General Education Requirements

The core curriculum at McNeese, which is consistent with the standards and requirements of the Louisiana Board of Regents, is intended to provide students with the skills and competencies necessary to accomplish two outcomes: (1) success in their disciplines and (2) effective and appropriate writing as required by their disciplines.

(1) Success in the disciplines:

The core curriculum aims to ensure that, upon graduation, students will:

1. a.) Communicate effectively in written English and b.) Communicate effectively in oral English
2. Read with comprehension
3. Reason abstractly and think critically
4. Understand numerical data and statistics
5. Understand the scientific method
6. Be familiar with key technologies and informational applications
7. Learn independently
8. Recognize and appreciate cultural diversity
9. Understand the nature and value of the fine and performing arts
10. Develop a personal value system while retaining a tolerance for others
11. a.) Understand the American political system and b.) Understand the American economic system

In its mission to ensure that all graduates have these skills or competencies, students are required to enroll in courses that assess these requirements, as mandated in all undergraduate degree plans. Students must enroll in at least three hours within each of these competencies:

*Denotes Majors Only

1a. Communicate effectively in written English 

ART 101	BIOL 106	ENGL 201	HIST 102	PHIL 311
ART 102	CHEM 101	ENGL 202	HIST 121	PHIL 312
ART 105*	CHEM 102	ENGL 221	HIST 122	PHIL 315
ART 217	CHEM 135	ENGL 301	HIST 201	PHIL 331
ART 218	CHEM 136	ENGL 302	HIST 202	PHIL 341
ART 331	ENGL 101	FFND 101	HUMN 105H	PHSC 102
ART 351	ENGL 102	GEOL 102	MCOM 131	PHSC 111
ART 431	ENGL 105H	HIST 101	PHIL 201	WMST 201
BIOL 102	ENGL 106H

1b. Communicate effectively in oral English

COMM 201

COMM 205

EDUC 411 (402-406)

2. Read with comprehension

	ENGL 106H	GEOG 111	HIST 122	PHIL 315
	ENGL 201	GEOG 221	PHIL 102	PHIL 331
ENGL 101	ENGL 202	HIST 101	PHIL 201	PHIL 341
ENGL 102	ENGL 301	HIST 102	PHIL 311
ENGL 105H	ENGL 302	HIST 121	PHIL 312

3. Reason abstractly and think critically

ENGL 102	ENGL 302	PHIL 102	PHIL 311	PHIL 331
ENGL 106H	MATH 170	PHIL 201	PHIL 312	PHIL 341
ENGL 301	MATH 190	PHIL 251	PHIL 315	PHSC 235

4. Understand numerical data and statistics

CHEM 101	MATH 122	MATH 190	PHYS 151	SOCL 231
CHEM 102	MATH 130	MATH 231	PHYS 152	STAT 231
GEOL 102	MATH 170	PHSC 235	PHYS 211
MATH 113	MATH 175	PHSC 236	PHYS 212

5. Understand the scientific method

BIOL 101	BIOL 225	ENSC 101	PHSC 101	PHYS 151
BIOL 102	BIOL 226	ENSC 102	PHSC 102	PHYS 211
BIOL 105	CHEM 101	GEOL 101	PHSC 111	PSYC 101
BIOL 106	CHEM 102	GEOL 102	PHSC 236	SOCL 201

6. Be familiar with key technologies and informational applications

ART 105*	CSCI 102	CSCI 241	EDTC 245*	MUSC 202*
CPST 101	CSCI 180	EDTC 100*	NURS 326*

7. Learn independently 

CHEM 136

ENGL 102

ENGL 106H

WMST 201

8. Recognize and appreciate cultural diversity

FREN 201	HIST 122	LATN 202	PSYC 310	SPAN 201
FREN 202	HIST 201	MUSC 315	PSYC 311	SPAN 202
HIST 101	HIST 202	MUSC 318	SOCL 211	WMST 201
HIST 121	LATN 201	PSYC 101	SOCL 401	SOCL 231

9. Understand the nature and value of the fine and performing arts

ART 101	ART 228	ART 362	ART 368	MUSC 353
ART 102	ART 245	ART 363	ART 431	THEA 161
ART 105	ART 331	ART 364	MUSC 315
ART 217	ART 351	ART 365	MUSC 318
ART 218	ART 361	ART 367	MUSC 319

 

10. Develop a personal value system while retaining a tolerance for others.

ENGL 221	HIST 121	LATN 201	PSYC 101	SOCL 401
FREN 201	HIST 122	LATN 202	PSYC 310	SPAN 201
FREN 202	HIST 201	MUSC 315	PSYC 311	SPAN 202
HIST 101	HIST 202	MUSC 318	SOCL 211	WMST 201
HIST 102	HUMN 105H	MUSC 319	PHIL 341	SOCL 231

        

          11. (a) Understand the American political system 

GOVT 201

HIST 201

HIST 202

11. (b.) Understand the American economic system

HIST 201

HIST 202

(2) Effective and appropriate writing in the disciplines:

In its mission to ensure that all students have the requisite writing skills and competencies that constitute effective and appropriate writing in the disciplines, McNeese requires the completion of a specified number of credit hours in core courses designated as writing-enriched. Students pursuing the Bachelor Degree are required to complete a minimum of 24 credit hours of core courses designated as writing-enriched. Nineteen (19) of these hours will come from general education credit as follows: one credit hour from Freshman Foundations; six credit hours from English 101-102; six credit from the Science-Mathematics array; and, six credit hours from the the Humanities-Social Sciences-Fine Arts array. Additionally, students will complete twelve (12) credit hours of writing-enriched courses in the major; specifically: six credit hours coming from 300 or 400 levels; three credit hours from a major course with level subject to department head approval; and, three credit hours from the capstone course defined by each department or program. Students pursuing the Associate degree are required to complete 16 credit hours of courses designated as writing-enriched. Ten (10) of these hours will come from general education credit as follows: one credit hour from Freshman Foundations; six credit hours from English 101-102; and three credit hours from any writing-enriched general education course. Additionally students will complete six (6) credit hours of writing-enriched courses in the major as defined by each department or program.

MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY CORE REQUIREMENTS

The core curriculum at McNeese, which is consistent with the standards and requirements of the Louisiana Board of Regents, is intended to provide students with the skills and competencies necessary to succeed in their disciplines.

COURSES SPECIFIED FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, COMPUTER LITERACY, AND CAPSTONE MEETING REQUIREMENTS

Fall 2009-Spring 2010