Arts & Sciences Core Business Requirements
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Arts & Sciences Core Requirements
Forty eight (48) hours in courses from the College of Arts & Sciences are required by the Cook School for all business majors.
For full course descriptions, please contact the College of Arts & Sciences.
Course Options
English: Nine hours as follows:
| Course | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 190: Strategies of Rhetoric & Research | 3 |
| ENGL 202, 220, 230, 240, 260, or Foreign Language Literature | 3 |
| English Literature, ENGL 400 (highly recommended), or Fine & Performing Arts * | 3 |
* Upper division foreign language may be substituted; however, students for whom English is a second language may not complete requirements in their native language.
Communication: Three hours as follows:
| Course | Credit Hours |
| CMM 120: Introduction to Public Speaking |
Social Sciences: Twelve hours as follows:
| Course | Credit Hours |
| HIST 111 or HIST 112: Origins of the Modern World | 3 |
| PSY 101: General Psychology | 3 |
| Two additional courses selected from: African American Studies, American Studies, History, Political Science, Sociology, or Women’s Studies | 6 |
Mathematics & Natural Sciences: Twelve hours as follows:
| Course | Credit Hours |
| MATH 120: College Algebra * | 3 |
| MATH 132: Survey of Calculus ** | 3 |
| One Natural Science Course | 3 |
| One additional approved Math or Natural Science course | 3 |
* Students exempt from MATH 120 must replace the course with another approved math course
** Course Requirement must be met by the end of sophomore year or students will not be allowed to register for any business classes; MATH 142 (Calculus 1) or higher level calculus course may be substituted.
Philosophy & Theology: Twelve hours as follows:
| Course | Credit Hours |
| PHIL 105: Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 205: Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 100: Theological Foundations | 3 |
| An additional 200 level Theology course | 3 |