

Choose one:

Course	Course Name
ANTH 1324	Human Evolution
ANTH 2302	Introduction to Archeology
ANTH 2351	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ECON 1301	Introduction to Economics
ECON 2301	Principles of Macroeconomics
ENGL 2315	Humans and Language
PHIL 1362	Race, Sexuality, and Class
PSYC 2301	General Psychology
SOCI 1301	Introduction to Sociology

090 - Integrative/Experiential Learning Option (6 hours required)

1. Applied Communication and Literacies (maximum 3 hours)

Course	Course Name
COMM 1311	Introduction to Communication
COMM 1315	Public Speaking

2. Humanities (maximum 4 hours)

Course	Course Name
PHIL 1102	Work and Human Flourishing

Students may also select an additional three-hour course from the Language, Philosophy, and Culture area to complete the six required hours in the (090) Component Area Option.

3. Leadership (maximum 1 hour)

Course	Course Name
MGMT 1101	Leadership and Career Lab

4. Science Labs (maximum 3 hours)

Students may use up to 3 hours from the lab component of any of the science courses listed in the Life & Physical Sciences component area (030) for the Integrative/Experiential Learning component area. Courses that have a separate lab are also listed below.

Course	Course Name
ASTR 1401	Introduction to Astronomy I
ASTR 1402	Introduction to Astronomy II
BIOL 1406	General Biology I
BIOL 1487	General Biology I (Honors)
BIOL 1407	General Biology II
BIOL 1488	General Biology II (Honors)
BIOL 2401	Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2402	Anatomy and Physiology II
CHEM 1111	General Chemistry I Lab
	Or
CHEM 1109	Chemistry for Engineers Lab
CHEM 1112	General Chemistry II Lab
ENVR 1401	Introduction to Environmental Science I
ENVR 1402	Introduction to Environmental Science II
GEOL 1403	Physical Geology
GEOL 1404	Historical Geology
PHYS 1401	General Physics I
PHYS 1402	General Physics II
PHYS 2425	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
PHYS 2426	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II
PSCI 1421	Physical Science I
PSCI 1422	Physical Science II

5. Interdisciplinary (maximum 4 hours)

Course	Course Name
ANTH 2311	Global Health and Social Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Illness and Inequality
ENST 1301	Introduction to Environmental Studies
INDS 2390	Humanities in the World
INDS 2190	Humanities and Service Learning
HONR 2388	Honors Humanities II
QUMT 2398	Decision Analytics

6. Technologies (maximum 3 hours)

Course	Course Name
CSCI 1380	Computer Science I

7. Language Diversity and Writing (maximum 4 hours)

Course	Course Name
WRLS 1100	Language Exploration Lab
SPAN 2321	Spanish in the United States
WRLS 2301	Multilingual Writing in Academic and Community Contexts

(H) designates Honors sections of courses.