Core Curriculum*
All students pursuing an undergraduate degree at the University must complete the forty-two-hour statewide Core Curriculum.
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 Undergraduate College chapter of the Undergraduate Catalog or visit the Core Curriculum requirements website.
Core Area |
Sem Hrs |
First-year Signature CourseOne 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. |
3 |
English Composition and Writing FlagSix 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 |
HumanitiesOne of the following courses: > English 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P Students in the Plan II Honors Program may complete this requirement by taking English 303D or Tutorial Course 303D. |
3 |
American and Texas GovernmentSix 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 312L, 312P, 305C, or 306C may be used to satisfy the second half of this requirement. 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 course list on the Undergraduate College website for guidance before choosing courses to pair for this requirement. |
6 |
United States HistorySix 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*, 320T*, 329P, 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. |
6 |
Social and Behavioral SciencesOne 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 312, 319 > Economics 301, 304K, 304L > Educational Leadership and Policy 354L > Geography 305, 306C, 319 > Human Development and Family Sciences 304, 304H > Human Dimensions of Organizations 301 > Linguistics 306, 312D, 312E > Mexican American Studies 301 > 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 |
3 |
MathematicsOne 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, 320H, 325H Students in the Plan II Honors Program may complete this requirement by taking Mathematics 310P. |
3 |
Natural Science and Technology, Part ITwo 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 > Chemistry 301, 301C
, 301N,
302, 302C
, 302N
> Geological Sciences 401, 302C, 302D, 302E, 302G, 302J, 302M, 302N, 302P, 302Q, 303, 303C, 303E, 405 > Integrative Biology 446L, 365S > 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 |
6 |
Natural Science and Technology, Part IICourses 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 |
3 |
Visual and Performing ArtsOne 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, 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 > English 310F, 310G, 310S, 321P, 379P > Mexican American Studies 315 > Music 302L, 303C, 303D, 303E, 303M, 303N, 306M, 307, 312C, 334 |
3 |
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Total |
42 |
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The updates to Core Curriculum are pending approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board at the time of publication.