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Students in degree programs following the Core Curriculum or in transfer degree
programs must take and pass COMM 1000, COMM 1100, or COMM 1110 in order to
satisfy the Critical Thinking overlay (Learning Goal III) of the established USG Core
Curriculum.
Students are encouraged to discuss the Core Curriculum with their academic advisors in
order to understand the importance of the Core Curriculum in relation to all programs of
study offered by all institutions of the University System of Georgia.
The synopsis of the Core Curriculum (common to most transfer programs) follows:
CORE CURRICULUM
Course Number
Title
Semester Hours
Area A
Essential Skills - 9 hours
ENGL 1101 and
Composition I and
6
ENGL 1102
Composition II
And one of the following:
MATH 1001
Quantitative Reasoning
3
MATH 1111
College Algebra
3
MATH 1112
Trigonometry
3
MATH 1113
Pre-Calculus
3
MATH 1151
Calculus I with Geometry*
4
*The extra hour must be taken from Area F
CORE CURRICULUM
Course Number
Title
Semester Hours
Area B
Institutional Options - 4 hours
Choose courses to equal 4 hours from the following:
BUSA 1100
Financial Planning & Investment Management
2
BUSA 1145
International Business, Culture and Economics
2
CISM 1100 or
Computer Concepts/Software Applications or
2
CISM 2201
Fundamentals of Computer Applications
3
*COMM 1000
Cultural Diversity in Communication
2
*COMM 1100
Human Communications
3
*COMM 1110
Public Speaking
3
COMM 1111
Issues in Argumentation and Advocacy
3
COMM 2105
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
3
COMM 2220
Introduction to Small Group Communication
3
PHIL 1010
Critical Thinking
2
ETHI 1101
Issues in Ethics
2
Foreign Language
3
POLS 1105
Current World Problems
2
INED 2902
International Perspectives
2
INED 2903
International Perspectives
3
LEAD 1101
Leadership Development
2
MYTH 1000
Introduction to Mythology
1
PHED 2210
Sports Injury and Prevention
2
SCIE 1100
Science, Technology, and Society
2
*These classes meet the critical thinking overlay requirement.
