General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. Some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work.

General Education Requirements

Effective Fall 2010, Northeastern State University will implement the following new general education curriculum.

Written & Oral Communication (9 hours)

ENGL 1113 - Freshman Composition I #
ENGL 1213 - Freshman Composition II #
Choose ONE course from the following:
COMM 1113 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication #
COMM 3213 - Public Speaking #
COMM 3223 - Business and Professional Speaking #
COMM 3303 - Group Dynamics #

Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)

Global Perspectives (6 hours)

Select ONE course each from TWO different categories for a total of 6 credit hours, OR take two consecutive courses in the same language in the second language category.

2. American Indian Studies

3. Geography

4. Political Science

5. Literature, Customs, and Beliefs

Life Skills (6 hours)

1. ONE course from the following:
H ED 1113 - Personal Health#
HFS 1653 - Basic Nutrition #
AND
2. Select 3 hours from the following:
FIN 2113 - Personal Financial Planning
HFS 1103 - Relationships and Marriage #
HFS 3113 - Consumer Issues #
PSYC 1003 - Introduction to Human Behavior #
CS 1003 - Computers in Modern Society
OR
IS 1003 - Computers in Modern Society
OR a more advanced CS/IS course
EDUC 4823 - Technology in Education (This course is designed for education majors)
H ED 2212 - First Aid/Responding to Emergencies
P ED 4741 - Seminar: CPR Training
LIBM 4611 - Electronic Information Retrieval
Any military science leadership, physical education activity, and/or performance-based arts courses(s).

Humanities (6 hours)

1. Culture and Ideas

Choose ONE course from the following:

2. Fine Arts Appreciation

Choose ONE course from the following:

HUM 2333 - Art Appreciation #
MUS 2543 - Music Appreciation #
MUS 2863 - World Music #
THTR 2763 - Theatre Appreciation #
THTR 2843 - Film Appreciation #
If the student has completed 6 hours of required Humanities courses at a transfer institution, then s/he has fulfilled NSU’s Humanities requirements.

Natural Sciences (7-9 hours)

At least one course from the biological or physical sciences must include a lab.

1. Biological Sciences (3-4 hours)

BIOL 1114 - General Biological Science # (Recommended for non-science majors)
OR
BIOL 1113 - General Biological Science (Lecture)# (Recommended for non-science majors)
AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biological Science Lab#
BIOL 1123 - Evolution and Diversity#
AND
BIOL 1131 - Investigative Laboratory#
BIOL 3413 - Environmental Problems #

2. Physical Sciences (3-5 hours)

SCI 1114 - General Physical Science # (Recommended for non-science majors)
A course in CHEM with lab

A course in PHYS (includes lab)

Quantitative Analysis (3 hours)

MATH 1473 - Applied Mathematics #
MATH 1513 - College Algebra # (This course may be required for some majors)
OR an advanced course in mathematics, statistics, or computer programming

Computer Proficiency

Students must demonstrate computer proficiency, which includes the competent use of a variety of software and networking applications. Students may complete the requirement through one of three options:

Sucessfully completing a high school computer science course that meets the State Regents’ high school curricular requirements; OR
Satisfying NSU’s computer proficiency assessment; OR
Successfully completing CS/IS 1003 Computers in Modern Society or EDUC 4823 Technology in Education (for Education majors)

Students should complete this requirement in their first 30 hours of course work.