FIRST SEMESTER*

• ENGL 1301 - Composition I
• PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy

• American History* (3 semester hours)

• Institutional Option⁺⁺  (3 semester hours)

  • Recommended: EDUC 1300 or BCIS 1305 
  • Or choose any 3 semester-credit hour core curriculum course

• Mathematics* (3 semester hours)

• Kinesiology Activity⁺⁺ (1 semester hour)

Total Semester Hours: 16

SECOND SEMESTER

• ENGL 1302 - Composition II

• Life and Physical Science * (4 semester hours)

• American History* (3 semester hours)

• Speech Communications*⁺⁺ (3 semester hours)

• Kinesiology Activity⁺⁺ (1 semester hour)

Total Semester Hours: 14

THIRD SEMESTER

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

• Creative Arts* (3 semester hours)

• Social and Behavioral Science* (3 semester hours)

• Foreign Language** (3-4 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 15-16

FOURTH SEMESTER

• GOVT 2306 - Texas Government

• Life and Physical Science* (4 semester hours)

• Philosophy* (3 semester hours). Choose from:

  • PHIL 2303 - Introduction to Formal Logic
  • PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics

• Sophomore English Literature* (3 semester hours). Choose from:

  • ENGL 2321 - British Literature
  • ENGL 2326 - American Literature
  • ENGL 2328 - American Lit. Since 1865
  • ENGL 2331 - World Lit for Educators
  • ENGL 2332 - World Literature I
  • ENGL 2333 - World Literature II
  • ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature
  • ENGL 2351 - Mexican American Literature

• Foreign Language** (3-4 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 16-17

NOTES:

*Consult faculty advisor for proper choice of courses.

** Foreign Language Course Placement: 

• SPAN 1411-Beginning Spanish I-For students with 0 - 1 years of high school Spanish or those who 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 two 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 catalog.)