IMPORTANT: This page contains a specific list of courses to meet Career and Technical Education general education requirements and to also meet the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements for Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS) awards.

Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Select the Following:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I (3 Credit Hours) (a grade of “C” or better is required)

Select ONE 3-credit Hour Course from the Following:

SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication (3 Credit Hours)
SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication (3 Credit Hours)

Select ONE 3-credit Hour Course from the Following:

ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
ARTS 1303 - Art History I (3 Credit Hours)
ARTS 1304 - Art History II (3 Credit Hours)
DANC 2303 - Dance Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
DRAM 1310 - Theater Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
DRAM 2361 - History of Theater I (3 Credit Hours)
DRAM 2366 - Film Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
HUMA 1311 - Mexican-American Fine Arts Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
HUMA 1315 - Fine Arts Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
MUSI 1307 - Music Literature (3 Credit Hours)
MUSI 1310 - American Music (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2321 - British Literature (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2322 - British Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2323 - British Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2326 - American Literature (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2327 - American Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2328 - American Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2331 - World Literature (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2332 - World Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2333 - World Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 2351 - Mexican-American Literature (3 Credit Hours)
HUMA 1302 - Introduction to Humanities II (3 Credit Hours)
HUMA 1305 - Introduction to Mexican-American Studies (3 Credit Hours)
HUMA 2319 - American Minority Studies (3 Credit Hours)
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
PHIL 1304 - Introduction to World Religions (3 Credit Hours)
PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
PHIL 2307 - Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
PHIL 2316 - Classical Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
PHIL 2321 - Philosophy of Religion (3 Credit Hours)
Foreign Language:
ARAB 2311 - Intermediate Arabic I (3 Credit Hours)
ARAB 2312 - Intermediate Arabic II (3 Credit Hours)
CHIN 2311 - Intermediate Chinese I (3 Credit Hours)
CHIN 2312 - Intermediate Chinese II (3 Credit Hours)
FREN 2311 - Intermediate French I (3 Credit Hours)
FREN 2312 - Intermediate French II (3 Credit Hours)
GERM 2311 - Intermediate German I (3 Credit Hours)
GERM 2312 - Intermediate German II (3 Credit Hours)
ITAL 2311 - Intermediate Italian I (3 Credit Hours)
ITAL 2312 - Intermediate Italian II (3 Credit Hours)
JAPN 2311 - Intermediate Japanese I (3 Credit Hours)
JAPN 2312 - Intermediate Japanese II (3 Credit Hours)
KORE 2311 - Intermediate Korean I (3 Credit Hours)
KORE 2312 - Intermediate Korean II (3 Credit Hours)
PORT 2311 - Intermediate Portuguese I (3 Credit Hours)
PORT 2312 - Intermediate Portuguese II (3 Credit Hours)
RUSS 2311 - Intermediate Russian I (3 Credit Hours)
RUSS 2312 - Intermediate Russian II (3 Credit Hours)
SGNL 2301 - Intermediate American Sign Language I (3 Credit Hours)
SGNL 2302 - Intermediate American Sign Language II (3 Credit Hours)
SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 Credit Hours)
SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credit Hours)

Mathematics/Natural Sciences Elective (3-4 Credit Hours)

Select ONE 3-credit hour course from one of the following groups:

Group 1 (Mathematics Elective):

(a grade of “C” or better is required in MATH)

MATH 1314 - College Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
MATH 1316 - Plane Trigonometry (3 Credit Hours)
MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
MATH 1325 - Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) (3 Credit Hours)
MATH 1342 - Elementary Statistical Methods (3 Credit Hours)
MATH 1350 - Mathematics for Teachers I (Fundamentals of Mathematics I) (3 Credit Hours)
MATH 2412 - Pre-Calculus Math (4 Credit Hours)
MATH 2413 - Calculus I (4 Credit Hours)
MATH 2414 - Calculus II (4 Credit Hours)

OR

Group 2 (Natural Sciences Eletive):

BIOL 1322 - Nutrition and Diet Therapy (3 Credit Hours) *
BIOL 1406 - Biology for Science Majors I (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 1407 - Biology for Science Majors II (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 1408 - Biology for Non-Science Majors I (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 1409 - Biology for Non-Science Majors II (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 1411 - General Botany (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 2401 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 2402 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 2406 - Environmental Biology (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 2416 - Genetics (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 2420 - Microbiology for Non-Science Majors (4 Credit Hours)
BIOL 2421 - Microbiology for Science Majors (4 Credit Hours)
CHEM 1405 - Introductory Chemistry I (4 Credit Hours)
CHEM 1406 - Introductory Chemistry I (Allied Health emphasis) (4 Credit Hours)
CHEM 1407 - Introductory Chemistry II (4 Credit Hours)
CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I (4 Credit Hours)
CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry II (4 Credit Hours)
CHEM 2423 - Organic Chemistry I (4 Credit Hours)
CHEM 2425 - Organic Chemistry II (4 Credit Hours)
ENVR 1401 - Environmental Science I (4 Credit Hours)
ENVR 1402 - Environmental Science II (4 Credit Hours)
GEOL 1401 - Earth Sciences for Non-Science Majors I (4 Credit Hours)
GEOL 1402 - Earth Sciences for Non-Science Majors II (4 Credit Hours)
GEOL 1403 - Physical Geology (4 Credit Hours)
GEOL 1404 - Historical Geology (4 Credit Hours)
GEOL 1405 - Environmental Science (4 Credit Hours)
GEOL 1445 - Oceanography (4 Credit Hours)
GEOL 1447 - Meteorology (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 1401 - College Physics I (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 1402 - College Physics II (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 1403 - Stars and Galaxies (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 1404 - Solar System (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 1405 - Elementary Physics I (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 1407 - Elementary Physics II (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 1415 - Physical Science I (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 1417 - Physical Science II (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 2425 - University Physics I (4 Credit Hours)
PHYS 2426 - University Physics II (4 Credit Hours)

Note(s)

NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and BIOL 1408 ; BIOL 1407 and BIOL 1409 ; BIOL 2420 and BIOL 2421 ; CHEM 1405 and CHEM 1411 ; CHEM 1406 and CHEM 1411 ; CHEM 1405 and CHEM 1406 ; CHEM 1406 and CHEM 1407 ; GEOL 1401 and GEOL 1403 ; PHYS 1401 and PHYS 1405 ; PHYS 1401 and PHYS 2425 ; PHYS 1405 and PHYS 2425 .

*BIOL 1322 - Students must meet TSI Standards in Reading, Writing and Mathematics in order to be eligible for any associate degree or Level 2 certificate. Natural Science courses will not meet the TSI Standard in Mathematics. Please speak with an academic advisor for further information.

Social/Behavioral Science Elective (3 Credit Hours)

Select ONE 3-credit hour course from one of the following groups:

Group 1:

HIST 1301 - United States History I (3 Credit Hours)

OR

Group 2:

ANTH 2302 - Introduction to Archeology (3 Credit Hours)
ANTH 2346 - General Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
ANTH 2351 - Cultural Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
ANTH 2401 - Physical Anthropology (4 Credit Hours)
COMM 1307 - Introduction to Mass Communication (3 Credit Hours)
CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
CRIJ 1307 - Crime in America (3 Credit Hours)
ECON 1301 - Introduction to Economics (3 Credit Hours)
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
GEOG 1302 - Human Geography (3 Credit Hours)
GEOG 1303 - World Regional Geography (3 Credit Hours)
GOVT 2304 - Introduction to Political Science (3 Credit Hours)
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (3 Credit Hours)
GOVT 2311 - Mexican-American and Latinx Politics (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 1302 - United States History II (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 2301 - Texas History (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 2321 - World Civilizations I (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 2322 - World Civilizations II (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 2327 - Mexican-American History I (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 2328 - Mexican-American History II (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 2381 - African American History I (3 Credit Hours)
PHED 1304 - Personal/Community Health (3 Credit Hours)
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
PSYC 2306 - Human Sexuality (3 Credit Hours)
PSYC 2314 - Lifespan Growth & Development (3 Credit Hours)
PSYC 2316 - Psychology of Personality (3 Credit Hours)
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credit Hours)
SOCI 1306 - Social Problems (3 Credit Hours)
SOCI 2301 - Marriage and the Family (3 Credit Hours)
SOCI 2306 - Human Sexuality (3 Credit Hours)
SOCI 2319 - Minority Studies (3 Credit Hours)
TECA 1303 - Families, School and Community (3 Credit Hours)
TECA 1354 - Child Growth and Development (3 Credit Hours)

OR

Group 3:

GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (3 Credit Hours)