Core Curriculum
Core Curriculum
All students pursuing an undergraduate degree at the University must complete the forty-two-hour statewide Core Curriculum. Entering students are only considered Core Complete if they have submitted a transcript from a Texas public institution of higher education that marks the student Core Complete based on coursework completed prior to matriculation at The University of Texas at Austin. Entering students who submit undergraduate transcripts from any other institution of higher education, or from a Texas public institution of higher education that does not indicate the student is Core Complete, may petition to substitute transferred coursework for specific Texas Core Curriculum requirements.
The list of courses students should choose from to fulfill their Core Curriculum requirements is updated annually and published here. Students should consult the Course Schedule in order to see the Core Curriculum course offerings in any given semester. For more information on Core Curriculum requirements please see the School of Undergraduate Studies chapter of the Undergraduate Catalog or visit the Core Curriculum requirements website.
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Core Area |
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First-year Signature Course One of the following courses, completed during the student’s first year in residence: > Undergraduate Studies 302, 303 Students in the Plan II Honors Program may complete this requirement by taking Tutorial Course 302. |
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English Composition and Writing Flag Six hours are required. Nonnative speakers of English may take Rhetoric and Writing 306Q instead of Rhetoric and Writing 306. Students in the Plan II Honors Program may take English 303C or Tutorial Course 303C instead of Rhetoric and Writing 306. > A three-hour course with a Writing Flag designation The Writing Flagged course counted toward this area of the Core Curriculum may also be used to satisfy other Flag and major requirements outside the Core Curriculum, but may not be used to satisfy any other requirement of the Core Curriculum. |
6 |
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Humanities One of the following courses: > English 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P Students in the Plan II Honors Program may complete this requirement by taking English 303Dor Tutorial Course 303D. |
3 |
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American and Texas Government Six hours are required. This coursework partially fulfills the legislative requirement. ROTC courses may not be substituted for the Core Curriculum courses in government. > Government 310L is required for all students and > Government 306C, 312L, or 312P may be used to satisfy the second half of this requirement. Transfer students with five or more hours of coursework in U.S. government may complete this requirement of the Core Curriculum by taking Government 106C, which includes Texas Constitutional content that is consistent with the legislative requirement. Rules prescribing which pairs of in-residence and transferred government coursework will fulfill the legislative requirement are very strict. Therefore students who plan to take only one government course on campus and the other at another public college in Texas, or who arrive at The University of Texas at Austin having taken one government course and plan to take the other one at the University, should visit the Core Curriculum requirements website or the Office of Admissions website for transfer guidance before choosing courses to pair for this requirement. |
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United States History Six hours are required; three hours may be in Texas history. This coursework partially fulfills the legislative requirement. ROTC courses may not be substituted for the Core Curriculum courses in history. Any two of the following courses may be counted: > African and African Diaspora Studies 320C* > History 314K, 315G, 315K, 315L, 317L, 320E*, 320F*, 333L, 333M, 334L, 340S, 345J, 345L, 350R, 351P, 355F, 355M, 355N, 355P, 355S, 356G, 356K, 356P, 356R, 356S,357C, 357D, 365G, 376F * Courses marked with an asterisk focus on Texas history. |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences One of the following courses: > African and African Diaspora Studies 303, 324E > Anthropology 302, 305, 307, 318L > Core Texts and Ideas 302, 365 > Curriculum and Instruction 319 (EDC) > Economics 301, 304K, 304L > Geography 305, 306C, 319 > Human Development and Family Sciences 304, 304H > Human Dimensions of Organizations 301 > Linguistics 306, 312D, 312E > Mexican American Studies 301, 309 > Social Science 302C, 302D, 302E, 302F > Sociology 302, 307C, 307D, 307E, 307F, 307G, 307J, 307K, 307L, 307N, 307P, 307Q, 307S, 307T, 308D, 308E, 308F, 308G, 308J, 308K, 308L, 308M, 308N, 309, 309C, 312S, 313K, 318, 319 |
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Mathematics One of the following courses: > African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, 350 > Mathematics 302, 305G, 408C, 408K, 408N, 408Q, 408R > Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302F, 320E, 325H Students in the Plan II Honors Program may complete this requirement by taking Mathematics 310P. |
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Natural Science and Technology, Part I Two of the following courses: > Anthropology 301, 304, 304T > Astronomy 301, 307, 309C,309G, 309L, 309N, 309R, 309S > Biology 301E, 302D, 302E, 302F, 302G, 311C, 311D, 315H, 325H, 326M, 446L, 365S > Chemistry 301, 301C, 301H, 301N, 302, 302C, 302H, 302N > Geography 401C, 301K, 404E > Geological Sciences 401, 302C, 302D, 302E, 302G, 302J, 302M, 302N, 302P, 302Q, 303, 303C, 303E, 405 > Physical Science 303, 304; Physics 301, 302K, 302L, 303K, 303L, 309K, 309L, 316, 317K, 317L, 321 > UTeach-Natural Sciences 306J, 306K, 306L, 306M University duplication rules prohibit some classes from counting together. Check the UGS website for more information. |
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Natural Science and Technology, Part II Courses listed under Natural Science and Technology, Part I may be counted toward this requirement; the following courses may also be counted: > Computer Science 302, 303E, 312, 314H > Electrical and Computer Engineering 302, 302H |
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Visual and Performing Arts One of the following courses: > African and African Diaspora Studies 311C, 356C, 356D, 356E > Architecture 308, 312C, 318K, 318L, 342C > Art History 301, 302, 303, 325, 327N, 327R, 327S, 328J, 329J, 329N, 329R, 329T, 330G, 330J, 331J, 331K, 331P, 331S 332K, 332L, 333L, 335J, 337K, 338J, 338L, 338M, 338V, 339J, 339K, 339L, 339M, 339N, 339P, 339R, 341K, 341L, 342J, 345J, 346K, 346L, 347J, 347K, 347L, 347M, 347N, 348N, 349K > Arts and Entertainment Technologies 304, 308C, 336C > Classical Civilization 301, 302, 303, 307C, 307D > Core Texts and Ideas 350, 351 > English 310F, 310S, 321P, 379P > Mexican American Studies 315 |
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Total 42 |
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