COM complies with The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and House Bill 2183, adopted by the 70th Texas Legislature, which defined Core Curriculum as “the curriculum in the liberal arts, humanities, and sciences, and political, social, and cultural history, that all undergraduates of an institution of higher education are required to complete before receiving an academic undergraduate degree.” This component of undergraduate education is also known as General Education.
| Core Component | Course Selection | Minimum Hours Required |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | 2 courses from the following list: ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 | 6 |
| Mathematics | 1 course from the following list: MATH 1314, MATH 1324, MATH 1325, MATH 1332, MATH 1342, MATH 2412, MATH 2413 | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences | 2 courses from the following list: ASTR 1403, ASTR 1404, BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407, BIOL 1408, BIOL 1409, BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402; CHEM 1405, CHEM 1406, CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412; GEOL 1403, GEOL 1404, GEOL 1405, GEOL 1445, GEOL 1447; PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402, PHYS 1410, PHYS 2425, PHYS 2426 | 8 |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture | 1 course from the following list: ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2332, ENGL 2333, ENGL 2341, ENGL 2351; HUMA 1301, HUMA 1302; PHIL 1301, PHIL 1304, PHIL 2306; SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312 | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 1 course from the following list: ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304, ARTS 1313; DRAM 1310, DRAM 2366; MUSI 1306, MUSI 1307, MUSI 1310 | 3 |
| American History | 2 courses from the following list: HIST 1301, HIST 1302, HIST 2301 | 6 |
| Government/Political Science | 2 courses from the following list: GOVT 2305, GOVT 2306 | 6 |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 1 course from the following list: ECON 2301, ECON 2302; PSYC 2301, PSYC 2314; SOCI 1301 | 3 |
| Additional Core Curriculum Requirements | 2 courses from the following list: PSYC 1300 1 or EDUC 1300 1 and PHED 1164 | 4 |
| Total Core Curriculum Hours | 42 | |
| Institutional Requirements | 1 course from the following list: SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1318 | 3 |
| Total Institutional Requirements | 3 |