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Director:

Frank Lewis
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Email: Academics

Mailing Address:

General Education
TSTC Harlingen
1902 North Loop 499
Harlingen,TX 78550

Location:

The General Education office is located in the Rep. Irma Rangel Science & Technology Building

Office Hours:

M - F: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Academic Core Curriculum: (48 hours - A Total of 16 Courses)

TSTC Harlingen believes that an academic college transfer core benefits its students. This Academic Core provides students with a broad general understanding of communication skills, critical thinking, inquiry and research, and multiple perspectives about an individual and the world in which that person lives.

This academic core is ideal for:

Students who intend to tranfer to another public college or university.
Students who intend to complete their AAS and then tranfer to another public college or university.
Students to get some "basic" classes.

After completing this Academic Core, students will receive an institutional certificate of completion. Completion of the Academic Core allows a student to tranfer all the classes as a block. This core will substitute for the academic core of any other public college or university in Texas.

Section of courses with each category must be based upon the student's demonstrated abilities, desired major, and intentions for graduation. Additional hours may be taken beyond the minimum shown. The categories and minimum hours for the basic core are as follows:

:: English Rhetoric and composition (6 hours)
ENGL 1301 Composition I ENGL 1302 Composition II

:: Mathematics (3 hours)
MATH 1314 College Algebra MATH 1316 Plane Trigonometry MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics MATH 1350 Fundamentals of Math I MATH 2312 Precalculus Math MATH 2318 Linear Algebra MATH 2320 Differential Equations MATH 2342 Elementary Statistical Methods MATH 2413 Calculus I MATH 2414 Calculus II MATH 2415 Calculus III




:: Natural Science (6 hours) BIOL 1308 General Biology I (no lab) BIOL 1309 General Biology II (no lab) BIOL 1406 Biology for Science Majors I BIOL 1407 Biology for Science Majors II BIOL 1408 Biology for Non-Science Majors I BIOL 1409 Biology for Non-Science Majors II BIOL 2301 Anatomy & Physiology I (no lab) BIOL 2302 Anatomy & Physiology II (no lab) BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II BIOL 2421 Microbiology for Science Majors CHEM 1405 Introductory Chemistry I CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II PHYS 1401 College Physics I PHYS 1402 College Physics II PHYS 2425 University Physics PHYS 2426 University Physics II Government and U.S. History (12 hours) GOVT 2301 American Government I GOVT 2302 American Goverment II HIST 1301 U.S. History I (to 1877) HIST 1302 U.S. History II (since 1877) Social/Behavioral Science (3 hours) ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics PSYC 2301 General Psychology PSYC 2314 Life Span Growth & Development SOCI 1301 Introductory Sociology SOCI 1306 Social Problems SOCI 2319 Minority Studies** Fine Arts (3 hours) ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation ARTS 1304 Art History II ARTS 1303 Art History I MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation Humanties (6 hours) Must include one literature course marked with a * ANTH 2346 General Anthropology ENGL 2321 British Literature* ENGL 2326 American Literature* ENGL 2331 World Literature* PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 1304 Introduction to World Religions PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics SOCI 2319 Minority Studies** SPAN 2323 Introduction to Latin American Literature* SPAN 2324 Spanish Culture* Speech Communication (3 hours) SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication SPCH 1315 Public Speaking SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communication SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Communication SPCH 2333 Discussion & Small Group Communication Modern Language (6 hours) Choose one of the following SPAN 1311 Beginning Spanish I SPAN 1411 Beginning Spanish I (for Non-native Speakers) and choose one of the following SPAN 1312 Beginning Spanish II SPAN 1412 Beginning Spanish II (for Non-native Speakers) Students who are enrolled at another college from which they plan to graduate must follow the core requirements of that college. Students who plan to transfer to another college should consult their future college or univeristy catalog in order to select the proper courses for their majors. All numbers are consistent with the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS). Literature class. *SOCI 2319 (Minority Studies) may count either as a Social/Behavioral Science class or as a Humanities class, but it cannot count for both groups.

:: English Rhetoric and composition (6 hours)

:: Mathematics (3 hours)

:: Natural Science (6 hours)

Government and U.S. History (12 hours)

Social/Behavioral Science (3 hours)

Fine Arts (3 hours)

Humanties (6 hours)

Must include one literature course marked with a *

Speech Communication (3 hours)

Modern Language (6 hours)

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Students who are enrolled at another college from which they plan to graduate must follow the core requirements of that college. Students who plan to transfer to another college should consult their future college or univeristy catalog in order to select the proper courses for their majors.

All numbers are consistent with the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS).

*Literature class.**SOCI 2319 (Minority Studies) may count either as a Social/Behavioral Science class or as a Humanities class, but it cannot count for both groups.

*Literature class.
**SOCI 2319 (Minority Studies) may count either as a Social/Behavioral Science class or as a Humanities class, but it cannot count for both groups.