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All students pursuing an undergraduate degree at the University must complete the forty-two-hour statewide Core Curriculum. For more information on Core Curriculum requirements please see the Undergraduate Catalog or visit the Core Curriculum requirements website.

Core Area	Sem Hrs
First-year Signature Course, Texas Core Code 090 Three hours chosen from: Undergraduate Studies 302, 303 Tutorial Course 302.	3
Communication^†, Texas Core Code 010 Six hours are required. Rhetoric and Writing 306 or 306Q; or English 303C; or Tutorial Course 303C; and Three hours chosen from: Asian American Studies 679H Advertising 345J, 370J Art Education 330 African and African Diaspora Studies 316E, 330V, 331F, 340T, 376, 679H American Sign Language 326 Ancient History and Classical Civilization 378 American Studies 311S, 370 Asian Studies 379 Anthropology 325I, 330C, 347C, 349C, 349D, 679H Arabic 531L Architecture 369J Art History 322, 335H, 335N, 375, 379H Architectural Interior Design 368R Studio Art 350, 350P Aerospace Engineering 361L, 374L Astronomy 152M Business Administration 324, 324H Biomedical Engineering 333T, 370 Classical Civilization 375 Computer Science 340D, 349, 370F, 373, 374L, 379H Chemistry 153K, 376K, 431 Communication and Leadership 371 Communication Studies 314L, 317C, 322E, 323R, 330, 332D, 348K, 350M, 354, 362D, 362E, 364K, 371K Computational Engineering 374 Communication 307H, 370, 370L, 679H Creative Writing 315F, 315P, 325, 325E, 325F, 325M, 325P, 340F, 340P, 355F, 355P Core Texts and Ideas 324, 333, 342, 344E, 345L, 355C, 371S Design 313, 320 English 314J, 314L, 314V, 320L, 321, 324L, 324R, 327, 344I, 343T, 344J, 344V, 348T, 353W, 354M, 358F, 364T, 369, 372L, 374G Engineering Studies 333T Electrical and Computer Engineering 333T, 364D Economics 321, 379H Education 328, 329, 330 Environmental Science 121, 331 French Civilization 339 Finance 370 French 320E, 322E, 371L, 372 Geological Sciences 315L, 330K, 338T, 354, 376S, 379H, 379K German 347L, 679H Greek 365 Government 335D, 335I, 337G, 355C, 355D, 355J, 360O, 679H Geography 331K, 343E, 679H German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 331C, 331E, 341D, 341E, 341F, 341G, 341J, 362J, 341N, 351C, 361F Health and Society 378 Human Development and Family Sciences 313H, 343, 347, 351, 353, 362, 372K, 378K, 378L Human Dimensions of Organizations 320, 350, 379 Health Education 335, 361 History 320W, 340T, 341K, 344G, 344S, 350L, 362O, 378W Humanities 370 Informatics 303 Integrative Biology 373L International Relations and Global Studies 378, 678H Italian Civilization 348 Italian 325C, 328, 329 Journalism 310F, 311F, 313P, 317, 321F, 322F, 322J, 322P, 323F, 325C, 325F, 328S, 330C, 335, 336J, 336M, 337M, 337F, 346F, 347F, 361F, 362F, 363K, 379 Jewish Studies 679H Kinesiology 332, 336, 346, 349, 351, 352L, 352M, 352N Latin American Studies 378 Latin 365 Linguistics 353S, 679H Mathematics 379H Mechanical Engineering 266K, 333T, 366J Management 374, 374H Mexican American Studies 373, 337J, 679H Molecular Biosciences 331L, 367C Middle Eastern Studies 679H Management Information Systems 375 Marketing 370 Marine Science 152L, 352D, 370 Music 313M, 337 Nursing 273, 321, 321H, 375P Neuroscience 365L, 366L, 367V, 466G Natural Sciences 371 Nutrition 338H, 338W Public Relations 317, 348 Public Health 361P Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 333T, 373L, 424 Philosophy 321K, 322K, 323K, 323S, 325K, 328, 329U, 332, 361K, 375M Pharmacy PharmD 350K Physics 353L, 379H, 474, 670T Portuguese 327C, 379H Psychology 323, 332E, 332P, 332T, 333C, 333F, 333N, 333P, 355N, 355Q, 364M, 365L, 379H, 420M, 458 Religious Studies 335, 346E, 373M, 375S, 679H Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301L Rhetoric and Writing 309J, 309S, 310, 312, 315, 321, 325M, 328, 330C, 330D, 330E, 360M, 368C, 368E, 379C Radio-Television-Film 321C, 331K, 333, 335, 359S, 365, 367K, 369 Social Work 323K, 327 Sociology 320C, 320K, 320T, 321G, 321S, 322C, 323F, 327M, 679H Spanish 327C, 327N, 327V, 358E, 377H, 379C Sustainability Studies 374 Tutorial Course 359T, 660H Theatre and Dance 311C, 317N, 326D Textiles and Apparel 328, 355P Undergraduate Studies 309 Urban Studies 315, 370 Women's and Gender Studies 303, 345E, 350, 356, 379S	6
Humanities, Texas Core Code 040 Three hours chosen from: English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P Tutorial Course 303D	3
American and Texas Government, Texas Core Code 070 Six hours chosen from: Government 310L and Government 312L, 312P, 305C, or 306C This coursework partially fulfills the legislative requirement. ROTC courses may not be substituted for the Core Curriculum courses in government. Rules prescribing which pairs of in-residence and transferred government coursework will fulfill the legislative requirement are very strict. In order to ensure coursework combinations are consistent with the legislative requirement, students should consult the current Core Curriculum website for guidance before choosing courses to pair for this requirement.	6
United States History, Texas Core Code 060 Six hours, three of which may be in Texas history, chosen from: African and African Diaspora Studies 320C* History 314K, 315G, 315K, 315L, 317L, 320E, 320F, 320T, 329P, 333L, 333M, 334L, 340S, 345J, 345L, 350R, 351P, 355F, 355M, 355N, 355P, 355S, 356G, 356K, 356P, 356R, 356S, 357C, 357D, 365G, or 376F Courses marked with an asterisk focus on Texas history. This coursework partially fulfills the legislative requirement. ROTC courses may not be substituted for the Core Curriculum courses in history.	6
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Texas Core Code 080 Three hours chosen from: Advertising 319 African and African Diaspora Studies 303, 324E Anthropology 302, 305, 307, 318L Core Texts and Ideas 302, 365 Curriculum and Instruction 312, 319 Economics 301, 304K, 304L Educational Leadership and Policy 354L Educational Psychology 352N Geography 305, 306C, 319 Health and Society 301 History 329U Human Development and Family Sciences 304, 304H Human Dimensions of Organizations 301 Kinesiology 311K Linguistics 306, 312D, 312E Mexican American Studies 301 Psychology 301, 306 Radio-Television-Film 303C Religious Studies 310 Social Science 302C, 302D, 302E, 302F Sociology 302, 307C, 307D, 307E, 307F, 307G, 307J, 307K, 307L, 307P, 307Q, 307S, 307T, 308D, 308G, 308J, 308K, 308L, 308M, 308N, 309C, 312S, 313K, 318, 319 Special Education 303 Urban Studies 301	3
Mathematics, Texas Core Code 020 Three hours chosen from: Advertising 309R African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, 350 Civics 304 Educational Psychology 308 Government 350K Mathematics 302, 305G, 310P, 408C, 408K, 408N, 408Q, 408R Philosophy 313 Psychology 317L Sociology 317L Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302F, 320E, 320H, 325H	3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I, Texas Core Code 030 Six hours chosen from: Anthropology 301 , 304, 304T Astronomy 301, 307, 309C, 309G, 309L, 309N, 309R, 309S Biology 301E, 302D , 302E, 302F, 302G, 311C, 311D, 315H, 325H Chemistry 301, 301C , 301N, 302, 302C , 302N Geography 401C, 301K, 404E Geological Sciences 401, 302C, 302D, 302E, 302G, 302J, 302M, 302N, 302P, 302Q, 303, 303C, 303E, 405 Integrative Biology 446L, 365S Marine Science 307, 308 Molecular Biosciences 326M Nutrition 306 Physical Science 303, 304; Physics 301, 302K, 302L, 303K, 303L, 309K, 309L, 316, 317K, 317L, 321 UTeach-Natural Sciences 306J, 306K, 306L, 306M Science 365 Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 306K	6
Natural Science and Technology, Part II, Texas Core Code 093 Three hours chosen from: Computer Science 302, 303E, 304I, 312, 314H Electrical and Computer Engineering 302, 302H Engineering Studies 301 Natural Science and Technology, Part I course	3
Visual and Performing Arts, Texas Core Code 050 Three hours chosen from: African and African Diaspora Studies 311C, 356C, 356D, 356E American Studies 330 Architecture 308, 312C, 318K, 318L, 342C Art History 301, 302, 303, 325, 327N, 327R, 327S, 327U, 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 Arts and Entertainment Technologies 304, 336C Classical Civilization 301, 302, 303, 307C, 307D Core Texts and Ideas 350, 351 Design 308 English 310F, 310G, 310S, 321P, 379P Fine Arts 308, 313C, 346 Journalism 308S Mexican American Studies 315 Music 302L, 303C, 303D, 303E, 303M, 303N, 306M, 307, 312C, 334 Philosophy 317K, 346K Radio-Television-Film 301C, 306 Religious Studies 346M Theatre and Dance 301, 307K, 308K, 309K, 317C, 317D	3
Total	42

*: The updates to Core Curriculum are pending approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board at the time of publication.

†: Effective April 2025, UT Austin no longer requires Skills and Experience flags.

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Core Curriculum*

Core Area

First-year Signature Course, Texas Core Code 090

Communication^†, Texas Core Code 010

Humanities, Texas Core Code 040

American and Texas Government, Texas Core Code 070

United States History, Texas Core Code 060

Social and Behavioral Sciences, Texas Core Code 080

Mathematics, Texas Core Code 020

Natural Science and Technology, Part I, Texas Core Code 030

Natural Science and Technology, Part II, Texas Core Code 093

Visual and Performing Arts, Texas Core Code 050

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Core Curriculum*

Core Area

First-year Signature Course, Texas Core Code 090

Communication†, Texas Core Code 010

Humanities, Texas Core Code 040

American and Texas Government, Texas Core Code 070

United States History, Texas Core Code 060

Social and Behavioral Sciences, Texas Core Code 080

Mathematics, Texas Core Code 020

Natural Science and Technology, Part I, Texas Core Code 030

Natural Science and Technology, Part II, Texas Core Code 093

Visual and Performing Arts, Texas Core Code 050

Communication^†, Texas Core Code 010