FIRST SEMESTER*

• ENGL 1301 - Composition I
• HIST 1301 - United States History I
• PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy
• SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I

• Mathematics** (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 15

SECOND SEMESTER

• ENGL 1302 - Composition II
• HIST 1302 - United States History II
• BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications
• SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II

• Speech Communications**++(3 semester hours)

• Kinesiology Activity++ (1 semester hour)

Total Semester Hours: 16

THIRD SEMESTER

• GOVT 2305 - Federal Government
• PHIL 1304 - Introduction to World Religions

• Life and Physical Science

• Creative Arts Core (3 semester hours)

• Social and Behavioral Science** (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 16

FOURTH SEMESTER

• GOVT 2306 - Texas Government
• PHIL 2303 - Introduction to Formal Logic

• Choose one Sophomore Literature**(3 semester hours):

  • ENGL 2321 - British Literature
  • ENGL 2326 - American Literature
  • ENGL 2328 - American Lit. Since 1865
  • ENGL 2332 - World Literature I
  • ENGL 2333 - World Literature II
  • ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature

• Kinesiology Activity++ (1 semester hour)

• Life and Physical Science **(4 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 14

NOTES:

*Although not a requirement, students are strongly encouraged to take EDUC 1100 during the first semester of enrollment.
**Consult faculty advisor for proper choice of courses.

*** Spanish Course Placement: (Most students will need at least one of the beginning 4-hour classes as a prerequisite to the SPAN 2311 course): 

• SPAN 1411-Beginning Spanish I-For students with 0 - 1 years of high school Spanish or those that feel they are very weak in the language despite previous experience in high school or a long time since they have had a language class. This course assumes the student has never taken a course. (No prerequisites) 
• SPAN 1412-Beginning Spanish II- This is a recommended starting point for most students with 2 or more years of high school Spanish. It includes a brief review of the SPAN 1411 course basics. (Prerequisites: 2+ years of high school Spanish, SPAN 1411 or equivalent) 
• SPAN 2311-Intermediate Spanish I-This course is the first of the 2 courses at the sophomore-level that are required for many 4-year degrees. (Prerequisites are SPAN 1412 and/or SPAN 1412)
• SPAN 2312-Intermediate Spanish II- This course is the second of the 2 courses at the sophomore-level that are required for many 4-year degrees. (Prerequisite is SPAN 2311)

++SPC degree requirement. (Note: kinesiology activity courses may not be repeated for graduation credit. Please see requirements regarding non-resident completion of this requirement in the SPC Graduation section.)