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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

General Education Curriculum

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The General Education Curriculum is a set of courses required in all colleges and majors. It is designed to ensure that graduates acquire the knowledge and skill to live productive lives as responsible and knowledgeable citizens of their region, their country and the world, capable of working effectively with others while displaying openness to different viewpoints and understanding the diversity of human values. Through general education courses, graduates learn to appreciate the possibilities of human achievement and the patterns of human thought in both the arts and the sciences. To this end, courses in the General Education Curriculum ensure broad learning across the humanities, arts, social studies, and life and physical sciences, while teaching competence in technology, communication, critical thinking and analytical skills.

Students who are pursuing on-line or distance education degrees must complete the same general education requirements as students in traditional, face-to-face degree programs.

The following table identfies the Louisiana Board of Regents minimum General Education requirements and the corresponding UL Lafayette General Education requirements. The Louisiana Board of Regents recognizes that course offerings may vary from one institution to another, but such courses share common charateristics essential to the study of the required academic disciplines identified below.

Board of Regents Core

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

English Composition (6 hours)
- ENGL 101 -ENGL 102 or the equivalent.
Mathematics (6 hours)
Behavioral Science (6 hours)
- ANTH, CJUS, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYCH, or SOCI
Natural Sciences (9 hours)
- BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, Microbiology, Physical Science, or PHYS (including both biological and physical sciences, with 6 hours in the same science).
Humanities (9 hours)
- Literature, Language, HIST, CMCN, PHIL, Interdisciplinary Studies

Fine Arts (3 hours)
Total: 39 hours

English Composition (6 hours)
- ENGL 101 -ENGL 102 or the equivalent.
Mathematics or Statistics (6 hours)
Behavioral Science (6 hours)
- ANTH, CJUS, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYCH, or SOCI - with 3 hours at the 200+ level
Natural Sciences (9 hours)
- BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, Microbiology, Physical Science, or PHYS (including both biological and physical sciences, with 6 hours in the same science).
Literature (3 hours)
- From the approved list
History (3 hours)
- From the approved list
Communication (3 hours)
- From the approved list
Fine Arts (3 hours)
- From the approved list
Total: 39 hours

UL Lafayette General Education Curriculum

English Composition
Mathematics
Social/Behavioral Science
Natural Sciences

Literature
History
Communication
Fine Arts

English Composition (6 credit hours)

Credit awarded for ENGL 101 and placement in ENGL 102 or ENGL 115 for ACT 28 in English. Only one of ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 may be used for degree credit.

ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 103 - Foundations of Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
and ENGL 104 - Foundations of Academic Writing Tutorial Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 115 - Honors Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ESOL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Credit Hours: 3
ESOL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture for Non-Native Speakers of English Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics (6 credit hours)

Only one of MATH 102 , MTHS 102 , MATH 105 , MTHS 105 , MATH 109 , MTHS 109 , or MATH 143 may be used for degree credit.

Only courses listed below may satisfy the Mathematics General Education requirement:

MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
MTHS 102 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
and MTHS 102S - Contemporary Mathematics Practicum Credit Hours: 2-3
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MTHS 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
and MTHS 105S - Applied College Algebra Practicum Credit Hours: 2-3
MATH 109 - Pre-Calculus Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MTHS 109 - Pre-Calculus Algebra Credit Hours: 3
and MTHS 109S - Pre-Calculus Algebra Practicum Credit Hours: 2
MATH 110 - Pre-Calculus Trigonometry and Function Theory Credit Hours: 3
MATH 143 - Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3
MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance Credit Hours: 3
MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 250 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 3
MATH 270 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 301 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

Choose from any ANTH, CJUS, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, or other social behavioral science course. Three credit hours must be at the 200+ level.

Recommended courses are:

ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 201 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 202 - Biological Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 203 - World Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CJUS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CJUS 203 - The Police Process Credit Hours: 3
CJUS 205 - The Corrections Process Credit Hours: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 103 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 380 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
POLS 110 - U.S. Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 220 - World Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 360 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
POLS 370 - Political Philosophy: Thinkers Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 220 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 255 - Life-span Developmental Psychology (for Non-Majors) Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 311 - Child Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 370 - Behavior Modification Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 100 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 241 - Contemporary Social Problems Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (9 credit hours)

Natural Science courses must be taken in both areas, Life and Physical Sciences. Six hours must be in a single Life Science subject (BIOL, ENVS 150) or Physical Science subject (CHEM, PHYS, GEOL, ENVS). An additional three credit hours are required in the Life or Physical Science area not selected.

Natural Science requirements MAY NOT be satisfied by three courses in the same subject or natural science area.

Only courses listed below may satisfy the Natural Science General Education requirement::

Life Sciences:
BIOL 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 111 - Fundamentals of Biology II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 121 - Biological Principles and Issues I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 122 - Biological Principles and Issues II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 206 - Biology for Elementary Education Majors Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 216 - Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 220 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 261 - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 300 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 301 - Genetic Choices in Modern Society Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 303 - Sociobiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 304 - Plants and Human Affairs Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 305 - Survey of Marine Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 312 - Introduction to Coastal Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 313 - Animal Science Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 316 - Animal Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 150 - Plant Science Credit Hours: 3
Students who choose to take ENVS 150 as their LIFE SCIENCE course, must select their remaining six (6) credit hours from a single subject area in Physical Sciences excluding ENVS.
Physical Sciences:
CHEM 101 - Survey of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 102 - Survey of Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 108 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 123 - Survey of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 221 - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 232 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 251 - Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 301 - Physical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 317 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 100 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 280 - Biosphere Systems Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 105 - Our Earth Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 106 - Earth Evolution Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 110 - Dinosaurs Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 111 - Introduction to the Earth Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 112 - History of the Earth Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 115 - Honors Geology I Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 120 - Earth’s Changing Climate Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 225 - Introduction to Earth Science Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 160 - Astronomy of the Solar System Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 170 - Astronomy Beyond the Solar System Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 213 - Conceptual Physics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 201 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 202 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 207 - Introduction to Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 208 - Introduction to Physics II Credit Hours: 3

Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from any Literature or Literature-centered Humanities (HUMN) course.

Recommended courses are:

ENGL 201 - British Literature from the Medieval Period to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 202 - British Literature from 1800 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 203 - World Literatures to 1600s Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 204 - World Literatures from 1600s to Present Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 205 - American Literature to 1865 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 206 - American Literature since 1865 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 210 - Literary Genres Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 211 - Thematic Approaches to Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 212 - Literature and Other Media Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 312 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 319 - Modern and Contemporary Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 320 - Modern and Contemporary Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 332 - Introduction to Folklore Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 333 - Louisiana Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 334 - Folklore and Culture Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 341 - Drama to 1850 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 342 - Drama 1850 to Present Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 350 - Young Adult Literature and Media Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 370 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 371 - Ethnic Literatures Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 373 - Queer Literature, Media, and Culture Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 380 - Literature By Women Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 381 - The Scripture As Literature Credit Hours: 3
FREN 302 - Literary, Linguistic or Cultural Studies I Credit Hours: 3
FREN 311 - Introduction to French and Francophone Literature Credit Hours: 3
FREN 322 - French and Francophone Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3
FREN 392 - Louisiana French Folklore and Folk Music Credit Hours: 3
GERM 311 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
HUMN 151 - The Humanistic Tradition I Credit Hours: 3
HUMN 152 - The Humanistic Tradition II Credit Hours: 3
HUMN 200 - Ideas and Issues Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 302 - Literary, Linguistic or Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 320 - Introduction to Hispanic Cultures Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 340 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature Credit Hours: 3

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from any course in HIST (excluding HIST 490 ) or any PHIL (excluding PHIL 316 ).

Recommended courses are:

HIST 100 - Introduction to History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 101 - World Civilizations I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 102 - World Civilizations II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 307 - History of Louisiana Credit Hours: 3
HIST 321 - English History I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 322 - English History II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 330 - Modern Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 343 - Modern Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 351 - Colonial Latin America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 352 - Modern Latin America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 355 - Black History Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 101 - What is Philosophy? Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 321 - Plato, Aristotle and the Ancients Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 322 - History of Modern Philosophy Credit Hours: 3

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from any CMCN or Foreign Language course.

Recommended courses are:

CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 202 - Argumentation and Structured Decision-Making Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 212 - Writing for Communication Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 302 - Competitive Forensics Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 345 - Social Media Communication Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 223 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 355 - Advanced Writing for Teachers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 356 - Advanced Writing in the Arts Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 357 - Advanced Writing in Business Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 358 - Advanced Writing in Humanities Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 359 - Advanced Writing in Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360 - Advanced Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 365 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
THEA 261 - Acting I Credit Hours: 3
FREN 101 - Elementary French I Credit Hours: 3
FREN 102 - Elementary French II Credit Hours: 3
FREN 201 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 3
FREN 202 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 3
FREN 216 - Intermediate Conversation Credit Hours: 3
FREN 301 - Louisiana Francophone Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
FREN 316 - Conversation Credit Hours: 3
FREN 332 - Professional French and Media Credit Hours: 3
FREN 361 - Advanced French I Credit Hours: 3
FREN 362 - Advanced French II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 202 - Spanish Readings Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 216 - Intermediate Conversation Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 301 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 310 - Composition Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 316 - Conversation Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 330 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 332 - Spanish for Professionals Credit Hours: 3
GERM 101 - Elementary German I Credit Hours: 3
GERM 102 - Elementary German II Credit Hours: 3
GERM 201 - Intermediate German Credit Hours: 3
GERM 202 - German for Reading Credit Hours: 3
GERM 216 - Intermediate Conversation Credit Hours: 3
GERM 360 - Advanced Composition and Conversation Credit Hours: 3
ARAB 101 - Elementary Arabic I Credit Hours: 3
ARAB 102 - Elementary Arabic II Credit Hours: 3
ASL 101 - American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 3
ASL 102 - American Sign Language II Credit Hours: 3
ASL 201 - American Sign Language III Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

DANC 101 - Introduction to Dance I Credit Hours: 3
DANC 102 - Introduction to Dance II Credit Hours: 3
DANC 113 - Beginning Jazz Technique Credit Hours: 3
DANC 114 - Beginning Hip Hop Credit Hours: 3
DSGN 121 - Survey of Design Credit Hours: 3
DSGN 361 - Louisiana Architecture Credit Hours: 3
INDS 322 - History of Interior Design Credit Hours: 3
INDS 389 - Principles of Interior Design Credit Hours: 3
MUS 100 - Fundamentals of Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 104 - Music Appreciation: History of American Popular Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 105 - Music Appreciation: Survey of Styles Credit Hours: 3
MUS 108 - Music Appreciation: Intro to Jazz Credit Hours: 3
MUS 109 - Music Appreciation: Broadway and the Lyric Theatre Credit Hours: 3
MUS 130 - Diatonic and Chromatic Harmony in Western Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 321 - Class Voice I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 322 - Class Voice II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 323 - Class Piano for Non-majors Credit Hours: 3
MUS 324 - Class Piano for Non-majors Credit Hours: 3
MUS 325 - Class Guitar I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 326 - Class Guitar II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 327 - Class Fiddle I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 328 - Class Fiddle II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 329 - Class Button Accordion I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 331 - Cajun and Creole French Vocals I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 360 - Cajun and Zydeco Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 364 - Music Appreciation: Music of the World Credit Hours: 3
THEA 161 - Introduction to Theatre Credit Hours: 3
THEA 261 - Acting I Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 120 - Appreciation of the Visual Arts Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 121 - Survey of the Visual Arts I Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 122 - Survey of the Arts II Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 303 - Introduction to Printmaking Credit Hours: 3

First Year Seminar (3 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3

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General Education Curriculum

Board of Regents Core

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

UL Lafayette General Education Curriculum

English Composition (6 credit hours)

Mathematics (6 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (9 credit hours)

Literature (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

First Year Seminar (3 credit hours)

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General Education Curriculum

Board of Regents Core

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

UL Lafayette General Education Curriculum

English Composition (6 credit hours)

Mathematics (6 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (9 credit hours)

Literature (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

First Year Seminar (3 credit hours)