General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
A. |
File an approved degree plan/audit with the academic department and complete those requirements. |
B. |
Complete Core Curriculum requirements with a grade of “C” or better in each course. |
C. |
Complete a minimum of 42 upper-division semester credit hours (Refer to your major for any specific additional requirements.) |
D. |
Complete at least 25% of the hours required for the degree at UT Tyler |
E. |
Complete at least 24 of the last 30 upper-division credit hours in residence at UT Tyler. |
F. |
Complete a minimum of 6 upper-division hours in the major field of study at U.T. Tyler. (colleges or departments may establish more stringent requirements). |
G. |
Complete a minimum of 120 hours with a 2.0 grade point average. |
H. |
Maintain a 2.0 overall grade point average. |
I. |
File for graduation at least one semester before graduation. See Graduation Guidelines below. |
Core Curriculum Requirements
The
following is a list of the courses that satisfy the core curriculum
requirements.
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English
Composition & Rhetoric - 6 semester hours
First Course: ENGL 1301
Second Course
: ENGL 1302 |
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World
or European Literature - 3 semester hours
ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2362, ENGL 2363 |
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Humanities - 3 semester hours
PHIL 1301, PHIL 2306, ENGL 2310, ENGL 2350, ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2362, ENGL 2363, SPCM 1315, PHIL 2303** |
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Social and Behavorial
Sciences - 3 semester hours
ANTH 2346, ECON 1301, ECON 2301, ECON 2302, GEOG 1313, HIST 2321, HIST 2322, JOUR 2307, PSYC 1301, SOCI 1301, SOCI 1306, PSYC 1349** |
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Fine
and Performing Arts: appreciation or history - 3 semester
hours
MUSI 1306, THTR 1301, THTR 1356, ART 1301, ART 2303, ART
2304 |
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United
States History - 6 semester hours (may include 3 hours
max. of Texas History) HIST 1301, HIST 1302 |
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United
States and Texas Government - 6 semester hours
POLS 2305, POLS 2306 |
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Laboratory
Science - 8 semester hours
CHEM 1305/1105; 1307/1117; CHEM 1311/1111; 1312/1112; PHYS 2325/2125;2326/2126; BIOL 1306/1106; 1307/1107
(Pre-Nursing students: check lab science requirements for alternative requirements) |
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Mathematics at the level of College Algebra or above - 6 semester
hours
MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, 1333, 1342, 1350, 1351, 2413, 2414 |
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Total Hours: 44 |
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**PSYC 1349 and PHIL 2303 cannot both be counted in the core |
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