Core Curriculum (38-40 Total Credit Hours)

A. Critical Thinking and Reasoning (3 credit hours)

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Identify arguments.
2. Evaluate arguments through reasoning.
3. Formulate arguments for a thesis.

• Choose from the following:

• COMM 160 - Persuasion (3 credits)
• CSCI 101 - Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web (3 credits)
• CSCI 120 - Introduction to Web Interface Development (3 credits)
• ECON 201 - Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ENGL 103 - Rhetoric and Argumentation (3 credits)
• HIST 255 - Great Debates (3 credits)
• HONR 105 - Critical Methods of Inquiry (3 credits)
• PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 102 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
• PHIL 105 - Critical Thinking (3 credits)
• PHIL 110 - Introduction to Logic (3 credits)
• WGST 105 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (3 credits)

B. Critical Reading, Writing, and Information Literacy (8 credit hours)

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Read for comprehension.
2. Write for a specific audience and purpose, employing discipline-specific language.
3. Locate, evaluate, and apply information appropriate to a specific audience and purpose.

• Complete the following:

• ENGL 101 - Composition (4 credits)
• ENGL 102 - Composition and Critical Reading (4 credits)

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• Students may exempt (without credit) ENGL 101 under the following conditions:

        Report a score of 600 or higher on the old SAT Writing Test (taken prior to March 2016)

        Report a score of 24 or higher on the old ACT Writing Test (taken prior to Sept. 2016)

   

        Report a score of 33 or higher on the new SAT Writing Test (taken after March 2016)

        Report a score of 9 or higher on the new ACT Writing Test (taken after Sept. 2016)

   

  Transfer students may satisfy IB with 6-8 hours of transferable credit for ENGL 101 and ENGL 102.

   

  All students are required to complete ENGL 101 with a grade of ‘C’ or better to progress to ENGL 102, which must be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better in order to fulfill this core goal.

C. Communication Across Cultures (5-6 credit hours)

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Apply foreign language skills consistent with the level of study.
2. Identify cultural perspectives through language study.

• Choose from the following:

• FREN 110 - Introductory French I (3 credits)
• FREN 120 - Introductory French II (3 credits)
• FREN 115 - French Studies I (5 credits)
• GERM 115 - German Studies I (5 credits)
• ITAL 115 - Italian Studies I (5 credits)
• RUSS 110 - Introductory Russian I (3 credits)
• RUSS 120 - Introductory Russian II (3 credits)
• SPAN 115 - Hispanic Studies I (5 credits)

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• The communication across cultures requirement may be met by the successful completion of one of the following options:

  • Five credit hours in a foreign language at the 115 level.
  • Six credit hours in foreign language at the 110/120 level.
  • Retroactive credit for the 115 level of any language based on placement test and after completion of the 210 or 211 level of any language or two courses at the 300 level or above in any language with a grade of “C” or better.
  • For students transferring credit from another institution of higher education – Either of the following:
            * Six transferrable credit hours of foreign language in sequence from previous
               institutions or three hours at the 130 level or above; OR
    
            * 3-4 transferrable credit hours of language at the 110 level from a previous
               institution AND:
                     * 120 level in the same language at CCU; OR
                     *  If 120 level of that language is not available at CCU, then any one (1)
                        course with the LIS prefix.
  • For international students who are non-native speakers of English, provision of any one of the scores/documents accepted to demonstrate English proficiency for admission to Coastal Carolina University as stated by the Undergraduate Catalog.
  • Citizens of English-speaking countries and legal residents of the USA who have substantial language and cultural exposure to a language other than English may submit a Petition for Exception to the Core Curriculum Requirements for the Communication Across Cultures goal which must have the additional approval by the Chair of the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies.

D. Quantitative Literacy (3-4 credit hours)

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Interpret quantitative results in context.
2. Apply mathematical and/or statistical concepts to solve problems.

• Choose from the following:

• CBAD 291 - Business Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 160 - Calculus I (4 credits)
• MATH 201 - Mathematics for Early Childhood and Elementary Education Majors I (3 credits)
• MATH 132 - Calculus for Business and Social Science (3 credits)
• MATH 138 - Mathematics with Applications in Business (3 credits)
• MATH 139 - Basic Concepts of Contemporary Mathematics (4 credits)
• POLI 205 - Introductory Statistics for the Political and Social Sciences (3 credits)

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• STAT 201 - Elementary Statistics (3 credits) AND
• STAT 201L - Elementary Statistics Computer Laboratory (1 credit)

A. Scientific Concepts (4 credit hours)

Objective:  Students will recognize scientific evidence and apply the basic principles of scientific inquiry.

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
2. Analyze evidence using scientific methods.

• Choose from the following:

• ANTH 101 - Primates, People and Prehistory (3 credits) AND
• ANTH 101L - Primates, People and Prehistory Laboratory (1 credit)

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• ASTR 101 - Conceptual Astronomy (3 credits) AND
• ASTR 101L - Conceptual Astronomy Laboratory (1 credit)

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• BIOL 101 - The Science of Life - Biology for Non-Science Majors (3 credits) AND
• BIOL 101L - The Science of Life - Laboratory for Non-Science Majors (1 credit)

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• BIOL 121 - Biological Science I (3 credits) AND
• BIOL 121L - Biological Science I Laboratory (1 credit)

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• BIOL 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 credits) AND
• BIOL 232L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (1 credit)

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• CHEM 101 - Introductory Chemistry (3 credits) AND
• CHEM 101L - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)

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• CHEM 104 - Kitchen Chemistry (3 credits) AND
• CHEM 104L - Kitchen Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)

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• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I (3 credits) AND
• CHEM 111L - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)

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• GEOG 201 - Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits) AND
• GEOG 201L - Introduction to Physical Geography Laboratory (1 credit)

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• MSCI 101 - The Sea (3 credits) AND
• MSCI 101L - Laboratory for The Sea (1 credit)

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• MSCI 111 - Introduction to Marine Science (3 credits) AND
• MSCI 111L - The Present-Day Marine Environment Laboratory (1 credit)

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• PHYS 103 - Science of the Physical World (3 credits) AND
• PHYS 103L - Science of the Physical World Laboratory (1 credit)

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• PHYS 137 - Models in Physics (3 credits) AND
• PHYS 137L - Models in Physics Laboratory (1 credit)

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• SCIE 101 - Introduction to Science (3 credits) AND
• SCIE 101L - Introduction to Science Laboratory (1 credit)

B. Human and Social Behavior (6 credit hours)

Objective: Students will recognize a variety of social perspectives and contexts, and identify connections among individual and group behaviors within and across cultures.

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Apply methods of inquiry to investigate social behavior.
2. Analyze and illustrate the connections among individual and group behaviors.

• Choose from the following:

• ANTH 102 - Understanding Other Cultures (3 credits)
• ANTH 120 - Cultures and Environments (3 credits)
• CBAD 120 Q - Introduction to the Global Culture of Business (3 credits)
• COMM 150 - Media, Self and the World (3 credits)
• ECON 110 - Personal Finance (3 credits)
• ECON 150 - Global Issues in Economics (3 credits)
• EDIT 106 - Cyberspace, Technology, and Learning (3 credits)
• EDLL 200 - Literacy in the Digital Age: Tweets, Texts, and Avatars (3 credits)
• EDML 317 - Foundations in Literacy across the Life Span (3 credits)
• EDUC 270 Q - Informal Science Education: Teaching Science in Non-School Settings (3 credits)
• EDUC 274 Q - Special Topics in Education: Culture and Education in Ecuador (3 credits)
• ENGL 250 - Introduction to Language and Linguistic Science (3 credits)
• EXSS 122 - Lifetime Fitness and Physical Activity (3 credits)
• GEOG 120 - Cultures and Environments (3 credits)
• GEOG 121 - World Regional Geography (3 credits)
• HIST 205 - U.S. History (3 credits)
• HONR 202 - Great Themes: Perspectives in the Social Sciences (3 credits)
• HRTM 150 Q - Tourism and Society (3 credits)
• NUR 201 - Integrative Health Practices Across Cultures (3 credits)
• POLI 101 - Introduction to World Politics (3 credits)
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology (3 credits)
• PUBH 121 - Personal and Community Health (3 credits)
• RSM 120 - Leisure, Recreation, and Wellness (3 credits)
• SOC 101 - Introductory Sociology (3 credits)
• UNIV 122 Q* - Introduction to Sustainability (3 credits)
• WGST 103 Q* - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3 credits)

C. Humanistic Thought (6 credit hours)

Objective: Students will recognize, identify, and engage with a variety of perspectives and concepts in the humanities, and evaluate forms of human expression within and across cultures.

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Apply methods of inquiry in the humanities.
2. Critically interpret forms of human expression.

• Choose from the following:

• DCD 231 - New Media and Digital Culture: From the Printing Press to Virtual Reality (3 credits)
• ENGL 205 - Literature and Culture (3 credits)
• ENGL 231 - Film, New Media and Culture (3 credits)
• ENGL 277 - Literature Across Cultures (3 credits)
• HIST 105 - Pre-Modern World (3 credits)
• HIST 106 - Modern World (3 credits)
• HONR 201 - Great Themes: Perspectives in the Humanities (3 credits)
• LIS 122 - Introduction to Intercultural Studies (3 credits)
• RELG 103 - World Religions (3 credits)
• RELG 104 - Introduction to Asian Religions (3 credits)
• RSM 200 - History of the National Parks (3 credits)
• RSM 201 - Gender and Sport (3 credits)
• WGST 305 Q* - Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Class in Popular Culture (3 credits)

D. Artistic Expression (3 credit hours)

Objective: Students will recognize, identify, and critically interpret a variety of perspectives and concepts, as well as engage in forms of artistic expression.

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Apply methods of inquiry to the practices of fine arts.
2. Analyze, interpret, or engage in forms of artistic expression.

• Choose from the following:

• ARTH 105 - History of Western Art I (3 credits)
• ARTH 106 - History of Western Art II (3 credits)
• ARTH 107 - Art Outside the Western Tradition (3 credits)
• ARTH 110 - Introduction to American Film (3 credits)
• ENGL 201 Q* - Introduction to Creative Writing (3 credits)
• MUS 110 - Introduction to Music (3 credits)
• MUS 124A - Symphonic Band (0 to 1 credit) (repeatable up to 3 credit hours for core)
• MUS 125 - Coastal Carolina Concert Choir (0 to 1 credit) (repeatable up to 3 credit hours for core)
• MUS 126 - University Orchestra (1 credit) (repeatable up to 3 credit hours for core)
• MUS 134 - Jazz After Hours (0 to 1 credit) (repeatable up to 3 credit hours for core)
• MUS 207 - Introduction to World Music (3 credits)
• MUS 257 - American Popular Music (3 credits)
• MUS 258 - Jazz and the American Experience (3 credits)
• THEA 149 - Acting for Non-Majors (3 credits)
• THEA 150 - Acting I (3 credits)
• VPA 103 - Inquiring Minds: Topics, Ideas, and Expression in the Fine Arts (3 credits)