UTexas

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Civics Honors* (BA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
CIV 301Perennial Problems in Civic Thought3
UGS 302/303First-Year Signature Course 0903
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing 0103
CIV 304Foundations of Research Methods for Civics 0203
HIS 315KThe United States, 1492-1865 0603
2nd Semester
CIV 303JOrigins of American Institutions3
Communication (Core) 0103
E 316LBritish Literature 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
GOV/CIV 312PConstitutional Principles: Core Texts 0703
ECO 304KIntroduction to Microeconomics 0803
3rd Semester
CIV 303KDemocracy and Capitalism3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government 0703
HIS 315LThe United States since 1865 0603
Foreign Language (General Education)6
4th Semester
CIV 305Excellence of Character: The Virtues3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I 0303
CIV 302Truth and Persuasion3
Foreign Language (General Education)6
5th Semester
CIV (area A)3
CIV (area B)3
CIV (area C)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
Free elective (Elective)3
6th Semester
CIV (area A)3
CIV (area B)3
CIV (area C)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Any area A, B, or C course3
7th Semester
Any area A, B, or C course6
Free elective (Elective)3
CIV 375Internship3
CIV 379JThesis I3
8th Semester
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Any area A, B, or C course6
CIV 379KThesis II3
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

Undergraduate Degree Program listing 

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

*

Pending approval of Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board at time of publication.