General Education Core Curriculum Requirements for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degrees

Communications Requirement

• COMM 1130 - Public Speaking 3 credit hour(s)
• COMM 2120 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hour(s)
• COMM 2140 - Small Group Communication 3 credit hour(s)
• COMM 2150 - Communication for Teachers 3 credit hour(s)
• COMM 2160 - Gender Communication 3 credit hour(s)
• COMM 2180 - Business and Professional Communication 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 1110 - Composition I 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 1110P - Composition I Plus 4 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 1120 - Composition II 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 1160 - Introduction to Digital Storytelling 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 1210 - Technical Communications 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2120 - Intermediate Composition 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2210 - Professional and Technical Communication 3 credit hour(s)  § (Click here for more information)

Creative and Fine Arts Requirement

• ARTH 1110 - Art Appreciation 3 credit hour(s)
• ARTH 2110 - History of Art I 3 credit hour(s)
• ARTH 2120 - History of Art II 3 credit hour(s)
• ARTH 2130 - Modern Art 3 credit hour(s)
• ARTH 2140 - Art of the American Southwest 3 credit hour(s)
• ARTS 1240 - Design I 3 credit hour(s)
• ARTS 1250 - Design II 3 credit hour(s)
• ARTS 1610 - Drawing I 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2310 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2320 - Introduction to Fiction Writing 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2330 - Introduction to Poetry Writing 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2520 - Film as Literature 3 credit hour(s)
• MUSC 1110 - Music Appreciation: Jazz 3 credit hour(s)
• MUSC 1130 - Music Appreciation: Western Music 3 credit hour(s)
• MUSC 1140 - Music Appreciation: World Music 3 credit hour(s)
• MUSC 1210 - Fundamentals of Music for non-majors 4 credit hour(s)
• THEA 1110 - Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hour(s)

Humanities Requirement

• AMST 1130 - Introduction to American Popular Culture 3 credit hour(s)
• AMST 1140 - Introduction to Race, Class & Ethnicity 3 credit hour(s)
• ARCH 1120 - Introduction to Architecture 3 credit hour(s)
• DGST 1120 - Introduction to Digital Humanities 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 1410 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2510 - Analysis of Literature 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2610 - American Literature I 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2620 - American Literature II 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2630 - British Literature I 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2640 - British Literature II 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2650 - World Literature I 3 credit hour(s)
• ENGL 2660 - World Literature II 3 credit hour(s)
• FILM 2010 - Film History 3 credit hour(s) (AAS only)
• HIST 1103 - Introduction to Historical Study 3 credit hour(s)
• HIST 1110 - United States History I 3 credit hour(s)
• HIST 1120 - United States History II 3 credit hour(s)
• HIST 1150 - Western Civilization I 3 credit hour(s)
• HIST 1160 - Western Civilization II 3 credit hour(s)
• HIST 1170 - Survey of Early Latin America 3 credit hour(s)
• HIST 1180 - Survey of Modern Latin America 3 credit hour(s)
• HIST 2110 - Survey of New Mexico History 3 credit hour(s)
• HIST 2240 - History of Vietnam 3 credit hour(s)
• HUMN 1105 - Being Human: An Introduction to the Humanities 3 credit hour(s)
• HUMN 1110 - Introduction to World Humanities I 3 credit hour(s)
• HUMN 2110 - Introduction to World Humanities II 3 credit hour(s)
• NATV 1150 - Introduction to Native American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
• PHIL 1115 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hour(s)
• PHIL 1120 - Logic, Reasoning, & Critical Thinking 3 credit hour(s)
• PHIL 1130 - Contemporary Moral Issues 3 credit hour(s)
• PHIL 2120 - Biomedical Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
• PHIL 2210 - Early Modern Philosophy 3 credit hour(s)
• PHIL 2220 - Greek Philosophy 3 credit hour(s)
• RELG 1110 - Introduction to World Religions 3 credit hour(s)
• RELG 1120 - Introduction to the Bible 3 credit hour(s)
• RELG 2110 - Eastern Religions 3 credit hour(s)
• RELG 2120 - Western Religions 3 credit hour(s)
• RELG 2135 - Ancient Religions 3 credit hour(s)
• SIGN 1110 - American Sign Language I 4 credit hour(s)
• SPAN 2280 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature 3 credit hour(s)

Laboratory Science Requirement

• ASTR 1010 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy 3 credit hour(s)
• ASTR 1010L - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
• ASTR 1110 - Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astronomy 3 credit hour(s)
• ASTR 1110L - Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astronomy Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 1110 - General Biology 3 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 1110L - General Biology Lab 1 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 1215 - Biology for Environmental Sciences 3 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 1215L - Biology for Environmental Sciences Lab 1 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 1125 - Human Biology 4 credit hour(s) *
• BIOL 1130 - Introductory Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 1130L - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 1140 - Biology for Health Sciences 3 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 1140L - Biology for Health Sciences Lab 1 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 2110 - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 credit hour(s)
• BIOL 2110L - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Lab 1 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1110 - Chemistry in Our Community 3 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1110L - Chemistry in Our Community Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1115 - Chemistry in Art 3 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1115L - Chemistry in Art Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1120 - Introduction to Chemistry 3 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1120L - Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM Majors 3 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I Laboratory for STEM Majors 1 credit hour(s)
• GEOG 1110 - Physical Geography 3 credit hour(s)
• GEOG 1110L - Physical Geography Lab 1 credit hour(s)
• GEOL 1110 - Physical Geology 3 credit hour(s)
• GEOL 1110L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
• NTSC 1110 - Physical Science for Teachers 4 credit hour(s) *
• NTSC 1120 - Life Science for Teachers 4 credit hour(s) *
• NTSC 2110 - Environmental Science for Teachers 4 credit hour(s) *
• NUTR 1010 - Personal and Practical Nutrition 3 credit hour(s)
• NUTR 1010L - Personal and Practical Nutrition Lab 1 credit hour(s)
• PHYS 1115 - Survey of Physics 3 credit hour(s)
• PHYS 1115L - Survey of Physics Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
• PHYS 1230 - Algebra-Based Physics I 4 credit hour(s)
• PHYS 1230L - Algebra-Based Physics I Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
• PHYS 1310 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 credit hour(s)
• PHYS 1310L - Calculus-Based Physics I Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)

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• *Meets lab class requirement

  Any lab science course, with the exception of GEOG 2110, that has one or more of the above courses listed as a prerequisite meets the lab science general education core requirements.

Mathematics Requirement

• MATH 1130 - Survey of Mathematics 3 credit hour(s)
• MATH 1140 - Geometry for Design 3 credit hour(s)
• MATH 1220 - College Algebra 3 credit hour(s)
• MATH 1220P - College Algebra Plus 4 credit hour(s)
• MATH 1350 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credit hour(s)
• MATH 1350P - Introduction to Statistics Plus 4 credit hour(s)
• Any MATH course with a prerequisite of MATH 1220 or higher may be substituted for MATH 1220.

Social and Behavioral Science Requirement

• AFST 1110 - Introduction to Africana Studies 3 credit hour(s)
• ANTH 1115 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 credit hour(s)
• ANTH 1135 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 credit hour(s)
• ANTH 1140 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hour(s)
• ANTH 1155 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology 3 credit hour(s)
• ANTH 1160 - World Archaeology 3 credit hour(s)
• CCST 2110 - Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies 3 credit hour(s)
• ECON 1110 - Survey of Economics 3 credit hour(s)
• ECON 2110 - Macroeconomic Principles 3 credit hour(s)
• ECON 2120 - Microeconomic Principles 3 credit hour(s)
• GEOG 1130 - Human Geography 3 credit hour(s)
• GNDR 2110 - Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 credit hour(s)
• LTAM 1110 - Introduction to Latin American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
• LTAM 1111 - Latin American Film 3 credit hour(s)
• POLS 1110 - Introduction to Political Science 3 credit hour(s)
• POLS 1120 - American National Government 3 credit hour(s)
• POLS 2110 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hour(s)
• POLS 2120 - International Relations 3 credit hour(s)
• PSYC 1110 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hour(s)
• PSYC 2120 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hour(s)
• PSYC 2330 - Psychology of Human Sexuality 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 1110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 2120 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 2210 - Sociology of Deviance 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 2220 - Sociology of Gender 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 2240 - Sociology of Intimate Relationships and Family 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 2250 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 2310 - Contemporary Social Problems 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 2330 - Society and Personality 3 credit hour(s)
• SOCI 2340 - Global Issues 3 credit hour(s)

Multi-Discipline/Flexible Requirement