The KSU student will develop multiple literacies and skills, including reading comprehension, inquiry and analysis, critical and creative thinking, written and oral communication, quantitative literacy, information literacy, technological literacy, and teamwork and problem solving. The KSU student will practice these skills extensively, across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging problems, project, and standards for performance. The student will judge reasonably the validity of information gained through the research process, including use of digital resources.
The KSU student will obtain including civic knowledge and readiness for engagement—locally and globally---and become actively involved with diverse communities and real-world challenges.
The KSU student will be able to perform cross-disciplinary synthesis and advance thought across general and specialized studies. The KSU student will demonstrate this learning through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and complex problems across disciplines.
LIBERAL STUDIES/GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIRED COURSES
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (31/32 credit hours) + University Requirements (6 credit hours)
| Communication: Written and Oral (3 courses) | Credit Hours | |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Total | 10 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning (1 course)- courses specific to major | Credit Hours | |
| MAT 111 | Contemporary Math OR | 3 |
| MAT 115 | College Algebra OR | 3 |
| MAT 115A | Accelerated College Algebra OR | 4 |
| MAT 200 | Intro to Statistical Reasoning & Analysis OR | 4 |
| MAT 120 | Precalculus OR | 4 |
| MAT 131 | Calculus & Analytical Geometry I | 5 |
| Total | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences (1 course)- courses specific to major | Credit Hours | |
| BIO 101 | Life Sciences OR | 3 |
| CHE 109 | Chemistry in Context OR | 3 |
| BIO 111 | Principles of Biology OR | 4 |
| CHE 101 and CHE 110 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I lab OR | 3/1 |
| PHS 201 | Physical Science I (list as lecture/lab) OR | 3 |
| PHS 202 | Physical Sciences II (list as lecture/lab) OR | 3 |
| PHY 211 | General Physics I | 5 |
| Total | 3/4 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences: (2 courses from different disciplines) | Credit Hours | |
| POS 101 | American Government OR | 3 |
| FIN 101 | Financial Literacy OR | 3 |
| HIS 108 or HIS 103 | Intro to African American History or Western Civilization OR | 3 |
| ECO 200 or ECO 201 | Survey of Economics or Principles of Economics OR | 3 |
| PSY 200 | General Psychology OR | 3 |
| SOC 203 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| Total | 6 | |
| Arts & Humanities: (3 courses), Foreign Language Option or Humanities Options | Credit Hours | |
| Option 1 | ||
| Choose 1 | Arts Block | |
|---|---|---|
| ART 130 | Introduction to Art OR | 3 |
| MUS 130 | Introduction to Music OR | 3 |
| THE 130 | Introduction to Theatre OR | 3 |
| ENG 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| Arts Total | 3 | |
| AND | ||
| Choose both | Foreign Language Block | |
| Foreign Language I/ Foreign Language II | 3/3 | |
| Languages Total | 6 | |
| Total | 9 | |
| OR | ||
| Option 2 | ||
| Choose 1 | Arts Block | |
| ART 130 | Introduction to Art OR | 3 |
| MUS 130 | Introduction to Music OR | 3 |
| THE 130 | Introduction to Theatre OR | 3 |
| ENG 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| Arts Total | 3 | |
| AND | ||
| Choose 1 | Humanities I | |
| ASP 101 | Black Experience in America OR | 3 |
| EDU 204 | Cultural Responsiveness OR | 3 |
| IGS 200 | Foundations of Cultures OR | 3 |
| IGS 201 | Convergence of Cultures OR | 3 |
| IGS 300 | Search for New Forms of Culture | 3 |
| AND | ||
| Choose 1 | Humanities II | |
| ASP 302 | Readings in Black Women's History OR | 3 |
| ASP 303 | The American Civil Rights Movement OR | 3 |
| ASP 305 | Africana Intellectual Thought OR | 3 |
| ASP 306 | Economic Development in the Diaspora OR | 3 |
| BUA 370 | Global Business Issues OR | 3 |
| COS 303 | Human Perspective on Computing OR | 3 |
| ENG 313 | Non-Western Literature OR | 3 |
| MUS/AAS 323 | African-American Music OR | 3 |
| IGS 301 | Studies in African Cultures OR | 3 |
| IGS 302 | Studies in Asian Cultures OR | 3 |
| IGS 303 | Studies in Latin American Cultures OR | 3 |
| IGS 304 | The African-American Experience OR | 3 |
| IGS 305 | The Latino Experience | 3 |
| Humanities Total | 6 | |
| Total | 9 | |
| Grand Total | 31/32 | |