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General Education Core Curriculum
This guide provides a list of courses and course choices that fulfill the General Education Core Curriculum for Texas State and shows equivalent Texas Common Course Numbers. The General Education Core Curriculum serves as the common foundation for all undergraduate majors starting Fall 2000. Particular types of degrees (B.A., B.S., B.B.A., and others), majors and certifications may have specific course requirements.
Component Area | Hours | Core | Texas State | TCCN |
| Communication | 6 | 010 | ENG 1310 & ENG 1320 | ENG 1301 & ENG 1302 |
| Up to 6 | 011 | COMM 1310 | SPCH 1311 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | 020 | Select one from the following: | |
| MATH 1315 | MATH 1314 | |||
| MATH 1316 | MATH 1332 | |||
| MATH 1317 | MATH 1316 | |||
| MATH 1319 | MATH 1324 | |||
| MATH 1329 | MATH 1325 | |||
| MATH 2321 | MATH 2313 | |||
| MATH 2417 | MATH 2412 | |||
| MATH 2471 | MATH 2413 | |||
| Natural Science | 6 | 030 | Select two from the following: | |
| BIO 1320 | BIOL 1308 | |||
| BIO 1421 | BIOL 1409 | |||
| BIO 1430 & BIO 1431 | BIOL 1406 & BIOL 1407 | |||
| CHEM 1310 & CHEM 1430 | CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1407 | |||
| CHEM 1341 & CHEM 1342 | CHEM 1311 & CHEM 1312 | |||
| GEOL 1410 & GEOL 1420 | GEOL 1403 & GEOL 1404 | |||
| PHYS 1310 & PHYS 1320 | PHYS 1305 & PHYS 1307 | |||
| PHYS 1410 & PHYS 1420 | PHYS 1401 & PHYS 1402 | |||
| PHYS 1430 & PHYS 2425 | PHYS 2425 & PHYS 2426 | |||
| ANTH 2414 | ANTH 2401 | |||
| Up to 3 | 031 | Select one from the following: | ||
| PHYS 1110 | PHYS 1105 | |||
| PHYS 1140 | PHYS 1111 | |||
| CHEM 1141 | CHEM 1111 | |||
| CHEM 1142 | CHEM 1112 | |||
| Humanities & Visual Performing Arts | 3 | 050 | ART, DAN, MU or TH 2313 | HUMA 1315 |
| Up to 3 | 041 | PHIL 1305, or | PHIL 1301 | |
| PHIL 1320 | PHIlL 2306 | |||
| 3 | 040 | Select one from the following: | ||
| ENG 2310 | ENG 2322 | |||
| ENG 2320 | ENG 2323 | |||
| ENG 2330 | ENG 2332 | |||
| ENG 2340 | ENG 2333 | |||
| ENG 2359 | ENG 2327 | |||
| ENG 2360 | ENG 2328 | |||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 6 | 060 | HIST 1310 & HIST 1320 | HIST 1301 & HIST 1302 |
| 6 | 070 | POSI 2310 & POSI 2320 | GOVT 2301 & GOVT 2302 | |
| 3 | 080 | Select one from the following: | ||
| ANTH 1312 | ANTH 2351 | |||
| ECO 2301 | ECON 1301 | |||
| GEO 1310 | GEOG 1303 | |||
| PSY 1300 | PSYC 2301 | |||
| SOCI 1310 | SOCI 1301 | |||
| ECO 2314 | ECON 2302 | |||
| Texas State Component | 1 | 090 | US 1100 | (no equivalent) |
| Physical Fitness & Wellness | 2 | 090 | Select two from the following: | |
| PFW 1101 - 1139 | PHED 1164 | |||
| PFW 1150 - 1164 | PHED 1164 | |||
| PFW 166 - 1225 | PHED 1164 | |||
| DAN 1160 | DANC 1147 | |||
| DAN 1161 | DANC 1148 | |||
| DAN 1162 | DANC 2147 | |||
| DAN 1170 | DANC 1122 | |||
| DAN 1180 | DANC 1141 | |||
| DAN 1181 | DANC 1142 | |||
| DAN 1182 | DANC 2141 | |||
| DAN 1190 | DANC 1145 | |||
| DAN 1191 | DANC 1146 | |||
| DAN 1192 | DANC 2145 | |||
| OR Select one from above and one from the following: | ||||
| 1 | 090 | PFW 1140 | PHED 1164 | |
| PFW 1149 | PHED 1164 | |||
| PFW 1165 | PHED 1164 | |||
| MU 1111C | Marching Band | |||
| MU 2111C | Marching Band | |||
| MU 3111C | Marching Band | |||
| MU 4111C | Marching Band | |||
Total | 46 |