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Credit Hours Required for Degree: 120
Advanced Credit Hours: 36
*30 advanced hours and 25% of total semester hours required for this degree must be completed at A&M-SA to satisfy the residency requirement
ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 1302 ORENGL 2311 | Composition II OR Technical Writing | 3 |
Mathematics | Select ONE course from approved 020 core list | 3 |
Life & Physical Science | Select ONE course from approved 030 core list | 3 |
Life & Physical Science | Select ONE course from approved 030 core list | 3 |
Lang/Phil/Culture | Select ONE course from approved 040 core list | 3 |
Creative Arts | Select ONE course from approved 050 core list | 3 |
American History | Select ONE course from approved 060 core list | 3 |
American History | Select ONE course from approved 060 core list | 3 |
Government/Political Science | Select ONE course from approved 070 core list | 3 |
Government/Political Science | Select ONE course from approved 070 core list | 3 |
PSYC 2301 or SOCI 1301 | Intro to Psych or Principles of Sociology | 3 |
SPCH 1315 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
Component Area Option Course from Approved List | Select ONE course from approved 090 core list | 3 |
Total SCHs |
| 42 |
(Courses may be taken at the community college)
Foreign Language | Must be in the same language | 3 |
Foreign Language | Must be in the same language | 3 |
Total SCHs |
| 6 |
Note about core curriculum courses: Other courses may satisfy core curriculum requirements. Courses listed under the core curriculum above are also specific degree requirements, and are recommended in the core to expedite degree completion.
To review the approved core list, please refer to the 2019-2020 University Catalog http://www.tamusa.edu/provost/universitycatalog.html; pages 116-118.
This is only a guide and does not constitute an official degree plan. To access the 2019-2020 A&M-SA catalog: http://www.tamusa.edu/provost/universitycatalog.html