Core Requirements

Biology

Minimum 6 s.h General Biology
Minimum 3 s.h. Genetics:
Minimum 3 s.h. Comparative Anatomy
Minimum 3 s.h. General Ecology
Minimum 3 s.h. Invertebrate Zoology
Minimum 3 s.h. Plant Physiology
Minimum 9 s.h. Biology Electives course work in related content area (under advisement)
Minimum 6 s.h General Chemistry
Minimum 6 s.h General Physics
Minimum 6 s.h Geology(Earth Science)
Minimum 6 s.h Calculus Based Mathematics

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Business

Minimum 3 s.h. Accounting
Minimum 3 or 4 s.h Computer Tools
Minimum 3 s.h. Business Law
Minimum 3 s.h. Finance
Minimum 3 s.h. Economics
Minimum 3 s.h. Business Policy
Minimum 3 s.h. International Business
Minimum 3 s.h. Management
Minimum 3 s.h. Marketing
Minimum 3 s.h. Quantitative Methods
Minimum 6 s.h Business Electives

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Chemistry-Grades 7-12

Minimum 6 s.h Inorganic Chemistry
Minimum 6 s.h Organic Chemistry
Minimum 3 s.h. Quantitative Analysis
Minimum 3 s.h. Physical Chemistry
Minimum 12 s.h. Chemistry Electives course work in related content area (under advisement):
Minimum 6 s.h General Biology
Minimum 6 s.h General Physics
Minimum 6 s.h Geology (earth science)
Minimum 6 s.h Calculus Based Mathematics

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Earth Science-Grades 7-12

Minimum 3 s.h. Physical Geological Science
Minimum 3 s.h. Historical Geological Science
Minimum 6 s.h Earth Science I & II
Minimum 18 s.h Geology Electives taken under advisement
Minimum 6 s.h General Biology
Minimum 6 s.h General Chemistry
Minimum 6 s.h Physics
Minimum 6 s.h Calculus Based Mathematics

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English

Minimum 3 s.h. English Language, Linguistics or General Language; e.g. Grammar
Minimum 6 s.h. American Literature
Minimum 6 s.h. English Literature
Minimum 3 s.h.World Literature
Minimum 18 s.h English Electives

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Fine Arts

Minimum 9 s.h. Art History
Minimum 6 s.h. Design: 3 s.h. 2D & 3s.h. 3D
Minimum 6 s.h. Electives: Fine Arts or Art History
Minimum 18 sh Fundamental Artistic techniques
Minimum 9 s.h. Specialization in an artistic technique

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Foreign Language

Minimum 6 s.h. Culture and Civilization.
Minimum 3 s.h. Conversation.
Minimum 3 s.h. Grammar.
Minimum 3 s.h. Composition
Minimum 9 s.h. Literature.
Minimum 12 s.h. Electives in the target language –additional course work in related areas

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Mathematics

Minimum 6-8 s.h. Differential and Integral Calculus (Calculus I and II)
Minimum 6 s.h. Higher Algebra (Linear and Abstract)
Minimum 3 s.h. Higher Geometry (Euclidean, Non-Euclidean, Topology, or equivalent)
Minimum 3 s.h. Discrete or Finite Mathematics
Minimum 3 s.h. Applied Mathematics
Minimum 3 s.h. Probability and Statistics
Minimum 10-12 s.h. Mathematics Electives-additional course work in related areas

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Music

Minimum 6 s.h. Music History
Minimum 12 s.h. Music Theory
Minimum 4 s.h. Secondary Instruments
Minimum 1 s.h. Piano/ Keyboard
Minimum 1 s.h. Vocal Production
Minimum 3 s.h. Conducting
Minimum 6 s.h. Performance
Minimum 3 s.h. Private Instruction

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Physics-Grades 7-12

Minimum 6 s.h. General Physics
Electricity and Magnetism
Minimum 3 s.h. Modern Physics
Minimum 3 s.h. Optics
Minimum 3 s.h. Thermodynamics
Minimum 3 s.h. Mechanics
Minimum 3 s.h. Quantum Mechanics
Minimum 6 s.h. Physics Electives course work in related content area (under advisement)
Minimum 6 s.h. General Biology
Minimum 6 s.h. General Chemistry
Minimum 6 s.h. Geology (Earth Science)
Minimum 6 s.h. Calculus Based Mathematics

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Social Studies

Minimum 6 s.h. European History (Western Civilization)
Minimum 6 s.h. United States History.
Minimum 6 s.h. Non-Western History.
Minimum 3 s.h. Political Science (American Government)
Minimum 3 s.h. Economics.
Minimum 3 s.h. Geography.
Additional 9 s.h. course work (under advisement) that demonstrates competency in History, Anthropology and Sociology.

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Physical Education

Minimum 3 s.h Research Methods, Statistics, Measurement & Evaluation, Epidemiology
Minimum 3 s.h. Human Development
Minimum 3 s.h. Foundations of Education