Core Curriculum

The Core Curriculum is the set of courses in liberal arts, humanities, sciences, and political, social and cultural history that undergraduates of a public higher education institution in Texas are required to complete before receiving an academic undergraduate degree. Students seeking a CTC Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree are required to complete a 42-hour core curriculum. Students who successfully complete the core curriculum may transfer the block of courses to another Texas public institution of higher education and substitute the block for the receiving institution’s core curriculum. Students who do not complete the 42-hour core curriculum may still transfer those courses completed successfully to another public college or university in Texas. They will generally be required to complete the remainder of the courses in the receiving institution’s core curriculum. The list of courses in the core curriculum are provided in the chart provided below.

In the spirit of accomplishing Central Texas College’s mission, the core curriculum experience will prepare you to learn effectively through your college years so that you carry these aptitudes for learning into your life careers. It is the goal of Central Texas College to graduate well-educated men and women who are articulate, interested in lifelong learning, and capable of becoming creative citizens. The core curriculum design and implementation will also facilitate the transferability of lower division courses between Central Texas College and universities. A course cannot count toward more than one requirement of the degree. Students planning to attend a senior university should coordinate with that senior university to ensure that the courses they take at Central Texas College will fulfill degree requirements there. Check with the appropriate Department Chair for specific degree requirements.

Core Area	Course Options	Minimum Semester Credit Hours
Communications (010)	ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302* SPCH 1311, SPCH 1315, SPCH 1318, SPCH 1321	6
Mathematics (020)	MATH 1314, MATH 1324, MATH 1332, MATH 1342, MATH 1414, MATH 2412, MATH 2413	3-4
Life and Physical Sciences (030)	AGRI 1407, AGRI 1415, AGRI 1419 BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407, BIOL 1408, BIOL 1409, BIOL 1411, BIOL 1413, BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, BIOL 2420, BIOL 2421* CHEM 1406, CHEM 1407, CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412 ENVR 1401 GEOL 1403, GEOL 1404, GEOL 1405 PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402, PHYS 1403, PHYS 1404, PHYS 1415, PHYS 2425, PHYS 2426	8
Language, Philosophy & Culture (040)	ANTH 2351 DRAM 2361, DRAM 2362 ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2332 FREN 1411, FREN 1412* GERM 1411, GERM 1412* ITAL 1411, ITAL 1412* KORE 1411, KORE 1412* MUSI 1307 PHIL 1301, PHIL 1304, PHIL 2306, PHIL 2307, PHIL 2321 RUSS 1411, RUSS 1412* SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412*	3-4
Creative Arts (050)	ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304 DRAM 1310, DRAM 2366 HUMA 1315 MUSI 1306	3
American History (060)	HIST 1301, HIST 1302	6
Government/Political Science (070)	GOVT 2305, GOVT 2306	6
Social & Behavioral Sciences (080)	AGRI 2317 ECON 2301, ECON 2302 GEOG 1301, GEOG 1302, GEOG 1303 GOVT 2304 HIST 2301, HIST 2311, HIST 2312, HIST 2321, HIST 2322, HIST 2381, HIST 2382 PSYC 2301, PSYC 2308, PSYC 2314, PSYC 2315, PSYC 2316 SOCI 1301, SOCI 1306, SOCI 2301, SOCI 2319	3
Component Area Option (090)	AGRI 1407, AGRI 1415, AGRI 1419, AGRI 2317 ANTH 2351 ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304 BCIS 1305 BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407, BIOL 1408, BIOL 1409, BIOL 1411, BIOL 1413, BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, BIOL 2420, BIOL 2421* BUSI 1301 CHEM 1406, CHEM 1407, CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412 COSC 1301 DRAM 1310, DRAM 2361, DRAM 2362, DRAM 2366 ECON 2301, ECON 2302 EDUC 1100 ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, ENGL 2307, ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2332 ENVR 1401 FREN 1411, FREN 1412* GEOG 1301, GEOG 1302, GEOG 1303 GEOL 1403, GEOL 1404, GEOL 1405 GERM 1411, GERM 1412* GOVT 2304 HIST 2301, HIST 2311, HIST 2312, HIST 2381, HIST 2382 HUMA 1315 ITAL 1411, ITAL 1412* KORE 1411, KORE 1412* MATH 1314, MATH 1332, MATH 1342, MATH 1414, MATH 2412, MATH 2413 MUSI 1306, MUSI 1307 PHIL 1301, PHIL 1304, PHIL 2306, PHIL 2307, PHIL 2321 PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402, PHYS 1403, PHYS 1404, PHYS 1415 PSYC 2301, PSYC 2308, PSYC 2314, PSYC 2315, PSYC 2316 RUSS 1411, RUSS 1412* SOCI 1301, SOCI 1306, SOCI 2301, SOCI 2319 SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412* SPCH 1311, SPCH 1315, SPCH 1318, SPCH 1321	3-4
Total Core Requirement 42

*has prerequisite