UTexas

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Human Ecology (BSA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
TXA 301Clothing the Planet (Major)3
or TXA 305 Textiles
SDS 302FFoundations of Data Analysis (Major) 0203
CH 301Principles of Chemistry I (Core, Major) 0303
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
2nd Semester
NTR 306Fundamentals of Nutrition (Core, Major) 0933
BIO 311CIntroductory Biology I (Core, Major) 0933
Language, Arts, and Culture course (General Education)3
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
Free elective (Elective)3
3rd Semester
BIO 311DIntroductory Biology II (Core, Major) 0303
or CH 302 Principles of Chemistry II
HDF 304Family Relationships (Core, Major) 0803
Language, Arts, and Culture course (General Education)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Free elective (Elective)3
4th Semester
M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus (Major)4
or M 408N Differential Calculus for Science
or M 408R Differential and Integral Calculus for the Sciences
or SDS 324E Elements of Regression Analysis
PBH 317Introduction to Public Health (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Free elective (Elective)3
5th Semester
Upper-division H E course (Major)3
Language, Arts, and Culture (General Education)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Free elective (Elective)3
6th Semester
Upper-division H E course (Major)3
Language, Arts, and Culture course (General Education)3
Minors/Certificates courses (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
Upper-division H E course (Major)3
Upper-division H E course (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Free elective (Elective)2
8th Semester
Upper-division H E course (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free electives (Elective)6
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 

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