General Education Approved Course List (prior to fall 2015)
All students enrolled in the lower division programs of the university must complete the following sequence of general education courses for a total of 36 credit hours. A minimum grade of “C” is required for all general education courses.
COMMUNICATION [6]
Course Prefix # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
ENC 1101 | Freshman Communication Skills I | 3 |
ENC 1102 | Freshman Communication Skills II | 3 |
| OR |
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ENC 1121 | Honors Freshman Composition I | 3 |
ENC 1122 | Honors Freshman Composition II | 3 |
HUMANITIES [6]
Complete two courses from the following approved humanities course list
Course Prefix # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
AMH 2010 | U.S. History 1492-1865 | 3 |
AMH 2020 | U.S. History 1865-Present | 3 |
AMH 3571 | Afro-American History to 1865 | 3 |
AMH 3572 | Afro-American History Since 1865 | 3 |
AML 2010 | American Literature I | 3 |
AML 3041 | American Literature II | 3 |
AML 4154 | Modern American Poetry | 3 |
ARC 2701 | Survey of Arch. History I | 3 |
ARH 2000 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
ARH 2050 | Art History I: Prehistory to Rennaiss. | 3 |
ARH 2051 | Art History II: Baroque to Modern | 3 |
ARH 3610 | American Art | 3 |
ARH 4410 | Modern Art History | 3 |
ARH 4614 | African-American Art | 3 |
ENL 3013 | English Literature to 18th Century | 3 |
ENL 3034 | English Literature II | 3 |
EUH 3100 | Ancient History | 3 |
EUH 3120 | Medieval History | 3 |
EUH 3501 | History of England, 1485-1714 | 3 |
HUM 2211 | Historical Survey I | 3 |
HUM 3214 | Early Civil & the Classical World | 3 |
HUM 3217 | Judeo Christian & Medieval Cultures | 3 |
HUM 2230 | Historical Survey II | 3 |
HUM 3237 | Counter Reformation Bar. & Enlight. | 3 |
HUM 3238 | The European Rennais. & Reform. | 3 |
HUM 3244 | 19th Cent. Rev.: Historic & Artistic | 3 |
HUM 3255 | Modern and Post-Modern Culture | 3 |
HUM 3401 | Asian Humanities | 3 |
HUM 3421 | African Americans in Film | 3 |
HUM 3425 | African Humanities | 3 |
HUM 3546 | Caribbean Literature & Popular Cult. | 3 |
HUM 3930 | Special Topics in Humanities | 3 |
LIT 2110 | Intro to Literature I | 3 |
LIT 2120 | Intro to Literature II | 3 |
LIT 3196 | African-Caribbean Literature | 3 |
LIT 3824 | Latino Literature | 3 |
MMC 2000 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
MUH 3116 | Jazz History | 3 |
MUH 3211 | History and Literature of Music I | 3 |
MUH 3212 | History and Literature of Music II | 3 |
MUH 3561 | Afro-American Music | 3 |
MUL 2111 | Intro. to Music I | 3 |
MUL 2112 | Intro. to Music II | 3 |
PHH 2102 | Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
PHH 3400 | Modern Philosophy | 3 |
PHH 3600 | Contemporary Philosophy | 3 |
PHI 2010 | Intro to Philosophy | 3 |
PHI 2101 | Intro to Logic | 3 |
PHI 3601 | Ethics | 3 |
PHI 2801 | Intro. to Aesthetics | 3 |
PHM 3120 | Contemporary Black Social Phil. | 3 |
REL 2000 | Intro. to Religion | 3 |
REL 3120 | Religion in American Culture | 3 |
REL 2135 | Black Religion in America | 3 |
REL 3145 | Women in Religion | 3 |
REL 2210 | Intro. to Old Testament | 3 |
REL 2240 | Intro to New Testament | 3 |
REL 2320 | Western World Religion | 3 |
REL 3310 | Eastern World Religions | 3 |
REL 3383 | Caribbean Religion & Culture | 3 |
REL 4440 | Contemporary Religious Thought | 3 |
THE 2000 | Intro. to Theatre | 3 |
THE 3112 | Theatre History I | 3 |
THE 3113 | Theatre History II | 3 |
THE 3232 | Black Theatre/Film & Rel. Studies | 3 |
THE 3235 | Cont. Black Theatre | 3 |
WOH 1012 | Hist. Of Civil. | 3 |
WOH 1022 | Hist. Of Civil.: Ren. to 1848 | 3 |
MATHEMATICS [6]
Complete two Mathematics or computation coursework at or above College Algebra from the following approved course list
MAC 4211 | Advanced Calculus | 4 |
MAC 1105 | College Algebra | 3 |
MAC 1114 | Algebraic and Trigonometric Functions | 3 |
MAC 1147 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 4 |
MAC 2223 | Calculus for Architecture | 4 |
MAC 2233 | Calculus for Business | 3 |
MAC 2234 | Calculus for Business II | 3 |
MAC 2311 | Calculus I | 4 |
MAC 2312 | Calculus II | 4 |
MGF 1106 | Liberal Arts Mathematics I | 3 |
MGF 1107 | Liberal Arts Mathematics II | 3 |
MGF 2212 | Finite Mathematics (MAD 2120) | 3 |
MTG 2206 | College Geometry | 3 |
STA 2023 | Intro to Probability & Statistics I | 3 |
NATURAL SCIENCES [6-8]
Students are required to complete 6-8 credit hours from the following approved Natural Science course list. Science majors are required to complete two courses with corresponding laboratory for each science course for a total of 8 semester credit hours.
AEB 2104 | Economics of Agric and Natural Resources | 3 |
AST 1002 | Astronomy | 3 |
AST 1002L | Astronomy Lab | 1 |
BOT 1010 | Elementary Botany | 3 |
BOT 1010L | Elementary Botany Lab | 1 |
BSC 1005 | Biological Science | 3 |
BSC 1005L | Biological Science Lab | 1 |
BSC 1010C | General Biology I | 3 |
BSC 1010L | General Biology I Lab | 1 |
BSC 1011C | General Biology II | 3 |
BSC 1011L | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
CHM 1015 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 3 |
CHM 1015L | Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab | 1 |
CHM 1030 | Intro Chemistry for Health Sci | 3 |
CHM 1030L | Intro Chemistry for Health Sci lab | 4 |
CHM 1031 | Chemistry for Health Sciences | 3 |
CHM 1031L | Chemistry for Health Sciences Lab | 1 |
CHM 1045 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
CHM 1045 L | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
CHM 1046 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
CHM 1046L | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
ENY 2570 | Prin of Environmental Entomology | 3 |
EVR 1001 | Intro Environmental Sciences | 3 |
GLY 2001 | Intro Earth & Space Science | 3 |
HUN 2401 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
ISC 1006 | Wide World Science I | 3 |
ISC 1006L | Wide World Science I | 1 |
ISC 1007 | Wide World Science II | 3 |
ISC 1007L | Wide World Science II Lab | 1 |
PHY 2048 | General Physics I | 3 |
PHY 2048L | General Physics I Lab | 1 |
PHY 2049 | General Physics II | 3 |
PHY 2049L | General Physics II Lab | 1 |
PSC 1121 | Physical Science | 3 |
PSC 1121L | Physical Science Lab | 1 |
SOCIAL SCIENCES [6]
Complete AMH 2091 Introduction to African American History or any AFA prefix course and one course from the following approved course list;
GEA 2000 | World Geography | 3 |
ANT 2000 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
ECO 2013 | Principles of Economics I | 3 |
ECO 2023 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
POS 2001 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
POS 2041 | American National Government | 3 |
POS 2112 | American State and Local Government | 3 |
PSY 2012 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
SYG 2000 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Note: Students who satisfied general education from a Florida public institution prior to attending Florida A&M University are exempt from completing AMH 2091 course for general education purposes
ELECTIVES [4-6]
SPC 2608 | Public Speaking | 3 |
HSC 1100 | Health Modern Living | 3 |
CGS 2060C | Computer Literacy I | 3 |
NOTE:
1. Students who completed only 6 credit hours of natural science may complete additional 2 credit hours of electives
2. Each School/College may require students to be computer literate by requiring them to take an appropriate course or by certifying that the student has mastered certain computer competencies specified by the school/college.
3. Students must complete a total of 36 semester credits of general education courses.
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