All majors must complete the Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum, Additional General Requirements, Professional Education, and one certification area below.
Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum
- ENGL 1113 Rhetoric and Composition
- ENGL 1123 Rhetoric and Composition
- 6 Hours of sophomore literature* or humanities
- SPCH 1133 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- MATH 1233 College Algebra
- Natural Sciences (2 laboratories)
- HIST 1133 Survey of American History to 1865
- HIST 1233 Survey of American History since 1865
- POLS 1333 American Government
- POLS 1433 American Government
- ECON 1333 General Economics OR ECON 2333 Macroeconomic Principles**
- PSYC 1103 General Psychology OR SOCL 1133 Introduction to Sociology
- KNES Activity Course
- KNES 1011 Fundamentals of Physical Activity and Health OR Activity Course
- Foreign Language - Two years of one foreign language
- Fine Arts***
- COUN 3143 Human Diversity
* Sophomore literature required for English Language Arts and Reading
** required for Social Studies program
*** Theatre Arts majors will meet requirement with theatre courses
Additional General Requirements
- EDUC 1023 Computer Applications for Education OR CMPS 1023 Introduction to Computing OR Proficiency exam
Professional Education
- EDUC 2013 School and Society
- EDUC 3153 Educational Psychology
- EDUC 4113 Planning and Assessment for Secondary Education and All-Level
- READ 4273 Content Reading
- EDUC 3163 Classroom Management
- EDUC 4466 Student Teaching in the Secondary School
- SPED 3613 Exceptional Individuals
English Language Arts and Reading
Major
- ENGL 1113 Rhetoric and Composition*
- ENGL 1123 Rhetoric and Composition*
- 6 hours of sophomore literature*
- ENGL 3503 Advanced Survey of Literature
- ENGL 3513 Advanced Grammar
- ENGL 3533 The Theory of Composition
- ENGL 3 additional hours of English from 3000 level courses
- One of the following
- ENGL 4773 Shakespeare
- ENGL 4783 English Renaissance Period
- ENGL 4853 Eighteenth Century English Literature
- ENGL 4863 The English Romantic Period
- ENGL 4873 The Victorian Period
- ENGL 4883 Twentieth Century English Literature
- ENGL 6 additional hours of English from 4000 level courses
- ENGL 3 additional hours of any English excluding ENGL 2113 Composition Skills
Minor
- SPCH 2133 Oral Interpretation
- SPCH 3013 Argumentation and Debate
- JOUR 1233 Introduction to Mass Communication
- JOUR 1243 News Writing
- JOUR 3633 Editorial Writing OR JOUR 3653 Feature Writing
- READ 4223 Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties
- READ 4253 Secondary Reading and Language Arts
- READ 4273 Content Reading
*12 hours duplicated in Academic Foundations
History
Major
- HIST 1133 Survey of American History to 1865*
- HIST 1233 Survey of American History since 1865*
- HIST 1333 Survey of Western Civilization
- HIST 1433 Survey of Western Civilization
- HIST 3003 Survey of Texas History
- HIST 3133 World Religions and Cultures
- HIST 4433 Twentieth Century Europe
Minor
Choose any minor
*6 hours duplicated in Academic Foundations
Social Studies
Major
- HIST 1133 Survey of American History to 1865
- HIST 1233 Survey of American History since 1865
- HIST 1333 Survey of Western Civilization
- HIST 1433 Survey of Western Civilization
- HIST 3003 Survey of Texas History
- HIST 3133 World Religions and Cultures
- HIST 4433 Twentieth Century Europe
- 3 hours advanced U.S. History
- 3 hours advanced European History
- 3 hours advanced Far Eastern or Middle Eastern History
- 3 hours advanced Latin American History
Interdisciplinary Minor
- POLS 1333 American Government*
- POLS 1433 American Government*
- POLS 2523 Foundations of Government and Politics
- POLS 3313 Introduction to Political Theory
- ECON 2333 Macroeconomic Principles*
- ECON 2433 Microeconomic Principles
- GEOG 3003 Geography of the World
- GEOG 3013 Geography of North America
- SOST 3003 Concepts of Social Studies
*15 hours duplicated in Academic Foundations