Course No. Title Credits
A. Curriculum Area I (Arts and Humanities)
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech 3
GERM 101 Fundamentals of German I 3
GERM 102 Fundamentals of German II 3
OR
FREN 101 Fundamentals of French I 3
FREN 102 Fundamentals of French II 3
OR
SPAN 101 Fundamentals of Spanish I 3
SPAN 102 Fundamentals of Spanish II 3
Total 9
B. Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
(Select one course from each of three disciplines)
Social Sciences: Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology-Anthropology,
Geography.
Behavioral Sciences: Criminal Justice, Human Ecology,
Social Work, Psychology.
Total 6
C. Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)
BIOL 101 Theories & Applications of Biological Sciences
3
PHYS 101 Theories & Applications of Physical Sciences 3
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO LABORATORY COURSES
BIOL 103 Biological Science Laboratory 1
PHYS 103 Physical Science Laboratory
Students with strong preparation in secondary school science
may substitute more advanced Biology, Chemistry or Physics courses (111 or higher) for the above science courses.
Total 7
D. Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)
(Select one course)
MATH 109/110 College Algebra/Trigonometry & Anal. Geometry
6 or 3
OR
MATH 111H Honors Elementary Mathematical Analysis 4
OR
MATH 112 Calculus I 4
Total 3 or 4
E. Curriculum Area V (English Composition)
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I 3
OR
ENGL 101H
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II 3
OR
ENGL 102H
ENGL 305 Technical Writing 3
OR
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition
Total 9
F. Curriculum Area VI (Emerging Issues)
(courses identified as being essential to a full program of general
education for UMES students)
GNST 101 First Year Experience Seminar 1
EDHE 111 Health and Wellness 3
Total 4