UHD Common Core
The common core of the general education program is designed to provide students with the academic skills and knowledge that constitute the foundation of a baccalaureate education. The specialized course work taken in the major field of study builds upon this foundation, so it is necessary for students to complete core requirements early in their course of study.
Writing and computational skills are especially critical for future academic success. Therefore, In the first semester in which they are eligible to do so, students should enroll in a course that will satisfy the Communication requirement (ENG 1301 or ENG 1302), and a course that will satisfy the Mathematics requirement (MATH 1301, 1310, 1324, or STAT 1312).
Students are encouraged to complete all other common core requirements before enrolling in any upper-division (3000-level and 4000-level) courses.
Students in all University of Houston-Downtown undergraduate degree programs must
complete a common core of courses consisting of at least 42 semester credit hours.
If any course taken to fulfill a core requirement has a corequisite, the corequisite
course must be taken concurrently.
The list below is the official UHD common core course list effective for the Fall
2024 UHD Catalog. The syllabi are samples for each course and the students will get
a more specific syllabus from their instructors in the semester in which they take
the course.
| FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA |
HOURS
|
CORE | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN | TCCNS NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication |
6
|
010
|
ENG 1301 Composition I | ENGL 1301 |
|
|
ENG 1302 Composition II | ENGL 1302 | ||
| Mathematics |
3
|
020
|
MATH 1301 College Algebra | MATH 1314 |
|
|
MATH 1310 College Math for Liberal Arts | MATH 1332 | ||
| MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences | MATH 1324 | |||
|
|
STAT 1312 Statistical Literacy | |||
| Life & Physical Sciences |
6
|
030
|
BIOL 1301 General Biology I | BIOL 1306 |
|
|
BIOL 1302 General Biology II | BIOL 1307 | ||
|
|
BIOL 1303 Human Anatomy & Physiology I | BIOL 2301 | ||
|
|
BIOL 1304 Human Anatomy & Physiology II | BIOL 2302 | ||
|
|
BIOL 1310 Human Biology | |||
|
|
BIOL 1312 Ecology and Environmental Biology | |||
| BIOL 2306 Fundamentals of Nutrition | ||||
|
|
CHEM 1305 Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 1305 | ||
|
|
CHEM 1307 General Chemistry I | CHEM 1311 | ||
|
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CHEM 1308 General Chemistry II | CHEM 1312 | ||
|
|
GEOL 1304 Intro to Meteorology | |||
|
|
GEOL 1305 Physical Geology | |||
| GEOL 1306 Historical Geology | ||||
| GEOL 1307 Earth Science I | GEOL 1402 | |||
|
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GEOL 1308 Earth Science II | GEOL 1402 | ||
|
|
GEOL 1345 Oceanography | |||
|
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MBIO 1305 Microbiology | |||
|
|
MBIO 1310 Intro to Microbiology | |||
|
|
NS 1300 Emergence of Modern Science | |||
|
|
PHYS 1301 Intro to Solar System Astronomy | |||
|
|
PHYS 1302 Intro to Stellar & Galactic Astronomy | |||
|
|
PHYS 1307 General Physics I | PHYS 1301 | ||
|
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PHYS 1308 General Physics II | PHYS 1302 | ||
|
|
PHYS 2401 Physics I | PHYS 2425 | ||
|
|
PHYS 2402 Physics II | PHYS 2426 | ||
| Language, Philosophy & Culture |
3
|
040
|
ENG 2301 World Lit: Ancient to 17th Century | ENGL 2332 |
|
|
ENG 2302 World Lit: 17th Century & Beyond | ENGL 2333 | ||
|
|
ENG 2305 Literature & Culture | |||
|
|
ENG 2309 Film: Beginnings to Present | |||
|
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ENG 2311 American Lit: Beginnings to 1865 | |||
|
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ENG 2312 American Lit: 1865 to Present | |||
|
|
ENG 2313 Brit Lit: Beginnings to 1800 | ENGL 2322 | ||
|
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ENG 2314 Brit Lit: 1800 to Present | ENGL 2323 | ||
|
|
HUM 1301 Ancient Western Culture | HUMA 1301 | ||
|
|
HUM 1302 Modern Western Culture | HUMA 1302 | ||
| LATS 1301 Introduction to Latino Studies | ||||
|
|
PHIL 1301 Intro to Philosophy | |||
|
|
PHIL 2305 Contemporary Ethical Issues | |||
|
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PHIL 2310 The Meaning of Life | |||
|
|
SPAN 2301 Intermediate Spanish I | |||
|
|
SPAN 2302 Intermediate Spanish II | |||
| Creative Arts |
3
|
050
|
ART 1301 History of Art: Paleolithic to Renaissance | ARTS 1303 |
|
|
ART 1302 History of Art: Renaissance to Present | |||
|
|
ART 1308 Intro to World Art | |||
|
|
ART 1310 Intro to Visual Arts | ARTS 1301 | ||
|
|
DANC 1301 Dance in America | |||
| DRA 1301 Introduction to Theater | ||||
| DRA 1303 Acting: Principles and Practice | ||||
|
|
MUS 2301 Music Appreciation: Before 1750 | |||
|
|
MUS 2302 Music Appreciation: After 1750 | |||
| American History |
6
|
060
|
HIST 1305 US History to 1877 | HIST 1301 |
|
|
HIST 1306 US History after 1877 | HIST 1302 | ||
|
|
HIST 1312 Texas History | HIST 2301 | ||
|
|
HIST 1314 Ethnic Minorities in American History | HUMA 2319 | ||
| HIST 1315 Latino History Before 1898 | HIST 2327 | |||
| HIST 1316 Latino History Since 1898 | HIST 2328 | |||
| Government/Political Science |
6
|
070
|
POLS 2305 Federal Government | GOVT 2305 |
|
|
POLS 2306 Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences |
3
|
080
|
ANTH 2302 Cultural Anthropology | ANTH 2351 |
|
|
CJ 1301 Intro to Criminal Justice | |||
| CRS 1301 Intro to Critical Race Studies | ||||
|
|
ECO 1305 Contemporary Economic Issues | |||
|
|
HEA 2305 Wellness Across the Lifespan | |||
|
|
LANG 1303 Language and Society | |||
|
|
PSY 1303 Intro to Psychology | PSYC 2301 | ||
| SOC 1303 Intro to Sociology | SOCI 1301 | |||
| SOCW 2361 Intro to Social Work and Social Welfare | ||||
| SOCW 2363 Intro to Social Welfare Policy | ||||
| Component Area Option |
6
|
090 | COMM 1302 Mass Media | COMM 1307 |
|
|
COMM 1304 Intro to Speech Communication | SPCH 1311 | ||
|
|
COMM 1306 Beginning Public Speaking | SPCH 1315 | ||
|
|
COMM 1309 Communication & Public Decision Making | |||
|
|
COMM 2307 Intercultural Communication | |||
|
|
COMM 2309 Interpersonal Communication | SPCH 1318 | ||
|
|
COMM 2311 Principles of Public Relations | |||
|
|
ENG 1306 Workplace Presentations | |||
|
|
UHD 1301 Freshman Seminar: Communication | |||
|
|
UHD 1302 Freshman Seminar: Mathematics | |||
|
|
UHD 1303 Freshman Seminar: Life & Physical Sciences | |||
| UHD 1304 Freshman Seminar: Language, Philosophy & Culture | ||||
| UHD 1305 Freshman Seminar: Creative Arts | ||||
| UHD 1306 Freshman Seminar: American History | ||||
| UHD 1307 Freshman Seminar: Government/Political Science | ||||
| UHD 1308 Freshman Seminar: Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||||
| UHD 2301 University Seminar: Communication | ||||
| UHD 2302 University Seminar: Mathematics | ||||
| UHD 2303 University Seminar: Life & Physical Sciences | ||||
| UHD 2304 University Seminar: Language, Philosophy & Culture | ||||
| UHD 2305 University Seminar: Creative Arts | ||||
| UHD 2306 University Seminar: American History | ||||
| UHD 2307 University Seminar: Government/Political Science | ||||
|
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UHD 2308 University Seminar: Social & Behavioral Sciences | |||
| TOTAL |
42
|