Humanities, General Studies Track, Bachelor’s Accelerated Completion (BAC), BA

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The total credit hours required for a B.A. in Humanities is 120.

With Suggested Courses Based on Current Availability of BAC Online Courses

General Education Requirements (42 sch)

No courses used to complete the General Education requirements may also be used to complete the requirements for the tracks within the Humanities major.

Communication (6 sch)

ENGL 1301 Composition I (3) sch
ENGL 1302 Composition II (3) sch

History (U.S. History) (6 sch)

HIST 1301 History of the United States to 1877 (3) sch
HIST 1302 History of the United States Since 1877 (3) sch

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 sch)

* UNIV courses are open to students in the Honors Program only.

COMM 1301 Introduction to the Study of Communication (3) sch
ENGL 2322 British Literature to 1800 (3) sch
ENGL 2323 British Literature Since 1800 (3) sch
ENGL 2327 American Literature to 1865 (3) sch
ENGL 2328 American Literature Since 1865 (3) sch
UNIV 1301 Honors Freshman Seminar I (3) sch *

Creative Arts (3 sch)

* UNIV courses are open to students in the Honors Program only.

ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation (3) sch
ARTS 1303 Art History Survey I (3) sch
ARTS 1304 Art History Survey II (3) sch
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre Arts (3) sch
MUSI 1301 Jazz, Pop & Rock (3) sch
MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation (3) sch
UNIV 1302 Honors Freshman Seminar II (3) sch *

Social and Behavioral Science (3 sch)

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) sch
LEAD 1301 Introduction to Leadership Studies (3) sch
PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology (3) sch
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology (3) sch

Component Area (3 sch)

COMM 1315 Introduction to Public Speaking (3) sch

Other Component Area Options (0-3 sch)

BIOL 1106 General Biology I Laboratory (1) sch
BIOL 1107 General Biology II Laboratory (1) sch
BIOL 1108 Biology for Non Science Majors Laboratory (1) sch
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Lab I (1) sch
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Lab II (1) sch
GEOL 1101 Physical Geology Laboratory (1)* sch
GEOL 1102 Historical Geology Laboratory (1)* sch
PHYS 2125 University Physics I Laboratory (1)* sch
PHYS 2126 University Physics II Laboratory (1)* sch
COMM 1115 Communication Lab (1)† sch

Computer Use

All majors must demonstrate a basic use of the computer as an academic instrument, either by taking a proficiency test or a computer-based course.

Humanities Core (30 sch)

No courses used for the General Education core can be used here. Up to six units of study of a foreign language may substitute for Communication courses.

HIST 2322 World Civilizations since 1500 (3) sch
HUMN 3301 Background/Foundations (UTEP)
ENGL 2322 British Literature to 1800 (3) sch or
ENGL 2323 British Literature Since 1800 (3) sch
ENGL 2327 American Literature to 1865 (3) sch or
ENGL 2328 American Literature Since 1865 (3) sch
COMM 1318 Interpersonal Communication (3) sch
COMM 2302 Rhetoric in Western Thought (3) sch
ARTS 1303 Art History Survey I (3) sch
ARTS 1304 Art History Survey II (3) sch
MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation (3) sch
MUSI 3318 Jazz History (3) sch

Humanities (BAC) Concentration (24 sch)

24 sch required to be distributed across at least two of the following areas with at least two courses in each chosen area. No General Education Core or Humanities core courses can be used. Courses listed are suggested for each discipline, based on the availability eight-week accelerated online courses from UTPB, UT El Paso, and UT Arlington as this catalog went to press. Other appropriate courses not listed here, either face-to-face or online in semester-length format, may be used to fulfill requirements for each area. Likewise, other Humanities-related fields may be selected in lieu of the fields shown here.