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Dallas College Catalog 2025-2026

Core Objectives and Foundational Component Areas

Important: This is the required Core Curriculum for all students attending Dallas College. There are nine (9) Foundational Component Areas (FCA), including one Component Area Option (CAO). Each FCA has a set list of courses and maximum number of Semester Credit Hours (SCH) that must be completed to satisfy specific Core objectives.

The core of learning in college is a set of courses that will provide you with the knowledge, skills and educational experiences you need to succeed in higher education. Those courses - called the Core Curriculum - lead to an associate degree here at Dallas College and transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Core courses are guaranteed to transfer to Texas public colleges and universities.

Core Objectives:

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has identified six (6) Core Objectives for the Texas core curriculum. They are as follows:

  • Critical Thinking Skills (CT) - creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information Communication Skills (COM) - effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication
  • Empirical and Quantitative Skills (EQS) - manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions
  • Teamwork (TW) - ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal
  • Social Responsibility (SR) - intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
  • Personal Responsibility (PR) - ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making

This page includes Coordinating Board (CB) Codes.

Component Areas and CB Codes

Communication (CB010)

Select the following:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I (3 Credit Hours) 

AND

Select ONE of the following:

ENGL 1302 - Composition II (3 Credit Hours) 

ENGL 2311 - Technical and Business Writing (3 Credit Hours) 

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) 

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Note(s): ENGL 1301 - (A grade of “C” or better is required)

Mathematics (CB020)

Select ONE of the following:

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)  
Semester Credit Hours Required: 3-4

Note(s): A grade of “C” or better is required.

Life and Physical Sciences (CB030)

Select TWO of the following:

ANTH 2401 - Physical Anthropology (4 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)  
Semester Credit Hours Required: 8

Note(s): 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.

Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040)

Select ONE of the following:

COMM 2330 - Introduction to Public Relations (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)   HUMA 2323 - World Cultures (3 Credit Hours)  
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)   PHIL 1304 - Introduction to World Religions (3 Credit Hours)   PHIL 2303 - Introduction to Formal Logic (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 1411 - Beginning Arabic I (4 Credit Hours)   ARAB 1412 - Beginning Arabic II (4 Credit Hours)   CHIN 1411 - Beginning Chinese I (4 Credit Hours)   CHIN 1412 - Beginning Chinese II (4 Credit Hours)  
FREN 1411 - Beginning French I (4 Credit Hours)   FREN 1412 - Beginning French II (4 Credit Hours)   GERM 1411 - Beginning German I (4 Credit Hours)   GERM 1412 - Beginning German II (4 Credit Hours)  
ITAL 1411 - Beginning Italian I (4 Credit Hours)   ITAL 1412 - Beginning Italian II (4 Credit Hours)   JAPN 1411 - Beginning Japanese I (4 Credit Hours)   JAPN 1412 - Beginning Japanese II (4 Credit Hours)  
KORE 1411 - Beginning Korean I (4 Credit Hours)   KORE 1412 - Beginning Korean II (4 Credit Hours)   PORT 1411 - Beginning Portuguese I (4 Credit Hours)   PORT 1412 - Beginning Portuguese II (4 Credit Hours)  
RUSS 1411 - Beginning Russian I (4 Credit Hours)   RUSS 1412 - Beginning Russian II (4 Credit Hours)   SPAN 1411 - Beginning Spanish I (4 Credit Hours)   SPAN 1412 - Beginning Spanish II (4 Credit Hours)  
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 1301 - Beginning American Sign Language I (3 Credit Hours)   SGNL 1302 - Beginning American Sign Language 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)  
Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

Creative Arts (CB050)

Select ONE of the following:

ARCH 1311 - Introduction to Architecture (3 Credit Hours)   ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)   ARTS 1303 - Art History I (3 Credit Hours)  
ARTS 1304 - Art History II (3 Credit Hours)   ARTS 1311 - Design I (3 Credit Hours)   ARTS 1312 - Design II (3 Credit Hours)  
ARTS 1313 - Foundations of Art (3 Credit Hours)   ARTS 1316 - Drawing I (3 Credit Hours)   DANC 1305 - World Dance (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)  
Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

American History (CB060)

Select the following:

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

AND

Select ONE of the following:

HIST 1302 - United States History II (3 Credit Hours) 

HIST 2301 - Texas History (3 Credit Hours) 

HIST 2328 - Mexican-American History II (3 Credit Hours) 

HIST 2381 - African American History I (3 Credit Hours) 

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Government/Political Science (CB070)

Select EACH of the following:

GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (3 Credit Hours) 

GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (3 Credit Hours) 

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080)

Select ONE of the following:

ANTH 2302 - Introduction to Archeology (3 Credit Hours)   ANTH 2346 - General Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)   ANTH 2351 - Cultural Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)   BIOL 1322 - Nutrition and Diet Therapy (3 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 2311 - Mexican-American and Latinx Politics (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)   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)  
Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

Component Area Option (CB090)

Select four (4) credit hours from ONE of the following options:

Option A:

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) 

OR

BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications (3 Credit Hours) 

EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework (3 Credit Hours) 

SGNL 1301 - Beginning American Sign Language I (3 Credit Hours) 

SGNL 1302 - Beginning American Sign Language II (3 Credit Hours) 

AND

PHED 1164 - Introduction to Physical Fitness and Wellness (1 Credit Hours) 

Option B:

Foreign Language:
ARAB 1411 - Beginning Arabic I (4 Credit Hours)   ARAB 1412 - Beginning Arabic II (4 Credit Hours)   CHIN 1411 - Beginning Chinese I (4 Credit Hours)   CHIN 1412 - Beginning Chinese II (4 Credit Hours)  
FREN 1411 - Beginning French I (4 Credit Hours)   FREN 1412 - Beginning French II (4 Credit Hours)   GERM 1411 - Beginning German I (4 Credit Hours)   GERM 1412 - Beginning German II (4 Credit Hours)  
ITAL 1411 - Beginning Italian I (4 Credit Hours)   ITAL 1412 - Beginning Italian II (4 Credit Hours)   JAPN 1411 - Beginning Japanese I (4 Credit Hours)   JAPN 1412 - Beginning Japanese II (4 Credit Hours)  
KORE 1411 - Beginning Korean I (4 Credit Hours)   KORE 1412 - Beginning Korean II (4 Credit Hours)   PORT 1411 - Beginning Portuguese I (4 Credit Hours)   PORT 1412 - Beginning Portuguese II (4 Credit Hours)  
RUSS 1411 - Beginning Russian I (4 Credit Hours)   RUSS 1412 - Beginning Russian II (4 Credit Hours)   SPAN 1411 - Beginning Spanish I (4 Credit Hours)   SPAN 1412 - Beginning Spanish II (4 Credit Hours)  
Semester Credit Hours Required: 4

Note(s): Upon satisfying any 010 to 080 core component area, additional course(s) or remaining credits from courses used to satisfy these component areas, may be (1) used to satisfy the 090 core component area or (2) applied as general electives to the degree plan.