The following information must be used in conjunction with the requirements information under each degree.
In compliance with Rule 6A-14.0303, General Education Core Course Options, prior to the award of a Baccalaureate degree, students must complete at least one course from each of the General Education subject areas listed in this section.
Degree Requirements
English - 6 credits
Students must complete
ENC 1101 to comply with General Education Core Course Options.
| ENC 1101 | English Composition I | 3 credits |
| And | |
| ENC 1102 | English Composition II | 3 credits |
| ENC 1107 | Advanced College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENC 2210 | Technical Communications | 3 credits |
| AML 2010 | American Literature to 1865 | 3 credits |
| AML 2020 | American Literature after 1865 | 3 credits |
| ENL 2012 | English Literature to 1798 | 3 credits |
| ENL 2022 | English Literature after 1798 | 3 credits |
| LIN 2670 | Linguistics and English Grammar | 3 credits |
| LIT 2030 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 credits |
| LIT 2110 | World Literature: Homer to the Renaissance | 3 credits |
| LIT 2120 | World Literature: Enlightenment to the Present | 3 credits |
In each of the above courses, students will demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple assignments and complete each course with a grade of C or higher.
Humanities - 6 credits
Students must complete at least one course from
ARH 1000,
HUM 1020,
LIT 1000,
MUL 2010,
PHI 1010,
THE 1000 to comply with General Education Core Course Options.
| AML 2010 | American Literature to 1865 | 3 credits |
| AML 2020 | American Literature after 1865 | 3 credits |
| ARC 1701 | Architectural History I | 3 credits |
| ARH 1000 | Art Appreciation | 3 credits |
| ARH 2050 | History of Art (Prehistoric - Gothic) | 3 credits |
| ARH 2051 | History of Art (Renaissance through Modern) | 3 credits |
| ENC 1102 | English Composition II | 3 credits |
| ENG 1123 | History of Film I | 3 credits |
| ENG 1124 | History of Film II | 3 credits |
| ENL 2012 | English Literature to 1798 | 3 credits |
| ENL 2022 | English Literature after 1798 | 3 credits |
| ENL 2330 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 credits |
| HUM 1020 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 credits |
| HUM 1233 | Humanities Literature: Baroque to Present | 3 credits |
| HUM 1541 | Humanities Literature: Ancient to Renaissance | 3 credits |
| HUM 2512 | Humanities: Fine Arts | 3 credits |
| IDS 1110 | The Pursuit of Knowledge | 3 credits |
| IDS 1955 | Interdisciplinary Study Abroad | 3 credits |
| LIT 1000 | Introduction to Literature | 3 credits |
| LIT 2110 | World Literature: Homer to the Renaissance | 3 credits |
| LIT 2120 | World Literature: Enlightenment to the Present | 3 credits |
| MUL 2010 | Survey of Music Literature | 3 credits |
| MUL 2012 | Survey of Music Literature - Musical Theater | 3 credits |
| MUY 2100 | Humanities: Music and Music Therapy | 3 credits |
| PHH 2060 | History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval | 3 credits |
| PHH 2403 | History of Philosophy: Modern | 3 credits |
| PHI 1002 | Philosophical Practice | 3 credits |
| PHI 1010 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits |
| PHI 1103 | Critical and Creative Thinking | 3 credits |
| PHI 1113 | Reason and Emotion | 3 credits |
| PHI 1401 | Science and Society | 3 credits |
| PHI 1624 | Philosophy and Popular Culture | 3 credits |
| PHI 1635 | Ethical Issues in Health Care | 3 credits |
| PHI 1801 | Philosophy of Art | 3 credits |
| PHI 2100 | Introduction to Logic | 3 credits |
| PHI 2620 | Environmental Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHI 2630 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHP 1791 | Existentialism | 3 credits |
| REL 1121 | Religion and American Public Life | 3 credits |
| REL 1300 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 credits |
| THE 1000 | Introduction to Theatre (Drama) | 3 credits |
| THE 2300 | Survey of Dramatic Literature | 3 credits |
In each of the above courses, students will demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple assignments and complete each course with a grade of C or higher.
Mathematics - 6 credits
Students must complete at least one course from
MAC 1105,
MAC 2311,
MGF 2106,
MGF 2107,
STA 2023 to comply with General Education Core Course Options.
| MAC 1105 | College Algebra | 3 credits |
| MAC 1114 | Plane Trigonometry | 3 credits |
| MAC 1140 | Precalculus Algebra | 3 credits |
| MAC 2233 | Business Calculus I | 3 credits |
| MAC 2311 | Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | 5 credits |
| MAD 2104 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 credits |
| MAP 2302 | Differential Equations | 3 credits |
| MGF 2106 | Survey in Mathematics | 3 credits |
| MGF 2107 | Explorations in Mathematics | 3 credits |
| MTG 2204 | Elementary Geometry | 3 credits |
| STA 2023 | Elementary Statistics I | 3 credits |
Students must complete each course with a grade of C or higher.
Science - 6 credits
Students must complete at least one course from
AST 1002,
BSC 1005,
BSC 2010, BSC 2085,
CHM 1020,
CHM 1045, ESC 1000, EVR 1001,
PHY 1020,
PHY 2048,
PHY 2053 to comply with General Education Core Course Options. IRSC does not offer BSC 2085, ESC 1000 or EVR 1001, but does accept these courses as Natural Science General Education.
Consult Enrollment and Student Services about specific science requirements for major and for university transfer.
Social Science - 12 credits
Students must complete at least one course from the AMH 2020, ANT 1000, ECO 2013, POS 1041, PSY 2012, SYG 2000 to comply with General Education Core Course Options. IRSC does not offer ANT 1000, but does accept the course as Social Science General Education.
Students must take 6 credits from the following:
| AMH 2010 | American History: Discovery through Reconstruction | 3 credits |
| AMH 2020 | American History: Reconstruction to the Present | 3 credits |
| EUH 2000 | Western Civilization: Origins to 1485 | 3 credits |
| EUH 2001 | Western Civilization: 1485 to 1815 | 3 credits |
| EUH 2002 | Western Civilization: 1815 to the Present | 3 credits |
| WOH 2012 | World History to 1500 | 3 credits |
| WOH 2022 | World History Since 1500 | 3 credits |
| WOH 2040 | World in the 20th Century | 3 credits |
Social Science
Students must take 6 credits from the following:
| ANT 2140 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology | 3 credits |
| ANT 2410 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics | 3 credits |
| ASN 1010 | Introduction to East Asia | 3 credits |
| CPO 2002 | Comparative Politics | 3 credits |
| DEP 2004 | Human Development | 3 credits |
| ECO 2013 | Principles of Economics Macro | 3 credits |
| ECO 2023 | Principles of Economics Micro | 3 credits |
| GEA 2000 | World Regional Geography | 3 credits |
| INR 2002 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 credits |
| INR 2500 | Model United Nations | 3 credits |
| POS 1041 | American Government | 3 credits |
| PSY 2012 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 credits |
| SPC 1017 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 credits |
| SYG 1361 | Sociology of Death | 3 credits |
| SYG 2000 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
| SYG 2010 | Social Problems | 3 credits |
A series of college developmental reading courses will be required of all students who test into college developmental level reading.