“Given the rapid evolution of necessary knowledge and skills and the need to take into account global, national, state, and local cultures, the core curriculum must ensure that students will develop the essential knowledge and skills they need to be successful in college, in a career, in their communities, and in life. Therefore, with the assistance of the Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee, the Coordinating Board approved a 42 semester credit hour core curriculum for all undergraduate students in Texas, including a statement of purpose, six core objectives, and common component areas, to be implemented in Fall 2014.”
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THECB Core Curriculum Summary
“Through the core curriculum, students will gain a foundation of knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world; develop principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse world; and advance intellectual and practical skill that are essential for all learning.”
--Adopted by UEAC 11/13/09--Approved by THECB 10/27/11
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THECB Purpose of the Core
Critical thinking skills –creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis
Communication skills –written, oral, and visual
Empirical and Quantitative skills –analysis of numerical data resulting in informed conclusions
Teamwork –ability to consider different points of view and to work with others to support a shared purpose or goal
Social Responsibility –intercultural competency, civic responsibility, engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
Personal Responsibility –connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making
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Six Core Objectives
Communication Mathematics Life and Physical Sciences Language, Philosophy, & Culture Creative Arts American History Government/Political Science Social/Behavioral Science
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Foundational Component Areas
Freshman or sophomore level courses only
Courses must provide a broad based liberal arts or sciences foundation for all students
Courses may not require a pre-requisite
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THECB Criteria for Core Courses
Spring 2012 – Develop process for developing the New Core
Fall 2012 – Course Submission, Review, and Revision
Spring 2013- Final Course Submissions Summer/Fall 2013- Submission to CB
Institutional Timeline
Current SRSU core based on2010-2012 catalog
Proposed new core following THECB instructions and groups
English composition: 6schENG 1301 AND 1302Oral communication: 3schComm 1303 or THEA 2304
Communication: 9 schENG 1301 AND 1302Comm 1303 or THEA 2304
Math: 3schMATH 1310, 1315, 1316, 1342, 2413
Math 3schMATH 1310, 1315, 1342
Laboratory Science: 8schASTR 1401, 1402; BIOL 1401, 1402; CHEM 1401, 1402; GEOL 1401, 1402; PHYS 1401, 1402, 2401, 2402
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 schASTR 1401, 1402; BIOL 1401 , 1402; CHEM 1401; GEOL 1401; PHYS 1401
Literature: 3schENG 2301 or other Lit courseMulticultural: 3 schHIST 2301, 2302; MAS 2301; PS 2307; WS 2301
Language, Culture and Philosophy 6 schSelect 3 from LanguageENG 2301; ENG 2302; ENG 2312; ENG 2315; ENG 2322Select 3 from Culture and PhilosophyHIST 2301, 2302; MAS 2301; PS 2307; WS 2301; SPAN 1401; FREN 1401; PS 2307; PHIL 1301; ANTH 1301
Social Science: 3schANTH 1301; ECON 2300, 2305; GEOG 1302, 2302; PHIL 1301, 1302; PSY 1302; SOC 2303
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 schECON 2300, 2305; GEOG 1302, 2302; PSY 1302; SOC 2303
Political Science: 6schPS 2305 & 2306
Political Science: 6 schPS 2305 & 2306
American History: 6schHIST 1301, 1302
American History 6 schHIST 1301, 1302
Fine Arts: 3schFA 1301; ART 1301; MUS 1312, 1313; THEA 1302
Creative Arts 3 schFA 1301; ART 1301; MUS 1312, 1313; THEA 1302
Kinesiology: 2sch