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General Education Requirements (GER) 42 credits
HUMANITIES REQUIREMENT 12 credits
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
ENG 101 Composition 3 credits
ENG 102 Composition & Literature 3 credits

ENGLISH/LITERATURE:
Take one three credit Literature course from the following
Any English/Literature course number 200 level or above or:
ITA 205 Italian Literature in Translation I 3 credits
ITA 206 Italian Literature in Translation II 3 credits
ENG 417 (EDU 417)* Applied Linguistics: Language & Literacy through ESOL 3 credits
(For Education Majors)*

HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS:
Take one three credit Humanities/Fine Arts course from the following:
HUM 101 An Introduction to Art & Music 3 credits
HUM 102 Society & Mass Medi 3 credits
HUM 203 Introduction to Film Art & Analysis 3 credits
HUM 209 Western Literacy Masterpieces I 3 credits
HUM 210 Western Literacy Masterpieces II 3 credits
HUM 211 Western Literacy Masterpieces III 3 credits
FIA 225 Fundamentals of Music 3 credits
FIA 230 Survey the History of Art 3 credits
FIA 233 Art of the Renaissance 3 credits
FIA 244 Introduction to Painting & Drawing 3 credits
FIA 245 Basic Painting Techniques 3 credits
FIA 248 Photography 3 credits
FIA 250 Survey of American Art 3 credits
FIA 251 St. Thomas University Choir III 3 credits
FRE 101 Introduction French I 3 credits
FRE 102 Introduction French II 3 credits
FRE 121 Intermediate French I 3 credits
FRE 122 Intermediate French II 3 credits
ITA 101 Introduction to Italian I 3 credits
ITA 102 Introduction to Italian II 3 credits
ITA 201 Intermediate Italian I 3 credits
ITA 202 Intermediate Italian II 3 credits
SPA 101 Introduction Spanish I 3 credits
SPA 102 Introduction Spanish II 3 credits
SPA 201 Intermediate Grammar, Composition and Reading 3 credits
SPA 202 Intermediate Reading, Composition and Conversation 3 credits
SPA 203 Spanish Language and Grammar for Spanish Speakers I 3 credits
SPA 204 Spanish Language and Grammar for Spanish Speakers II 3 credits
OR any three (3) credits in Fine Arts (FIA).

THE NATURAL WORLD & QUANT. REASONING REQUIREMENTS 9 credits
MATHEMATICS:
Take one three credit Mathematics course from:
MAT 107 Analytic Geometry 3 credits
MAT 108 Trigonometry 3 credits
MAT 109 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 3 credits
MAT 165 Geometry 3 credits
MAT 169 College Algebra 3 credits
MAT 171 Integrated Pre-calculus Algebra & Trigonometry 3 credits
MAT 172 Calculus for Business, Economics, and Finance 3 credits
MAT 205 Applied Statistics 3 credits
MAT 232 Calculus I 3 credits
MAT 233 Calculus II 3 credits
MAT 099 and MAT 100A will not satisfy this requirement.
NATURAL SCIENCE
Take one Natural Science course from the following:
BIO 108, 108L Principles of Biology I & Lab 3 credits
SCI 106 General Biology 3 credits
SCI 200 Marine Biology 3 credits
SCI 222 Bioregions 3 credits
SCI 242 Ecology 3 credits
SPO 212* Applied Sport Science 3 credits
(For Sports Administration Majors)*
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Take one Physical Science course from the following:
CHE 100 Intro. to General, Organic, and Bio-Chemistry 3 credits
CHE 101 General Chemistry I 3 credits
PHY 101 College Physics I 3 credits
SCI 105 Geology 3 credits
SCI 114 Astronomy 3 credits
SCI 116 OR Science in the Modern World 3 credits
CIS 104 Intro. to Computer Programming/Visual Basic 3 credits
CIS 205 Microcomputer Applications 3 credits
CIS 230 Intro. to Java Programming 3 credits
CULTURE AND SOCIETY REQUIREMENT 9 credits
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Take three credits in Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Human Services from the following:
CRI 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credits
CRI 225 Crime in South Florida 3 credits
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ECO 203 Principles of Micro and Environmental Economics 3 credits
EDU 260* Human Growth and Development 3 credits
HUS 101 Introduction to Human Services 3 credits
POS 101 Introduction to Political Science 3 credits
POS 201 American Government and Politics 3 credits
PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
PSY 220 Social Psychology 3 credits
PSY 260 Applied Psychology 3 credits
SOC 201 Principles of Sociology 3 credits
SOC 203 Collective Behavior 3 credits
SOC 205 Contemporary Social Problems 3 credits
SOC 225 Crime in South Florida 3 credits
(for Education Majors)*
HISTORY
Take one three credit course from the following:
HIS 101 History of Western Civ. I 3 credits
HIS 102 History of Western Civ. II 3 credits
HIS 105 World Civilization I 3 credits
HIS 106 World History II 3 credits
HIS 107 History and the Cinema 3 credits
HIS 201 United States History I 3 credits
HIS 202 United States History II 3 credits
HIS 311 The Middle Ages 3 credits
HIS 312 The Renaissance and Reformation 3 credits

SOCIAL SCIENCE or HISTORY
Take three credits in History, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Human Services. Sports Administration majors should take SPO 313 - Sports Psychology to fulfill this requirement. Education Majors should take GEO 101- Global Geography to fulfill this requirement.

PHILOSOPHY REQUIREMENTS 6 credits
Take one three credit course from the following:
PHI 150 Intro. to Philosophy 3 credits
PHI 152 Logic 3 credits
PHI 220 Philosophy of Eduacation 3 credits
PHI 231 Philosophy of Religion 3 credits
PHI 253 Symbolic Logic 3 credits
Take one three credit couse from the following:
PHI 319 Bioregionalism & Sustainability 3 credits
PHI 331 Personal Values & Organizational Ethics 3 credits
PHI 332 Ethics 3 credits
PHI 344 Social Ethics 3 credits
PHI 353 Biomedical Ethics 3 credits
PHI 362 Environmental Ethics 3 credits
PHI 369 Business Ethics 3 credits
PHI 457 Selected Studies in the History of Philosophy 3 credits
RELIGIOUS STUDIES REQUIREMENTS 6 credits
Take six (6) credits in Religious Studies. Courses used to satisfy this requirement cannot simultaneously satisfy the Catholic Identity requirement.
Choose one from the following:
RST 150 Introduction to Religious Studies 3 credits
RST 200 Catholicism 3 credits
RST 210 The World of Religion 3 credits
RST 220 Survey of the Old Testament 3 credits
RST 225 Survey of the New Testament 3 credits
RST 232 Christian Moral Decision Making 3 credits
RST 240 History of Christian Thought I 3 credits
RST 242 History of Christian Thought II 3 credits
RSt 272 The Church 3 credits
Choose another course from the above courses for the second religious course or any 300 or 400 level religion course.
CATHOLIC IDENTITY REQUIREMENTS 3 credits
In addition to the General Education Requirements, all students must complete three credits selected from courses identified as Catholic Identity courses. These courses may simultaneously satisfy other GER or Major requirements. These courses cannot be used to simultaneously satisfy the Religious Studies requirements.
DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS 3 credits
In addition to the General Education Requirements, all students must complete three credits selected from courses identified as Diversity courses. These courses may simultaneously satisfy other GER or Major requirements.