Basic Education Requirements

The basic education requirements below apply to all three majors leading to the Bachelor of Science degree except where exceptions are noted. Sport Management, for instance, has different requirements in Area C than do Kinesiology and Health Promotion and Fitness majors in C.

Area A: English Composition and Literature, Writing, Foreign Language 

1. English composition and literature: Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K. (Teacher Certification majors must take an additional three hours in RHE courses.)
2. Writing: In addition, the student must complete six semester hours in courses certified as having a substantial writing component. These courses are identified in the Course Schedule. At least three of these six semester hours must be at the upper-division level. (Teacher Certification majors must take only one three-hour writing component course.)
3. Foreign Language: All beginning students entering the College of Education must have completed two years in a single foreign language in high school. In addition, students must demonstrate proficiency in a single foreign language equivalent to that shown by completion of the second college semester in the language; proficiency is usually shown by earning credit for language courses 506 and 507 or the equivalent. Prospective Texas teachers are strongly encouraged to take Spanish to fulfill the language requirement.
         Although the foreign language requirement is the attainment of a certain proficiency rather than the completion of a specified number of hours, the courses taken to gain this proficiency are not electives and may not be taken on the pass/fail basis. Any part of the requirement may be fulfilled by credit by examination. Courses used to fulfill the foreign language requirement must be language courses; literature-in-translation courses, for example, may not be counted.
         College of Education students may substitute nine semester hours in specific multicultural courses for the foreign language requirement. This program is open only to students who have completed two years of a single foreign language in high school. A list of acceptable substitute courses is available in the Dean's Office.

Area B: Social Sciences  

1. History 315K and 315L, or six semester hours in other United States history courses that fulfill the legislative requirement described in chapter 1.
2. Government 310L and 312L
3. Psychology 301: (Sport Management students may substitute three hours of Sociology)
4. Three semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics, or sociology. (Sport Management students must take three hours of Economics.)

Area C-1: Mathematics and Natural Sciences for Kinesiology and Health Promotion and Fitness Degrees  

1. Three semester hours of mathematics. Kinesiology majors must complete either Mathematics 305G or coursework in calculus. Health Promotion and Fitness majors may choose any mathematics course, excluding Mathematics 301.
2. Biology 211 and 212.
3. Six semester hours of chemistry. Chemistry 313N and 314N are recommended
4. Five additional semester hours chosen from astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer applications, computer sciences, geological sciences, mathematics, physical science, physics, experimental psychology, physical anthropology, physical geography, and history of science and philosophy of science. A computer applications course and BIO 309D are recommended to fulfill this requirement. Kinesiology majors seeking teacher certification must take at least one laboratory course as part of the science requirement. 

Area C-2: Mathematics and Natural Sciences for Sport Management Degree  

1. Three semester hours of mathematics. Sport Management majors may choose any mathematics course, excluding Mathematics 301.
2. Six or eight hours in either astronomy, biological science, chemistry, geology, physical science or physics. Sport Management majors seeking teacher certification must take at least one laboratory course as part of the science requirement.
3. Three hours in either Math, Science*, Computer Applications or Computer Sciences
4. Three hours in Computer Applications [MIS 311F Recommended)

*If taken in science, students can choose from experimental psychology, physical anthropology, physical geography, history of science or philosophy of science as well as the sciences listed in number 2.

Area C-3: Mathematics and Natural Sciences for Athletic Training Degree  

1. Three semester hours of mathematics. Athletic Training majors must complete either Mathematics 305G or coursework in calculus.
2. Biology 211 and 212 or 301L
3. Six semester hours of chemistry.
4. Athletic Training majors must take BIO 309D and an additional 3 hours in mathematics, science, computer applications, or computer sciences.

Area D: General Culture  

1. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance. [Students in the Sport Management program must substitute Communication Studies 305 or 319 for art, music, or theatre and dance in fulfilling the Area D requirement. Students in the Athletic Training major must enroll in CC 306M or CC 336M to fulfill the Area D requirements.
2. Communication Studies- CMS 306M