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General Education Requirements
The General Education program at Salisbury University
promotes intellectual development and the search for
truth, cultivates an appreciation for learning, and
provides opportunities for students to construct a
coherent framework for lifelong learning in a diverse
and ever changing world.
General Education
Requirements Comparison for
Business Majors
GENERAL
EDUCATION 2007
GENERAL
EDUCATION FALL 2008
& beyond
GROUP I - 5
COURSES
A.
ENGLISH 101
(Grade of
"c"/better)
OR
HONORS 111 (If
in Honors
Program)
3
ENGLISH 102
(Grade of
"c"/better)
3
LITERATURE (in
either English
orModern
Languages)
3
B.
Select
six credit hours
from at least
two of the
following
departments:
Art,
Communication/Theatre
Arts, Dance,
Modern
Languages,
Music,
Philosophy, HONR
211 (If in
Honors Program)
CMAT 100, 205,
or 260
3
GROUP I: English
and Literature - 2
COURSES
A.
ENGLISH 103
(Grade of "C" or
better)
OR
HONORS 111 (if
in Honors
Program)
4
B.
LITERATURE (in
either English
or Modern
Languages)
4
GROUP II
- 5 COURSES
A.
HISTORY 101
3
HISTORY 102
3
B.
Select
nine credit
hours from three
of the following
departments:
Anthropology,
Economics,
Environmental
Issues (150),
History, Human
Geography,
Political
Science,
Psychology,
Sociology/Conflict
Analysis and
Dispute
Resolution, HONR
112 (If in
Honors Program)
Econ 211
3
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3
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3
GROUP II:
History- 2 Courses
A.
HISTORY 101,
102, OR 103
4
B.
HISTORY 101,
102, 103, or a
history
course above 103
4
GROUP III
-
4
COURSES
A.
Select
courses with
laboratories
from at least
two of the
following four
areas (totaling
at least six
credits hours):
Biology,
Chemistry,
Geology or
Physical
Geography,
Physics
______________________________
3/4
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3/4
B.
MATH 160 or 201
3/4
C.
Math 155
3
GROUP III:
Humanities & Social
Sciences-3 Courses from
3 different areas
A.
CMAT 100 or 260
3
B.
ECON 211
3
C.
Select
one course from
one of the
following six
areas:
Art,
Communications,
Theater Arts,
Modern
Languages,
Music,
Philosophy. (HONR
211 if in Honors
Program)
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4
GROUP IV
-
1
COURSE
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION 106
3
GROUP IV:
Natural Science and
Math- 4 Courses
A.
Select
courses with
laboratories
from at least
two of the
following four
areas (totaling
at least six
credits hours):
Biology,
Chemistry,
Geology or
Physical
Geography,
Physics
________________________________
3/4
________________________________
3/4
B.
MATH 160 or 201
3/4
C.
MATH 155
3
GROUP
V: Health Fitness- 1
Course
A.
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION 106
3
English
This coursework is intended to develop students'
competence in written and oral expression and to
encourage them to appreciate the beauty and
truth embodied in the traditional disciplines of
the humanities
History
and Social Science
This group offers courses in the areas of
history and social science, affording
perspectives and insights into the interaction
of humans with each other in a social world.
Science
This coursework involves experiences in the
scientific method and the structures on which it
is based, and which lead to an appreciation of
the interdependence of humans and the natural
world.
Physical
Education
This group is designed to enhance students'
understanding of the body, its movement and the
values of fitness.
