2018 General Education Courses 39 credit hours
General education refers to a common core of knowledge designed to provide students with the essential foundation of a liberal arts education and the development of skills and character needed to become engaged citizens and visionary leaders in a global society.
Courses taken to meet general education requirements cannot be counted towards course requirements in a student’s major. The general education curriculum consists of a distribution of 39 semester credit hours.
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THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
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5 Credit Hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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UNIV 101
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Freshman Experience I
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3
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UNIV 102
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Freshman Experience II
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1
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ASMB 201
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Sophomore Assembly I
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0.5
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ASMB 202
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Sophomore Assembly II
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0.5
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COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION LITERACY
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9 Credit Hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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ENGL 101
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English Composition I
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3 (required)
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ENGL 102
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English Composition II
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3 (required)
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Choose 1 course from the following offerings
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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CSCI 101
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Intro. to Computer Technology
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3
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ENGL 110/MCOM 110
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Digital Literacy (new course)
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3
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LDST 210
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Leadership and Communications
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3
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QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
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3 Credit Hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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MATH 111
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College Algebra
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3
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MATH 112
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Pre-Calculus
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3
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MATH 116
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Quantitative Reasoning (new course)
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3
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MATH 201
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Calculus I
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3
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MATH 205
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Discrete Math
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3
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SCIENTIFIC REASONING
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4 credit hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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BIOL 102
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Biology Health and the Environment
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3
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BIOL 102L
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Biology Lab
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1
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BIOL 121
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General Biology I
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3
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BIOL 121L
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General Biology I Lab
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1
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CHEM 101
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Physical Science
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3
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CHEM 101L
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Physical Science Lab
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1
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CHEM 111
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Principles of Chemistry (Computer Science
majors)
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3
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CHEM 111L
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Principles of Chemistry Lab (Computer Science majors)
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1
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CHEM 121
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General Chemistry I
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3
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CHEM 121L
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General Chemistry Lab
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1
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CULTURE
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6 credit hours
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Social and Behavioral Sciences -Choose 1 course
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3 credit hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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BADM 200
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship (new course)
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3
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CRMJ 200
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Intro. to Criminal Justice
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3
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ECON 200
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Contemporary Economic Issues
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3
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GRNT 201
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Intro to Gerontology
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3
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HLTH308/PSYC 318
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Mental Health
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3
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PSCI 201
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Intro to Politics
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3
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PSCI 301
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American Government
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3
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PSYC 201
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Intro to Psychology
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3
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SOCI 201
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Intro to Sociology
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3
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SOCI 202
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Marriage, Kinship and Family
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3
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The Arts -Choose 1 course
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3 Credit Hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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ARTS 200
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Art Appreciation
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3
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ENGL 201
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Intro to Literature
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3
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MUSC 203
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Music Appreciation
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3
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MUSC 204
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Jazz History
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3
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MUSC 310
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Black Music
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3
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MUSC 384
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Music History I (music majors)
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2
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MUSC 385
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Music History II (music majors)
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2
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MUSC 386
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Music History III (music majors)
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2
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THEA 211
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Intro to Theatre Arts
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3
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CULTURAL HUMANITIES
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6 credit hours
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Africana Studies -Choose 1 course
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3 credit hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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AAAS 101
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African American Heritage
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3
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AAAS 201
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Introduction to African American Studies
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3
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AAAS 202
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Introduction to African Studies
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3
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AAAS 301/HIST 301
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African American History to 1865
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3
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AAAS 302/HIST 302
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African American History after 1865
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3
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AAAS 303/HIST 203
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African American Women
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3
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AAAS/HIST 252
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Civil Rights and Black Nationalism [formerly
HIST404, Civil Rights Movements]
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3
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AAAS/HIST 253
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Low Country Carolina and the Atlantic World (new course)
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3
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AAAS 100
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Cultures of the African Diaspora (new course)
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3
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AAAS 203
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Oral and Literary Traditions of the Africana World (new course)
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3
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HIST 243
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Race, Labor, and Resistance (new course)
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3
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Philosophy and Religion Choose 1 course
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3 Credit Hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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RLGN 100
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Introduction to Religion (new course)
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3
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RLGN/PHIL 200
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Applied Ethics (new course)
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3
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RLGN 201
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Introduction to Biblical Literature
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3
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RLGN 312
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Women in Religion
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3
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PHIL 201
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Introduction to Philosophy
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3
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GLOBAL STUDIES
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6 credit hours
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COURSE PREFIX
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COURSE TITLE
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HOURS
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AAAS/SPAN 000
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Afro-Hispanic Cultures (new course)
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3
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AAAS/SPAN 000
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Afro-Hispanic Literatures (new course)
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3
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Foreign Languages
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FREN 101
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Elementary French I
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3
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FREN 102
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Elementary French II
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3
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FREN 203
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Intermediate French I
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3
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SPAN 101
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Elementary Spanish I
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3
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SPAN 102
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Elementary Spanish II
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3
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SPAN 203
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Intermediate Spanish I
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3
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ARAB 101
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Elementary Arabic I
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3
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ARAB 102
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Elementary Arabic II
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3
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CHIN 101
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Elementary Chinese I
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3
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CHIN 102
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Elementary Chinese II
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3
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HNDI 101
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Elementary Hindi I
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3
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HNDI 102
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Elementary Hindi II
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3
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JAPN 101
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Elementary Japanese I
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3
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JAPN 102
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Elementary Japanese II
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3
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GEOG 201
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World Geography
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3
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GNST 303
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Intro. to Gender Studies
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3
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HIST 101
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World History I
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3
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HIST 102
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World History II
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3
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HLTH 312
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Nutrition and Cons Health (Global Health Issues)
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3
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HLTH 330
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Contemporary Health Problems (Global Health Issues)
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3
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LDST 200
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Foundations of Leadership
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3
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RLGN 202
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Introduction to (the) Black Church Experience (s) (new course)
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3
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RLGN 406
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World Religions
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3
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SHSS 201
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Cultural Immersion Experience in the Humanities
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3
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