Core Curriculum
All baccalaureate degree programs at North Georgia College & State University have as a requirement the satisfactory completion of at least 60 semester credit hours comprising the six areas of the Core Curriculum as outlined below. Individual degree programs may specify particular courses which must be taken within each area of the core curriculum. Those requirements are shown in the course of study for each major. Students who complete the core curriculum (Areas A-F) at a USG institution are guaranteed full credit in transfer if they do not change majors or program of study. Students who complete an area of the core curriculum are guaranteed full credit for that area in transfer if they do not change intended majors or program of study. In Areas C and E, students completing the sending institution's core are guaranteed full transfer credit regardless of changes in intended majors or program of study. Students will receive credit for courses completed in Area A regardless of whether they complete the entire Area. Students switching from a non-math/science to a math/science track must meet the minimum essential skills of pre-calculus or calculus as appropriate. A student who changes his/her major may have to complete additional hours of course work beyond those required for completion of the program.
The Core Curriculum is divided into six basic areas:
| A. | Essential Skills | 9 Semester Hours |
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 hours |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 hours |
Non-Mathematics, non-Computer Science and non-science majors:
| MATH 1101 | Introduction to Mathematical Models | 3 hours or |
| MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 hours |
NOTE: MATH 1111 will count only as elective credit for majors requiring MATH 1113 or a higher level mathematics course.
Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
majors:
| MATH 1113 | Pre-Calculus | 3 hours or |
| MATH 2450 | Calculus I | 4 hours (1 hour will be counted in area F) |
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B. |
Institutional Options | 4 semester hours |
| PHIL 1110 |
Introduction to Ethics |
2 hours |
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CSCI 1100 |
Introduction to Computers and Information Systems |
2 hours |
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PSYC 1030 |
Principles of Leadership | 2 hours |
| COMM 2110 | Speech Communication | 2 hours |
NOTE: ENGL 1101 is a pre- or co-requisite for COMM 2110.
| C. | Humanities/Fine Arts | 6 semester hours |
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Literature
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3 hours | |
| ENGL 2111 | World Literature I | 3 hours |
| ENGL 2112 | World Literature II | 3 hours |
| ENGL 2121 | British Literature I | 3 hours |
| ENGL 2122 | British Literature II | 3 hours |
| ENGL 2131 | American Literature I | 3 hours |
| ENGL 2132 | American Literature II | 3 hours |
| ENGL 2135 | African-American Writers | 3 hours |
| Fine Arts or Philosophy | 3 hours | |
| PHIL 1101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 hours |
| MUSC 1100 | Music Appreciation | 3 hours |
| ART 2510 | Art History Survey: Ancient to Medieval | 3 hours |
| ART 2520 | Art History Survey: Renaissance to Modern | 3 hours |
| THEA 2500 | Theater Arts Appreciation | 3 hours |
| D. | Science, Mathematics and Technology | 11 semester hours |
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Non-Science majors: |
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| Two lab-based science courses (Not necessarily a sequence) | 8 hours | |
| Mathematics, computer science, or science | 3 hours | |
NOTE: If a student with a major in the above-listed category elects to enroll in a pre-calculus or calculus course (4 hours), 1 hour will be counted as elective credit.
Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics majors:
| Two course lab-based science sequence | 8 hours |
| Mathematics, computer science, or science | 3 hours |
NOTE: If a student with a major in the above-listed categories elects to enroll in a calculus course (4 hours), 1 hour will be counted in Area F.
The following computer science, mathematics, and science courses are the only courses that will meet the requirement for this area. Students enrolling in science courses to meet the laboratory science requirement should enroll in both the lecture and lab sections of the courses for which they wish to receive lab science credit. Students enrolling in science courses to meet the 3 hour mathematics, computer science or science requirement should enroll in only the lecture section of the course for which they wish to receive science credit.
| BIOL 1010 | Introductory Biology | 3 hours |
|
Lab | 1 hour |
| BIOL 1107 | Principles of Biology I | 4 hours |
| BIOL 1108 |
Principles of Biology II
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4 hours |
| BIOL 1260 | Environmental Science | 3 hours * |
|
Lab | 1 hour |
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*(second course of the sequence to BIOL 1010)
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| CHEM 1151 | Survey of Chemistry I | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| CHEM 1152 | Survey of Chemistry II | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| CHEM 1211 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| CHEM 1212 | Principles of Chemistry II | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| GEOL 1644 | Introduction to Geology | 4 hours |
| ASTR 1010 | Astronomy of the Solar System | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| ASTR 1020 | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| PHYS 1111 | Introductory Physics I | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| PHYS 1112 | Introductory Physics II | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| PHYS 2211 | Principles of Physics I | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| PHYS 2212 | Principles of Physics II | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| MATH 1113 | Pre-Calculus | 3 hours |
| MATH 2400 | Elementary Statistics | 3 hours |
| MATH 2450 | Calculus I | 4 hours |
| MATH 2460 | Calculus II | 4 hours |
| CSCI 1301 | Computer Science I | 3 hours |
| GEOG 1111 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 hours |
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Lab | 1 hour |
| E. | Social Sciences | 12 semester hours |
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Required:
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| HIST 1112 | Survey of World History/Civilization II | 3 hours |
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Choose one: |
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HIST 2111 |
Survey of U.S. History I | 3 hours |
| HIST 2112 |
Survey of U.S. History II |
3 hours |
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 hours |
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Electives
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(6 hours)
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| HIST 1111 | Survey of World History/ Civilization I | 3 hours |
| HIST 2111 | Survey of U.S. History I (if not taken above) |
3 hours |
| HIST 2112 | Survey of U.S. History II (if not taken above) |
3 hours |
| POLS 1101 | American Government (if not taken above) |
3 hours |
| POLS 2401 | Global Issues | 3 hours |
| SOCI 1101 | Introductory Sociology | 3 hours |
| PSYC 1101 | Introduction to General Psychology | 3 hours |
| ECON 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 hours |
| ANTH 1101 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 hours |
| GEOG 1101 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3 hours |
| F. | Course Appropriate to the Major | 18 semester hours |
| See the course of study for the major. | ||