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All-University Core Curriculum

Office of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
Administration Building, Room 108
 
ALL-UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM (AUCC)
 
All Colorado State University students share a learning experience in common and faculty from across the University contribute to that experience.
 
Each baccalaureate Program of Study must incorporate the following elements:
  
 
 
Credits
1.
Basic Competencies (6 credits)
 
 
A.    Intermediate Writing1
    3
 
B.    Mathematics1
    3
 
 
 
2.
Additional Communication (3 credits)
 
 
A.    Oral Communication2
 
 
OR
 
 
B.    Advanced Writing2
 
 
 
 
3.
Foundations and Perspectives (22 credits)
 
 
A.    Biological/Physical Sciences (At least one course will
           have an associated lab.)
    7
 
B.    Arts/Humanities
    6
 
C.    Social/Behavioral Sciences
    3
 
D.    Historical Perspectives
    3
 
E.    Global and Cultural Awareness
    3
 
 
 
4.
Depth and Integration
 
A.    Each major must designate courses that build upon the Core Competencies
       of writing,  
speaking, and problem solving in an integrative and
       complementary way.
 
 
B.    Each major must designate courses that build upon the foundations of 
        knowledge and
intellectual perspectives of Core Category 3 in an integrative
        and complementary way.
 
 
C.   Every major must require a capstone experience at the senior level that 
       consists of a
designated course or sequence of courses that offer the
       opportunity for integration and
reflection on students’ nearly completed
       baccalaureate education.
 
 
                               
1 The composition and mathematics requirements must be completed within the first 60 credits (CSU and transfer) taken. More information on this requirement is at the end of this section of the catalog.
2 First-time students entering a college or university on or after July 1, 2008, must take an advanced writing course (category 2B). Some programs of study have specific requirements for additional communication, see the particular program of study.
 

Students are advised to see if their preferred program of study has particular recommendations for satisfying All-University Core Curriculum requirements.
 
A student must earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.000 or better in the courses used to satisfy categories 1 through 3 of the All-University Core Curriculum requirements.
 
What follows is a brief description of each category in the All-University Core Curriculum and a list of the courses currently approved to meet that category. Note: No courses are listed in more than one category; courses listed in one category cannot be used to fulfill any other category in the AUCC.
 
Category 1. Basic Competencies
 
A.    Intermediate Writing.1 The ability to write correctly and effectively is necessary for success in any academic program and enhances the possibility of one’s success in personal and professional life. The objective of courses in this category is to provide instruction in the skills essential to effective written communication, extensive practice in the use of those skills, and evaluation of students’ writing aimed to guide them in improving their skills. 
 
CO
150
College Composition (GT-CO2)2
3
HONR
193
Honors Seminar
3
                                                           
1 The composition requirement must be completed within the first 60 credits (CSU and transfer) taken. More information on this requirement is at the end of this section of the catalog.
2 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills.  For more information visit the CDHE website:  http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
 
B. Mathematics.1 The objective of the Mathematics requirement is to ensure that students develop mathematical skill and understanding essential for describing events, experiences, and the knowledge base of other disciplines. Mathematics encourages a mode of thought that encompasses abstraction and generalization and permits careful analysis as well as explicit calculation.
 
MATH
117
College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1)2
1
MATH
118
College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1)
1
MATH
124
Logarithmic and Exponential Function (GT‑MA1)
1
MATH
125
Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1)
1
MATH
126
Analytic Trigonometry (GT-MA1)
1
MATH
130
Math in the Social Sciences (GT-MA1)
3
MATH
133
Financial Mathematics (GT-MA1)
3
MATH
135
Patterns of Phenomena I (GT-MA1)
3
MATH
141
Calculus in Management Sciences (GT‑MA1)
3
MATH
155
Calculus for Biological Scientists I (GT‑MA1)
4
MATH
160
Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT‑MA1)
4
MATH
161
Calculus for Physical Scientists II (GT‑MA1)
4
MATH
255
Calculus for Biological Scientists II (GT‑MA1)
4
                           
1 The mathematics requirement must be completed within the first 60 credits (CSU and transfer) taken. More information on this requirement is at the end of this section of the catalog.
2 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills. For more information visit the CDHE website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
 
Category 2. Additional Communication.(3 credits)
 
Building on and adapting basic skills and strategies already developed in the course in Written Communication, the objective of this requirement is structured according to two different options:
 
A.    Oral Communication.1 Development of effective rhetorical skills in oral communication.
 
SPCM
200
Public Speaking
3
 
B.    Advanced Writing.1 Enhancement of skills in written communication.
 
CO
300
Writing Arguments
3
CO
301A
Writing in the Disciplines-Arts and Humanities
3
CO
301B
Writing in the Disciplines-Sciences
3
CO
301C
Writing in the Disciplines-Social Sciences
3
CO
301D
Writing in the Disciplines-Education
3
CO
302
Writing Online
3
JTC
300
Professional and Technical Communication
3
                         
1 First-time students entering a college or university on or after July 1, 2008, must take an advanced writing course (category 2B). Some programs of study have specific requirements for additional communication, see the particular program of study.
 
Category 3. Foundations and Perspectives.
 
The Core rests on acquiring foundations of knowledge and understanding intellectual perspectives. Courses in this category of the Core are designed to bring the skills developed in Core Competencies to life and give them direction and purpose. Elements of foundation offer exemplary introductions to fields and areas of study that explore their distinctive characteristics as well as critical links within and among them. Elements of perspective promote coherence and integration of knowledge within and among fields and areas of study, often through the exploration of significant thematic issues. Foundation elements frequently will be introduced in disciplinary contexts. Perspective elements typically will be structured comparatively and enlivened through interdisciplinary contexts.
 
A. Biological/Physical Sciences.1 (7 credits) The objective of the Biological/Physical Sciences requirement is to instill a clear understanding of the basic scientific viewpoint, to master scientific knowledge at a level that facilitates communication in an increasingly technological society, to employ and build on core competencies in mathematics and logical/critical thinking, to enable students to learn and use the scientific method, and to evaluate the impacts of science and technology on society
 
AA
100
Introduction to Astronomy (GT-SC2)2
3
AA
101
Astronomy Laboratory (GT-SC1)
1
ANTH
120
Human Origins and Variation (GT-SC2)
3
ANTH
121
Human Origins and Variation Laboratory (GT-SC1)
1
BSPM
102
Insects, Science, and Society (GT-SC2)
3
BZ
101
Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2)
3
BZ
104
Basic Concepts of Plant Life (GT-SC2)
3
BZ
105
Basic Concepts of Plant Life Laboratory (GT‑SC1)
1
BZ
110
Principles of Animal Biology (GT-SC2)
3
BZ
111
Animal Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1)
1
BZ
120
Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC2)
4
CHEM
103
Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2)
3
CHEM
104
Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1)
1
CHEM
107
Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2)
4
CHEM
108
Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT‑SC1)
1
CHEM
111
General Chemistry I (GT-SC2)
4
CHEM
112
General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1)
1
FW
104
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (GT‑SC2)
3
GEOL
120
Exploring Earth: Physical Geology3 (GT‑SC2)
3
GEOL
121
Introductory Geology Laboratory4 (GT-SC1)
1
GEOL
122
The Blue Planet: Geology of Our Environment3 (GT-SC2)
3
GEOL
124
Geology of Natural Resources3 (GT-SC2)
3
HORT
100
Horticultural Sciences
4
LAND
220
Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2)
3
LIFE
102
Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1)
4
LIFE
201A
Introductory Genetics-Applied Genetics5 (GT‑SC2)
3
LIFE
201B
Introductory Genetics-Molecular5 (GT-SC2)
3
LIFE
220
Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2)
3
MIP
101
Introduction to Human Disease (GT-SC2)
3
NR
120A